Patents Assigned to North Carolina Department of Economic
  • Direct contact water-to-air heat exchanger and method
    Patent number: 5019300
    Abstract: A direct contact water-to-air heat exchanger includes a columnar air/water contact chamber which includes inclined sheet-like turning vanes for establishing three heat transfer zones therein and a partly countercurrent, partly crosscurrent heat exchange environment. The heat exchanger has applicability for supplying cold moisture laden air in the postharvest forced air precooling of agricultural produce.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 1990
    Date of Patent: May 28, 1991
    Assignees: Carolina Power & Light Company, North Carolina Alternative Energy Corporation, North Carolina Department of Economic
    Inventors: Thomas L. Davis, John P. Shell, Robert N. Elliott, III, Carsie K. Denning