Heat exchanger exhaust gas recirculation cooler
US7213639B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 16, 2005 |
| Grant date | May 8, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 3, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF28F2210/06
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A two-pass, loop flow heat exchanger includes an inlet plenum that receives a fluid to be cooled, a housing, a plurality of inlet flow passages substantially centrally positioned within the housing and having a first end fluidly coupled to the inlet plenum to receive the fluid, a turnaround plenum fluidly coupled to a second end of the inlet flow passages for reversing the flow of the fluid, a plurality of outlet flow passages peripherally positioned within the housing and having a first end fluidly coupled to the turnaround plenum, and an outlet plenum fluidly coupled to a second end of the outlet flow passages to present the fluid.
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