Segmented conformal heat exchanger
US10852076B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 16, 2016 |
| Grant date | Dec 1, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 16, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF28F2280/10
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A heat exchanger capable of conforming to expansion/contraction due to external stresses as well as adjusting/adapting to surface imperfections at the interface of the heat exchanger with additional components is disclosed. The heat exchanger is made up of various heat exchanger elements where the elements are interconnected in such a manner that they can shift relative to one another along and/or about different axes while maintaining fluid flow through the heat exchanger. Each element has a fluid inlet, fluid outlet and a flow passage extending therebetween, the elements being arranged such that the outlet of one element is fluidly connected to the inlet of the adjacent element. The individual elements are also physically interconnected to allow for longitudinal and/or lateral shifting in response to external expansion/contraction forces while maintaining fluid flow through the entire heat exchanger, as well as to tilting about each of these axes.
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