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An air conditioning assembly for an environmental chamber, the air conditioning assembly comprising: an air handling unit for supplying air to the environmental chamber; a plurality of ducts in fluid communication with the air handing unit and in fluid communication with the environmental chamber; the ducts being configured to draw air from one side of the environmental chamber through at least one outlet vent, and to blow air into an opposite side of the environmental chamber through at least one equal but opposite inlet vent; and, at least one air conditioning means in fluid communication with the at least one air handling unit, configured to condition the air flow passing through said air handling unit; wherein, the at least one air conditioning means comprises an altitude simulator for changing the oxygen content of the air flow, and whereby, in use, the air conditioning assembly is configured to create substantially laminar air flow throughout the environmental chamber. A method of installing the air conditioning assembly in a room to form an environmental chamber, comprising the steps of: mounting an air handling unit adjacent to or near the environmental chamber; installing a plurality of ducts in fluid communication with the air handling unit and in fluid communication with the environmental chamber, the ducts being configured to draw air from one side of the chamber through at least one outlet vent, and to blow air into an opposite side of the environmental chamber through at least one equal but opposite inlet vent; and, installing at least one air conditioning means in fluid communication with the air handling unit, configured to condition the air flow passing through said air handling unit, wherein, the at least one air conditioning means comprises an altitude simulator for changing the oxygen content of the air flow, and whereby, in use, the air conditioning assembly is configured to create substantially laminar air flow throughout the environmental chamber.

Classes IPC  ?

• A61G 10/04 - Tentes à oxygène
• F24F 3/12 - Systèmes de conditionnement d'air dans lesquels l'air conditionné primaire est fourni par une ou plusieurs stations centrales aux blocs de distribution situés dans les pièces ou enceintes, blocs dans lesquels il peut subir un traitement secondaire; Appareillage spécialement conçu pour de tels systèmes caractérisés par le traitement de l'air autrement que par chauffage et refroidissement

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An altitude simulation assembly for an environmental chamber, the altitude simulation assembly comprising: at least one ambient air inlet; an air compressor downstream of said ambient air inlet for compressing the ambient air; at least one gas separation means downstream of the air compressor for separating the compressed air into hypoxic gas and hyperoxic gas; and, at least one fluid flow control means in fluid communication with the at least one gas separation means, for controlling the flow of hypoxic gas and hyperoxic gas to the environmental chamber, whereby said at least one fluid flow control means is in fluid communication with at least one outlet port for supplying hypoxic gas from the gas separation means to the at least one outlet port, and hyperoxic gas from the gas separation means to the at least one outlet port, whereby, in use, said fluid flow control means controls the oxygen concentration of gas to the environmental chamber.

Classes IPC  ?

• B01D 53/22 - SÉPARATION Épuration chimique ou biologique des gaz résiduaires, p.ex. gaz d'échappement des moteurs à combustion, fumées, vapeurs, gaz de combustion ou aérosols par diffusion
• B01D 53/30 - Commande par appareil d'analyse des gaz

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An air conditioning assembly for an environmental chamber, the air conditioning assembly comprising: a suspended ceiling for suspending below a structural ceiling of the environmental chamber to create a plenum space therebetween, said suspended ceiling being configured to cover a substantially horizontal plane of the environmental chamber whilst leaving a first perimeter gap adjacent to a wall of the environmental chamber, and a second perimeter gap adjacent to an opposing wall of the environmental chamber; a substantially vertical wall for covering a vertical plane of the plenum space; at least one fan within the plenum space, said at least one fan being configured to draw air from one side of the substantially vertical wall to the other side, and therefore configured to draw air from the environmental chamber and into the plenum space through the first perimeter gap, and to blow air from the plenum space and into the environmental chamber through the second perimeter gap; and, at least one air conditioning means in fluid communication with the at least one fan, configured to condition the air flow passing through said at least one fan; whereby, in use, the air conditioning assembly is configured to create substantially laminar air flow throughout the environmental chamber. A method of installing the air conditioning assembly in a room to form an environmental chamber, comprising the steps of: installing a suspended ceiling below a structural ceiling of the room to create a plenum space therebetween, said suspended ceiling being configured to cover a substantially horizontal plane of the environmental chamber whilst leaving a first perimeter gap adjacent to a wall of the environmental chamber, and a second perimeter gap adjacent to an opposing wall of the environmental chamber; installing a substantially vertical wall to cover a vertical plane of the plenum space; installing at least one fan within the plenum space, said at least one fan being configured to draw air from one side of the substantially vertical wall to the other side, and therefore configured to draw air from the environmental chamber and into the plenum space through the first perimeter gap, and to blow air from the plenum space and into the environmental chamber through the second perimeter gap; and, installing at least one air conditioning means in fluid communication with the at least one fan, configured to condition the air flow passing through said at least one fan; whereby, in use, the air conditioning assembly is configured to create substantially laminar air flow throughout the environmental chamber.

Classes IPC  ?

• F24F 13/072 - Bouches pour diriger ou distribuer l'air dans des pièces ou enceintes, p.ex. diffuseur d'air de plafond de forme allongée, p.ex. entre des panneaux de plafond
• F24F 3/14 - Systèmes de conditionnement d'air dans lesquels l'air conditionné primaire est fourni par une ou plusieurs stations centrales aux blocs de distribution situés dans les pièces ou enceintes, blocs dans lesquels il peut subir un traitement secondaire; Appareillage spécialement conçu pour de tels systèmes caractérisés par le traitement de l'air autrement que par chauffage et refroidissement par déshumidification
• F24F 1/00 - Climatiseurs individuels pour le conditionnement de l'air, p.ex. éléments séparés ou monoblocs ou éléments recevant l'air primaire d'une station centrale
• F24F 110/76 - Oxygène
• F24F 110/70 - Dioxyde de carbone

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A turbocharger for a semi-permeable membrane fluid separation device, the semi permeable membrane configured to separate a fluid stream passing through the fluid separation device, the semi-permeable membrane comprising at least one hollow fibre fluidly connected to a fluid inlet, a retentate outlet and a permeate outlet of the fluid separation device, the turbocharger comprising: a first turbine for harnessing energy from the fluid stream, configured to be driven by said fluid stream; and, a second turbine in fluid communication with the permeate outlet, the second turbine being configured to be driven by the first turbine; wherein the second turbine is configured to operate as a vacuum pump such that, in use, the second turbine draws permeate from the permeate outlet, thereby lowering the pressure of the fluid that surrounds the at least one hollow fibre, thus increasing the pressure differential between the inside and the outside of the at least one hollow fibre. A turbocharger for a pressure swing absorption fluid separation device, the pressure swing absorber configured to separate a fluid stream through the fluid separation device, the turbocharger comprising: a first turbine for harnessing energy from the fluid stream, configured to be driven by said fluid stream; and, a second turbine in fluid communication with a permeate outlet, the second turbine being configured to be driven by the first turbine; wherein the second turbine is configured to operate as a vacuum pump such that, in use, the second turbine draws permeate from the permeate outlet of the fluid separation device, thereby lowering the pressure within a chamber of the fluid separation device. A method of turbocharging a semi-permeable gas separation device, comprising the steps of: fluidly connecting a first turbine to a fluid flow of the gas separation device; fluidly connecting a second turbine to a permeate outlet of the gas separation device; whereby, in use, said second turbine draws permeate from the permeate outlet of the gas separation device, thereby altering the pressure differential across the gas separation device.

Classes IPC  ?

• B01D 53/047 - Adsorption à pression alternée
• A61M 16/10 - Préparation de gaz ou vapeurs à respirer
• B01D 53/22 - SÉPARATION Épuration chimique ou biologique des gaz résiduaires, p.ex. gaz d'échappement des moteurs à combustion, fumées, vapeurs, gaz de combustion ou aérosols par diffusion