Patent ID: 6572689
Filing Date: 2003-06-03
Classification: F25B

Abstract:
An absorption apparatus, comprising:a first heat exchanger adapted to heat a fluid to create a vapor; a second heat exchanger in heat transfer relationship with the vapor; a vaporizing chamber containing the first heat exchanger; a devaporizing chamber containing the second heat exchanger, wherein the vaporizing chamber and the devaporizing chamber define a passageway therebetween that allows the vapor to move downstream from the vaporizing chamber to the devaporizing chamber; and an eliminator blade disposed within the passageway, wherein the eliminator blade includes an upstream leg with a leading edge adjacent the vaporizing chamber, a downstream leg with a trailing edge adjacent the devaporizing chamber and extending between the trailing edge and a joining edge of the downstream leg, and a deflection tab connected to the joining edge of the downstream leg and extending toward the devaporizing chamber to create a concavity between the deflection tab and the downstream leg, wherein the deflection tab and the upstream leg define a first obtuse angle.