Water collector and a disposal system adapted to remove moisture from an airstream.

摘要

A water separator consisting of a baffle (12) and scupper (16) is inserted inside the outlet header (14) of a regenerative heat exchanger (10) for removing water from the air discharged therefrom. The cooled air which contains water droplets leaving the core (11) of the heat exchanger (10) is passed through a baffle (12) constructed to provide a gradual restriction in area in order to increase flow velocity. Heavy droplets of water are separated by the sudden change in airflow direction through the baffle (12) and header (14). The flow including the heavier centrifuged water droplets then impinge on the inside surface of the header (14) to which the accumulated particles of water adhere and are accelerated by the airflow and the contour of the header (14) toward a scupper (16) located downstream of the baffle opening 17. The water is collected in the scupper cavity 25, collected in a drain well, and drained with the assistance of gravity and the resulting pressure differential across the drain port. The scupper (16) contains holes (23) of louvered slots (28) whereby some air used to carry the water along the header inner surface may pass therethrough to combine with the remaining airflow in a duct (26) through which the dried air is removed from the system.