Radiant coolers and methods for assembling same
US8240366B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 31, 2007 |
| Grant date | Aug 14, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 12, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/4935
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method of assembling a radiant cooler is provided. The method includes providing a vessel shell that includes a gas flow passage defined therein that extends generally axially through the vessel shell, coupling a plurality of cooling tubes and a plurality of downcomers together to form a tube cage wherein at least one of the plurality of cooling tubes is positioned circumferentially between a pair of circumferentially-adjacent spaced-apart downcomers, and orienting the tube cage within the vessel shell such that the tube cage is in flow communication with the flow passage.
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