Internal bypass valve for a heat exchanger
US6003594A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 22, 1996 |
| Grant date | Dec 21, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 22, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S165/416
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A shell and tube heat exchanger for exchanging heat between a shell side fluid and a tube side fluid has a longitudinally extending shell, a longitudinally extending tube bundle and one or more baffles positioned within the shell for directing the shell side fluid to flow across the tube bundle. One or more valves is also provided within the shell of the heat exchanger. Each valve is operable between a first position and a second position and co-operates with a baffle for adjusting the flow of shell side fluid through the shell side of the exchanger. Each of the valves is controlled by an external actuator.
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