Spiral ripple circumferential flow heat exchanger
US5343936A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 24, 1992 |
| Grant date | Sep 6, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 24, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S165/916
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The invention relates to an improved energy exchange structure, comprising generally parallel plates,connected to define a hollow passageway for the generally circumferential flow of fluid between an inlet and an outlet, said plates undulating in cross-section to define obliquely disposed crossing opposing valleys arranged in a spiral disposition.
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