Heat exchanger and method of making the same
US6412547B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 4, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jul 2, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 4, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/4935
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Thermally induced stress tending to cause breakage or leakage at tube to header joints in a heat exchanger is eliminated by placing lines of weakening in the side plates conventionally employed in such heat exchanger prior to subjecting the heat exchanger to brazing.
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