Stamped thermal expansion relief feature for heat exchangers
US10393451B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 21, 2013 |
| Grant date | Aug 27, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 11, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF28F2265/26
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A heat exchanger having at least one of side plates embodying a polygonal aperture through the planar base thereof, located at a predetermined position, and at least two corresponding shear-apertures located at the interface between the planar base and a first wall and a second wall of the side plate, each adjacent to the base aperture, providing at least one flexing location to accommodate thermal expansion of the heat exchanger during thermal cycling.
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