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A closed vertical mixing chamber is defined above a predetermined plan area of a body of water and an upright tubular member including open upper and lower ends is supported over a central zone of the area spaced slightly above the water level. Structure is provided defining a closed inlet chamber a

A closed vertical mixing chamber is defined above a predetermined plan area of a body of water and an upright tubular member including open upper and lower ends is supported over a central zone of the area spaced slightly above the water level. Structure is provided defining a closed inlet chamber above lower end of the tubular member and about the latter into which gas to be humidified is admitted. The gas is discharged downwardly from the inlet chamber about the lower end of the tubular member toward the water level and at locations spaced outwardly from and about the tubular and electro-acoustical transducer structure is operatively associated with the water in the zone for generating a column of water projecting upwardly above the level and having finely divided particles of water emanating therefrom. The gas moves inwardly over the surface of the water toward the water column and thereafter upwardly into the tubular member about the water column. The upper end of the tubular member opens into the upper end portion of the mixing chamber for discharging humidified gas thereinto and a gas outlet is provided opening outwardly of a lower portion of the mixing chamber adjacent the lower end of the tubular member.

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A gas humidifying apparatus defining a reservoir containing a liquid therein to a predetermined level, closure means defining a closed vertical chamber above said level, closed at its lower end by said liquid, an electro-acoustical transducer operatively associated with said reservoir below said lev

A gas humidifying apparatus defining a reservoir containing a liquid therein to a predetermined level, closure means defining a closed vertical chamber above said level, closed at its lower end by said liquid, an electro-acoustical transducer operatively associated with said reservoir below said level and in conjunction with said liquid in said reservoir to said level and by vibration of said liquid at ultrasonic frequency and with sufficient amplitude to develop a localized column of said liquid above said level as well as finely divided water particles emanating from said column, an upright tube within said chamber including open upper and lower ends, said lower end being vertically registered with said column, spaced outwardly therefrom and closely spaced above said level, partition means in said chamber adjacent and spaced above said level and about the lower end portion of said tube and dividing said chamber, outwardly of said tube, into upper and lower chamber sections into which the upper and lower ends, respectively, of said tube open, gas inlet means opening into said lower chamber section for discharging gas under controlled pressure into said lower chamber section, and humidified gas outlet means opening outwardly of said upper chamber section, a foraminated gas distribution partition in said chamber spaced below said partition means above said level and about the lower end portion of said tube defining a gas inlet chamber below and above said upper and lower chamber sections into which said gas inlet means opens.