Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
165178000 | With support or flow connector | 30 |
20080251245 | Mini-Channel Heat Exchanger With Multi-Stage Expansion Device - A heat exchanger includes a plurality of flat, multichannel heat exchange tubes extending between spaced headers. Each heat exchange tube has an inlet end in fluid flow communication with one of the headers and an outlet opening to the other header. Each heat exchange tube has a plurality of flow channels extending longitudinally in parallel relationship from its inlet end to its outlet end. A plurality of connectors are positioned between the inlet header and the heat transfer tubes to define a flow path providing fluid flow communication between the inlet header and the inlet ends of the heat exchange tubes. Two or more flow restriction ports are arranged in the series in the flow path through each connector whereby fluid flowing from the inlet header to the flow channels of the heat exchange tube associated therewith undergoes an expansion as the fluid passes through each flow restriction port. | 10-16-2008 |
20080264621 | Heat exchanger with connector and method of manufacturing the connector - A heat exchanger includes a plurality of tubes, a header tank coupled to the plurality of tubes, and a connector coupled to the header tank. The connector includes a female joint part that is to be coupled to a male joint part of an external pipe and a tubular part that extends from the female joint part and has a closed end on a side opposite to the female joint part. The connector is coupled to the header tank such that a side wall of the tubular part is located on an outer periphery of the header tank. | 10-30-2008 |
20080289807 | Metal Collecting Tank for a Heat Exchanger, Especially for Motor Vehicles - The invention relates to a metal collecting tank ( | 11-27-2008 |
20080296007 | LOW PROFILE HEATER CORE CONNECTOR - A low profile heater core connector is disclosed which facilitates installation in a plurality of positions, wherein a size, a weight, and a cost of production of the heater core connector is minimized. | 12-04-2008 |
20090120628 | HEAT EXCHANGER, IN PARTICULAR CAPACITOR FOR AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS - The invention relates to a heat exchanger, in particular a capacitor ( | 05-14-2009 |
20090188657 | COMBINED ASSEMBLY OF FIXING BASE AND HEAT PIPE - A combined assembly of a fixing base and heat pipes includes a fixing base and at least one heat pipe. The fixing base has a plate body. The bottom surface of the plate body is formed with a transverse opening trough. The opening trough is provided with a through-hole penetrating the plate body. A longitudinal groove is provided in the opening trough at a position corresponding to that of the through-hole. One end of the longitudinal groove does not penetrate the plate body and is formed into a loose-proof section on the bottom section of the opening trough. The heat pipe has a heat-absorbing section and a heat-releasing section. The heat-releasing section penetrates to the outside of the through-hole, and the heat-absorbing section is accommodated in the opening trough. A portion of the heat-absorbing section is inserted into the longitudinal groove and stopped by the loose-proof section, and the other portion thereof is formed with a plane that is in flush with the bottom surface of the plate body. Via the above arrangement, the fixing base can be combined with the heat pipes firmly and tightly. | 07-30-2009 |
20090205814 | PIPE CONNECTOR OF HEAT EXCHANGER - A pipe connector ( | 08-20-2009 |
20090211744 | Header for a high-pressure apparatus of steam power plants - The invention relates to a header for a high-pressure apparatus of steam power plants, with the header comprising at least one pipe nipple for welding on pipes for feed water and the pipe nipple protrudes to the outside from the header wall. In the header in accordance with the invention, the pipe nipple is formed integrally from the header wall. As a result, a weld joint between pipe nipple as a first part and the wall of the header as a second part can be omitted, so that the production effort is reduced considerably in the case of large headers with many pipe nipples. | 08-27-2009 |
20090255657 | Heat exchanger and method of manufacturing the same - A heat exchanger includes tubes, a core plate connected to the tubes, a tank connected to the core plate to be in communication with the tubes and a sealing member sealing a connecting portion between the core plate and the tank. The core plate has a groove portion including at least a base wall and an inner side wall to define a groove having a loop shape. The sealing member is disposed in the groove portion to be in contact with the inner side wall at least at two opposite locations of the loop shape. Alternatively, the sealing member is disposed in the groove portion to be in contact with at least one of the inner side wall and an outer side wall opposed to the inner side wall, and a substantially middle portion of a width of the sealing member is pressed by a projection of the tank. | 10-15-2009 |
20100018688 | TUBE SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR NUCLEAR STEAM GENERATORS - Method and apparatus in a steam generator that employs tube support plates within a shroud that is in turn disposed within a shell. The tube support plates are made of a material having a coefficient of thermal expansion lower than that of the shroud. The tube support plates are aligned during fabrication, with minimal clearances between components. Using a tube support displacement system, a controlled misalignment is then imposed on one or more tube support plates, as the steam generator heats up. Displacement to produce misalignment is produced only when the steam generator is heated. The tube support plate displacement system has only one part, a push rod, which is internal to the steam generator shroud, thereby minimizing the potential of loose parts. The tube support plate displacement system can be used to provide controlled misalignments on one or more tube support plates, in the same or varying amounts and directions, and with one or more apparatus being provided for any individual tube support plate. | 01-28-2010 |
20100018689 | TUBE SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR NUCLEAR STEAM GENERATORS - A method and apparatus in a steam generator that employs tube support plates within a shroud that is in turn disposed within a shell. The tube support plates are made of a material having a coefficient of thermal expansion lower than that of the shroud. The tube support plates are aligned during fabrication, with minimal clearances between components. Using a tube support displacement system, a controlled misalignment is then imposed on one or more tube support plates, as the steam generator heats up. Displacement to produce misalignment is produced only when the steam generator is heated. The tube support plate displacement system has only two parts, a spring bar and a push rod, that are internal to the steam generator shell and threadably engaged, thereby minimizing the potential of loose parts. The tube support plate displacement system can be used to provide controlled misalignments on one or more tube support plates, in the same or varying amounts and directions, and with one or more apparatus being provided for any individual tube support plate. | 01-28-2010 |
20100044023 | Heat exchanger systems & fabrication methods - A heat exchanger with multiple tubes whose ends are connected with connectors to provide a flow path for heat exchange fluid through the heat exchanger. This Abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract which will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure and is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims, 37 C.F.R. 1.72(b). | 02-25-2010 |
20100089561 | PIPE JOINT BLOCK FOR FLUID TRANSFER - A connection block employs a support block with two parallel through holes that pass through parallel first and second flat block surfaces. First and second insert pipes have elongate portions and flanges. The elongate portions press-fit into the connection block and the flanges, not at pipe ends, abut against the first flat surface of the connection block when the pipes are installed. Upon installation, the ends the elongate portions of the pipes are formed into a flange by flattening the end against the second connection block surface. The junctures of the elongate portions and the first flanges form a flange radius that contacts a radius of the support block when the pipes are installed into the block. The elongate portions residing within the first and second through holes make a full contact fit against the inside diameters of the through holes. The flanges are perpendicular to the elongate portions. | 04-15-2010 |
20100224350 | Heat exchangers with novel ball joints and assemblies and processes using such heat exchangers - What is disclosed herein deals with low to medium pressure, high temperature, all ceramic, air-to-air, indirect heat exchangers, novel ball joints, high load-bearing ceramic tube sheets, and tube seal extenders for ceramic tubes that are useful in such heat exchangers. Also disclosed are new and novel systems used in new and novel industrial processes such as chemical processing, sludge destruction and the production of particulates such as, for example, carbon black. Systems utilizing several heat exchangers are also disclosed. | 09-09-2010 |
20110088886 | HEAT EXCHANGER AND SEAL ARRANGEMENT FOR THE SAME - A heat exchanger that includes a collecting tank having a collecting tank edge, a tube plate including a tube plate edge, and a seal arrangement with a seal between the collecting tank and tube plate. The heat exchanger further includes a seal support frame, and the seal is arranged on the seal support frame and the seal is inlaid together with the seal support frame between the tube plate edge and the collecting tank edge. | 04-21-2011 |
20110186279 | RADIATOR - A radiator includes a supporting part including a plurality of through openings formed therein and a plurality of cooling tubes, each of the cooling tubes received in at least one of the through openings formed in the supporting part, each of the cooling tubes having a generally U-shaped configuration, wherein a first one of the cooling tubes includes a first helical portion having a first pre-determined depth and a second one of the cooling tubes includes a second helical portion having a second pre-determined depth different from the first pre-determined depth. | 08-04-2011 |
20110240278 | Plug Kit for Pressured Components - An apparatus for plugging a bore of a tube sheet, the apparatus includes cantilevered members that project radially outward from a body on the inner surface of the tube sheet. Slots can be drilled into a tube the projects into the bore and the cantilevered members set into the slots. The cantilevered members can slide radially outward from within the body, or can be pivotingly attached on an end of the body. One end of a bolt threadingly attaches to the body, and attaches on its other end to a nut circumscribing the tube sheet bore on its outer surface. A deformable collar circumscribes the bolt between the body and nut and provides a seal within the tube sheet bore. The apparatus can also be used to plug bores that do not include tubes. | 10-06-2011 |
20110259563 | CONNECTION ELEMENT FOR TUBULAR HEAT EXCHANGER - Connection element for connecting a heat exchanger element of a tubular heat exchanger with at least one product-carrying pipe to a flow system, where the connection element has a through hole, and a flow separation edge is formed on the circumference of the through hole. | 10-27-2011 |
20110284196 | HEAT EXCHANGER WITH AN IMPROVED CONNECTOR FOR AN AIR CONDITIONING CIRCUIT OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - A heat exchanger for an air conditioning circuit of a motor vehicle, comprises a body defining a central duct having an axis and a plurality of peripheral ducts surrounding the central duct and at least one connector defining a first port fluidically connected to the central duct and a second port fluidically connected to the peripheral ducts, so that the central duct and the peripheral ducts are fluidically insulated. In particular, the connector comprises a tubular portion fluid-sealingly housed within the central duct and fluidically connected to the first port and defines a chamber surrounding the tubular portion and fluidically connected between the peripheral ducts and the second port. | 11-24-2011 |
20120186796 | HEAT EXCHANGER DEVICE AND USE THEREOF - The invention relates to a heat exchanger device to be introduced, along a longitudinal direction L, into a sewage pipeline extending along the longitudinal direction L, with a heat exchanger wall, comprising:—a first wall portion designed to make contact with sewage,—a second wall portion, spaced from the first wall portion, which is designed to make contact with the sewage pipeline, wherein the first wall portion and the second wall portion are arranged in a manner spaced from each other at least in some part(s) such that a heat exchanger chamber is formed between the first wall portion and the second wall portion, and—a third wall portion connecting the first wall portion and the second wall portion, the third wall portion at least in some part(s) forming a first supply line that can be flown through by a heat exchange medium, wherein the heat exchanger chamber is hydraulically connected to the first supply line via a first connection region,—a fourth wall portion connecting the first wall portion and the second wall portion, the fourth wall portion at least in some part(s) forming a second supply line that can be flown through by a heat exchange medium, wherein the heat exchanger chamber is hydraulically connected to the second supply line via a second connection region, and to a use thereof. | 07-26-2012 |
20120211209 | STRUCTURE FOR CONNECTING REFRIGERANT PIPE AND AIR CONDITIONER HAVING THE SAME - A structure to connect a refrigerant pipe and an air conditioner having the same, the connecting structure enabling a refrigerant pipe to be easily connected to an indoor unit or an outdoor unit of an air conditioner and including a refrigerant pipe through which refrigerant flows, a socket part connected to one end of the refrigerant pipe, and a coupling nut coupled to an outer circumferential surface of the socket part, wherein, a socket part is provided with a grip-ring allowing the refrigerant pipe to move in a first direction in which the refrigerant pipe is coupled to the socket part and preventing the refrigerant pipe from moving in a second direction in which the refrigerant pipe is separated from the socket part, and at least one O-ring configured to prevent refrigerant from leaking at the socket part. | 08-23-2012 |
20120305229 | HEAT EXCHANGER AND RELATED METHODS - A heat exchanger and related methods are provided. An example heat exchanger has moveable or flexible joints between tubular members that contain flowing heating medium. The moveable joints allow the overall structure of the heat exchanger to adapt to expansion, contraction, and other stresses of high-temperature, high thermal-gradient operation. The moveable joints also provide breaks in the structure, enabling repair or replacement of parts. A negative internal pressure is maintained to prevent flue gases and heat from escaping through the moveable joints, and prevents contamination of the ambient environment and products being dried. Moveable support measures also allow each tier of tubes to expand or contract independently of each other to accommodate thermal gradients within a given tier of tubes, within a given manifold, and between tiers of tubes, so that virtually all of the thermal stresses associated with conventional heat exchangers are mitigated or eliminated. | 12-06-2012 |
20130160981 | HEAT EXCHANGER AND BAFFLE THEREOF - A baffle and a heat exchanger with the baffle are provided. The baffle is disposed inside a header pipe of the heat exchanger, and divides the header pipe into two sections along the axial direction. The baffle supports a refrigerant duct which is set inside the header pipe along the axial direction. The baffle is a split type, and includes a first baffle member and a second baffle member connected together via an engagement structure. The installation efficiency of the baffle and the installation quality of the refrigerant duct are enhanced, and the reliability of the heat exchanger is also improved. | 06-27-2013 |
20130213627 | REFRIGERANT GUIDING PIPE AND HEAT EXCHANGER HAVING REFRIGERANT GUIDING PIPE - A refrigerant guiding pipe for a heat exchanger having: a pipe wall in which an inner chamber is formed, an opening formed in the pipe wall, and a refrigerant guiding wall portion, at least a part of the refrigerant guiding wall being disposed to be substantially inclined with respect to an axial direction of the refrigerant guiding pipe to guide refrigerant passing through the opening. The refrigerant guiding wall portion is a recessed wall section depressed towards the inner chamber. The refrigerant guiding pipe can distribute and guide refrigerant well to help avoid non-uniform distribution of refrigerant due to layering of gaseous refrigerant and liquid refrigerant | 08-22-2013 |
20130269919 | TEMPERATURE MODERATED SUPPORTS FOR FLOW TUBES - The present invention provides a system and method that allows use of the same or similar material as the flow tubes for the supports and without requiring more expensive stainless or higher alloy supports. The disclosure provides one or more temperature moderated support tubes that allow the process fluid in the flow tubes to also pass through the support tubes. The benefit is that the process fluid moderates the temperature of the support tubes and hence the thermal expansion of the support tubes to be relatively consistent with the expansion of the flow tubes of the coil, and further benefits from additional heat transfer area using the support tubes. Thus, the support tubes can be made from the same or similar material as the flow tubes. The ledges/brackets could be also of the same material as the coil material. | 10-17-2013 |
20140027101 | HEAT EXCHANGER - A heat exchanger includes a plurality of fins and a plurality of tubes extending through the plurality of fins. The heat exchanger includes a plurality of return tubes, each return tube connected to tube ends of desired tubes of the plurality of tubes. At least one return tube of the plurality of end tubes is configured such that an inner surface of the at least one return tube is secured to an outer surface of the tube end. A method of assembling a heat exchanger includes inserting a plurality of tubes through a plurality of fins. Desired tubes of the plurality of tubes are connected via a plurality of return tubes. Each return tube connects one or more of the plurality of tubes by inserting a tube end of a tube of the plurality of tubes into a return tube end of the return tube. | 01-30-2014 |
20140069621 | PUSH-FIT CONNECTOR - Push-fit connector and method of heating a fluid in the push-fit connetor. The push-fit connector includes a housing, an accommodation space and a connecting piece connected by a channel, a heating zone located in an inside of the channel and a heat-conducting element being arranged between the heating zone and the accommodation space. | 03-13-2014 |
20140138073 | REFRIGERANT PIPE ATTACHMENT STRUCTURE - A refrigerant pipe attachment structure is provided, in which it can be ensured that a refrigerant pipe is held and thermal resistance between the refrigerant pipe and a heat transfer member can be sufficiently reduced. A heat transfer member formed with an elongated groove into which a refrigerant pipe is fitted and thermally contacting a cooling target is provided. An elastic member formed in an elongated plate shape extending along an extension direction of the refrigerant pipe and including a pipe-facing part facing the refrigerant pipe is provided. A pressing mechanism configured to press the elastic member toward the heat transfer member is provided. | 05-22-2014 |
20150345875 | FLAT TUBE FOR A CHARGE AIR HEAT EXCHANGER AND CORRESPONDING CHARGE AIR HEAT EXCHANGER - A flat tube of a charge air heat exchanger, produced from at least one metal sheet that has been pressed to form an exchange plate, the pressing allowing a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet to be connected by a circuit through which a heat-transfer fluid circulates. The circuit includes at least one fluid circulation path having at least two passes which are separated by a rib, where the rib has at least one zone of lower heat exchange between two adjacent passes of the fluid circulation path. Embodiments disclosed herein also relate to the method of manufacturing the flat tube and to the heat exchanger having such a flat tube. | 12-03-2015 |
20160146548 | Heat Exchanger, In Particular For Vehicle Air Conditioning Loops Or Circuits - The present invention relates to a heat exchanger ( | 05-26-2016 |