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Superheater inlet/outlet header

US4276928A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 12, 1979
Grant dateJul 7, 1981
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Expiry dateFeb 12, 1999

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S165/065
  • WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A heat exchanger having a shell lined with a plurality of heat transfer tubes, heat exchange surface disposed within the shell and submerged in a first heat transfer fluid, and a tube manifold penetrating through the shell and directing a second heat transfer fluid to and from the heat exchange surface. The tube manifold has an elongated L-shaped outer enclosure which has one leg disposed within the shell and the other leg penetrating through the shell, and an elongated L-shaped inner tube which passes through the outer enclosure. A first fluid flow path through the tube manifold is established through the inner tube and a second fluid flow path through the tube manifold is established between the inner tube and the outer enclosure.

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