Patent · US Expired

Tube bundle support

US4595161A · kind A · utility

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7References
4Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 29, 1984
Grant dateJun 17, 1986
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 29, 2004

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF28F9/0136
  • WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A supporting means for the tubes in a tube bundle arranged in an array having a plurality of rows of parallel tubes with lanes therebetween is constructed of a plurality of first and second strip members extending through lanes of the bundles, with the lanes through which the first strip members extend being transverse to the lanes through which the second strip members extend, and a frame extending around the periphery of the tube bundle array in engagement with the strip members for retaining the same in place.

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