Patent ID: 9612027
Date: 2017-04-04
CPC Classifications: C21B,F24F,F27B,F27D

Claim:
1. A cooling system comprising: at least one source of a gaseous fluid that feeds the gaseous fluid to multiple flow paths; at least one source of a liquid; atomizing means for atomizing the liquid, introducing the atomized liquid into each of the multiple flow paths, and mixing the atomized liquid with the gaseous fluid to form a mist within each of the multiple flow paths that flows through each of the multiple flow paths; and means for selectively closing and isolating a portion of each of the multiple flow paths to prevent the atomized liquid and the gaseous fluid from entering at least one of the multiple flow paths that is an isolated flow path isolated with the closing and isolating means while one or more of the multiple flow paths are non-isolated flow paths that remain open so that the mist flows therethough, the closing and isolating means providing for cleaning, repair, or removal from the cooling system of the atomizing means of the isolated flow path.