Patent · US Expired

Air heat exchanger

US4872503A · kind A · utility

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4Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 13, 1986
Grant dateOct 10, 1989
Priority date
Expiry dateMar 13, 2006

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S165/905
  • WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A tube-within-a-tube, counter flow, air-to-air heat exchanger utilizing a rigid outer tube and a continuous, flexible inner tube. The corrugated, flexible inner tube is spiralled longitudinally around a center core and creates turbulence in the air which permits a rapid exchange of heat between the exhaust and fresh air streams.

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