Clamshell heat exchanger for a furnace or unit heater
US6109254A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 7, 1997 |
| Grant date | Aug 29, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 7, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF28F2250/102
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A clamshell heat exchanger (10) is provided for use in a heating apparatus including a burner for producing hot combustion gas. The heat exchanger (10) defines a multi-pass flow passage (11) for the combustion gas and includes a first plate member (30) and a second plate member (32). The first plate member (30) has a first series of parallel ridges (36) and valleys (38a-b), with at least one of the valleys (38a) being deeper than other of the valleys (38b). The second plate member (32) faces the first plate member (30) and includes a second series of ridges (36) and valleys (38a-b) that are parallel to the first series of ridges (36) and valleys (38a-b), with at least one of the valleys (38a) of the second series being deeper than other of the valleys (38b) of the second series. A first pass (14, 16) of the multi-pass flow passage (11) is defined by a number N1 of the ridges (36) and valleys (38a-b) of the first and second series. A second pass (16, 18) of the multi-pass flow passage (11) is defined by a number N2 of the ridges (36) and valleys (38a-b) of the first and second series. The at least one deeper valley (38a) of the first series cooperates with the at least one deeper va…
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