Patent ID: 6214096
Filing Date: 2001-04-10
Classification: B01D,F24D

Abstract:
An air separation apparatus which is installed in or mounted to pipes for separating and expelling air from circulating water, comprising:an air separator including a main body associated with pipes at both sides, an opening lid fixed on a top portion of the main body by means of a coupling means for closing and opening the main body, and a plurality of thin metal plates to fixedly stand in the main body with a predetermined interval or spacing defining a series of interplate gaps through which circulating water flows; andan air vent including a main body coupled to the air separator, a housing having an air outlet at a top portion thereof, a float accommodated in the main body and movable up and down, and valve means provided on a top portion of the float for alternately closing and opening the air outlet of the air separator in response to the up and down movement of the float,each of the plates being formed with a plurality of holes and, on opposite surfaces, with flow guides or deflectors adjacent to the holes so that circulating water flows from one side of each metal plate to another side thereof alternately by passing through the holes and along the flow guides or deflectors.