Heat shield
US6889760B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 3, 2002 |
| Grant date | May 10, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 23, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF28F2265/00
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for protecting personnel required to work inside of a heat exchanger unit when the cooling air fan has been taken out service for maintenance or repair of the fan or other mechanical equipment, while hot fluid continues to flow through the heat exchanger tubes, and adjacent heat exchanger units continue to operate. An inflatable heat shield is inserted into the out of service heat exchanger unit, and inflated therein to block the convective heat generated by the hot fluid and the adjacent operating units from reaching the personnel working inside the heat exchanger unit.
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