Abstract: A wind energy-based cooling system for a storage container such as a rooftop residential water tank. The system includes a housing having one or more walls defining one or more inner surfaces and one or more outer surfaces. The housing includes one or more ventilation openings. Means are included for connecting the housing to an access opening of the storage container. The housing and storage container together define an enclosure. A bearing is positioned within a wall of the housing, and a support shaft is held within the bearing. A wind turbine is in connection with the support shaft and configured to capture wind energy outside of the enclosure. A flywheel is in connected to the turbine as well as a gearing arrangement. A rotor is positioned within the enclosure in connection with the gearing arrangement and configured to direct cooling air towards the contents of the storage container.

Abstract: Vertical growing uses a plurality of shelves to support plants. The system has an air filtration and ultraviolet (UV) air purification system. The purified and filtered air is mixed with nitrogen, which is directed towards plants. The system can include lights to help grow the plants placed on the shelves. The filters can remove odors from the circulating air.

Abstract: An apparatus for exhausting air from a space. The space may comprise the interior space(s) of buildings such as hospitals, enclosed shopping malls, warehouses, factories, high rise buildings, etc. The apparatus comprises at least a first discharging arrangement in the form of return and supply air ducts of an air handling unit (AHU). The apparatus also comprises a second discharging arrangement in the form of a smoke exhaust box. The return air duct is arranged to receive an air stream discharged from the space and is able to be isolated from the smoke exhaust box. Upon isolation of the return air duct, the smoke exhaust box is able to receive and discharge an air stream (e.g. a smoke-filled or contaminated air stream) from the space.

Abstract: This invention integrates energy saving lighting with energy saving HVAC (Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning). This system is termed by the inventor “ILAC” (Integrated Lighting and Air Conditioning). An ILAC system includes light fixtures mounted in a ceiling and, emitting lamp heat into a plenum and visible light into a room. A central computer controls both lighting and HVAC systems. In a COOL mode an HVAC unit cools the room through a supply air duct and return air duct, and the lamp heat exits the plenum through an exhaust duct. In a HEAT mode the HVAC heats the room through the same supply air duct, a ceiling-to-plenum duct carries the heated room air into the plenum, and an HVAC return air duct carries room and plenum heat back into the HVAC unit that uses less power to heat the lamp-warmed return air. In a thermostat-controlled OFF mode, warm room air convects through the ceiling duct into the plenum and exhausts through a plenum exhaust duct along with lamp-heated plenum air.

Abstract: A gravity air vent and a server rack having the same are provided. The server rack includes at least a rack main body and at least a fan module. The fan module is assembled on a side surface of the rack main body and has an air inlet corresponding to the fan module. The air vent includes a frame and at least one covering plate. The covering plate is pivotally connected to the frame and operable of be opened or closed relatively to the frame to expose or cover the air inlet.

Abstract: An air moving system includes an air moving device including a housing member, a rotary fan assembly, and a nozzle, the housing including a plurality of air intake vents. The nozzle is configured to move relative to a longitudinal axis of the air moving device. The air moving system includes a ceiling grid structure. The air moving device is configured to rest within a grid within the ceiling grid structure or within an opening in the ceiling.

Abstract: A system and method for providing a substantially constant volume exhaust or ventilation air terminal system is shown for controlling exhaust and/or return airflow rates in a system having a central fan or ventilator. The system and method permits zone-by-zone or area-by-area airflow regulation or control in non-demand areas in response to a demand or call for ventilation in demand areas. In one embodiment, the system employs at least one constant airflow controller or regulator situated in a damper. Another embodiment shows a combination of a first constant airflow controller or regulator situated or mounted on a damper with a second constant airflow controller or regulator situated in a duct associated with the damper. In still another embodiment, a constant airflow controller or regulator is provided in a duct, and used in combination with a solid damper.

Abstract: A combination of a wood stove and radon collection system. A radon collection tube location in the basement of a building is connected via conduits leading into the combustion chamber of a wood stove. Means secure the radon collection outlet to the stove between the stove door and the stove main body. Metal strips extend across gaps formed between the stove door and stove main body when the outlet is in the installed position.

Abstract: An air exhaust system comprises a chamber. The chamber has side walls, a ceiling, an attic and a roof. The ceiling and roof have air flow apertures. Provided next is a duct with upper and lower ends. A turbine fan is provided. The fan is operatively coupled to the upper end of the duct and rotatable about a vertical axis. The fan is further adapted to be self rotated as the air moves from a location in the chamber to a cooler location above the fan. Last provided is a damper. The damper is located above the lower end of the duct. The damper is moveable between closed and open orientations. The closed orientation precludes the flow of air through the duct. The open orientation allows for the flow of air through the duct.

Abstract: A ventilator comprising a cylindrical housing the intake of which is connected to a coaxial cylindrical conduit of smaller diameter, an electric motor axially mounted in the housing, of small diameter relative to that of the housing, and on the shaft of which is fixed a wheel consisting of blades, each having a shape that all the cross-sections of a blade through planes parallel to the axis of the housing are parallel to said axis and the vanes orienting the air stream, integral with the inner side of the housing, distributed at the periphery of the housing and each including at least a curved part which, located on the side of the housing intake, is housed in an annular space comprised between the housing and the virtual cylindrical surface extending the air intake.

Abstract: An apparatus for venting several rooms having exhaust fans through existing roof openings made for existing ventilation systems, including turbine ventilators, roof ventilators, ridge ventilators and hip ventilators. The vent apparatus has two side panels, a bottom and two end panels. The apparatus is mounted under the roof ventilation system, using horizontal mounting elements disposed on the top edges of the end panels and side panels. When a ridge ventilator or hip ventilator is used, the end panels are formed with slots for fitting around the ridge rafter or hip rafter. The apparatus is mounted under the ridge ventilator, using mounting elements disposed along the slots on the end panels to attach the vent apparatus to the rafter. Each circular opening in the body had a stub extending downwardly for attachment of an end of the venting hose, which is connected to the bathroom exhaust vent fan. Removable covers can be placed into unused openings.

Abstract: The invention concerns a ventilator comprising a cylindrical housing the intake of which is connected to a coaxial cylindrical conduit of smaller diameter, an electric motor axially mounted in the housing, of small diameter relative to that of the housing, and on the shaft of which is fixed a wheel consisting of blades, each having a shape that all the cross-sections of a blade through planes parallel to the axis of the housing are parallel to said axis and the vanes orienting the air stream, integral with the inner side of the housing, distributed at the periphery of the housing and each including at least a curved part which, located on the side of the housing intake, is housed in an annular space comprised between the housing and the virtual cylindrical surface extending the air intake.

Abstract: A room ventilation air inlet is mounted in a wall or ceiling to operate in conjunction with a central vacuum system as a suction source. Activation of a suction source connected by conduit to the inlet draws air from the room, removing odor and moisture. The air inlet has a valve to seal and open the air inlet. A single lever actuates both the valve and the central vacuum system.

Abstract: A light activated exhaust fan including an exhaust fan disposed above a ceiling area within a building. The exhaust fan is disposed within a housing. The housing has openings within side walls thereof. The openings in the side walls have ducts extending outwardly therefrom. Outer ends of the ducts extend outwardly of the ceiling area for communication with rooms therebelow. The housing has an opening through an upper end thereof. The opening through the upper end has an exhaust vent extending upwardly therefrom. An outer end of the exhaust vent extends outwardly of the building. The exhaust fan is in communication with a power source. A pair of activation mechanisms are secured within the rooms. The activation mechanisms are in communication with an activation receiver of the exhaust fan.

Abstract: A nail sculpting station (12) is provided having a plurality of workstations (14), each of the workstations (14) having a work surface 16, a customer arm rest (18) and an exhaust vent (20). A customer's nails are manicured and sculpted while disposed above one of the exhaust vents (20) such that fumes and dust created during the manicuring and sculpting of the customer's nails will be drawn into the exhaust vents (20). The exhaust vents (20) of each of the workstations (14) are connected to a central exhaust duct 26which passes through a central region (24) of the nail sculpting station (12) and through the ceiling (38) above the nail sculpting station (12). The fumes and dust are exhausted exteriorly of the air space within which the nail sculpting technician and the customer are located.

Abstract: A smoke exhausting device is disclosed. It includes a housing partitioned into two internal rooms. One of the rooms is a bellows for creating pressure, while the other is a guide box for guiding the smoke. The bellows has an entrance communicated with the guide box and an exit communicated with outer side of the housing. The guide box surrounds a front side, right side, left side and a bottom face of the bellows and is spaced from the bellows to define a path for air flow to smoothly pass therethrough. Each of the three sides is disposed with at least one sucking mouth, which is communicated with the entrance. A bottom of the housing is formed with a downward inclined oil guiding section having an oil outlet at bottom end. The housing can be easily disassembled from the funnel and the sucking mouths of the guide box can be disposed at different positions in different directions, so that the smoke exhausting device is applicable to different sites.

Abstract: A system of casino tobacco smoke elimination based around a series of slot-like air intakes in which slot length is at least twice as great as slot height. In a preferred embodiment air velocity measured at the slot mouth should be about 1300 feet per minute, and a properly operating slot intake should provide a critical air capture velocity of about 50 feet per minute measured six inches from the slot mouth. A screen is preferably placed over the intake vents to prevent unwanted items from being pulled into the system. The suction system powering the slot-like intakes can end in a fan/filter unit that removes smoke pollutants and returns the cleaned air to the room, or the smoke laden air may be exhausted to the outside by the buildings air conditioning-ventilation system which also provides conditioned fresh air to replace the exhausted smoke.

Abstract: The ventilating fan system comprises an air flow passage including a duct for guiding the air in a room to outside and a ventilating fan arranged in the air flow passage; whereby said ventilating fan is an inversion type ventilating fan, in which opposed rotating blades arranged in a direction perpendicular to flowing direction of the air are rotated in reverse directions, and the ventilating fan is arranged at an end portion of the air flow passage closer to outside and sucks the air in the room and discharges it to outside.

Abstract: A modular enclosure acts in combination with a ventilation system to prevent passive smoke from spreading to an adjacent area. The enclosure is designed in accordance with the traditional workstation configuration. A plurality of panels form a partial enclosure about a desk. The desk has a top surface with front and side edges having perforated conduits attached thereto. The inner surfaces of the panels also have perforated conduits attached thereto. These perforated conduits are attached to a main conduit whereby a suction is applied for exhausting air therefrom.

Abstract: An exhaust ventilation apparatus to be temporarily mounted in a continuous pulp digester or similar elongated vessel to provide local air ventilation from one or more selected worksites in the vessel. An exhaust duct extending upwardly to an outlet opening has numerous inlet ports spaced along it. Venturi type air movers each having an air collection conduit attached to it are connected to several of the inlet ports of the exhaust duct. Each air collection conduit is mounted with an inlet located near one of the selected worksites to draw polluted air out of the vessel through the exhaust duct. The air movers and/or the air collection conduits are easily movable as work progresses.

Abstract: A device for changing air flow from a room has a casing with three openings arranged in a T-shaped disposition. The first and second openings are arranged in a L-shape with respect to a chamber in the casing, and the third opening connects the chamber to an exhaust passage. A flap is provided, with a side end rotatably supported at a corner between the first opening and the second opening such that the flap can be moved between positions for selectively closing the first or second opening by operation of a mechanism for rotating the flap.

Abstract: An apparatus for removing gas from above a floor slab of the interior living space of a structure to below the floor slab. The apparatus includes providing an opening which communicates from the top of the floor slab which communicates through the floor slab to the bottom of the floor slab. Further, this apparatus includes a device for imparting a partial vacuum in the opening to draw gas from above the floor slab to below the floor slab in association with the opening.

Abstract: A ventilation apparatus, which is installed in the ceiling of a room, particularly a kitchen, laundry or the like. The ventilation apparatus (1) comprises a wall element (3) directed downwardly from the ceiling, which wall element is formed of a number of elongated parts (4) provided with vertical chambers (5). The shells (6) of the parts (4) are provided with inlet apertures (7), through which apertures and chambers the exhaust air is conducted out of the room.

Abstract: A sub-slab depressurization (SSD) radon reduction system uses an existing sub-slab refrigerant line chase as a vent pipe for suction of soil gas from a centrally located sub-slab suction point. A suction pit is excavated proximate the penetration of the slab by the chase, preferably by drilling and removing soil through the chase. The open ends of the chase are sealed with segmented end caps having two tubular sections, one for sealing around the refrigerant lines and the other for connecting externally to a soil gas evacuating air pump and internally to system monitoring instrumentation. A condensate dump assembly is located at the chase exit port.

Abstract: The system for removing the soil gas from the ground surrounding the building structure, includes a clean-out pipe, an air duct system, and a fan. The clean-out pipes are installed inside the building structure, accessible from the ground level and near junctions between the interconnecting pipes and the drain tile. The air duct system is securable to a clean-out pipe, and the fan is installed inside the air duct system. The air duct system is disconnected from the clean-out pipe during the cleaning of the drain tile system. The pressurized fluid projecting through the tip of the rocket nozzle, removes any obstructions in the drain tile, and the pressurized fluid projecting rearward from the nozzle, propels the rocket nozzle through the drain tile system. The air duct system is then connected to the clean-out pipe. The venting of air away from the drain tile system creates a negative pressure, which draws the soil gas into the porous drain tile.