DIFFUSER FOR A HEATING, VENTILATING, AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM
A diffuser formed in a control module for a heating, ventilating, and air conditioning system is disclosed, the diffuser including an air distribution apparatus disposed therein for minimizing a separation of a fluid flow therethrough.
1 . A diffuser for a heating, ventilating, and air conditioning system comprising:
a housing having a hollow interior;
a flow distribution apparatus disposed in the housing adapted to minimize a separation of a flow of fluid through the housing, wherein the apparatus is one of an article integrally formed with the housing and a plate-like device formed separately from the housing and disposed therein.
2 . The diffuser according to claim 1 , wherein the article includes one of a plurality of columns and a plate-like device.
3 . The diffuser according to claim 1 , wherein the plate-like device includes a plurality of perforations formed therein.
4 . The diffuser according to claim 3 , wherein the perforations are substantially uniformly spaced.
5 . The diffuser according to claim 1 , wherein the plate-like device includes a plurality of apertures formed therein.
6 . The diffuser according to claim 1 , wherein the plate-like device includes at least one tab disposed thereon.
7 . A diffuser for a heating, ventilating, and air conditioning system comprising:
a housing having a hollow interior;
a flow distribution apparatus disposed in the housing adapted to minimize a separation of a flow of fluid through the housing, wherein the apparatus is one of an article integrally formed with the housing and a plate-like device formed separately from the housing and disposed therein, the plate-like device having a plurality of apertures formed therein.
8 . The diffuser according to claim 7 , wherein the article is one of a plurality of columns and a plate-like device.
9 . The diffuser according to claim 7 , wherein at least one of the apertures includes a tab disposed therein.
10 . The diffuser according to claim 7 , wherein each of the apertures has one of a substantially triangular, rectangular, and semi-circular shape.
11 . The diffuser according to claim 7 , wherein the plate-like device includes a plurality of perforations formed therein.
12 . The diffuser according to claim 11 , wherein the perforations are substantially uniformly spaced.
13 . A control module for a heating, ventilating, and air conditioning system comprising:
a housing having a hollow interior;
a diffuser formed in the main housing; and
a flow distribution apparatus disposed in the housing adapted to minimize a separation of a flow of fluid through the housing, wherein the apparatus is one of an article integrally formed with the housing and a plate-like device formed separately from the housing and disposed therein, the plate-like device having a plurality of apertures formed therein, wherein at least one of the apertures includes a tab disposed thereon.
14 . The control module according to claim 13 , wherein the article is one of a plurality of columns and a plate-like device.
15 . The control module according to claim 13 , wherein the plate-like device includes a plurality of perforations formed therein.
16 . The control module according to claim 15 , wherein the perforations are substantially uniformly spaced.
17 . The control module according to claim 13 , wherein each of the apertures has one of a substantially triangular, rectangular, and semi-circular shape.
18 . The control module according to claim 13 , wherein the tab has a substantially triangular shape.
19 . The control module according to claim 13 , wherein the tab includes at least one perforation formed therein.
20 . The control module according to claim 13 , wherein the tab is adapted to generate a vortex in the flow of the fluid through the plate-like device.