Heat exchanger inlet tube with flow distributing turbulizer
US6796374B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 9, 2003 |
| Grant date | Sep 28, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 9, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF28F9/0265
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A turbulizer, such as a helical fin about a core pipe, is located in a heat exchanger manifold to distribute liquid phase fluid through a plurality of tube members connected to the manifold.
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