Patent ID: 7971860
Filing Date: 2011-07-05
Classification: B01D,B05B,F23J,Y02E,Y02P

Abstract:
1. An abatement system having at least one removable misting array assembly, said abatement system comprising: an abatement chamber; a first misting array assembly disposed in said abatement chamber, said first misting array assembly extending through a first misting array opening in said abatement chamber; said first misting array assembly including a first sealing piece sealingly engaging said first misting array opening, a first frame structure coupled to said first sealing piece and disposed in said abatement chamber, and a first nozzle tubing having at least one first nozzle coupled thereto, said first nozzle tubing coupled to said first sealing piece and said first frame structure and disposed in said abatement chamber; a first condensing coil disposed in said abatement chamber downstream from said first misting array assembly; a second misting array assembly disposed in said abatement chamber downstream from said first condensing coil, said second misting array assembly extending through a second misting array opening in said abatement chamber and including a second sealing piece sealingly engaging said second misting array opening, a second frame structure coupled to said second sealing piece and disposed in said abatement chamber, and a second nozzle tubing having at least one second nozzle coupled thereto, said second nozzle tubing coupled to said second sealing piece and said second frame structure and disposed in said abatement chamber; a second condensing coil disposed in said abatement chamber downstream from said second misting array assembly; a temporary replacement piece sealingly engageble with at least one of said first opening and said second opening when a respective of said first misting array and said second misting array is removed from said abatement chamber.