Leak-safe hydrogen/air heat exchanger in an ACE system
US5048597A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 18, 1989 |
| Grant date | Sep 17, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 18, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF05D2260/213
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
In a heat exchanger system wherein a primary conditioning fluid is reactive with a fluid to be conditioned, a leak safe arrangement of concentric tubes disposed across the conditioned fluid flow path having the reactive primary fluid in a central duct surrounded by inert fluid in an outer duct so that single failure leak of primary conditioning fluid or inert fluid presents no risk of harmful reaction with conditioned fluid. The heat exchanger system is used in an air collection and enrichment system in a hypersmic vehicle propulsion system.
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