Patent ID: 6503462
Filing Date: 2003-01-07
Classification: B01D,F24F

Abstract:
An air cleaning system for reducing air contaminants within a selected interior volume, the system comprising:at least one catalyst device for oxidizing gaseous contaminants in said interior volume; a plurality of sensors for determining selected characteristics of air of said interior volume, said plurality of sensors having at least one temperature sensor for measuring the temperature of said air of said interior volume within said cleaning system and at least one flow sensor; a blower for increasing flow rate of an air stream through said air cleaning system; a heater for raising the temperature of said interior volume air within said cleaning system for enabling reaction of said gaseous contaminants with said at least one catalyst device; and a controller unit receiving signals from said plurality of sensors and controlling said heater in accordance with an output of said at least one temperature sensor and controlling said blower in accordance with an output of said at least one flow sensor.