Modular piping manifold system for heat exchangers
US11098964B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 30, 2019 |
| Grant date | Aug 24, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 12, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF28F2280/00
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An air-cooled heat exchanger is connectable between an upstream fluid source and a downstream fluid destination by a plurality of external pipes having connection ends arranged in one or more external pipe connection configurations. The air-cooled heat exchanger has a cooling tubes assembly that includes a plurality of headers, a plurality of intermediate pipes connected to the plurality of headers, and a modular manifold system that connects the plurality of intermediate pipes to the plurality of external pipes. The modular manifold system includes a plurality of pipe elbows each connected to a corresponding one of the plurality of intermediate pipes, and one or more trays. Each of the plurality of pipe elbows is retained within the one or more trays in a configuration that matches the one or more external pipe connection configurations.
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