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Laminated walls for uniform fluid flow

  • US 8,707,971 B2
  • Filed: 05/16/2008
  • Issued: 04/29/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/16/2008
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A chamber including a fluid distribution network for uniform fluid flow within the chamber, comprising:

  • a first chamber wall having a first surface and an opposing interior surface, the first surface formed with a first set of channels partially extending into the first surface of the first chamber wall, the interior surface exposed to the interior of the chamber and including a plurality of interior ports connected to a plurality of the first set of channels; and

    a second chamber wall having a second surface and an opposing exterior surface, the second surface having a second set of channels, the second set of channels partially extending into the second surface of the second chamber wall, the second set of channels partially intersecting the first set of channels, the exterior surface including at least one exterior port providing access to the second set of channels, wherein the first surface and the second surface contact each other along regions external to the first set of channels and the second set of channels, each channel of the first set of channels is horizontally oriented in multiple rows and spaced apart from each other, each channel of the second set of channels is vertically oriented in multiple rows and spaced apart from each other, wherein at least one of the vertically oriented channels partially intersects with multiple horizontally oriented channels, and wherein the uniform fluid flow within the chamber is non-horizontal.

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