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Distribution system and heat exchanger apparatus

US9157690B2 · kind B2 · utility

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17References

8Claims

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Assignee

Linde GmbH · DE

Inventors

Helmut Kreis · Birkenfeld, DE
Wolfgang Sussmann · Munich, DE
Thomas R. Hecht · Manheim, US
Jörg Dietrich · Munich, DE
Michael Baus · Bietigheim-Bissingen, DE
Rudolf Wanke · Borgo San Lazzaro, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 28, 2011
Grant date	Oct 13, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 5, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T137/8593
WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a distribution system (1) for distributing a fluid (15) into a container (27) from a fluid inlet (26) of the container (27). Distribution system (1) comprises one or more guide plates that form a guide section (2) and a distribution section (3) that adjoins the guide section (2). Distribution section (3) has regions (4, 5) with openings (8, 9) for allowing fluid (17) to pass through. The invention also relates to a heat exchanger device (100) that has a container (27) with a fluid inlet (26), with at least one heat exchanger block (28) that is arranged in the container (27). A distribution system (101) according to the invention is arranged in the container (27) above the heat exchanger block (28).

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