CPC F24F 3/147 (2013.01) [F24F 12/006 (2013.01); F28D 9/0062 (2013.01); F28D 21/0015 (2013.01); F28F 21/061 (2013.01); F24F 2003/1435 (2013.01); F28F 3/08 (2013.01); F28F 13/12 (2013.01); F28F 2240/00 (2013.01); F28F 2245/04 (2013.01); F28F 2275/025 (2013.01); F28F 2275/062 (2013.01); F28F 2275/065 (2013.01); Y02B 30/56 (2013.01)] | 13 Claims |
1. A heat and moisture exchanger comprising a plurality of panels, each of the panels comprising:
a flow field insert having a first face and an opposing second face; and
a water-vapor permeable membrane material in contact with the first face and the opposing second face of the flow field insert, the flow field insert and the water-vapor permeable membrane material cooperating to define first channels for carrying a first fluid flow in a first direction through each of the panels, the first fluid flow parallel to the first face and the opposing second face of the flow field insert;
wherein the panels are stacked in a parallel spaced-apart relationship with elongate spacers interposed between adjacent panels, the elongate spacers spaced apart from one another such that the panels and elongate spacers define second channels for carrying a second fluid flow in between adjacent panels in a second direction transverse to the first direction.
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