Patent ID: 8182585
Filing Date: 2012-05-22
Classification: A61L,B01D

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: providing a ducted fan blower unit comprising a base, a frame extending upward from the base, and a fan propelled mister attached to the frame, the fan propelled mister comprising a discharge tube and a fan disposed in the discharge tube adapted for drawing air into the discharge tube and creating a high velocity airflow exiting from the discharge tube, the discharge tube having a plurality of nozzles at its a distal end; placing a fluid source in communication with the nozzles such that the nozzles discharge fluid particles from the discharge tube distal end; operating the ducted fan blower unit to discharge from the discharge tube distal end the fluid particles entrained in the high velocity airflow; and deploying a baffle member downstream of the blower unit at an elevation above the blower unit so as to alter a flow path of ambient air flowing through a discharge path of the blower unit and creating an ambient air condition conducive to the fluid particles capturing at least one of dust and odors and positioning the baffle member to slow the ambient air flow, the altered flow path of ambient air being located between the distal end of the discharge tube and the baffle member.