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Document | Title | Date |
20080308264 | Multiple Flow Heat Exchanger - The invention relates to a multiple flow heat exchanger ( | 12-18-2008 |
20090025919 | Compact heat exchanger made of ceramics having corrosion resistance at high temperature - Ceramic materials that are highly resistant to strong acids such as concentrated sulfuric acid and halides such as hydrogen iodide are employed to make block elements through which a large number of circular ingress channels extend in perpendicular directions and which are joined and piled in the heat exchanging medium section to provide a compact heat exchanger that excels not only in corrosion resistance but also in high-temperature strength. | 01-29-2009 |
20090090495 | Heat Exchanger for a Motor Vehicle - The invention relates to a heat exchanger for a motor vehicle, comprising a first flow path ( | 04-09-2009 |
20090095455 | HEAT EXCHANGER INCLUDING FLUID LINES ENCASED IN ALUMINUM - Heat exchange apparatuses configured for various applications so as to transfer heat to or from a fluid to be heated or cooled, respectively. The heat exchange apparatus includes at least one fluid line for containing the product fluid to be heated or cooled. The line includes an inlet into which the fluid is introduced, as well as an outlet at an opposite end of the line through which the fluid exits. The heat exchange apparatus also advantageously includes a cast metallic body which encases at least a portion of the fluid tube. | 04-16-2009 |
20090151915 | MATRIX ARRANGEMENT - The matrix arrangement for use in heat transfer and/or cleaning assemblies comprises a sheet, the sheet defining a plurality of apertures for the flow of a first fluid therethrough. The arrangement is arranged for the flow of a second fluid over the sheet, so that the first and second fluids cross one another for heat transfer and/or cleaning. | 06-18-2009 |
20090183861 | HEAT TRANSMISSION UNIT - Previous heat transmission units have only low cooling efficiencies in case of small fluid mass flows. According to the invention, it is proposed to configure a heat transmission unit ( | 07-23-2009 |
20090194266 | STRAIGHT TUBE HEAT EXCHANGER WITH EXPANSION JOINT - The invention involves a straight tube heat exchanger | 08-06-2009 |
20100006273 | THERMALLY CONDUCTIVE POROUS ELEMENT-BASED RECUPERATORS - A heat exchanger includes at least one hot fluid flow channel comprising a first plurality of open cell porous elements having first gaps therebetween for flowing a hot fluid in a flow direction and at least one cold fluid flow channel comprising a second plurality of open cell porous elements having second gaps therebetween for flowing a cold fluid in a countercurrent flow direction relative to the flow direction. The thermal conductivity of the porous elements is at least 10 W/m·K. A separation member is interposed between the hot and cold flow channels for isolating flow paths associated these flow channels. The first and second plurality of porous elements at least partially overlap one another to form a plurality of heat transfer pairs which transfer heat from respective ones of the first porous elements to respective ones of the second porous elements through the separation member. | 01-14-2010 |
20110011569 | HEAT EXCHANGES FOR DISPENSING SUB-ZERO BEER - A heat exchanger ( | 01-20-2011 |
20120037347 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING TUBE TEMPERATURES TO PREVENT FREEZING OF FLUIDS IN CROSS COUNTERFLOW SHELL AND TUBE HEAT EXCHANGER - Methods and apparatus for controlling tube temperatures may prevent freezing of fluids in cross counterflow shell and tube heat exchangers. Cold gas may flow inside the tubes of the heat changer and warm liquid may flow outside the tubes. The tube diameter and tube spacing may be varied through the tube passes through the heat exchanger in order to provide a hot side conductance to cold side conductance ratio which results in the tube temperature being safely above the liquid freezing point. The heat exchanger may be used in, for example, the aerospace industry as a fuel oil cooler or as a preconditioner for reactants in a spacecraft propulsion system. | 02-16-2012 |
20120090821 | INSERT BOX WITH FRONT AND REAR INSERTION AND HEAT DISSIPATION METHOD THEREOF - The embodiments of the present invention provide an insert box with front and rear insertion and a heat dissipation method of the insert box. The insert box includes a front board area, a backboard, and a rear board area. A first air flow passing from a first wind inlet at an upper end portion at a front side of the insert box passes through one of the front board area and the rear board area; and a second air flow passing from a second wind inlet at a lower end portion at the front side of the insert box passes through the other one of the front board area and the rear board area. | 04-19-2012 |
20120199329 | SPIRAL HEAT EXCHANGER - The invention relates to a spiral heat exchanger ( | 08-09-2012 |
20120273178 | PLATE HEAT EXCHANGER PORT INSERT AND A METHOD FOR ALLEVIATING VIBRATIONS IN A HEAT EXCHANGER - An insert is provided in a flow path adjacent to the input and/or output port of a plate heat exchanger to shield heat transfer elements adjacent to the port from high velocity flow. By deflecting and redirecting the high velocity flow from the port, vibration induced stress to the heat transfer elements can be minimized. The insert is provided with a converging nozzle that directs the flow into a narrowed body. The outlet of the insert can be formed as an open end of the body or as a contoured opening in the side wall of the body. Flow can also be more uniformly distributed to the flow channels defined between the heat transfer elements. | 11-01-2012 |
20130025836 | HELICAL COIL-ON-TUBE HEAT EXCHANGER - A coil on tube heat exchanger is provided that uses multiple parallel helical coil tubes to limit liquid pressure losses while providing similar performance and production times to previous coil and tube designs. Two or more coil tubes are wrapped together around a center tube in a helical fashion, permitting the heat exchanger to be used in a counter-flow, or contra-flow, implementation. Use of the heat exchanger includes flowing a first liquid, such as waste water, through the center tube and flowing a second liquid through the plurality of channels. Embodiments of the present invention provide reduced pressure loss, higher performance and are generally faster to manufacture than prior heat exchangers. | 01-31-2013 |
20130081794 | LAYERED CORE HEAT EXCHANGER - A layered core heat exchanger is provided, and includes first and second fluid flow passages defined by heat exchanger plates stacked one above the other. Fluids passing through the first and second fluid flow passages are in thermal communication with each other through the plates, in order to provide for the exchange of heat between the fluids. A third fluid flow passage is provided adjacent one of the flow paths, and has a lower fluid capacity than the first and second flow passages. | 04-04-2013 |
20130092359 | PLATE TYPE HEAT EXCHANGER, AN OIL COOLING SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR COOLING OIL - A heat exchanger for an oil cooler having at least two heat exchanger members, each enclosing a respective first channel, wherein a second channel is formed between the at least two heat exchanger members. At least one of the heat exchanger members presents a through hole providing access from outside the heat exchanger to the second channel. | 04-18-2013 |
20130098587 | METHOD AND DEVICE OF HEAT TRANSPORT - An air-to-air heat exchanger comprising first and second passages formed by interconnected separating walls according to a first structure is disclosed. An inlet and an outlet of each of the second passages are formed on a common side of the heat exchanger along the second passages. | 04-25-2013 |
20130105128 | Low Profile, Split Flow Charge Air Cooler with Uniform Flow Exit Manifold | 05-02-2013 |
20130118722 | Spiral Exchanger and Method for Manufacturing Such an Exchanger - A spiral exchanger has a winding axis and comprises an outer sheet and an inner sheet secured to one another in a fastening plane before winding and delimiting a space for a fluid between them. The outer sheet and the inner sheet are wound on themselves and each comprises a plurality of flexible areas and a plurality of rigid areas, the flexible areas being more flexible than the rigid areas during folding. The flexible areas and the rigid areas are extended along the winding axis, and at least one flexible area of the outer sheet and at least one flexible area of the inner sheet that delimit the space between them form a pair of flexible areas that are aligned in a same radial direction. | 05-16-2013 |
20130140010 | HEAT EXCHANGER - Heat exchanger, having
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20130192805 | Twist Vane Counter-Parallel Flow Heat Exchanger Apparatus And Method - A method for forming a manifold for use with a heat exchanger is disclosed. The method may involve forming a plurality of vanes. Opposing surfaces of each of the vanes may define a pair of adjacent flow channels for receiving portions of first and second fluids to be flowed through the flow channels. Each of the flow channels may have a changing aspect ratio along its length. | 08-01-2013 |
20130206374 | GEOMETRY OF HEAT EXCHANGER WITH HIGH EFFICIENCY - The present disclosure includes geometry of a two-fluid heat exchanger to provide higher energy efficiency than conventional heat exchangers. The geometry is based upon sequential branching of nearly circular passages in sets, followed by some deformation and twisting of the sequential branches that intermingle flow passages of one fluid with flow passages of another fluid. The flow passages gradually vary in dimension from larger branching at fluid entrance and exit to smaller branching in the middle section of the heat exchanger. The heat exchanger is substantially symmetric, with the sequential branching in the first half being mirrored as serial regrouping in the second half. The present disclosure also provides stacking methods and layered manufacturing methods for fabricating the three-dimensional geometry of the heat exchanger. | 08-15-2013 |
20130248160 | Multiple Opening Counter-flow Plate Exchanger and Method of Making - A multiple opening, counter-flow plate type exchanger is manufactured by repeatedly folding and joining one strip of membrane to form a core composed of a multitude of membrane layers with a plurality of inlet and outlet openings or fluid passageways configured in an alternating counter-flow arrangement. Methods for manufacturing such multiple opening cores are described. An integrated, modular, and stackable plastic manifold that is formed by ultrasonically welding plastic sheet stock is described. Multiple opening cores comprising water-permeable membranes can be used in a variety of applications, including heat and water vapor exchangers. In particular, they can be incorporated into energy recovery ventilators (ERVs) for exchanging heat and water vapor between air streams directed into and out of buildings, automobiles, or other Industrial processes. | 09-26-2013 |
20130277024 | Plate Heat Exchanger - A plate heat exchanger has flow channels through which a first and a second flow passes in concurrent or countercurrent flow. The flow channels are formed for the first medium between individual plates ( | 10-24-2013 |
20130299144 | HEAT EXCHANGER - A primary heat exchanger for use in an environmental control system of an aircraft is provided having a rectangular core. The core includes a plurality of alternately stacked first fluid layers and second fluid layers. The core has a length to width ratio of about 4.88 and a width to height ratio of about 2.37. A first header is positioned adjacent a first surface of the core and a second header is positioned adjacent a second opposite surface of the core. The first header and the second header form a portion of a flow path for a first fluid. An inlet flange is positioned adjacent a third surface of the core. An outlet flange is positioned adjacent a fourth, opposite surface of the core to form a portion of a flow path for a second fluid. | 11-14-2013 |
20130299145 | HEAT SINK SYSTEM - A heat sink device for use with a component for the heat transfer, the component being either a heat source or a heat sink. The device includes the features of: | 11-14-2013 |
20140020876 | Cross Reference to Related Applications - A heat exchanger system is described that includes an inlet and an outlet for a first fluid and a heat exchanger between the inlet and the outlet wherein the first fluid circulates, wherein the heat exchanger comprises at least one deflector to guide the flow of a second fluid. A method is also described to exchange heat between a first and a second fluid using free convection velocity field to create forced convection in the heat exchanger of a heat exchanger system. A method to exchange heat between a first and a second fluid comprising providing a heat exchanger system between the first and the second fluids, said heat exchanger system comprising a heat exchanger wherein the first fluid circulates and increasing the flow turbulences of a second fluid around the heat exchanger. | 01-23-2014 |
20140102683 | HEAT EXCHANGE MEMBER - There is provided a heat exchange member which does not easily suffer from breakage due to thermal stress by relaxing the thermal stress. The heat exchange member is provided with a honeycomb structure ( | 04-17-2014 |
20140174702 | HEAT EXCHANGER - A heat exchanger of a type with a collector plate which has a wall in which are formed rim holes which can receive the ends of tubes of a bundle, wherein the wall of the collector plate is designed such that, for the purpose of a soldered or welded connection to the tubes, it forms collars around the rim holes, and wherein the wall has a front side facing toward the tube bundle and a rear side facing toward the collecting tank. Each collar extends in the direction of the collecting tank from a straight base plane on the rear side of the wall. | 06-26-2014 |
20140182825 | HEAT TRANSFER DEVICE - A heat transfer device for an internal combustion engine includes an outer housing comprising an inner wall. An inner housing comprises a partition wall which comprises an outer surface. The inner housing separates an inner duct, which has a fluid to be cooled flow therethrough, from an outer coolant duct, which is formed between the inner housing and the outer housing. Fins extend from the partition wall into the inner duct. Recesses are formed on the outer surface. An inner wall is formed on a surface of the outer housing facing the coolant duct. Projections extend from the inner wall. The projections extend towards the recess on the partition wall so that a cross section of the coolant duct is substantially constant. The projections on the inner wall of the outer housing are formed by beads on the outer housing. | 07-03-2014 |
20140360707 | WAVE FINS - Wave fins which are disposed inside a heat exchanger housing of a heat exchanger in order to cause a turbulent flow of fluid through direct contact with the fluid. The wave fins include a plurality of hills, a plurality of valleys and a plurality of sidewalls. The hills and valleys are connected to each other via the plurality of sidewalls. The sidewalls partition fluid passages between the hills and the valleys through which fluid passes. The hills, the valleys and the sidewalls form main waveforms that extend in a longitudinal direction so as to be waved in a first radius of curvature. One or more bent portions are formed on intermediate portions of the main waveforms, the bent portions being connected to remaining portions of the main waveforms so as to be bent at a second radius of curvature. | 12-11-2014 |
20150083378 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTING REFRIGERANT TO A PARALLEL FLOW HEAT EXCHANGER USING REFRIGERANT INJECTORS - A heat exchanger is disclosed that includes a plurality of parallel refrigerant paths, and a refrigerant injector operatively associated with an inlet to each refrigerant path for independently metering single phase refrigerant into each of the parallel refrigerant paths. | 03-26-2015 |
20150136370 | FLUID HEAT EXCHANGING APPARATUS - In a small-sized fluid heat exchanging apparatus that heats or cools a huge amount of gas or liquid, a structure makes fluid having a high flow speed impinge perpendicularly against a wall. A flow passage is divided into a high-speed flow passage and a low-speed flow passage, and the high-speed flow passage and the low-speed flow passage are arranged so as to intersect perpendicularly with each other, according to guidelines for the shape of the flow passage. A flow passage designed according to the guidelines provides highly-efficient heat exchange. | 05-21-2015 |
20150144312 | OIL COOLER - An oil cooler includes flat tubes layered together with a clearance, wherein cooling water flows through the clearance. Each flat tube includes a first plate, a second plate, and a fin plate held between the first plate and the second plate. The first plate is recessed to form a fin plate accommodation portion accommodating the fin plate, wherein a thin portion is formed outside of the fin plate accommodation portion in a longitudinal direction of the flat tube. An oil port is provided at the thin portion. Each flat tube includes a guide wall at a lateral periphery thereof, wherein the guide wall faces the oil port in a width direction, and projects in a layering direction. The guide wall, the thin portion, and a lateral wall of the oil port form a nozzle portion to guide cooling water in the longitudinal direction. | 05-28-2015 |
20160091263 | HEADER OF HEAT EXCHANGER AND HEAT EXCHANGER PROVIDED WITH THE SAME - A header of a heat exchanger including a first wall connected with a plurality of heat transfer tubes of the heat exchanger, a second wall facing the first wall with an interval therebetween, and a circumferential wall connecting outer circumferential edges of the first and the second walls in such a manner that an area between the first and the second walls constitutes a chamber for inflow of fluid, the chamber communicating with each of the heat transfer tube. At least one of the first and the second walls is configured to curve in such a manner that a central area of the wall is positioned close to an inside of the chamber than an outer circumferential area of the wall. The thickness of the header is reduced and enough strength of the header is obtained, thereby preferably enduring repeating water hammer. | 03-31-2016 |
20160202003 | HEAT EXCHANGER INCLUDING FURCATING UNIT CELLS | 07-14-2016 |
20170234621 | DEVICE FOR HEAT EXCHANGE | 08-17-2017 |