Plate bundle for a heat exchanger
US5584341A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 28, 1995 |
| Grant date | Dec 17, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 28, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S165/394
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A plate bundle for a heat exchanger, of the type comprising a stack of mutually parallel metal heat-exchange plates (10), each including smooth-surfaced edges and a corrugated central part (11) to form, with the associated heat-exchange plates (10), a double circuit for circulation of two independent fluids in counterflow. The plates (10) are connected to one another at their longitudinal edges by connection means (13) and comprise, a zone of heat transfer and exchange between the fluids and, at their free ends, a zone for inlet and outlet of the fluids. The fluid inlet and outlet zones are formed by the plane ends (10a) of the heat-exchange plates (10), between which independent plates (21) provided with reliefs for distributing the fluids in the heat-exchange zone are inserted.
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