Stacked plate heat exchanger including a device for evaluating the extent to which it has become coated in scale
US8104531B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 21, 2008 |
| Grant date | Jan 31, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 16, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF28F2200/00
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A plate-type heat exchanger including a plurality of stacked plates and a device for evaluating the extent to which the fluid circuit(s) have become coated in scale, whereby the evaluating device has an electrical resistor which is thermally connected to a plate located at the end of the stack while measuring the temperature in the immediate vicinity of the resistor.
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