2-Pass heat exchanger including thermal expansion joints
US8794299B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 27, 2007 |
| Grant date | Aug 5, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 17, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/4935
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A heat exchanger (10) is provided and in a highly preferred form is an EGR cooler (52) having first and second passes (56A,56B) that are connected to an inlet/outlet manifold (70) by a pair of corresponding thermal expansion joints (87,93) to allow differential thermal expansion between the various structural components of the heat exchanger (10).
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