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Single element tube row heat exchanger

US4326582A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 24, 1979
Grant dateApr 27, 1982
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Expiry dateSep 24, 1999

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S165/053
  • WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A tube-in-tube shelless heat exchanger having the capability of being modularized comprises a plurality of single element tube rows 18 in combination with header means 26. The single element tube row 18 comprises a plurality of inner 12 and outer 14 concentric tube pairs for carrying a first and a second heat transfer fluid, forward and aft tube sheets 20, and flexible arcuate manifold means 16 for outer tubes 14.

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