Method for reducing thermally induced stresses in a heat exchanger
US10487742B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 30, 2016 |
| Grant date | Nov 26, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 13, 2037 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T50/60
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A heat exchanger core includes a rectangular core having a plurality of alternatively stacked first fluid layers and second fluid layers. The core is divided into a plurality of core subsections such that a deflection of each of the plurality of core subsections is less than a deflection of the core as a whole.
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