US 11,946,667 B2
Noise suppresion vertical curtain apparatus for heat exchanger units
John Gaska, Anacortes, WA (US); Hamid Reza Zareie Rajani, Edmonton (CA); Jonathan Penner, Edmonton (CA); and Kevin Visscher, Edmonton (CA)
Assigned to FORUM US, INC., Houston, TX (US)
Filed by FORUM US, INC., Houston, TX (US)
Filed on Jun. 18, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/444,813.
Prior Publication US 2020/0400343 A1, Dec. 24, 2020
Int. Cl. F24F 13/24 (2006.01); F28D 1/02 (2006.01)
CPC F24F 13/24 (2013.01) [F28D 1/024 (2013.01)] 23 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A heat exchanger unit, comprising:
a frame having a plurality of side regions and at least one cooler associated with at least one of the plurality of side regions;
a vertical axis;
an internal volume;
a floor;
a fan disposed above the floor to move air through the internal volume;
a first set of panels disposed within the frame between the floor and the fan, wherein the first set of panels is mounted to one or more of the floor or the frame; and
a vertical curtain disposed between the first set of panels and the fan, wherein each panel of the first set of panels comprises a mesh panel and a panel frame having a matting enclosed therein, the vertical curtain comprises a mesh panel, and the vertical curtain is directly mounted to the first set of panels.