| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 165159000 | With distinct flow director in casing | 32 |
| 20080196872 | Compact Water/Water Heat Pump Core, and Heat Pump Comprising Same - The whole set includes a compressor assembly ( | 08-21-2008 |
| 20090025918 | FLOW MODERATOR - A fluid flow moderator for a plate heat exchange device comprises an open-sided fluid conduit adapted for positioning adjacent to a fluid port of a plate heat exchange device wherein said fluid conduit has a fluid deflection surface for moderating fluid flow. A method of moderating fluid flow in a plate heat exchange device comprises positioning an open-sided fluid conduit adjacent to a fluid port of a plate heat exchange device wherein said fluid conduit has a surface for deflecting a fluid and moderating fluid flow in said heat exchange device. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20090107660 | Pre-Heater For An Apparatus For The Production Of Carbon Black - A pre-heater for an apparatus for the production of carbon black, is adapted to pre-heat air by heat exchange to a temperature of at least 800° C., comprises an elongated jacket arranged substantially and having a top end and a bottom end, said jacket defining a space, a plurality of tubings arranged inside said space, said tubings having a diameter of 85 to 90 mm, said jacket being provided with an air inlet and an air outlet, for allowing said air to enter and exit said space, a smoke inlet chamber and a smoke collection chamber for allowing smoke to enter and exit said tubing. Said jacket is supported by a suspension means between said top and bottom ends excluding at the top end as such, such that the jacket is allowed to expand upwards above and downwards below said suspension means. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090301699 | VERTICAL COMBINED FEED/EFFLUENT HEAT EXCHANGER WITH VARIABLE BAFFLE ANGLE - A shell and tube heat exchanger, such as a vertical combined feed/effluent heat exchanger (VCFE), including: a shell having a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet; a plurality of baffles mounted in the shell to guide the fluid into a helical flow pattern through the shell; wherein a helix angle α of a baffle proximate the inlet is different than a helix angle β of a baffle proximate the outlet. | 12-10-2009 |
| 20100059216 | Heat Exchanger In A Modular Construction - The invention relates to a heat exchanger in modular construction, in particular for facilities operated using large load and/or temperature changes, having an external shell and a number of heat exchanger modules, wherein each heat exchanger module, which is either a preheater, evaporator, or superheater module, has an entry manifold, and exit manifold, and meandering pipes, through which the heat-absorbing medium, in particular water, flows from the entry manifold to the exit manifold, and the heat exchanger modules are also situated in a shared external shell, so that they have the same heat-dissipating medium flowing around them, the evaporator modules being connected in parallel via a steam-collecting drum situated outside the external shell. | 03-11-2010 |
| 20100132928 | HONEYCOMB MINI-REACTOR SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Disclosed is a reactor or reactor component comprising a honeycomb structure having cells extending along a common direction and having one or more passages each extending across at least some of the cells, wherein the path or paths of the one or more passages, taken within a plane perpendicular to the common direction, includes or include a number of repeating sub-path units arranged in a two-dimensional array, each sub-path unit including one or more turns or bends in the path. Methods of making, and methods of use, including resulting standardized reactor or reactor component systems, and standardized reactor or reactor component engineering or design, are also disclosed. | 06-03-2010 |
| 20100193167 | SHORT-CIRCUIT-PROOF HEAT-EXCHANGER WITH HELICAL BAFFLES - The present invention relates to a short-circuit-proof heat-exchanger with helical baffles, which comprises a housing, helical baffles and heat exchange tubes extending through the helical baffles, wherein two straight sides of the sector baffles with a projection of 360°/4 are respectively widened and overlap in turn, and the heat exchange tubes pass through the overlapping parts. The present invention is characterized in that the short-circuit-proof heat-exchanger with helical baffles also comprises pull rods, wherein one pull rod is positioned on the central axis of the housing and extends through the widened overlapping parts of the helical baffles, and the other pull rods extend through both end areas of the central line of the projection of the widened overlapping parts of the helical baffles; one end of each pull rod is fixed to the internal surface of a tube sheet arranged at one end of the housing, and the other end is fixed to the last corresponding helical baffle; distance tubes are segmentally sheathed on the pull rods. The present invention has the advantages of reasonable structure, increased heat exchange efficiency, enhanced integral rigidity and shockproof performance, simplified assembly technology, saved cost and increased work efficiency. The shell-tube heat exchanger with helical baffles can be extensively used in the technical processes of petroleum industry, chemical industry, power generation industry, metallurgical industry, food industry, pharmaceutical industry, etc. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100282450 | HEAT EXCHANGER SHELL ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING - A heat exchanger shell assembly comprising an outer shell having a nozzle at its lower side; an inner shell member within the outer shell and forming an intermediate space with the outer shell, the inner shell member having an opening at its lower side; wherein the arrangement further comprises a seal member arranged to fit in the intermediate space, the seal member providing a sealed passageway for fluid between the opening and the nozzle, and a method of assembling a heat exchanger shell structure, and a method of assembling a heat exchanger shell structure, comprising sliding an inner shell member into an outer shell, to form an intermediate space, arranging the inner shell member in a lifted position in the outer shell; sliding a seal member into the intermediate space; and lowering the inner shell member so that the gravity force exerted on the seal member acts as sealing force. | 11-11-2010 |
| 20120118545 | THIN FILM EVAPORATOR - A thin film evaporator has a shell with tubes extending through the shell in at least one pass. The shell has a top and a bottom. Process fluid flows through the tubes. A suction from a compressor is applied to the top of the shell at a refrigerant outlet. Refrigerant is introduced into the shell at the bottom and is distributed across the bottom region of the shell. The refrigerant flows up and contacts the tubes, exchanging heat therewith before flowing out of the shell top. Oil in the refrigerant contacts the shell wall and drains into a sump. | 05-17-2012 |
| 20120145367 | HEAT EXCHANGER AND NOZZLE OF HEAT EXCHANGER - In one embodiment, a heat exchanger is provided with an inside shell, an outside shell, a cooling portion, and an inlet nozzle. The inside shell has an inside space for flowing a fluid, and an opening portion for outflowing the fluid from the inside space. The outside shell covers the inside shell to form a first passage between them to flow the fluid outflowing from the opening portion. The cooling portion is disposed within the inside shell to cool the fluid within the inside space. The inlet nozzle has an inner pipe, an outer pipe, and an outlet pipe. The inner pipe flows the fluid into the inside space through the outside shell. The outer pipe covers the inner pipe to form a second passage between them and has its one end connected to the outside shell to communicate the second passage with the first passage, and its other end connected to the inner pipe on the outside of the outside shell to seal the second passage to flow the fluid partly from the first passage to the second passage. The outlet pipe is connected to the outer pipe to inflow the fluid from the second passage. | 06-14-2012 |
| 20120152505 | STRUCTURAL PLATE FOR AN AIR HANDLER SYSTEM - A structural plate for an air handler system. The system comprises a single sheet having at least two of the following structural elements: a) an air baffle for a heat exchanger; b) a stabilizer bracket attachable to an air handler cabinet; c) an air handler control box bracket; or d) a filter holder. | 06-21-2012 |
| 20120312513 | HOT FLUID PRODUCTION DEVICE INCLUDING A CONDENSING HEAT EXCHANGER - The invention relates to a device that includes means for conveying or producing hot gases and a condensing heat exchanger including: an bundle of helical tubes serving as primary exchanger, mounted within a gas-impermeable housing and equipped with a gas discharge trunk, means for circulating a primary fluid in the primary exchanger, two deflector plates and a deflecting ring arranged so as to circulate the hot gasses through the coils of the primary exchanger. Said device is characterized in that it includes a second tube bundle serving as a secondary exchanger, means for circulating therein a secondary fluid separate from the primary fluid and in that the second deflector plate is inserted between the primary exchanger and the secondary exchanger. The invention can be used in the production of heating water and of hot water for sanitation. | 12-13-2012 |
| 20130112381 | HEAT EXCHANGE DEVICE WITH IMPROVED SYSTEM FOR DISTRIBUTING COOLANT FLUID - A heat exchange device comprises plural tubes arranged parallel to one another to form one or more tube bundles inserted axially in a cylindrical shell. A first fluid supplied through one or more first inlet holes at a first end of the cylindrical shell and oriented axially, flows inside the tubes and a second fluid, supplied through a second inlet hole, flows inside the cylindrical shell to effect heat transfer with the first fluid through the tube walls. One end of the tubes is connected to a tube plate at first inlet hole(s), which separates the second fluid from the first fluid. At least two impingement plates, each provided with plural through holes, are placed in succession between each first inlet hole and the tube plate. The impingement plates are parallel to one another and orthogonal to the cylindrical shell central axis to distribute the first fluid inside the tubes. | 05-09-2013 |
| 20140034275 | Condenser/Accumulator and Systems and Operation Methods - A condenser/accumulator ( | 02-06-2014 |
| 20140246182 | Heat Transfer Baffle System and Uses Thereof - This disclosure describes an improved heat transfer system for use in reaction vessels used in chemical and biological processes. In one embodiment, a heat transfer baffle comprising two sub-assemblies adjoined to one another is provided. | 09-04-2014 |
| 20140284032 | CORE-IN-SHELL EXCHANGER REFRIGERANT INLET FLOW DISTRIBUTOR - Apparatuses and systems for introducing two-phase refrigerant into a shell of a core-in-shell exchanger are disclosed. One system includes: an exchanger shell; a heat-exchanging core disposed inside the exchanger shell; and an inlet flow distributor for directing incoming fluid comprising: a baffle plate with an array of orifice holes, wherein the orifice holes are off-set from the heat-exchanging core. | 09-25-2014 |
| 20140311721 | SHELL AND TUBE HEAT EXCHANGER - A shell and tube heat exchanger includes a shell having an inner surface that defines a heat exchange zone, a refrigerant pool zone is arranged in the heat exchange zone, and a plurality of tube bundles are arranged in the heat exchange zone above the refrigerant pool zone. The tube bundles include first and second wall members that define a tube channel, and a plurality of tubes arranged in the tube channel. Each of the first and second wall members have a first end that extends to a second end that is spaced from the refrigerant pool zone. The plurality of tube bundles is spaced one from another so as to define one or more vapor passages. A refrigerant distributor is positioned above the tube channel. The refrigerant distributor is configured and disposed to deliver a refrigerant onto the plurality or tubes toward the refrigerant pool zone. | 10-23-2014 |
| 20150027673 | Heat Exchanger For Gases, In Particular For The Exhaust Gases Of An Engine - A heat exchanger ( | 01-29-2015 |
| 20150129182 | HEAT EXCHANGER COMPRISING A SUPPLY CHANNEL - A heat exchanger for a motor vehicle, said heat exchanger including an outer casing in which heat exchanger tubes are arranged and a medium can be guided into the casing on the front side and can be evacuated on the opposite side, and a second medium can be guided to the casing via the lateral side, wherein a channel extends along at least part of the periphery on the outer side of the casing, the second medium can be guided by a supply line into the peripheral channel and passes the channel into the inner chamber of the casing via the openings in the casing. | 05-14-2015 |
| 20150330719 | EXHAUST-GAS HEAT EXCHANGER MADE OF DUPLEX STEEL - The present invention relates to an exhaust-gas heat exchanger for a motor vehicle, having an outer casing and plates arranged therein lying one above another in layers, wherein a fin plate made of austenitic steel material is arranged in an inner cassette made of ferritic steel material or made of duplex steel and at least two inner cassettes are arranged one above another like plates and the outer casing is formed from duplex steel and engages around the inner cassettes. | 11-19-2015 |
| 20150362264 | FLOW DEFLECTOR - The present invention relates to a device for deflecting coolant fluid flow in a heat exchanger, particularly a heat exchanger of an EGR (Exhaust Gas Recirculation) system, better cooling of the fluid to be cooled and flowing through the bundle of tubes of said heat exchanger being obtained. | 12-17-2015 |
| 20160018168 | Angled Tube Fins to Support Shell Side Flow - A heat exchanger, including: a shell configured to have an inlet and an outlet for a first fluid; baffles disposed in the shell, wherein the baffles are configured to guide the first fluid into a helical flow pattern, and at least some of the baffles are disposed in a helical pattern with a helix angle; a tube disposed in the shell, wherein the tube extends along a longitudinal axis of the shell, the tube passes through the baffles, and the tube is configured to facilitate an exchange of thermal energy between a second fluid within the tube and the first fluid; and fins fixedly attached to an outer surface of the tube, wherein at least some of the fins are angled to match the helix angle of the at least some of the baffles. | 01-21-2016 |
| 20160084582 | HEAT EXCHANGER - The invention relates to a heat exchanger having a tube bundle with tubes as heat exchanger matrix, it being possible for the tubes to be flowed through by a first fluid and in this way defining a first fluid channel, and to be flowed around by a second fluid and in this way defining a second fluid channel, the tube bundle being configured so as to be closed off toward the outside, in order to close off the second fluid channel, or being arranged in a housing, in order to close off the second fluid channel, the tubes being configured so as to be open on the end side for the inflow or outflow of the first fluid. | 03-24-2016 |
| 165160000 | Longitudinal | 9 |
| 20080314571 | ANNULAR BAFFLE - A baffle assembly for an etching apparatus is disclosed. The baffle assembly comprises a ring and a lower baffle portion having a curved wall extending between a flange portion and a lower frame portion. A heating assembly may be present within the lower frame portion to control the temperature of the baffle. The baffle assembly may help confine the plasma within the processing space in the chamber. The ring may comprise silicon carbide and the lower baffle portion may comprise aluminum. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20090301700 | Heat Exchanger Comprising Deep-Drawn Heat Exchanger Plates - In a method for producing a heat exchanger tube bundle for a heat exchanger of an electrochemical energy accumulators, heat exchanger channels and an intended profile are incorporated into material strips by deep drawing. A forward-flow distribution aperture is incorporated into a first such material strip from step b) (first heat exchanger plate), and return collecting apertures are incorporated into a second such material strip, forming first and the second heat exchanger plates. The latter are aligned in such a manner that webs of the two heat exchanger plates border each other, and the heat exchanger channels form heat exchanger tubes. The heat exchanger plates arranged in this manner are joined together to form a heat exchanger tube bundle. A corresponding pressure welding apparatus, a heat exchanger tube bundle, a heat exchanger module, a heat exchanger with two or more heat exchanger modules, and an electrochemical energy accumulator with a heat exchanger of this type are also disclosed. | 12-10-2009 |
| 20100116477 | ASSEMBLY OF BAFFLES AND SEALS AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING A HEAT EXCHANGER - An assembly ( | 05-13-2010 |
| 20100126706 | THERMAL STORAGE DEVICE - An objective of the present invention is to store heat into a thermal storing material using a plurality of thermal transport mediums, in a thermal storage device utilizing natural convection of a thermal storage material resulting from temperature difference of the thermal storage material. | 05-27-2010 |
| 20110056664 | VAPOR COMPRESSION SYSTEM - A distributor for use in a vapor compression system including an enclosure configured to be positioned in a heat exchanger having a tube bundle comprising a plurality of tubes extending substantially horizontally in the heat exchanger. A plurality of distribution devices are formed in the enclosure, the plurality of distribution devices configured to apply a fluid entering the distributor onto the tube bundle. The enclosure is formed of unitary construction. | 03-10-2011 |
| 20120199327 | FINNED-TUBE HEAT TRANSFER DEVICE - A finned-tube heat transfer device ( | 08-09-2012 |
| 20130255923 | SHELL AND TUBE HEAT EXCHANGER - A shell and tube heat exchanger include heat surface tubes ( | 10-03-2013 |
| 20130269916 | VAPOR COMPRESSION SYSTEM - A distributor for use in a vapor compression system includes an enclosure configured to be positioned in a heat exchanger having a tube bundle including a plurality of tubes extending substantially horizontally in the heat exchanger. At least one distribution device formed in an end of the enclosure positioned to face the tube bundle, the at least one distribution device configured to apply a fluid entering the distributor onto the tube bundle. The enclosure has an aspect ratio between about 1/2:1 and about 10:1. | 10-17-2013 |
| 165161000 | Additional transverse baffle | 1 |
| 20110094720 | SHELL-AND-TUBE HEAT EXCHANGER WITH HELICAL BAFFLES - The present invention provides a single shell-pass shell-and-tube heat exchanger with helical baffles, where within a single pitch, the helical baffles are separated into inner and outer parts along the radial direction of the shell. In the central portion of the inner space of the shell, an inner non-continuous helical form is employed; in other portion outside the central portion, doughnut shaped helical baffles with continuous curved surfaces are arranged to form an outer continuous helical baffle, and the outer helical baffles are arranged to surround the inner helical baffles. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a multiple shell-pass shell-and-tube heat exchanger with helical baffles, in which complete continuous helical baffles are provided in shell-sides other than the inner shell-pass, while non-continuous helical baffles or other flow guide means are employed in the inner shell-pass. The present invention makes flow patterns of fluids on the shell side more desirable, leading to a reduced flow pressure drop, and mitigate fouling, thus the heat transfer rate is improved and the service life of the heat exchanger is increased. The present invention also provides two methods for manufacture of continuous helical baffles, which ensure the concentricity of the tube bundle holes on each continuous helical baffle so as to facilitate installation of heat exchange tube bundles. | 04-28-2011 |
