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A hurricane-resistant storm window assembly including at least one window pane member which consists of a first lami-glass substrate which is substantially 9/32 of an inch (2.7 mm) thick; a second lami-glass substrate which is substantially 9/32 of an inch (2.7 mm) thick; and a vinyl layer which is

A hurricane-resistant storm window assembly including at least one window pane member which consists of a first lami-glass substrate which is substantially 9/32 of an inch (2.7 mm) thick; a second lami-glass substrate which is substantially 9/32 of an inch (2.7 mm) thick; and a vinyl layer which is substantially 0.060 of an inch laminating the first lami-glass substrate and the second lami-substrate together. A window frame surrounding an outer perimeter edge of the at least one window pane member.

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A hurricane-resistant storm window assembly including at least one window pane member which consists of a first lami-glass substrate which is substantially 9/32 of an inch (2.7 mm) thick; a second lami-glass substrate which is substantially 9/32 of an inch (2.7 mm) thick; and a vinyl layer which is

A hurricane-resistant storm window assembly including at least one window pane member which consists of a first lami-glass substrate which is substantially 9/32 of an inch (2.7 mm) thick; a second lami-glass substrate which is substantially 9/32 of an inch (2.7 mm) thick; and a vinyl layer which is substantially 0.060 of an inch laminating the first lami-glass substrate and the second lami-substrate together. A window frame surrounding an outer perimeter edge of the at least one window pane member. tance between the downstream wall of the nozzle and the plane ranges between about 10% and about 25% of the impingement distance between the upstream wall and the plane. 3. The apparatus of claim 2 wherein the opening distance between the upstream wall and the downstream wall of the nozzle ranges from about 80% to about 100% of the impingement distance between the upstream wall and the plane. 4. A heat transfer apparatus comprising: a) a support element designed to receive a material thereon, the material having a surface oriented away from the support element and moving in a machine direction; b) at least one fluid supply designed to produce and discharge a fluid; c) at least one nozzle having an open area formed by an upstream wall and a downstream wall relative to the machine direction, the upstream wall and the downstream wall separated by an opening distance, the nozzle connected to the fluid supply and disposed generally adjacent to the support element and spaced apart therefrom so as to form an impingement distance between each wall of the nozzle and a plane generally corresponding to the surface of the material, wherein the impingement distance between the upstream wall and the plane is greater than the impingement distance between the downstream wall and the plane such that at least a portion of the fluid is delivered through the nozzle to a predetermined portion of the material in a direction that is counter to the machine direction; d) an upstream collection device which is disposed upstream relative to the nozzle; and e) a downstream collection device that is disposed downstream relative to the nozzle, wherein the upstream collection device has a first width and the downstream collection device has a second width, the second width being less than the first width. 5. The apparatus of claim 4 wherein the distance between the upstream collection device and the nozzle is greater than the distance between the downstream collection device and the nozzle. 6. The apparatus of claim 4 wherein the collection device includes an exhaust duct. 7. A heat transfer apparatus comprising: a) a support element designed to receive a material thereon, the material having a surface oriented away from the support element and moving in a machine direction; b) at least one fluid supply designed to produce and discharge a fluid; c) at least one nozzle having an open area formed by an upstream wall and a downstream wall relative to the machine direction, the upstream wall and the downstream wall separated by an opening distance, the nozzle connected to the fluid supply and disposed generally adjacent to the support element and spaced apart therefrom so as to form an impingement distance between each wall of the nozzle and a plane generally corresponding to the surface of the material, wherein the impingement distance between the upstream wall and the plane is greater than the impingement distance between the downstream wall and the plane such that at least a portion of the fluid is delivered through the nozzle to a predetermined portion of the material in a direction that is counter to the machine direction; d) an upstream collection device which is disposed upstream relative to the nozzle; and e) a downstream collection device that is disposed downstream relative to the nozzle, wherein the upstream collection device has a radius ranging from 100% to 200% of the impingement distance between the upstream wall and the plane. 8. A heat transfer apparatus comprising: a) a support element designed to receive a material thereon, the material having a surface oriented away from the support element and moving in a machine direction; b) at least one fluid supply designed to produce and discharge a fluid; c) at least one nozzle having an open area formed by an upstream wall and a downstream wall relative to the machine direction, the upstream wall and the downstream wall separated by an opening distance, the nozzle connected