Patent · US Expired

Heat exchanger

US4552292A · kind A · utility

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5Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateNov 12, 1982
Grant dateNov 12, 1985
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Expiry dateNov 12, 2002

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T29/49378
  • WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A heat exchanger includes a number of fluid carrying tubes disposed in a hot gas flow path. One arrangement of heat exchanger tubes includes a plurality of finned serpentine tubes parallel to one another and connected to an inlet header and an outlet header. The present invention discloses a support for a serpentine tube arrangement and a method of construction for a non-contact heat exchanger.

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