Method and apparatus for optimizing heat transfer in a tube and shell heat exchanger
US6293335A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 24, 1999 |
| Grant date | Sep 25, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 24, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF28F13/12
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A tube and shell heat exchanger having a transversely oriented inlet port and a spirally coiled heat transfer tube contained within an arcuate chamber created by an internal baffle in which the water to be conditioned travels along a helical pathway in which the flow has minimized water depth and high turbulence. The tube and shell heat exchanger maximizes heat transfer capability in a relatively easy to assemble design to make feasible the use of a higher cost material for the tubing such as titanium in a wide range of applications.
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