Patent · US Expired

Heat exchanger

US4615385A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 12, 1985
Grant dateOct 7, 1986
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Expiry dateApr 12, 2005

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S165/906
  • WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Improved resistance to pressure caused deformation in header and tank construction utilized in heat exchangers is achieved by providing domes, preferably exteriorally convex, in the header surfaces of the header and tank construction. These domes are located in the area between the holes in such constructions through which tubes extend.

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