Anti-vibration tube support
US7128130B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 28, 2006 |
| Grant date | Oct 31, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 28, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF28F9/013
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method of reducing vibration in a tube bundle includes inserting at least one elongated longitudinally extending support strip within at least one tube lane, wherein each elongated longitudinally extending support strip having a pair of opposing faces and a plurality of successive transverse tube support rows located at successive longitudinal locations along the strip, wherein each tube support row having a plurality of raised, tube-engaging zones, wherein the plurality of raised, tube-engaging zones extend laterally outwards to engage with tubes in the tube bundle on opposite sides of a tube lane, and orienting the at least one elongated longitudinally extending support strip such that each tube adjacent the tube lane contacts at least one of the transverse tube support rows.
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