High flow V-bank filter
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1. A V-bank filter comprising:
- a first side panel;
a second side panel, the first and second side panels having parallel first edges oriented perpendicular to a flow direction through the filter; and
a plurality of filter elements arranged in pairs of vees extending between the first and second side panels, the first side panel, second side panel, and the filter elements comprising a unitary disposable filter, wherein the plurality of filter elements comprises;
a first filter element in a first vee pair,a second filter element in the first vee pair, anda third filter element in a second vee pair, wherein each of the first filter element, second filter element and third filter element has a unique orientation direction relative to the flow direction, andwherein the V-bank filter comprises a filter inlet located at an upstream end of each of the first and second side panels and a filter outlet located at a downstream end of each of the first and second side panels, wherein the flow direction through the filter inlet is substantially parallel to a flow direction through the filter outlet, and wherein the unique orientation of the first filter element, the second filter element and the third filter element comprises;
a first orientation direction extending in the direction from the inlet to the outlet through a centerline of the first filter element;
a second orientation direction extending in the direction from the inlet to the outlet through a centerline of the second filter element; and
a third orientation direction extending in the direction from the inlet to the outlet through a centerline of the third filter element, wherein none of the first orientation direction, second orientation direction or third orientation direction are parallel.
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Abstract
A V-bank air filter having a high air flow rate with low pressure drop is provided. In one embodiment, a V-bank filter includes a first side panel and a second side panel having parallel first edges oriented perpendicular to a flow direction through the filter. A plurality of filter elements are arranged in at least two pairs of vees extending between the first and second housings. The side panels and the filter elements comprise a unitary disposable filter, wherein at least three filter elements have a unique orientation relative to the flow direction.
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1. A V-bank filter comprising:
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a first side panel; a second side panel, the first and second side panels having parallel first edges oriented perpendicular to a flow direction through the filter; and a plurality of filter elements arranged in pairs of vees extending between the first and second side panels, the first side panel, second side panel, and the filter elements comprising a unitary disposable filter, wherein the plurality of filter elements comprises; a first filter element in a first vee pair, a second filter element in the first vee pair, and a third filter element in a second vee pair, wherein each of the first filter element, second filter element and third filter element has a unique orientation direction relative to the flow direction, and wherein the V-bank filter comprises a filter inlet located at an upstream end of each of the first and second side panels and a filter outlet located at a downstream end of each of the first and second side panels, wherein the flow direction through the filter inlet is substantially parallel to a flow direction through the filter outlet, and wherein the unique orientation of the first filter element, the second filter element and the third filter element comprises; a first orientation direction extending in the direction from the inlet to the outlet through a centerline of the first filter element; a second orientation direction extending in the direction from the inlet to the outlet through a centerline of the second filter element; and a third orientation direction extending in the direction from the inlet to the outlet through a centerline of the third filter element, wherein none of the first orientation direction, second orientation direction or third orientation direction are parallel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A V-bank filter comprising:
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a first side panel; a second side panel coupled to the first side panel in a spaced apart relation, the first and second side panels having parallel edges oriented perpendicular to a flow direction through the filter; and a plurality of filter elements coupled to a housing in at least two pairs of vees, the first side panel, second side panel, and the filter elements comprising a unitary disposable filter, each of the filter elements has a first end having an orientation perpendicular to the flow direction and adjacent the edges of the first and second side panels, wherein the first end of at least one filter element is spaced farther from the edges of the side panels than the first end of an adjacent filter element, and the housing having a filter inlet and a filter outlet wherein the flow direction through the filter inlet is substantially parallel to a flow direction through the filter outlet, wherein the first ends of the filter elements are offset from the edges of the side panels in a substantially arc-shaped orientation. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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