Patent ID: 8534645
Filing Date: 2013-09-17
Classification: B01F,F24F

Abstract:
1. A steam dispersion system comprising: a steam dispersion apparatus including at least a portion of which is exposed directly to air, the steam dispersion apparatus configured to provide humidification steam to the air, the steam dispersion apparatus communicating in an open-loop arrangement with a first steam source for supplying steam to the steam dispersion apparatus, wherein the steam dispersion apparatus includes a steam dispersion location at which steam enters the air at atmospheric pressure; and a heat exchanger communicating in a closed-loop arrangement with a second steam source for supplying steam to the heat exchanger at a pressure higher than atmospheric pressure, wherein the heat exchanger is not directly exposed to the air to be humidified, wherein the heat exchanger is configured to be exposed to condensate forming within at least a portion of the steam dispersion apparatus such that condensate forming within the steam dispersion apparatus can be converted back into humidification steam by the heat exchanger.