Heat exchanger base units and modules
US4924938A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 23, 1987 |
| Grant date | May 15, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 23, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF28F21/062
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The invention provides a base unit for a cross flow, tube and shell type heat exchanger comprising a substantially flat double frame consisting of an inner frame member delimiting an opening defining an element of a shell flow space, an outer frame member surrounding at least a portion of the inner member at a distance, which distance defines an element of a header flow space, at least two partition walls connecting the inner and the outer frame members and dividing the header element into an inlet header element and an outlet header element, the inlet and the outlet element being thereby separated from each other. The invention further provides a plurality of juxtaposed tubular members extending from one side of the opening to another side thereof, the spacing of the juxtaposed tubular members being such as to leave a clearance therebetween, one end of each of the tubular members communicating with the inlet header element and the other end of each of the tubular members communicating with the outlet header element. A module for a cross flow, tube and shell type heat exchanger is also described and claimed.
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