Abstract: A radiant drying system includes a radiant energy source such as a lamphead with a mercury vapor lamp which produces radiation in the infrared and ultraviolet spectral ranges. Water-filled tubes extend through the lamphead below the lamp for filtering some of the infrared radiation. A housing or filter assembly is mounted on the bottom of the lamphead and includes downwardly-diverging walls and a bottom enclosed by a light-transmitting lens, which filters the ultraviolet radiation to reduce the output thereof in the "B" (beta) range. A fluid system circulates water through the lamphead and air through the housing assembly.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 5, 1990
Date of Patent:
March 10, 1992
Assignee:
AMJO Infra-Red and Ultra-Violet Drying Systems, Inc.
Inventors:
Cecil Jacobi, James Woodsmall, Charles Maupin, II