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Plate package, method of manufacturing a plate package, use of a plate package and plate heat exchanger comprising a plate package

US7246436B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 13, 2002
Grant dateJul 24, 2007
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Expiry dateSep 2, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T29/49366
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention refers to a plate package for a plate heat exchanger, a method for manufacturing a plate package, a use of a plate package, and a plate heat exchanger. The plate package includes a plurality of heat exchanger plates (1), which are stacked on each other and which each includes a number of portholes. The plates (1) are compression molded and permanently connected to each other in a number of joints in such a manner that the plates between each other form a first passage for a first fluid and a second passage for a second fluid. The plate package is designed to permit at least one of the fluids to flow through the respective passages at a predetermined maximum working pressure. The plate package has an increased strength achieved by subjecting at least one of the passages to at least a local inner plastic deformation of the plate package.

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