Variable headers for heat exchangers
US10539377B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 12, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jan 21, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 1, 2037 |
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- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF28F2009/029
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A heat exchanger header includes a plurality of first flow channels and second flow channels, each flow channel including a fluid circuit opening for fluid communication with a fluid circuit of a heat source and a core opening for communication with a heat exchanger core, wherein at least the first flow channels include a lobe section defining a non-uniform cross-sectional flow area that changes along a flow direction.
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