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| 20080202735 | Heat Exchanger - The invention relates to a heat exchanger ( | 08-28-2008 |
| 20080210413 | Heat Exchanger - A heat exchanger may be manufactured using a number of different methods, each having their own benefits and deficiencies. A method of making a monolithic heat exchanger having a plurality of conduits passing through it is provided and comprises the steps of: providing a plurality of successive layers of a material to be remelted and energy beam remelting predetermined regions of each layer in accordance with a predetermined design. The energy beam remelting of each layer is performed prior to the addition of a successive layer. The regions of each layer which are subjected to energy beam remelting form solid structures within the layer, and the energy beam remelting of each layer fuses the remelted regions of each layer to the remelted regions of the preceding layer. This results in the manufacture of a three-dimensional monolithic unit. The heat exchanger is manufactured to have a surface area density of at least 5000 m | 09-04-2008 |
| 20080210414 | Heat Exchanger Plate, A Pair Of Two Heat Exchanger Plates, And Plate Package For A Plate Heat Exchanger - The invention refers to a heat exchanger plate ( | 09-04-2008 |
| 20080223563 | U Shaped Cooler - An exhaust gas re-circulation cooler device comprises at least one cooling plate, said cooling plate comprising an upper plate wall and a lower plate wall; said upper and lower plate walls defining a plurality of gas passages which have a gas inlet at a first end of cooling plate and a gas outlet at said first end of said cooling plate; each said passage directing a gas flow between said inlet and said outlet and along a length of said plate; and said plate being sealed so as to be gas tight along a length of said plate, and at a second end of said plate. | 09-18-2008 |
| 20080230212 | Fin for Heat Exchanger and Heat Exchanger Equipped with Such Fins - The invention concerns a fin defining a general corrugated direction (D | 09-25-2008 |
| 20080236801 | BRAZED CHANNEL PLATE - A brazed channel plate includes a plurality of brazing sheets stacked on top of one another and bonded to each other with a channel formed therebetween, in which occurrence of clogging of the channel due to molten brazing material is suppressed. At least one of the outermost brazing sheets in the stacking direction has a brazing material escape aperture extending to a bonding surface facing the channel space. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20080264618 | Plate Element for a Plate Cooler - The invention relates to a plate element for a plate cooler, comprising an outer border ( | 10-30-2008 |
| 20080314572 | LUBRICATION SYSTEM AND OIL COOLER WITH BYPASS - An oil cooler for an engine or other lubricated mechanism includes a connector through which the oil cooler is connected to an oil supply passage and a return oil passage in an engine crankcase or other supply source. The connector includes a seal face to which inlet and outlet passages from the cooler are connected with oil supply and return passages in a connected mechanism. A continually open oil bypass is provided by forming a groove or slot in the seal face of the oil cooler extending between the inlet and outlet passages of the oil cooler and forming the cooler oil bypass. Alternatively, a bypass may be formed by a slot in a mating engine or mechanism connector connecting with the supply and return oil passages. Using a perimeter gasket between mating connectors can increase the bypass oil flow by the area of the clearance within the gasket opening created by the thickness of the gasket. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080314573 | Aircraft combination engines thermal management system - An engine combination for generating forces with a gas turbine engine generating force that utilizes an engine lubricant for lubricating moving components in the turbofan engine, and an internal combustion engine provided in the combination as an intermittent combustion engine generating force that utilizes a coolant for transporting heat generated in the intermittent combustion engine away therefrom and having an air intake, there being an air transfer duct connected from a compressor in the gas turbine engine to the air intake to transfer compressed air thereto. A coupling heat exchanger is coupled to both the gas turbine engine and the intermittent combustion engine to have the engine lubricant and the coolant pass therethrough to thereby permit the coolant to transport heat in the engine lubricant away therefrom. A further cooling heat exchanger is coupled to both the coupling heat exchanger and the intermittent combustion engine to have a remote fluid from a source thereof and the coolant pass therethrough to permit the remote fluid to transport heat in the coolant away therefrom, and with the coolant also circulating through at least one of the coupling heat exchanger and the intermittent combustion engine. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20090000777 | Plate heat exchanger port insert and 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. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20090032231 | Stacked plate heat exchanger - The stacked plate oil cooler has a first plate and a second plate. Both the first plate and the second plate are made of a three-layered aluminum alloy clad sheet. The second plate is folded at an outer rim to place the brazing material layer on both sides of the second plate. The first and second plates and are stacked alternately and brazed to define a water passage between sacrificial layers and, and to define an oil passage between brazing material layers. The first plate is folded at an outer rim to place the sacrificial layer on a lateral outside of a core assembly to decrease exposure of the brazing material layer to the lateral outside. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20090038784 | Heat Exchanger - This relates to a heat transfer plate ( | 02-12-2009 |
| 20090056924 | CERAMICS HEAT EXCHANGER - A ceramic heat exchanger includes a heat exchange section that heat-exchanges between two fluids A and B flowing opposite directions to each other. The heat exchange section includes ceramic blocks stacked one on top of another with a seal therebetween. The ceramic blocks have a plurality of parallel lines of flow channels, each line defined by the flow channels through which the same fluid flows, any two adjacent lines being defined by the flow channels through which the different fluids A and B flow respectively. Both ends in the stacking direction of the stack are bound to join and integrate the ceramic blocks with tightening means including end plates and a tie rod. A thermal expansion absorber is disposed on an external surface of the end plates for absorbing thermal expansion in the axial direction of the tie rod. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090056925 | HEAT DISSIPATION MODULE - A heat dissipation module for being assembled to a circuit board with a first heat-generating element and a second heat-generating element is provided. A heat generation rate of the first heat-generating element is higher than that of the second heat-generating element. The heat dissipation module includes a heat-transferring connection element, a cooling device, a first heat-transferring plate and a second heat-transferring plate. The heat-transferring connection element has a first part and a second part. The cooling device connects to the first part. The first heat-transferring plate is connected between the first heat-generating element and the second part. The second heat-transferring plate has a third part and a fourth part. The second part is connected between the first heat-transferring plate and the third part. The fourth part is connected to the second heat-generating element. The thermal conductivity of the first heat-transferring plate is higher than that of the second heat-transferring plate. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090071638 | HEAT EXCHANGER - A heat exchanger, which maintains basic performance even in an environment repeatedly subjected to dew condensation, is provided. The heat exchanger is formed of a plurality of unit devices each including a heat exchanger plate, spacer ribs, and shielding ribs. The heat exchanger plate, the spacer rib and the shielding rib are integrally molded with resin. The spacer ribs keep the spacing between the heat exchangers, and the shielding ribs shield leakage of airflow. The unit devices are stacked each other to form airflow passages between the heat exchanger plates. The airflow passages allow a first airflow and a second airflow to pass therethrough and to exchange heat through the heat exchanger plates. The heat exchanger plate is made of a moisture permeable resin film having water-insolubility and flame retardant property, and the resin has water-insolubility and flame retardant property. | 03-19-2009 |
| 20090090496 | Plate Heat Exchanger - The invention relates to a plate heat exchanger with a plate package ( | 04-09-2009 |
| 20090095456 | Plate heat exchanger - A plate heat exchanger with a plurality of separating walls stacked one above the other, which alternatingly define a first and second flow space for a first and second medium, comprises at least one turbulence generator being positioned in at least one flow space, which comprises a plate with a number of parallel-running band-like rows of alternating elevations and depressions mutually connected by bridges, where the elevations and depressions of each row are shifted with respect to each immediately adjacent row, and where each row is provided with at least one transition area for the medium to pass to the immediately adjacent row, such that the depressions of each row are flow-connected with the immediately adjacent elevations of at least one immediately adjacent row. To achieve high heat transfer performance in a simple manner it is provided that the bridges of each row are essentially parallel and equally inclined relative to the separating walls, with an acute angle being formed between a separating wall and the bridges. | 04-16-2009 |
| 20090173481 | HEAT EXCHANGER, HEAT-EXCHANGE REFORMER, AND METHODS OF PRODUCING HEAT-EXCHANGER AND HEAT-EXCHANGE REFORMER - A heat exchanger includes: a stacked core formed by stacking a plurality of unit plate members in each of which passage formation portions are formed independently of each other to extend from a heat-exchange passage formation portion along a plane; a case formed in accordance with the outer shape of the stacked core, and which houses the stacked core such that heat-exchange media flow into and flow out of the stacked core; and a join portion that serves as a sealing mechanism that supports the stacked core such that the stacked core does not contact the case, and that forms a heat-insulation layer between the case and the stacked core, wherein the heat-insulation layer is a closed space separated from the outside. | 07-09-2009 |
| 20090211740 | Heat Exchange Device and Method for Manufacture - A heat exchange device of a type for affecting an exchange of heat between a first and second fluid is characterized by a plurality of heat exchange cells in a stacked arrangement wherein each cell includes inlet and outlet manifold rings which define inlet and outlet manifolds, respectively. Adjacent heat exchange cells are bonded to one another via metallurgical bonds between the contacting surfaces of the manifold rings. In a further aspect, a method for the manufacture of a heat exchange device is provided. | 08-27-2009 |
| 20090218082 | HEAT DISSIPATION MODULE - A heat dissipation module includes a plurality of cooling fins and at least a guide heat pipe. The cooling fins stack to one another with at least a through hole at the respective cooling fin for being penetrated with the guide heat pipe. A projecting annular part is disposed at a side of the respective cooling fin to surround the circumference of the through hole with an indented spot at the periphery of the projecting annular part. The outer side of said guide heat pipe has an elongated recess extending along the length thereof to correspond to the indented spot such that the indented spot is capable of fitting with the recess after the guide heat pipe passing through the through hole respectively to facilitate the subsequent welding job. | 09-03-2009 |
| 20090255655 | Homogenisation device of an inlet flow in a plate exchanger - The present invention relates to a homogenisation device of a material flow at the inlet of a plate exchanger ( | 10-15-2009 |
| 20090272517 | Facility for cooling a detection device and detection device - A facility is disclosed for cooling a detection device. In at least one embodiment, the facility includes at least one first cooling unit, through which a thermal contact to the detection device is able to be established and through which heat arising during operation of the detection device is able to be removed; and at least one second cooling unit, which is arranged so that heat from the environment of the detection device can be discharged through it. In at least one embodiment, this has the advantage of largely shielding the first cooling unit from incident heat which allows the detection device to be efficiently cooled. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090288811 | ALUMINUM PLATE-FIN HEAT EXCHANGER UTILIZING TITANIUM SEPARATOR PLATES - A plate fin heat transfer device utilizes titanium plate members and aluminum dividers. The solid bar may be titanium, aluminum or an alloy of either. The titanium plate members may have a thermal conductivity of approximately 50 or 100 BTU/Hr/ft/F/in and dramatically reduce matrix conduction of heat within the plate members. The plate members may be as thin as approximately 0.002 inches while providing the necessary strength to avoid leakage during or after the manufacturing process. The advantageous thinness satisfies weight and volume parameters critical to an aircraft. | 11-26-2009 |
| 20090288812 | TURBULIZERS AND METHOD FOR FORMING SAME - Disclosed is a method of forming a heat exchanger turbulizer apparatus including a member having a longitudinal axis, a lateral width and a plurality of strips including first strips and second strips, each strip extending widthwise and being corrugated longitudinally so as to form a plurality of laterally spaced-apart sections connected to one another by bridges projecting from the sections in a common direction, the bridges of the first and second strips extending in the same direction and the corrugations of the second strips being offset laterally from the corrugations of the first strips. The method comprises: crimping longitudinally-corrugated strip material between first and second forming dies to form said apparatus, said dies being adapted such that substantially all lateral movement of strip material in crimping results from strip material being drawn laterally by material that has been displaced in a direction parallel to the direction of die movement. | 11-26-2009 |
| 20100006274 | HEAT TRANSFER CELL FOR HEAT EXCHANGER AND ASSEMBLY, AND METHODS OF FABRICATING THE SAME - A heat transfer cell includes first and second heat transfer plates which have first and second heat transfer areas, and first and second flanges bent from the first and second heat transfer areas so as to have a height difference with respect to the first and second heat transfer areas. The first and second heat transfer plates are joined into a cell body so as to be opposite to each other in a mirror image, and the cell body having a first fluid passage therein, weld lines formed along the first contacting each other and along the second flanges contacting each other, and external recesses formed outside the heat transfer areas for second fluid passages intersecting with the first fluid passage at a right angle. | 01-14-2010 |
| 20100012303 | HOLLOW PLATE HEAT EXCHANGERS - One of these heat exchangers ( | 01-21-2010 |
| 20100025025 | HEAT EXCHANGER AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME - There is disclosed a heat exchanger capable of suppressing the increase of a pressure drop while improving a non-uniform rate distribution of a fluid. A heat exchanger T of the present invention is constituted of flat plates | 02-04-2010 |
| 20100025026 | FATIGUE-PROOF PLATE HEAT EXCHANGER - Plate heat exchanger for indirect heat exchange between at least two liquid and/or gaseous media with an essentially parallelepiped-shaped base ( | 02-04-2010 |
| 20100032148 | Plate Heat Exchanger - The invention relates to a plate heat exchanger that includes a plurality of first and second heat exchanger plates provided beside each other for forming a plate package having a surrounding edge side and first plate interspaces for a first medium and second plate interspaces for a second medium. A first heat exchanger plate forms, together with a second heat exchanger plate, a pair of heat exchanger plates which encloses a first plate interspace. The plate package has a plurality of such pairs. Each heat exchanger plate has two portholes which form ports extending through the plate package and communicating with the first plate interspaces. The second plate interspaces are open through the enclosing edge side. Each first heat exchanger plate includes a first bent part that cooperates with a bent part of a second heat exchanger plate in order to ensure that these two heat exchanger plates take a determined position in relation to each other. Each porthole of a first heat exchanger plate cooperates with a corresponding porthole of a second heat exchanger plate in order to ensure that each pair takes a determined position in relation to adjoining pairs. | 02-11-2010 |
| 20100051248 | HEAT EXCHANGER - A stacked plate type heat exchanger having compactness and providing a heat exchanging rate per unit volume of 10 MWt/m | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100051249 | HEAT EXCHANGER AND ITS MANUFACTURING METHOD - A heat exchanger is provided which has an easy-to-manufacture structure, is inexpensive, and has high quality and reliability while keeping high heat exchanging performance. The heat exchanger has first substrates ( | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100051250 | HEAT EXCHANGER AND ITS MANUFACTURING METHOD - A heat exchanger is provided which has an easy-to-manufacture structure, is inexpensive, and has high quality and reliability while keeping high heat exchanging performance. The heat exchanger has first substrates ( | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100071887 | HEAT EXCHANGING ELEMENT - A lamination type heat exchanging element for use in heat exchange type ventilators and other air conditioning devices eliminates drift in the air passages while maintaining its structural strength, thereby providing high heat exchange efficiency. The heat exchanging element also prevents airflow leakage due to peeling between heat exchanger plates and other components. To achieve this, rectification portions are provided which eliminate drift in the air passages due to different ventilation resistances of the flow channels caused by their different flow channel lengths generated by flow channel division portions, thereby forming a predetermined flow velocity distribution in the counterflow regions. | 03-25-2010 |
| 20100084121 | PLATE - The present invention relates to a plate of a plate heat exchanger, said plate comprising a material which constitutes a part of said plate with a surface made of this material positioned to be in direct contact with a chloride-containing cooling liquid, such as sea water, in which the material is a duplex stainless steel alloy containing in weight-%: C max 0.06%, Si max 1.5%, Mn 0-3.0%, Cr 23.0-32.0%, Ni 4.9-10.0%, Mo 3.0-8.0%, N 0.15-0.5%, B 0.-0.010%, S max 0.030%, Co 0-3.5%, W 0-3.0%, Cu 0-2.0%, Ru 0-0.3%, Al 0-0.2%, Ca 0-0.010% balance Fe and normal occurring impurities, wherein the ferrite content is 35-70 volume-%. | 04-08-2010 |
| 20100116479 | Heat exchanger of crossflow type - The invention relates to a heat exchanger ( | 05-13-2010 |
| 20100139900 | Gas Turbine Regenerator Apparatus and Method of Manufacture - A regenerator core for use in a gas turbine regenerator has integral manifold openings formed in the tube plates used to make up the core and has special reinforcing elements which provide high pressure containment in critical portions of the plate-and-fin heat exchanger construction. The reinforcing elements include a series of hoops of U-shaped cross section which are used to bridge the juncture lines of the heat exchanger manifolds. An outer channel region of the hoops is provided with a reinforcing strip of gusset material. The hoops with their reinforcing strips provide structural reinforcement in the region between the manifolds and the conventional side bar reinforcing members in the central core section. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100139901 | HEAT EXCHANGER ELEMENT AND HEAT EXCHANGER - A heat exchanger element includes partition members that include first gas passages that are passages for first gas and second gas passages that are passages for second gas and that are provided above the first gas passages, the partition members operative to partition the first gas passages and the second gas passages; spacing members that form the first gas passages and the second gas passages and that maintain a gap between the partition members; and an adhesive that adheres the partition member and the spacing member with each other. At least one of the partition member and the spacing member is made of a liquid absorbing material, and the adhesive is a water solvent adhesive in which water-soluble flame retardant is impregnated. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100170667 | HEAT EXCHANGER - A heat exchanger has a fluid passage sharing a wall with a cooling fluid passage adjacent to the passage. The thermally conductive wall allows heat to be transferred from the fluid into the cooling fluid passage. The passage additionally has a set of at least one airfoil pin extending into the passage. | 07-08-2010 |
| 20100175858 | PLATE-FIN TYPE HEAT EXCHANGER WITHOUT SEALING STRIP - A plate-fin type heat exchanger without sealing strip, includes outer shield plates ( | 07-15-2010 |
| 20100258284 | Heat Exchanger - Heat exchanger device, comprising a plurality of cassettes, where a first cassette comprises two plates of a first type and a second cassette comprises two plates of a second type, where each plate is provided with a corrugated pattern having a plurality of ridges and valleys with side walls there between, where the corrugated pattern comprises undulations parallel to the direction of the corrugated pattern, where the cassettes are mounted adjacent each other at a predefined distance, and where the perpendicular distance between the side walls of two adjacent cassettes is substantially constant over the width of the heat exchanger device. The advantage of this device is that the difference in flow restriction in the heat exchanger is minimised. | 10-14-2010 |
| 20100288477 | CONDENSING UNIT ATTACHMENT FEATURE - The present invention relates to a condenser or other component that is attached to the base plate by means of integral torque tabs that are twisted underneath the base plate to draw the condenser or other component downwardly against the upper surface of the base plate. In a preferred embodiment, the torque tabs are located on the lower ends of the condenser or other component end plates. The tabs are preferably designed to be machine twisted to provide enough holding force to maintain the condenser or other component and base plate in a rigid condition. | 11-18-2010 |
| 20100314084 | Heat exchanger - A heat exchanger includes board members layered with each other, and a sintered member. A first passage and a second passage are alternately defined between the layered board members. The sintered member adsorbs or desorbs first fluid flowing through the first passage. Second fluid flowing through the second passage has a pressure higher than that of the first fluid. The sintered member is layered on a first face of the board member defining the first passage. The sintered member is pressurized on the first face of the board member in a direction of layering the board members. All outer periphery of the second passage is sealed. | 12-16-2010 |
| 20110005737 | FLUID MICROJET SYSTEM - A device for generating fluid micro streams comprises a body portion with a fluid supply cavity therein and a plurality of fluid micro channels interconnecting the fluid supply cavity with an external outlet face of the body portion, the body portion being formed from a plurality of stacked plates, said micro channels being formed at interfaces of at least certain of said stacked plates. The micro channels have an oblong cross-sectional profile over a certain section leading to the outlet face, with a major width that is greater than two times a minor width thereof, where the minor width is less than 200 um. The device can be used in apparatus for freezing of food, cooling a gas or inducing a chemical reaction between a liquid and a gas. | 01-13-2011 |
| 20110011570 | Heat Exchanger and Method for Making - A hybrid plate-fin heat exchanger for exchanging heat between a first fluid and a second fluid is disclosed. The hybrid plate-fin heat exchanger comprises a plurality of plates, each of which comprises channels for conveying the first fluid. Fins are brazed onto each plate, wherein the fins define a plurality of flow channels for the second fluid. The plates are joined to one another via friction-stir welding in such a way that the brazed regions are fluidically isolated from the first fluid during operation. As a result, the heat exchanger is suitable for use in applications that use a first fluid, such as seawater or geothermal fluid, which is corrosive for the brazed regions. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110017436 | PLATE TYPE HEAT EXCHANGER - A plate type heat exchanger includes a heat transfer assembly having a plurality of heat transfer cells stacked in multiple layers, first fluid passages, and second fluid passages between the heat transfer cells so as to intersect with the first fluid passage at a right angle and to exchange heat with the first fluid passages, a framework having a plurality of support beams connected between a pair of sealing panels facing opposite outer faces of the heat transfer assembly, and an elastic support having first elastic members installed between the sealing panels and the heat transfer assembly and second elastic members installed between the support beams and the heat transfer assembly, absorbing thermal expansion of the heat transfer assembly, and preventing fluids from leaking out. | 01-27-2011 |
| 20110024096 | Plate Heat Exchanger - A plate heat exchanger comprises a plurality of heat exchanger plates joined to each other. Each plate ( | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110024097 | Plate Heat Exchanger - A plate heat exchanger comprises a plurality of heat exchanger plates ( | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110036547 | Plate Heat Exchanger - A plate heat exchanger comprises a plurality of heat exchanger plates ( | 02-17-2011 |
| 20110048687 | Apparatus and method for equalizing hot fluid exit plane plate temperatures in heat exchangers - An apparatus and method for minimizing cold spots on plates of a plate-type fluid-to-fluid heat exchanger averages the plate temperature at a hot-fluid exit plane of the heat exchanger. The heat exchanger matrix is constructed to internally vary the flow patterns of opposing hot and cold fluid streams so that the heat transfer coefficient values of one or both fluid streams, designated as h, are optimized so the hot fluid value is a greater value than that of a cold fluid value. Plate variable flow structures are arranged in a manner that allows higher velocity hot fluid flow and possible lower velocity cold fluid flow in areas where the plate temperatures are coolest and the opposite configuration where plate temperatures are hottest. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110056665 | Heat Exchanger - A heat exchanger comprises a stack of mutually spaced apart plates. The plates are separated by respective spacings therebetween. Alternate spacings respectively provide a flow path for a first fluid and a second fluid. The heat exchanger further comprises a first header for inflow of the first fluid and a second header for outflow of the first fluid. The first and second headers are connected to the plate stack by flexible tubular ducting means. | 03-10-2011 |
| 20110079375 | Modular Heat Exchanger - A heat exchanger comprising a plurality of plates that are demountably attached to a frame is disclosed. Each plate comprises a plurality of channels for conveying a primary fluid through the heat exchanger. The frames are arranged in the frame so that spaces between adjacent frame pairs define conduits for conveying a secondary fluid through the heat exchanger. The plates are mounted in the frame so that they can be individually removed from the frame. Further, each of the channels is fluidically connected to input and output ports for the primary fluid by detachable couplings. As a result, heat exchangers in accordance with the present invention are more easily repaired or refurbished than prior-art heat exchangers. | 04-07-2011 |
| 20110083833 | Heat Exchanger - A heat exchanger plate for the use in a three circuit heat exchanger assembly, where the plate comprises a first distribution area, a heat exchange area and a second distribution area, where the plate comprises a corrugated pattern having ridges and valleys, and where the central port hole in the first distribution area is positioned at a vertical distance from the short end of the plate such that a fluid passage is obtainable between the central port hole and the short end of the plate when two plates are stacked to form a fluid channel between the plates. The invention further relates to an assembly made from such heat exchanger plates and a heat exchanger comprising a plurality of such assemblies. The advantage of the invention is that an improved heat exchanger is provided, having an increased thermal performance and an improved flow distribution in the heat exchanger. | 04-14-2011 |
| 20110108255 | Plate Heat Exchanger - The invention relates to a plate heat exchanger that includes a plurality of first and second heat exchanger plates provided beside each other for forming a plate package having a surrounding edge side and first plate interspaces for a first medium and second plate interspaces for a second medium. A first heat exchanger plate forms, together with a second heat exchanger plate, a pair of heat exchanger plates which encloses a first plate interspace. The plate package has a plurality of such pairs. Each heat exchanger plate has two portholes which form ports extending through the plate package and communicating with the first plate interspaces. The second plate interspaces are open through the enclosing edge side. Each first heat exchanger plate includes a first bent part that cooperates with a bent part of a second heat exchanger plate in order to ensure that these two heat exchanger plates take a determined position in relation to each other. Each porthole of a first heat exchanger plate cooperates with a corresponding porthole of a second heat exchanger plate in order to ensure that each pair takes a determined position in relation to adjoining pairs. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110108256 | TOTAL HEAT EXCHANGING ELEMENT AND TOTAL HEAT EXCHANGER - A total heat exchanging element includes a partitioning component to which a water-soluble moisture-absorbing agent has been added that is a component partitioning between a first laminar air-flow path and a second laminar air-flow path that are layered; a spacing component that forms the first laminar air-flow path and the second laminar air-flow path and maintains a space between adjacent partitioning components; and an adhesive agent that adheres the partitioning component and the spacing component. The adhesive agent is a water-solvent-type adhesive agent impregnated with a water-soluble moisture-absorbing agent. The partitioning component and the spacing component are made from a liquid-absorbing material that absorbs water and substances dissolved in the water. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110139417 | METHOD FOR MAKING BRAZED ALUMINUM HEAT EXCHANGER AND APPARATUS - Disclosed is a heat exchanger comprising a boiling passage and cooling passage defined by opposite sides of metal walls. The heat exchanger is made with high strength alloys of aluminum that have improved creep resistance that maintain tensile strength and yield strength after use in this invention. Layers of brazing material between the metal walls and a spacer member bond components of the heat exchanger together. An enhanced boiling layer (EBL) comprising metal particles bonded to each other and to a boiling side of the metal wall provides nucleate boiling pores to improve heat transfer. The EBL has a melting temperature that is higher than the melting temperature of the brazing material. Also disclosed is a process for assembling the heat exchanger. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110180242 | STACK TYPE HEAT EXCHANGER - The heat exchanger performance of a stack type heat exchanger used as an aircraft engine oil cooler or the like is increased. U-turn type layered hot fluid passages having corrugated fins and U-turn type layered cold fluid passages having corrugated fins are alternately stacked to configure a stacked core. Mixing headers are provided to both side surfaces of the stacked core so as to pass a hot fluid which circulates on a first half side and a return path side through the mixing headers outside of the stacked core. The mixing headers mix the hot fluid which circulates in the inside portion of the U-turn passage and the hot fluid which circulates in the outside portion thereof. The hot fluids are mixed between the plural stacked hot fluid passages. The temperature distribution of the hot fluid in the first half and in the passage width direction is made uniform. | 07-28-2011 |
| 20110220333 | METHOD AND MATERIALS FOR IMPROVING EVAPORATIVE HEAT EXCHANGERS - A corrugated laminate material ( | 09-15-2011 |
| 20110240271 | HEAT EXCHANGER - A heat exchanger including a first header, a second header, and a third header. The third header includes a first plate including a generally planar face and a second plate including a generally planar face parallel to the planar face of the first plate and joined to the planar face of the first plate. The second plate includes an arcuate recess that extends from the planar face of the second plate to at least partially define a flow conduit between a first tube and a second tube. The arcuate recess has a radius of curvature measured from an axis generally parallel to the planar faces of the first and the second plates, and the axis is located within a first plane generally parallel to and midway between first and second opposing flat broad sides of the first tube and the second tube. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20120012291 | PLATE HEAT EXCHANGER AND REFRIGERATION AIR CONDITIONER - It is aimed to enhance the strength of a plate heat exchanger while maintaining the heat exchange capability of the plate heat exchanger. A plate heat exchanger | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120031595 | REINFORCED HEAT EXCHANGER PLATE | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120037348 | HEAT SINK STRUCTURE - A heat sink structure includes a plurality of heat dissipating fins and a plurality of heat dissipating elements. The heat dissipating fins are arranged in a stack and spaced apart from one another by a distance, wherein at least one of the heat dissipating fins is coated with a heat dissipating material. The heat dissipating elements pass through the heat dissipating fins. By coating at least one of the heat dissipating fins with the heat dissipating material, the heat dissipation effect of the heat sink structure is enhanced. | 02-16-2012 |
| 20120043064 | TOTAL HEAT EXCHANGE ELEMENT - A total heat exchange element includes a first flow passage and a second flow passage extending orthogonal thereto. The first flow passage is an undulating flow passage that has a rectangular cross section and is formed by positioning a first wave-form plate member and a second wave-form plate member on top of each other and with a predetermined interval therebetween, and further causing spacers to hermetically close two lateral portions with respect to the traveling direction of the fluid. The second flow passage is a straight flow passage that has a substantially triangular cross section and is formed between a flat-plate-like member and one of the first and the second wave-form plate members. | 02-23-2012 |
| 20120097377 | THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A thermal management system is provided. The thermal management system includes at least one heat sink including one or more respective fins, wherein the one or more fins include one or more respective cavities. The thermal management system also includes a synthetic jet stack including at least one synthetic jet mounted within each of the respective cavities employing at least one engaging structure to provide a rigid positioning of the synthetic jet stack within the fins, wherein the synthetic jet includes at least one orifice through which a fluid is ejected. | 04-26-2012 |
| 20120125581 | HEAT EXCHANGER AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - Methods and systems are provided for air conditioning, capturing combustion contaminants, desalination, and other processes using liquid desiccants. | 05-24-2012 |
| 20120138280 | LAYER HEAT EXCHANGER FOR HIGH TEMPERATURES - A layer heat exchanger for high temperatures is provided that includes a layer block having layer plates and cover plates and a housing that accommodates the layer block. The housing has a high heat resistance, combined with a high stiffness, and the layer block has a core that is soft and tough relative to the housing. | 06-07-2012 |
| 20120168136 | TOTAL HEAT EXCHANGE ELEMENT - In a total heat exchange element, a partition member has a heat transfer property, moisture permeability, and a gas blocking property. A spacer is formed in a hollow cylindrical shape polygonal in section extending substantially in parallel along the surface of the partition member and includes an overlapping wall that overlaps the partition member and supporting walls that rise from side ends of the overlapping wall and are vertically provided between the partition members respectively being upper and lower parts in a laminating direction to retain a space between the partition members. The overlapping wall has thickness smaller than that of the supporting walls and stuck to the partition member with an adhesive having moisture permeability. | 07-05-2012 |
| 20120175092 | PLATE HEAT EXCHANGER HAVING A PLURALITY OF PLATES STACKED ONE UPON THE OTHER - A plate heat exchanger may include a plurality of plates stacked one upon each other forming a stack. Each plate may alternately span a first and a second flow space forming a first and second medium respectively. Each plate may have a circumferential edge and a basin-shaped design. Two adjacent plates may be connected to each other via the circumferential edges. An end plate may be connected to at least one adjacent plate at least one end of the stack, wherein the circumferential edge of the at least on adjacent plate is supported on the end plate by a wall face of the end plate. The edge of the at least one adjacent plate may be formed parallel and fixedly connected to the wall face. The end plate may include an aluminium alloy, wherein the wall face is formed between two flat, generally parallel surfaces of the end plate. | 07-12-2012 |
| 20120175093 | PLATE HEAT EXCHANGER - A plate heat exchanger may include a plurality of trough-shaped heat exchanger plates stacked one on top of each other. Each plate may define a plurality of openings configured to receive a first fluid and a second fluid separated from the first fluid. An upper cover plate may have crossed embossed recesses aligned with and arranged on the openings of the heat exchanger plate in a sealed manner. | 07-12-2012 |
| 20120181005 | COMPACT HIGH PERFORMANCE CONDENSER - A thermal management system includes an evaporator and a fluid circuit that directs a cooling medium through a condenser. The example condenser provides improved heat transfer coefficients and stable operation by reducing condensate thickness and films that build up within fluid passages of the condenser to provide improved thermal communication between the cooling medium and a cold plate. Each of the fluid passages defined by the condenser is tapered such that an ever-decreasing flow area in a direction of flow from the inlet toward the outlet is provided. The ever-decreasing area maintains a high shear velocity of the vapor such that the liquid film formed on the walls of the passages remains thin. | 07-19-2012 |
| 20120186794 | HEAT-EXCHANGER CONFIGURATION - A heat exchanger including a first plate and a second plate spaced apart from the first plate that defines a first gap between inner surfaces of the first plate and the second plate in which a first fluid circulates where a major portion of the first gap is free of obstructions, where a second fluid contacts an outer surface of the first or second plate for heat exchange with the first fluid, where a first peripheral wall on the periphery of the first gap has a curved profile inside the first gap, and at least one inlet is radially positioned with respect to the first gap and injects the first fluid in the gap, and least one outlet is centrally positioned in one of the first and the second plate to enable the first fluid to exit the first gap, where first fluid circulates in a swirling flow in the major portion of the first gap. | 07-26-2012 |
| 20120222846 | UNITARY HEAT PUMP AIR CONDITIONER HAVING A HEAT EXCHANGER WITH AN INTEGRAL RECEIVER AND SUB-COOLER - The disclosure relates to a unitary heat pump air conditioner (Unitary HPAC) having a plate type hot-side heat exchanger assembly, a cold-side heat exchanger assembly, and electrically driven compressors and coolant pumps. The plate type hot-side heat exchanger assembly includes a plurality of plates stacked and hermetically sealed between an upstream end plate and a downstream end plate, defining a condenser/chiller portion having a first coolant passageway, a sub-cooler portion having a second coolant passageway, and a refrigerant receiver portion sandwiched between the condenser/chiller portion and the sub-cooler portion. The first coolant passageway and the second coolant passageway are in non-contact thermal communication with the refrigerant passageway. | 09-06-2012 |
| 20120234523 | Automobile Condenser Having Enhanced Integration - The invention relates to a condenser ( | 09-20-2012 |
| 20120273179 | INTEGRATED CONDENSER-ACCUMULATOR-SUBCOOLER ASSEMBLY FOR VEHICLES - Heat exchange assembly for vehicles, comprising a condenser and a plate subcooler, and an accumulator having an accumulator inlet and an accumulator outlet. The condenser and the subcooler are connected to one another in such a way as to form a single pack of plates. The accumulator is defined by a plurality of through apertures formed through the plates, and aligned with one another. In the accumulator, a filter is arranged, comprising a cage support and a filtering medium arranged on the cage support. The cage support has a first end provided with a sealing lip formation adapted to elastically engage the edges of the through apertures defining the accumulator, and a second end provided with a spacer adapted to engage a bottom of the accumulator so as to set the position of the sealing formation between the accumulator inlet and the accumulator outlet. | 11-01-2012 |
| 20120285669 | Plate Heat Exchanger - The invention refers to a plate heat exchanger with a plate package ( | 11-15-2012 |
| 20120285670 | GASKET LOCATING ARRANGEMENTS - The present invention relates to a gasket locating arrangement for a flow module, preferably plate reactor, comprising a gasket, locating means, a channel in a channel plate, a barrier plate, wherein the gasket consists of a sheet of soft gasket material, and said sheet has a cut through pattern corresponding to the channel in the channel plate. The present invention relates further to a use of the gasket location arrangement and also to a flow module, preferably a plate reactor, which comprises one or more gasket locating arrangements according to the invention, and one or more heat transfer means for heat transfer to and from the channel, and wherein each channel plate has one or more inlets, preferably two inlets, to the channel, and one outlet from the channel. | 11-15-2012 |
| 20120325445 | PLATE TYPE HEAT EXCHANGER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING HEAT EXCHANGER PLATE - The invention relates to a heat exchanger plate ( | 12-27-2012 |
| 20130020061 | FORMED MICROCHANNEL HEAT EXCHANGER - A heat exchanger ( | 01-24-2013 |
| 20130020062 | PLATE HEAT EXCHANGER AND METHOD OF PRODUCING A PLATE HEAT EXCHANGER - A plate heat exchanger comprises a stack of heat transfer plates each extending in a general plane and provided with a main heat transfer portion with a corrugation pattern. Each heat transfer plate comprises an outer peripheral portion extending outside the main heat transfer portion and along a periphery. The outer peripheral portion comprises outer and inner edge portions. In the stack the heat transfer plates in their outer peripheral portions abut against each other alternately along the outer and inner edge portions, and are welded together alternately along the outer and inner edge portions. The heat transfer plates in the stack are welded together by melting material of the heat transfer plates closest to abutting faces of the edge portions by supplying welding energy in a direction substantially parallel to the general plane to produce weld joints between the heat transfer plates in the outer and inner edge portions. | 01-24-2013 |
| 20130032318 | COUNTER CURRENT HEAT EXCHANGE MODULE - Heat exchange apparatus comprises a plurality of thermally conductive, moisture impervious sheets. Each sheet comprises a plurality of corrugations. The plurality of sheets are disposed in a stack such that each alternate sheet has its corrugations affixed to and disposed at an angle to the corrugations of an adjacent sheet to provide a plurality of separate flow pathways. The plurality of separate flow pathways comprises first predetermined pathways and second predetermined pathways. The stack of sheets have first end portions disposed to provide a first inlets and a first outlets for the first predetermined pathways and second end portions to provide second inlets and second outlets for the second predetermined pathways. The corrugations forming the second predetermined pathways comprise a wettable surface. The first predetermined pathways are adapted for a first fluid flow and the second predetermined pathways are adapted for a countercurrent second fluid flow. | 02-07-2013 |
| 20130062042 | Plate type heat exchanger having outer heat exchanger plates with improved connections to end panels - A plate type heat exchanger ( | 03-14-2013 |
| 20130062043 | HEAT EXCHANGER - A heat exchanger applied to a boiler that can improve heat transfer efficiency by reducing the distance between the heat exchange pipes while making a long heating water passage through heat exchange pipes, which can be easily manufactured. Additionally, the heat exchanger includes a heat exchange device, first and second subsidiary plates, and first and second end plates. The heat exchange device includes a plurality of heat exchange pipe units through which heating water passes and which are spaced apart from each other at regular intervals. The heat exchange pipe units are provided between a heating water inlet and a heating water outlet, and are formed of pipes having a rectangular cross-section of which a side coming in contact with the combustion gas has a width large than the height. | 03-14-2013 |
| 20130092360 | HEAT EXCHANGER AND SHEET FOR THE EXCHANGER - The invention relates to a heat exchanger comprising a casing ( | 04-18-2013 |
| 20130092361 | HEAT EXCHANGE FLUID PURIFICATION FOR DIALYSIS SYSTEM - Disclosed herein are small, lightweight, portable, systems that have the capability of reliably, reproducibly, highly efficiently and relatively inexpensively providing a source of purified water of sufficient volumes for home dialysis. In addition, the systems disclosed herein require much less purified water at any one time than the volumes typically needed for dialysis today, thereby further reducing the expense of running the system at home. | 04-18-2013 |
| 20130098588 | AIR-AIR HEAT EXCHANGER - Air-air heat exchanger ( | 04-25-2013 |
| 20130112382 | EXHAUST GAS EVAPORATOR - An evaporator, in particular an exhaust gas evaporator for an exhaust gas system of a motor vehicle, is provided that includes a plate sandwich structure having a plurality of fluid-guiding plate elements stacked on top of one another for guiding a first fluid, wherein at least one rib, in particular a corrugated rib, is disposed between two plate elements for guiding a second fluid, wherein a plate element comprises at least one cover element covering a flow channel and a flow channel plate unit, wherein the flow channel plate unit comprises at least one flow channel plate having flow channels in order to guide the first fluid from an inlet to an outlet. | 05-09-2013 |
| 20130146265 | CONDENSER FOR VEHICLE - A condenser for a vehicle is used in an air conditioning having an expansion valve, an evaporator, and a compressor, is provided between the compressor and the expansion valve, and circulates coolant supplied from a radiator to condense refrigerant supplied from the compressor through heat-exchange with the coolant and the refrigerant. | 06-13-2013 |
| 20130153184 | HEAT EXCHANGER - This invention relates to a heat exchanger, comprising a plurality of stacked corrugated plates, each plate having a plurality of parallel main corrugations each having longitudinal peak ridges and trough ridges, wherein either or both of the peak ridges and trough ridges have an undulating profile so as to define a plurality of summits in a common plane. | 06-20-2013 |
| 20130186606 | HEAT EXCHANGER - A heat exchanger is provided in which heat exchanger shells are formed by electro forming about a mandrel. The shells are attached and joined to provide a heat exchanger module. As the shells are not press formed problems with respect to material elongation to achieve deep grooves in the shells are potentially avoided and shells can be created with more desirable thickness to achieve more efficient heat exchange. Furthermore, reduced shell thickness will also reduce weight and therefore improve the acceptability of heat exchangers in particular applications such as those associated with aerospace and automotive sports. | 07-25-2013 |
| 20130192806 | MULTILAYER HEAT EXCHANGER AND HEAT EXCHANGE SYSTEM - In a multilayer heat exchanger of the present invention, a plurality of heat exchange units for performing heat exchange of a fluid fed from a plurality of compressors is stacked. Each of the heat exchange units has a structure that pluralities of flow passage plates and cooling plates are stacked. Concave grooves formed on surfaces are formed as flow passages of the fluid in the flow passage plates and cooling plates. The flow passage plates and cooling plates are made of metal, the flow passages are formed by chemical etching, and the stacked metal flow passage plates and cooling plates are bonded to each other by diffusion-bonding. Further, each of the heat exchange units is in one-to-one correspondence with each of the compressors. | 08-01-2013 |
| 20130213621 | PLATE TYPE HEAT EXCHANGER - A plate type heat exchanger of the present invention includes a heat exchange assembly formed by a plurality of interconnected heat exchange plates in stacked relationship. Each of the heat exchange plates includes longitudinal side webs terminating in seating rims extending toward a longitudinal center axis of the heat exchange plate. The heat exchange plates are disposed between a bottom cover and a top cover of the exchanger. The top cover is provided with couplings at opposite ends for an inlet and an outlet of refrigerant. Each end of the heat exchange assembly, with longitudinal openings of passageways formed between the heat exchange plates, is provided with a manifold having an aperture for a passage of cooled air therethrough. | 08-22-2013 |
| 20130264038 | PLATE-SHAPED HEAT EXCHANGER FOR A COOLING DEVICE COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE HEAT EXCHANGER PACKAGE - The invention relates to a plate-shaped heat exchanger for a cooling device comprising at least one heat exchanger package, in particular for a motor vehicle, consisting of a plurality of openings for accommodating a pipe conducting a coolant, wherein each opening is surrounded by an passage and a plurality of projections are distributed between the passages for the heat exchange with the medium to be cooled. In order to allow a high performance increase of a cooling device, yet a low increase in pressure loss of the charge air, a plurality of projections are arranged around an passage, wherein the projections have a shape that assures deliberate heat conduction from the projections to the passage. | 10-10-2013 |
| 20130277025 | Plate Heat Exchanger - A plate heat exchanger has flow channels through which a first flow and a second flow pass in concurrent or countercurrent flow. The flow channels are formed for the first medium between individual plates ( | 10-24-2013 |
| 20130277026 | EVAPORATOR, ESPECIALLY FOR A WASTE GAS HEAT RECOVERY DEVICE - An evaporator ( | 10-24-2013 |
| 20130277027 | PLATE HEAT EXCHANGER WITH SEVERAL MODULES CONNECTED BY SECTIONS - The invention relates to a plate heat exchanger | 10-24-2013 |
| 20130277028 | PLATE HEAT EXCHANGER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OF A PLATE HEAT EXCHANGER - The invention relates to a plate heat exchanger ( | 10-24-2013 |
| 20130284412 | PLATE HEAT EXCHANGER - A plate heat exchanger comprising a set of heat exchanger plates arranged between a frame plate and a pressure plate. A guide bar guides the set of heat exchanger plates and the pressure plate relatively the frame plate, a tightening member is arranged on the guide bar and a plate engager is arranged intermediate the tightening member and the pressure plate for allowing the tightening member to press the pressure plate in a direction towards the frame plate. The plate engager is releasable and the tightening member is configured to protect the guide bar, such that the pressure plate may move in a direction from the frame plate and past the tightening member when the plate engager is released. A related method is also described. | 10-31-2013 |
| 20130292101 | Fluid/Fluid Heat Exchanger - A heat exchanger transfers heat between a first fluid and a second fluid. The heat exchanger comprises a stack of plates comprising a last plate and a penultimate plate jointly delimiting an end chamber. The last plate is provided with at least one inlet for the second fluid and one outlet for the second fluid. The stack of plates defines an inlet passage for the second fluid and an outlet passage for the second fluid. The end chamber houses a channeling means comprising an inlet circulation canal for channeling the second fluid between the inlet for the second fluid and the inlet passage for the second fluid, and an outlet circulation canal for channeling the second fluid between the outlet for the second fluid and the outlet passage for the second fluid. | 11-07-2013 |
| 20130299146 | PLATE HEAT EXCHANGER - A stack of heat transfer plates configured to be arranged within a block-type heat exchanger. The stack of heat transfer plates comprises pairs of heat transfer plates that are stacked such that a flow path for a first fluid is formed between the stacked pairs of heat transfer plates, wherein a pair of the stacked pairs of heat transfer plates comprises a first heat transfer plate and a second heat transfer plate that are joined such that a flow path for a second fluid is formed between the first and second heat transfer plates. The pair of heat transfer plates comprises corrugations that are arranged on a respective side of an elongated joint that joins the first and second heat transfer plates. A related plate heat exchanger is also disclosed. | 11-14-2013 |
| 20130306283 | PLATE HEAT EXCHANGER - A plate heat exchanger comprises a plurality of heat exchanger plates provided beside each other to form a plate package with first plate interspaces for a first medium and second plate interspaces for a second medium. The first and second plate interspaces are provided in an alternating order in the plate package. A number of portholes extend through the plate package and form first inlet and outlet channels arranged to convey the first medium into and out from the first plate interspaces. An insert element is provided in one of the portholes for the first medium. The insert element comprises an annular body, an annular flange, projecting from the annular body and provided between two of the heat exchanger plates in the plate package. | 11-21-2013 |
| 20140008046 | PLATE FOR HEAT EXCHANGER, HEAT EXCHANGER AND AIR COOLER COMPRISING A HEAT EXCHANGER - The present invention relates to a plate ( | 01-09-2014 |
| 20140008047 | PLATE HEAT EXCHANGER AND HEAT PUMP APPARATUS - A plate heat exchanger includes a stack of a plurality of plates each having an inlet and an outlet for a fluid. Each adjacent two of the plates are bonded to each other at regions thereof where top parts of the wavy portion provided in a lower one of the plates and bottom parts of the wavy portion provided in an upper one of the plates overlap each other when seen in the stacking direction. Particularly, a top part included in the top parts of the wavy portion of the lower plate and being adjacent to each of the inlet and the outlet has a planar shape. | 01-09-2014 |
| 20140060789 | HEAT EXCHANGER AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - An evaporative heat exchanger includes first and second stacked plates forming a first fluid flow path between a first end and a second end. The first stacked plate defines a plane. Third and fourth stacked plates define a second fluid flow path. A fluid flow plate is positioned between the first and second stacked plates, and has a plurality of flow channels extending substantially parallel to the plane between the first end and the second end. At least one of the first and second stacked plates defines slots that form a portion of the first fluid flow path so that fluid flowing along the first fluid flow path flows along the flow channels in the first direction, then flows along at least one of the slots, then flows into adjacent flow channels and then along the adjacent flow channels in a second direction parallel to the first direction. | 03-06-2014 |
| 20140076527 | PLANAR PLATE CORE AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLY - An apparatus includes a core configured for use in an energy exchanger. The core includes a plurality of stacked and spaced planar plate pairs including a top plate and a bottom plate to support fluid flow of a first fluid flow and a second fluid flow. A plurality of dimples is provided by instances of the plate pairs. The plurality of dimples are arranged to generate substantially counter current flow between the first fluid flow and the second fluid flow. | 03-20-2014 |
| 20140076528 | SELF COOLING HEAT EXCHANGER - An inexpensive heat exchanger is disclosed, wherein the heat exchanger is made up of a plurality of plates and each plate has at least one channel defined in the plate. The plates are stacked and bonded together to form a block having conduits for carrying at least one fluid and where the exchanger includes an expansion device enclosed within the unit. | 03-20-2014 |
| 20140116664 | Cross-Flow Heat Exchanger Having Graduated Fin Density - The heat transfer capacity of a cross-flow heat exchanger can be increased by changing or graduating the density of the fins that form a row of hot passages in the direction normal to those fins. In accordance with some embodiments, the fin density in each row of hot passages is lower in a first region near the cold air inlets than it is in a second region located between the first region and the cold air outlets. This has the beneficial effect of increasing the rate of flow of hot air through hot passages adjacent or near to the cold air inlets of the heat exchanger, i.e., where the temperature of the cold air is coldest. As cold air flows along each cold passage, the cold air is heating up, becoming less capable of cooling the hot air in the adjacent hot passages as it gets closer to the cold air outlets. In addition or alternatively, the cold passages may have a non-uniform fin density that increases heat transfer capacity. | 05-01-2014 |
| 20140131020 | MODULE OF HEAT TRANSFER PLATES AND PLATE HEAT EXCHANGER COMPRISING SUCH MODULE - A module of heat transfer plates which are welded to each other comprises a first outer heat transfer plate, at least a first and a second heat transfer plate, and a first reinforcement arrangement. Port holes form a first port channel in the module. The first reinforcement arrangement comprises a first abutment member and a first supporting member. The first abutment member is arranged on a side of the first outer heat transfer plate opposite to the first heat transfer plate. The first supporting member is arranged between the first abutment member and the first outer heat transfer plate. The first supporting member abuts against the first abutment member and the first outer heat transfer plate. Further a heat exchanger comprising such a module is provided. | 05-15-2014 |
| 20140151006 | Connecting Reinforcement For Between The Plates Of A Heat Exchanger - A heat exchanger comprises a multiplicity of stacked plates having a thickness of less than 0.3 mm, each of which is provided with a male dished member ( | 06-05-2014 |
| 20140166254 | COOLING TOWER WITH INDIRECT HEAT EXCHANGER - A heat exchange apparatus is provided with an indirect evaporative heat exchange section and a direct evaporative heat exchange section. The indirect evaporative heat exchange section is usually located above the direct evaporative heat exchange section, and an evaporative liquid is passed downwardly onto the indirect heat exchange section. The evaporative liquid that exits the direct evaporative heat exchange section then passes downwardly across and through the indirect heat exchange section. The evaporative liquid is collected in a sump and then pumped upwardly to be distributed again across the direct heat exchange section. The indirect heat exchange section is comprised of a plate type heat exchanger. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140209285 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING COOLING DEVICE, COOLING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC COMPONENT PACKAGE EQUIPPED WITH COOLING DEVICE - A method for manufacturing an integral molded cooling device, a circulation channel of a refrigerant being formed in the inside of the cooling device, the method includes: laminating a channel forming plate, a top plate and a bottom plate, a plurality of comb tooth units being provided on the channel forming plate; and integrating the channel forming plate, the top plate and the bottom plate by diffusion joining. | 07-31-2014 |
| 20140216700 | Heat Exchanger Plate With Bypass Zone | 08-07-2014 |
| 20140231054 | STACKED PLATE EXCHANGER CASING AND EXCHANGER COMPRISING SUCH A CASING - A housing of a stacked-plate heat exchanger is disclosed, the housing defining a volume for accepting a plurality of stacked plates that are configured for the circulation of a fluid that is to be cooled and of a coolant. The housing defines an interface able to accept a header tank for the fluid that is to be cooled and comprising a first part able to move in the direction in which the plates are stacked when the stacked plates are being brazed, and a second part that has at least one flank defining the interface, the first and second parts being able to be assembled with one another when the plates are being brazed. A heat exchanger comprising the housing is also disclosed. | 08-21-2014 |
| 20140231055 | Heat Exchanger Produced from Laminar Elements - The present invention provides a heat exchanging device, formable into a three dimensional configuration. The heat exchanger device may be of the heat sink type, a dual fluid type, or virtually any other as may be desired. The heat exchanger device comprises a main body which is formable into a three dimensional shape and has a plurality of individual subunit elements adapted to form a plurality of stacked heat exchanging units. The individual subunits have surface configurations which are adapted to allow fluid flow. The present invention also describes devices, methods of making a heat exchanging device and/or methods of attaching external components to the heat exchanging device without damaging internal structures. | 08-21-2014 |
| 20140246183 | MICROCHANNEL HEAT EXCHANGER AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE - An apparatus includes a first flow panel and a second flow panel. The first flow panel includes a first flow portion and a second flow portion. The first flow portion defines a flow passageway within which a gas can flow in a first direction. The second flow portion defines a set of microchannels in fluid communication with the flow passageway and within which the gas can flow in a second direction, where the second direction is nonparallel to the first direction. The first flow panel is coupled to the second flow panel to define a heat transfer passageway within which a heat transfer medium can be conveyed in a third direction, where the third direction is opposite the first direction. In such embodiments, the heat transfer passageway is fluidically isolated from the flow passageway and the set of microchannels by a thermally conductive side wall. | 09-04-2014 |
| 20140246184 | HEAT EXCHANGER FOR COOLING OR HEATING BULK SOLIDS - A heat exchanger includes a housing that includes an inlet for receiving bulk solids and an outlet for discharging the bulk solids. A first heat transfer plate bank is disposed between the inlet and the outlet. The first heat transfer plate bank includes a plurality of horizontally spaced apart, substantially parallel heat transfer plates for cooling the bulk solids that flow from the inlet, through spaces between adjacent plates. A second heat transfer plate bank is disposed between the first bank and the outlet. The second bank includes plurality of horizontally spaced apart, substantially parallel heat transfer plates for cooling or heating the bulk solids that flow from the spaces between adjacent plates of the first bank, through spaces between adjacent plates of the second bank, to the outlet. The plates of the second bank are horizontally offset from the plates of the first bank such that the plates of the second bank are not in vertically aligned with the plates of the first bank. | 09-04-2014 |
| 20140246185 | Heat Exchanger With Stacked Plates - A heat exchanger ( | 09-04-2014 |
| 20140251586 | DIMPLE PATTERN GASKETED HEAT EXCHANGER - The invention relates to a gasketed heat exchanger comprising a plurality of heat exchanger plates, wherein each of the heat exchanger plates comprises a plurality of dimples. The dimples comprise tops and bottoms. Furthermore, the tops of at least one heat exchanger plate are connected to the bottoms of another neighboring heat exchanger plate. In order to prevent plastic deformations of the heat exchanger plates under external forces and internal fluid pressures the dimples are elastically deformable. | 09-11-2014 |
| 20140251587 | DOUBLE DIMPLE PATTERN HEAT EXCHANGER - The invention relates to a heat exchanger comprising a plurality of heat exchanger plates, wherein each of the heat exchanger plates comprises a plurality of dimples. The dimples comprise tops and bottoms. Furthermore, the tops of at least one heat exchanger plate are connected to the bottoms of a neighboring heat exchanger plate. In order to improve the efficiency and stability of the heat exchanger at least part of the dimples are connected to at least one adjacent dimple by a wall section. | 09-11-2014 |
| 20140262175 | Heat Exchanger with Jointed Frame - A plate and frame style heat exchanger is disclosed herein the heat exchanger is formed by a plurality of heat exchange plates and frame members that are alternatingly stacked together to form fluid channel members. The frame members are formed by lengths of material that are formed or bent into the desired configuration for providing a first fluid tight seal around the periphery of the plates and a second fluid tight seal around respective fluid openings formed in the heat exchanger plates in order to achieve the desired flow configuration through the heat exchanger. In some embodiments the frame members are made up of two mating frame portions that join together in a self-aligning and self-fixturing relationship to facilitate assembly. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140262176 | HOT WATER HEAT EXCHANGER - The present invention is directed to providing a hot water heat exchanger which has a simple piping structure and minimizes a flow passage length therein, thereby minimizing flow resistance. To this end, the hot water heat exchanger is characterized in that the first adaptor and the second adaptor are connected to the partition configured to define one side surface of the heat exchanging part, a first heating water circulation passage through which the heating water introduced from the inlet port of the first adaptor flows is formed at the space between the partition and the partition adjacent thereto, a first direct water circulation passage through which the direct water introduced from the inlet port of the second adaptor flows is formed at the space between the partition configured to define the other side surface of the heat exchanging part and the partition adjacent thereto, and a plurality of second heating water circulation passages through which the heating water passing through the first heating water circulation passage flows, and a plurality of second direct water circulation passages through which the direct water passing through the first direct water circulation passage flows are alternately formed between the first heating water circulation passage and the first direct water circulation passage. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140284033 | HEAT EXCHANGER - A heat exchanger includes a stack of heat exchanger plate pairs that each define an internal volume and include an inlet and an outlet such that a first medium flows from the inlet to the outlet along a flow axis. The inlets together form an inlet header through the heat exchanger plate pairs and the outlets together form an outlet header through the heat exchanger plate pairs. The heat exchanger also includes an array of fins disposed between and in thermal contact with adjacent heat exchanger plate pairs. The array of fins defines flow channels between the adjacent heat exchanger plate pairs such that a second medium flows through the flow channels along the flow axis. One end of the array of fins includes a cut-out area which causes a first portion of the array of fins to be positioned laterally from either the inlet header or the outlet header. | 09-25-2014 |
| 20140284034 | Plate-Type Heat Pump Air Conditioner Heat Exchanger for a Unitary Heat Pump Air Conditioner - A plate-type heat exchanger having a first heat exchanger portion configured to receive a refrigerant flow and a hot side coolant flow having a lower temperature than the refrigerant flow, a second heat exchanger portion configured to receive the refrigerant flow exiting from the first heat exchanger portion and a cold side coolant flow having a higher temperature than the refrigerant flow exiting from the first heat exchanger portion, and an internal heat exchanger portion sandwiched between the first heat exchanger portion and the second heat exchanger portion. The refrigerant flow through the plate type heat exchanger is in non-contact thermal communication with the hot side coolant flow and the cold side coolant flow. The cold side coolant flow transfers heat energy to the refrigerant, which in turn transfer that heat energy to the hot side coolant flow. | 09-25-2014 |
| 20140290921 | PLATE-TYPE HEAT EXCHANGER AND REFRIGERATION CYCLE APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A plate thicknesses t of each of heat transfer plates | 10-02-2014 |
| 20140299299 | HEAT EXCHANGER - A heat exchanger comprises a stack of mutually spaced apart plates. The plates are separated by respective spacings therebetween. Alternate spacings respectively provide a flow path for a first fluid and a second fluid. The heat exchanger further comprises a first header for inflow of the first fluid and a second header for outflow of the first fluid. The first and second headers are connected to the plate stack by flexible tubular ducting means. | 10-09-2014 |
| 20140305619 | HIGH EFFICIENCY THERMAL TRANSFER PLATE - The present invention provides a high efficiency thermal transfer plate for providing thermal transfer to and from a fluid. More specifically the present invention provides a thermal transfer plate including a skived fin plate for improved thermal transfer between a fluid within the thermal transfer plate and the thermal transfer plate. | 10-16-2014 |
| 20140305620 | PLATE HEAT EXCHANGER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OF A PLATE HEAT EXCHANGER - A Plate and Shell type plate heat exchanger, which comprises an inner shell ( | 10-16-2014 |
| 20140311722 | PLATE HEAT EXCHANGER - A plate heat exchanger may include a plurality of stacked plates, each formed of flat troughs fitted into each other having substantially flat bottoms and connected at respective trough edges. The plurality of plates may separate first and second chambers from one another which are arranged alternately succeeding within the plate stack formed by the troughs. A first fluid may flow in parallel through the first chambers connected in parallel via associated openings in the plates, and a second fluid flow may flow in parallel through the second chambers connected in parallel via associated second openings. The plate heat exchanger may include a base plate for holding an end face of the plate stack. The base plate may be arranged on the end face of the plate stack, the end face formed by a convex side of a plate. The plate heat exchanger may include a flange. | 10-23-2014 |
| 20140311723 | PLATE HEAT EXCHANGER - A Plate and Shell type plate heat exchanger, which comprises a plate pack, a shell surrounding the plate pack, and end plates mainly in the direction of the ends of the plate pack and inlet and outlet connections for a first heat exchange medium and a second heat exchange medium arranged through the end plate. The plate pack of the heat exchanger is arranged inside the shell in an acentric manner, so that the midpoint of the cross-section of the plate pack deviates substantially from the midpoint of the cross-section of the shell in the vertical direction and/or lateral direction of the cross-section. | 10-23-2014 |
| 20140311724 | PLATE HEAT EXCHANGER - A flow-path forming gasket is interposed between peripheries of each adjacent ones of stacked heat transfer plates; communicating-path forming gaskets are each installed, surrounding the passage holes in each adjacent ones of the heat transfer plates alternately; and thereby a first flow path adapted to pass a high-temperature fluid, a second flow path adapted to pass a low-temperature fluid, and communicating paths adapted to cause the fluids, respectively, to flow in and out of the first and second flow paths are formed alternately on opposite sides of each heat transfer plate. A drain hole is formed in each of the heat transfer plates to discharge fluid leaking from the first flow path, the second flow path, or the communicating path. The drain hole is surrounded by gaskets isolated from the first flow path, the second flow path, or the communicating path. A leakage flow path or a leakage collector is formed by the gaskets. | 10-23-2014 |
| 20140318753 | HEAT EXCHANGER - A heat exchanger is provided. The heat exchanger includes a plurality of stacked layers of fins, each fin including a repeated pattern of folds, the plurality of stacked layers of fins forming a plurality of repeating offset cell structures and a first coolant duct and a second coolant duct coupled to peripheral fins in the plurality of stacked layers of fins. The heat exchanger further includes a fan directing air through the repeating offset cell structures. | 10-30-2014 |
| 20140318754 | Plate For Heat Exchanger And Heat Exchanger Equipped With Such Plates - The invention relates to a plate intended to enable an exchange of heat between a first and a second fluid circulating in contact with the plate, said plate being configured to define a circuit for the first fluid. According to the invention, said plate comprises one or a plurality of protuberances intended to penetrate into a plate for collecting the first fluid and defining an inlet into and/or an outlet from the circuit. The invention also relates to an array of such plates and to a heat exchanger comprising such an array. | 10-30-2014 |
| 20140326439 | PLATE HEAT EXCHANGER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A PLATE HEAT EXCHANGER - The invention relates to a plate heat exchanger, which comprises a plate pack formed by corrugated heat exchange plates with openings for the flow of a first and a second heat exchange medium. The outer shell of the plate heat exchanger ( | 11-06-2014 |
| 20140338869 | PLATE HEAT EXCHANGER AND METHOD OF USING - A process for heating a cold stream with a hot stream is described. At least one of the cold inlet or outlet, the hot inlet or outlet, the cold inlet or outlet header, the hot inlet or outlet header, and the plurality of plates is made of one of two stainless steel alloys. One alloy has higher molybdenum content with copper for improved corrosion resistance and is resistant to chloride pitting, chloride SCC, and PTA SCC. The other alloy has significantly higher tensile and yield strength, which will reduce the susceptibility of the plate bundle to thermal stress damage. | 11-20-2014 |
| 20140338870 | PLATE HEAT EXCHANGER - Heat transfer plates are stacked, each being provided with a plurality of passage holes, a flow-path forming gasket is interposed between peripheries of each adjacent ones of the heat transfer plates, thereby alternately forming a first flow path to pass a high-temperature fluid, a second fluid to pass a low-temperature fluid, and communicating paths to cause the fluids to flow in and out of the first flow path and the second flow path on opposite sides of each heat transfer plate, and communicating-path forming gaskets surrounding the passage holes are interposed between adjacent ones of the heat transfer plates, thereby forming a communicating path to cause a fluid to flow in and out of the first flow path and a communicating path to cause a fluid to flow in and out the second flow path. Each communicating-path forming gasket is made up of inner and outer gasket members arranged in two lines, the inner gasket member surrounding the passage holes while the outer gasket member surrounding the inner gasket member. | 11-20-2014 |
| 20140338871 | MATERIAL FOR JOINING AND PRODUCT PRODUCED THEREWITH - The invention relates to an iron-based brazing material comprising a brazing alloy, which alloy comprises: from about 9 wt % to about 30 wt % Cr, from about 5 wt % to about 25 wt % Ni, from about 0 wt % to about 9 wt % Mo, from about 0 wt % to about 5 wt % Mn, from about 0 wt % to about 1 wt % N, from about 6 wt % to about 20 wt % Si. Within the alloy is at least one of the B and the P are present as a melting point lowering supplement to Si, and wherein B is from about 0.1 wt % to about 1.5 wt %, or wherein P is from about 0.1 to about 15 wt % P. The brazing alloy may comprise contaminating elements as at least one of C, O, and S, and optionally the brazing alloy also comprises at least one micro-alloying element as V, Ti, W, Nb, or Ta, and the micro-alloying element is less than 1.5 wt % in the brazing alloy. All values are stated in weight percent, and wherein Si, B and P lower the liquidus temperature, that is the temperature when the brazing material is completely melted. | 11-20-2014 |
| 20140352934 | PLATE HEAT EXCHANGER - A plate heat exchanger includes a plurality of main plates having ridges and troughs to direct first and second flows of fluids across the main plates to exchange heat between the fluids while maintaining the first and second flows of fluids separate from each other. The heat exchanger also includes a first end plate including first and second inlets and first and second outlets. The first end plate includes a substantially flat inside surface configured to contact the ridges of a first main plate among the plurality of main plates and at least one slot formed in the substantially flat surface to provide a fluid communication of the first fluid flow between the inlet and a cavity formed by the first end plate and the first main plate. | 12-04-2014 |
| 20140352935 | PLATE HEAT EXCHANGER - A plate heat exchanger may include a cover plate, a base plate and heat exchanger plates, the heat exchanger plates arranged as a stack oriented between the cover plate and the base plate. The base plate may overlap an edge of the adjacent heat exchanger plate, the base plate having an edge which is arranged in the direction of the heat exchanger plate stack. The edge of the base plate may follow at least in part a contour of the heat exchanger plate stack. The edge of the base plate may be formed at least in part by a projection. The projection may be integrally formed with the base plate and may be bent along folding lines. | 12-04-2014 |
| 20140352936 | HEAT EXCHANGER - A plate-type heat exchanger, in particular for motor vehicles, is described which includes plate pairs. In one example, a plate pair includes a first plate and a second plate that form a first flow path and a second flow path between the plates. In this configuration, the first and the second plate are associated with a first attachment plate and a second attachment plate, respectively. A third flow path is formed between the first plate and the second attachment plate and the first flow path is formed between the second plate and the first attachment plate. Alternatively, the third flow path is formed between the first plate and the first attachment plate and the first flow path is formed between the second plate and the second attachment plate. A spatial region for a fourth flow path may also be formed between adjacent plate pairs. | 12-04-2014 |
| 20140367075 | PLATE HEAT EXCHANGER - To provide a plate heat exchanger free from degradation of gaskets which form a flow path through which a high-temperature fluid flows. In the plate heat exchanger, a plurality of heat transfer plates | 12-18-2014 |
| 20140374076 | HEAT EXCHANGER - A plate-type heat exchanger, in particular for motor vehicles, is provided that includes a plurality of plate groups in order to form first and second and/or third flow paths, a spatial region for fourth flow paths being formed between adjacent plate groups, the plate groups having at least one plate pair having a first and second plate in order to form the first flow paths and the second flow paths, wherein a third plate can be arranged in interaction with one of the first or one of the second plates in order to form the third flow path. | 12-25-2014 |
| 20150007969 | HEAT EXCHANGERS WITH MULTI-LAYER STRUCTURES - A heat exchanger includes a pair of opposed, spaced apart heat exchanger plates defining a heat exchanger volume therebetween having an inlet and opposed outlet. A plurality of heat exchanger ribs are included within the heat exchanger volume. Each rib defines a rib body spanning the heat exchanger volume. Each rib body includes a plurality of slits therethrough to define a flow path through the heat exchanger ribs from the inlet to the outlet of the heat exchanger volume. The ribs and slits can be formed using ultrasonic additive manufacturing (UAM), for example. | 01-08-2015 |
| 20150007970 | PLATE HEAT EXCHANGER WITH IMPROVED STRENGTH IN PORT AREA - A plate heat exchanger comprises plural heat exchanger plates and at least one adapter plate, which each extend parallel with a main extension plane. The heat exchanger plates form a plate package with first and second plate interspaces for first and second mediums. Each heat exchanger plate has four port holes extending through the plate package. The heat exchanger plates comprise outermost heat exchanger plates. Two of the plate interspaces form a respective outermost plate interspace at a respective side of the plate package, which are delimited outwardly by a respective one of the outermost heat exchanger plates, and the adapter plate is outside one of the outermost heat exchanger plates. A distance plate between the adapter plate and one of the outermost heat exchanger plates has at least two port holes concentric with each of the respective port holes of the outermost heat exchanger plates and the adapter plate. | 01-08-2015 |
| 20150027674 | LAYER HEAT EXCHANGER FOR HIGH TEMPERATURES - A layer heat exchanger for high temperatures is provided that includes a layer block having layer plates and cover plates and a housing that accommodates the layer block. The housing has a high heat resistance, combined with a high stiffness, and the layer block has a core that is soft and tough relative to the housing. | 01-29-2015 |
| 20150034285 | HIGH-PRESSURE PLATE HEAT EXCHANGER - A heat exchanger plate has multiple structures thereon. A heat transfer portion has a plurality of ribs arranged in a rib pattern. A fluid ingress structure is arranged near a first corner of the heat exchanger plate. The structure includes a first open fluid aperture defined in the heat exchanger plate, and a first platform arranged between the first open fluid aperture and the first corner. The first platform is connected to a rib of the rib pattern. A fluid bypass structure is arranged near a second corner. The fluid bypass structure includes a closed fluid aperture defined in the heat exchanger plate, a second platform completely surrounding the closed fluid aperture, and a first corner rib arranged between the second platform and the second corner. The first corner rib is connected to a rib of the rib pattern. | 02-05-2015 |
| 20150034286 | PLATE HEAT EXCHANGER - Disclosed is a method for producing a permanently joined plate heat exchanger comprising a plurality of metal heat exchanger plates having a solidus temperature above 1100° C., provided beside each other and forming a plate package with first plate interspaces for a first medium and second plate interspaces for a second medium, wherein the first and second plate interspaces are provided in an alternating order in the plate package. Each heat exchanger plate comprises a heat transfer area and an edge area which extend around the heat transfer area. The heat transfer area comprises a corrugation of elevations and depressions, wherein said corrugation of the plates are provided by pressing the plates. Also disclosed is a plate heat exchanger produced by the method. | 02-05-2015 |
| 20150041109 | HEAT EXCHANGER THERMAL FATIGUE STRESS REDUCTION - A plate fin heat exchanger includes a plate fin core having a plurality of plates defining a set of hot air passages extending from a hot air inlet region of the plate fin core to a hot air outlet region of the plate fin core and a set of cool air passages extending from a cool air inlet region of the plate fin core to a cool air outlet region of the plate fin core. The plate fin heat exchanger further includes a mounting flange circumscribing the cool air outlet region. At least a portion of the mounting flange has a plurality of heat transfer structures that extend into a flow path of cooling air exiting the cool air outlet region of the plate fin core. | 02-12-2015 |
| 20150041110 | PLATE HEAT EXCHANGER AND REFRIGERATION CYCLE APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A plate heat exchanger reduces the cross-sectional diameter of channels and suppresses clogging of the channels with a brazing material. First heat transfer plates each include a plurality of rows of inverse V-shaped waves formed on its surface, and second heat transfer plates each include a plurality of rows of V-shaped waves formed on its surface are alternately stacked. The intersections of the waves are joined by brazing. Further, a distance (L) between joint points in the short-axis direction of the heat transfer plates and a fillet dimension (f) in the short-axis direction of the heat transfer plates satisfy a relation 0≦((L−f)/L)×100≦40. | 02-12-2015 |
| 20150041111 | Heat Exchange Plate, Heat Exchanger, and Communication Base Station Cabinet - The present invention discloses a heat exchange plate, heat exchanger, and communication base station cabinet. The heat exchange plate includes a heat exchange plate body that has an air duct, an air inlet is disposed on a first side surface of the heat exchange plate body and an air outlet is disposed on an adjacent second side surface of the heat exchange plate body. The air duct is formed between the air inlet and the air outlet, and a diversion structure for guiding air to flow is disposed in the air duct. | 02-12-2015 |
| 20150047818 | HEAT EXCHANGER - The disclosure relates to a heat exchanger, for example an indirect air cooler, in which the air, for example compressed charge air for an internal combustion engine, is cooled, for example by a fluid, wherein the heat exchanger is constructed from stacked pairs of plates. The exemplary fluid can be conducted into an inlet region and/or outlet region of the plate pairs in at least one flow path approximately in the direction of the common edge, and further through at least a first duct approximately in cross current with respect to the exemplary air, and passes further through the plate pairs over the largest heat exchange area of the plate pairs approximately in countercurrent with respect to the air, in order to flow through at least one second duct, approximately in cross current with respect to the exemplary air, and back to the outlet. | 02-19-2015 |
| 20150053380 | HEAT EXCHANGER FIN WITH CRACK ARRESTOR - A method of extending the lifetime of brazed primary hot inlet wavy fin structures of aircraft heat exchangers includes inserting slots in the fins. The slots increase the mechanical compliance of the fins as well as act as crack arrestors should a thermally induced fracture occur. In an embodiment, the slots are inserted by EDM. | 02-26-2015 |
| 20150053381 | HEAT EXCHANGE ELEMENT - The present invention relates to a heat exchange element in which unit constituent members, each of which includes a partition member that has a heat-transfer property and a moisture permeability and a spacing member that holds the partition member with a predetermined spacing, are stacked and in which a primary air flow that passes along an upper surface side of the partition member and a secondary air flow that passes along an undersurface side of the partition member and crosses the primary air flow exchange heat and moisture through the partition member, wherein a detachment suppressing rib is provided on the opposite side of the spacing member when viewed from the partition member at a bonded portion between the partition member and the spacing member, and the partition member is sandwiched by the spacing member and the detachment suppressing rib. | 02-26-2015 |
| 20150060030 | PLATE HEAT EXCHANGER - Disclosed is a method for producing a permanently joined plate heat exchanger comprising a plurality of metal heat exchanger plates having a solidus temperature above 1100° C., provided beside each other and forming a plate package with first plate interspaces for a first medium and second plate interspaces for a second medium, wherein the first and second plate interspaces are provided in an alternating order in the plate package, wherein each heat exchanger plate comprises a heat transfer area and an edge area comprising bent edges which extend around the heat transfer area, wherein a first surface of the plates forms a convex shape and a second surface of the plates forms a concave shape, wherein the heat transfer area comprises a corrugation of elevations and depressions, wherein said corrugation of the plates and the bent edges are provided by pressing the plates. Also disclosed is a plate heat exchanger produced by the method. | 03-05-2015 |
| 20150060031 | PLATE HEAT EXCHANGER WITH HEAT EXCHANGER BLOCKS JOINED BY METAL FORM - The invention relates to a plate heat exchanger with at least two heat exchanger blocks. Each heat exchanger block has several sheets, arranged parallel to one another, that form a plurality of heat-exchange passages for fluids. The heat exchanger blocks are joined to one another via joining means and have at least one common header. A metal foam, that joins the outside surfaces of adjacent heat exchanger blocks to one another, is introduced into an interspace of adjacent heat exchanger blocks. In this way, a blanket heat-conductive and non-positive joining is provided between the opposing outside surfaces of adjacent heat exchanger blocks. | 03-05-2015 |
| 20150060032 | HEAT EXCHANGER AND VENTILATOR HAVING THE SAME - A heat exchanger usable with a ventilator, the heat exchanger having an improved structure so that air passing through the heat exchanger may be prevented from leaking. The heat exchanger of the general inventive concept includes a heat-exchanging element having a plurality of liners stacked in a uniformly spaced state and a plurality of spacers disposed between the liners to define air passages, and corner guides respectively coupled to corners of the heat-exchanging element. Each of the corner guides includes a guide channel forming a space to receive the corner of the heat-exchanging element so that the corner guides securely come into close contact with the heat-exchanging element, and to minimize a loosening of the corner guide due to an adhesive applied between the heat-exchanging element and the corner guide. | 03-05-2015 |
| 20150068717 | HEAT EXCHANGER ARRANGEMENT AND PRODUCTION METHOD - A heat exchanger arrangement, for example for an internal combustion engine, having a brazed radiator block ( | 03-12-2015 |
| 20150075757 | PLATE HEAT EXCHANGER - A plate heat exchanger includes first and second frame plates, and a stack of heat transfer plates. Each heat transfer plate has a peripheral portion encircling a center portion. The heat transfer plates are arranged in pairs between the first and second frame plates, and formed between the pairs of heat transfer plates is a first flow path for a first fluid and a second flow path for a second fluid. One of the first and second flow paths is a free-flow path along which center portions of the heat transfer plates are completely separated from each other. A reinforcement plate is thicker than the heat transfer plates and has a center portion encircled by a peripheral portion. The reinforcement plate is arranged between the first frame plate and the stack of heat transfer plates. Permanent reinforcement joints each bond together the reinforcement plate and an outermost heat transfer plate. | 03-19-2015 |
| 20150083379 | PLATE HEAT EXCHANGER AND REFRIGERATION CYCLE SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME - Provided is a heat exchanger capable of enhancing long-term reliability of the device through prevention of leakage of a fluid while being excellent in heat exchange efficiency, simple in structure, and manufacturable at low cost. The heat exchanger includes a plurality of heat transfer plates, a plurality of inner fins, and a plurality of leakage preventing plates. Each of the leakage preventing plates has formed therein passage holes through which the fluid is caused to flow. An inner fin of a first channel and an inner fin of a second channel are provided so that the thermal resistivities of two fluids are kept equal to each other. | 03-26-2015 |
| 20150096727 | STACKED PLATE HEAT EXCHANGER - The invention relates to a stacked plate heat exchanger, comprising a plurality of elongate plates which are stacked on one another and connected to one another and which have a corrugated profile, which plates have a cavity for leading through a medium to be cooled in the longitudinal direction of the plates and define a further cavity for leading through a coolant, wherein leadthrough openings for supplying or discharging the medium to be cooled or the coolant are formed approximately in the end regions of each elongate plate and each elongate plate is surrounded by a bent-off edge, wherein an nth corrugation of the corrugated profile of each plate is drawn close to the edge, preferably into the edge, whereas the other corrugations of the corrugated profile of the plate terminate before the edge, where n=2, 3, 4 etc. | 04-09-2015 |
| 20150107809 | HEAT TRANSFER CELL FOR HEAT EXCHANGER AND ASSEMBLY, AND METHODS OF FABRICATING THE SAME - A heat transfer cell includes first and second heat transfer plates which have first and second heat transfer areas, and first and second flanges bent from the first and second heat transfer areas so as to have a height difference with respect to the first and second heat transfer areas. The first and second heat transfer plates are joined into a cell body so as to be opposite to each other in a mirror image, and the cell body having a first fluid passage therein, weld lines formed along the first contacting each other and along the second flanges contacting each other, and external recesses formed outside the heat transfer areas for second fluid passages intersecting with the first fluid passage at a right angle. | 04-23-2015 |
| 20150114611 | COUNTER-FLOW HEAT EXCHANGE SYSTEMS - A heat exchange system includes a tubular fan air inlet portion and a tubular cooled air outlet portion connected to a first end of a tubular mid portion. The heat exchange system further includes a tubular hot air inlet portion and a tubular recycled fan air outlet portion connected a second end of the mid portion. Still further, the heat exchange system includes an integrally-formed, compliant heat exchanger tube extending between the hot air inlet portion and the cooled air outlet portion within the mid portion to define a heat exchanger first flow passage within the heat exchanger tube and a second flow passage outside of the heat exchanger tube but within the tubular mid portion. Methods for fabricating such heat exchange systems are also provided. | 04-30-2015 |
| 20150122467 | MICRO-CHANNEL STRUCTURE FOR HEAT EXCHANGER AND INTEGRATED TYPE MICRO-CHANNEL HEAT EXCHANGER - A micro-channel structure for a heat exchanger is formed between multiple layers of heat exchange plates arranged in a stacked manner, with a plurality of fin units formed on the heat exchange plate. The fin units are arranged uniformly into a plurality of fin unit groups in the direction perpendicular to a flow direction of fluid, and the fin unit groups are arranged in a staggered manner and spaced from one another by a distance in the flow direction of the fluid. A rear end of the fin unit at the upstream side is arranged in an intermediate position between two adjacent fin units at the downstream side; the fin unit includes at least two fins, with the adjacent fins spaced from each other by a distance; and the fluid channels between the adjacent fin units and between the adjacent fins form the micro-channel structure. | 05-07-2015 |
| 20150122468 | PLATE HEAT EXCHANGER - A plate heat exchanger includes a plate package having first and second heat exchanger plates. The plates are joined to each other and arranged side by side so that a first plate interspace exists between each pair of adjacent first and second heat exchanger plates, and a second plate interspace is formed between each pair of adjacent second and first heat exchanger plates. The first and the second plate interspaces are separated from each other and provided side by side in an alternating order. Substantially each heat exchanger plate has at least a first porthole forming a first inlet channel to the first plate interspaces. At least two injectors are arranged in a wall portion of the first inlet channel and extend from the exterior of the plate package to the first inlet channel interior, and each injector supplies a fluid to more than one of the first plate interspaces. | 05-07-2015 |
| 20150129183 | HEAT EXCHANGER HAVING A COOLER BLOCK AND PRODUCTION METHOD - A heat exchanger having a cooler block including a stack of plates arranged in plate pairs. The cooler block defines flow paths and flow ducts and has an outer circumference. At least some of the plate pairs include a bent edge having an elongation, the elongation on one plate pair in the stack extending to the next plate pair in the stack such that a substantially smooth contour of the cooler block is formed in at least one circumferential region. | 05-14-2015 |
| 20150136371 | END-PIECE & PLATE HEAT EXCHANGER COMPRISING, AND METHOD OF MAKING, SUCH END-PIECE - An end-piece for a plate heat exchanger comprises a frame part having an inner portion, an outer portion and an intermediate portion arranged between the inner and outer portions. An outer wall surface of the inner portion faces a first surface of a package of heat transfer plates comprised in the plate heat exchanger. The first surface has a center portion and a peripheral portion encircling the center portion. The frame part is extruded and the intermediate portion of the frame part comprises a first number of cavities extending in an extrusion direction of the frame part. The extrusion direction is parallel to an axis of the frame part. Further, outer dimensions of the outer wall surface of the inner portion are at least as large as outer dimensions of the center portion of the first surface of the package of heat transfer plates. | 05-21-2015 |
| 20150144313 | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR REPAIRING A PLATE PACK OF A HEAT EXCHANGER - A method and arrangement for repairing a leaking point in a plate pack of a plate heat exchanger ( | 05-28-2015 |
| 20150292803 | METHOD OF MAKING A PLATE PACKAGE FOR A PLATE HEAT EXCHANGER - A plate package made according to the method includes first heat exchanger plates and second heat exchanger plates. Each heat exchanger plate has a first porthole, and the port hole of at least one of the heat exchanger plates is surrounded by a peripheral rim. The first heat exchanger plates and the second heat exchanger plates, are joined to each other and arranged side by side in such a way that the peripheral rims together define an inlet channel extending through the plate package. The peripheral rim of the first and/or the second heat exchanger plates has at least one through hole, forming a fluid passage allowing a communication between the inlet channel and the first plate interspaces. The at least one through hole is made in a condition in which the first and the second heat exchanger plates have been joined to each other to form the plate package. | 10-15-2015 |
| 20150300743 | PLATE HEAT EXCHANGER - The prevent invention provides a plate heat exchanger. The plate heat exchanger comprises heat exchange plates each forms one or more first fluid channels and one or more second fluid channels. The one or more first fluid channels each has a fluid channel upstream portion and a fluid channel downstream portion separated from the fluid channel upstream portion, wherein the fluid channel upstream portion is fluidly communicated via a fluid communication device with the fluid channel downstream portion. The plate heat exchanger according to the present invention achieves uniform distribution of the refrigerant while being independent of the distributors, and, provides different heat exchange regions in the channels on the basis of heat-transfer mechanism correlated to refrigerant evaporation, to reinforce the heat transfer. The plate heat exchanger, without the distributors, according to the present invention not only reduces difficulties on productions and processes, but also, widens practical application scopes and conditions. In addition, as there is no distributor in the plate heat exchanger, compared with other similar products, the refrigerant stream has a lower total pressure drop, which brings more spaces for type selection of the expansion valve. | 10-22-2015 |
| 20150300744 | Adjustable Multi-Pass Heat Exchanger System - In various implementations, a heat exchanger system may include one or more flow paths. At least one of the flow paths may be associated with more than one pass and/or fluid flow through the flow path may be restricted. A setting of the heat exchanger system may include associations between flow path(s) and/or pass(es). A setting for the heat exchanger system may be determined, and the heat exchanger system may be allowed to operate in the determined setting, in some implementations. | 10-22-2015 |
| 20150300747 | BRAZED PLATE HEAT EXCHANGER WITH A FUNCTIONAL COMPONENT - A brazed plate heat exchanger with at least one stack of heat exchanger plates and at least one functional component connected by piping physically and in terms of flow to the stack, for example, a collecting tank, in which case the stack executes a settling movement during brazing. Production is achieved in that the plate heat exchanger with the functional component is produced in a vacuum brazing furnace in a single brazing process, in which at least one structure is contained in the piping that compensates for the settling movement of the plate stack. A corresponding production method is also proposed. | 10-22-2015 |
| 20150316326 | 3-D CHANNEL GAS HEAT EXCHANGER - The present invention relates to a 3-d channel gas heat exchanger. The 3-D channel gas heat exchanger includes a plurality of heat exchange plates configured to have heating surface units for exchanging heat formed on one sides of the heat exchange plates and a plurality of passages and that are formed in between the plurality of heat exchange plates and wherein the plurality of passages comprise, first passages configured to convey a first fluid having a first temperature through the first passages, second passages configured to convey a second fluid through the second passages for transferring heat to the first fluid having the first temperature and third passages configured to prevent freezing in the second passages by transferring heat to at least some of the second passages when a temperature (T) of the second fluid is below a predetermined temperature value (Tref). | 11-05-2015 |
| 20150330713 | HEAT EXCHANGER AND HEAT EXCHANGING UNIT - A heat exchanger has a plurality of heat exchanger tubes. Each heat exchanger tube has an internal flow path through which a first fluid flows. These heat exchanger tubes are arranged so that an external flow path, through which a second fluid that exchanges heat with the first fluid flows, is formed between each two adjacent heat exchanger tubes. Each two adjacent heat exchanger tubes are bonded together at the inlets and outlets of the internal flow paths in the two heat exchanger tubes. One of each two adjacent heat exchanger tubes is offset with respect to the other heat exchanger tube in a direction perpendicular to an arrangement direction in which these heat exchanger tubes are arranged. | 11-19-2015 |
| 20150354899 | HEAT EXCHANGER, IN PARTICULAR FOR A REFRIGERANT CIRCULATING IN A MOTOR VEHICLE - A heat exchanger for a refrigerant circulating in a motor vehicle is disclosed. The exchanger has a first unit for circulating a first fluid defining first blades for circulating the first fluid and a second unit for circulating a second fluid defining second blades for circulating the second fluid. The blades are layered in a stacking direction of said blades such that an exchange of heat can take place between the first and second fluids, where the units permit the first fluid to circulate while avoiding the second unit, and permitting the second fluid to circulate while avoiding the first unit. | 12-10-2015 |
| 20150354900 | HEAT EXCHANGER - A heat exchanger with mutually adjacent first flow channels and second flow channels. The first flow channels and the second flow channels are received in a first manifold at a first end region of the flow channel end regions and in a second manifold at a second end region of the flow channel end regions. The first manifold has a first base and the second manifold has a second base, the first base and second base having a plurality of openings in which the end regions of the flow channels are received. The first manifold has a first longitudinal channel and a second longitudinal channel. The second manifold has a second cover which together with the second base of the second manifold forms transverse channels, and one first flow channel and one second flow channel are fluidically connected to each other via a respective transverse channel. | 12-10-2015 |
| 20150362269 | PORT OPENING WITH SUPERCOOLING - A plate heat exchanger ( | 12-17-2015 |
| 20160003553 | HEAT TRANSFER DEVICE - A heat transfer device ( | 01-07-2016 |
| 20160003554 | STACKED-PLATE COOLER - A stacked-plate cooler may include a plurality of heat exchanger plates arranged one on top of the other to define a stack. A base plate may be arranged on one end of the stack. The base plate may include a planar plate and a frame plate arranged over the planar plate. The frame plate may define a bead-shaped inner edge. The bead-shaped inner edge of the frame plate may be at least linearly connected to at least one of the plurality of heat exchanger plates. | 01-07-2016 |
| 20160010925 | PLATE HEAT EXCHANGER | 01-14-2016 |
| 20160010929 | STACKED HEAT EXCHANGER | 01-14-2016 |
| 20160025417 | HEAT EXCHANGER FOR COOLING BULK SOLIDS - A heat exchanger comprises a housing that includes an inlet for receiving bulk solids having a first temperature, and an outlet for discharging the bulk solids. A plurality of spaced apart, substantially parallel heat transfer tubes are disposed within the housing between the inlet and the outlet, for cooling the bulk solids that flow from the inlet into spaces between heat transfer tubes, to a second intermediate temperature, and a plurality of spaced apart, substantially parallel heat transfer plate assemblies disposed within the housing and interposed between the plurality of heat transfer tubes and the outlet for further cooling the bulk solids that flow from the spaces between heat transfer tubes, to spaces between heat transfer plate assemblies and to the outlet, to a third temperature. | 01-28-2016 |
| 20160025418 | HEAT EXCHANGER, IN PARTICULAR A SUPERCHARGING AIR COOLER - A heat exchanger is disclosed. The heat exchanger has a heat exchange assembly which defines first circulation channels for the circulation of a gas to be cooled and second circulation channels for the circulation of a cooling liquid, and two gas intake and gas outlet collectors, respectively, which are assembled on two open faces of the heat exchange assembly, respectively, in which the first circulation channels open. A first collector is crimped to the heat exchange assembly and a second collector is soldered or welded to the heat exchange assembly. | 01-28-2016 |
| 20160025425 | HEAT EXCHANGER WITH SLOTTED GUARD FIN - In one aspect, a plate fin heat exchanger is provided. The heat exchanger includes a plurality of finned cold layers configured to conduct a first fluid and a plurality of finned warm layers configured to conduct a second fluid. The finned warm layers include an inlet side, an outlet side, a first portion of fins at the inlet side, and a second portion of fins at the outlet side. The fins of the first portion of fins have a thickness greater than a thickness of the fins of the second portion of fins | 01-28-2016 |
| 20160025428 | HEAT EXCHANGER - A heat exchanger for cooling a battery and/or an electronic component, having a first plate element and a second plate element. The two plate elements each have their main extension directions along a plane spanned by two spatial directions, and a wall thickness along the third spatial direction is much smaller. The two plate elements are stacked on top of each other and at least one flow channel is provided between the two plate elements. The first plate element has a greater extension than the second plate element in the plane of the main extension directions. A projection over the second plate element is formed. The plate elements are soldered to each other along an edge region of the second plate element. The solder extends beyond the solder surface between the plate elements in the direction of the projection and in the direction of the center of the heat exchanger. | 01-28-2016 |
| 20160033205 | MULTI-SUBSTRATE THERMAL MANAGEMENT APPARATUS - Embodiments of multi-substrate thermal management apparatus are provided herein. In some embodiments, a multi-substrate thermal management apparatus includes a plurality of plates vertically arranged above one another; a plurality of channels extending through each of the plurality of plates; a supply manifold including a supply channel coupled to the plurality of plates at first locations; and a return manifold including a return channel coupled to the plurality of plates via a plurality of legs at second locations, wherein the supply and return channels are fluidly coupled to the plurality of channels to flow a heat transfer fluid through the plurality of plates. | 02-04-2016 |
| 20160054072 | A HEAT EXCHANGER WITH A DUAL-FUNCTION DISPENSING HEAD CONNECTION ASSEMBLY - A heat exchanger and a method for producing said exchanger, comprising a matrix consisting of a stack of etched plates or of a stack of waves, separating sheets and bars, or a combination of the two types of stack, a fluid dispensing head, and an intermediate assembly for connecting the dispensing head to the matrix, wherein the intermediate assembly is fitted and assembled to the matrix in a single step and also forms a position holder for the etched plates and/or the separating sheets and the bars of the matrix stack. | 02-25-2016 |
| 20160061531 | HEAT EXCHANGER - A plate heat exchanger is provided in the present application, which includes multiple first plates and multiple second plates which are alternately stacked together, first flow passages and second flow passages spaced from each other are formed between the first plates and the second plates, a first passage is formed by first orifices, a second passage is formed by second orifices, and the first passage and the second passage are in communication with each other via the first flow passages or the second flow passages to form a first fluid passage. At least one damping structure is provided in the first fluid passage, and at least a part of the first fluid passage is in communication with a first pipe or a second pipe via the damping structure. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160084580 | MULTI-LAYER HEAT EXCHANGER AND METHOD OF DISTRIBUTING FLOW WITHIN A FLUID LAYER OF A MULTI-LAYER HEAT EXCHANGER - A multi-layer heat exchanger includes a fluid layer defined by a first sheet and a second sheet, the fluid layer configured to route a fluid in a predominant flow direction. Also included is a fluid inlet port disposed proximate an inlet end region of the fluid layer, wherein the fluid inlet port is oriented to introduce the fluid into the fluid layer in a direction substantially perpendicular to the predominant flow direction, wherein the inlet end region of the fluid layer comprises a non-linear geometry. Further included is at least one fin segment disposed between the first sheet and the second sheet, wherein the at least one fin segment includes a first plurality of apertures proximate the inlet end region. | 03-24-2016 |
| 20160091253 | HEATER CORE - A heater core includes a plurality of plate pairs. Each plate pair defines a respective fluid flow chamber. Each plate pair has a proximal plate defining a respective proximal plate plane and a distal plate defining a respective distal plate plane. Each of the proximal plate planes and the distal plate planes are parallel. Each plate pair has bilateral symmetry about a medial plane orthogonal to the proximal plate planes. A circular inlet aperture is defined in each respective proximal plate and each respective distal plate of the plurality of plate pairs. Each inlet aperture has a center on the medial plane. The inlet apertures are aligned on a common inlet aperture axis. A circular outlet aperture is defined in each respective proximal plate and each respective distal plate of the plurality of plate pairs. Each outlet aperture has a center on the medial plane. | 03-31-2016 |
| 20160091254 | Heat Exchanger - Provided is a heat exchanger having improved heat transfer performance. A heat exchanger according to the present invention includes a heat transfer unit configured to perform heat exchange by contact with gas, and a contact surface of the heat transfer unit to be in contact with the gas is provided with a fine structure body which has a height of 10 μm or less and a surface area of 10 times or more of a smooth surface. The gas desirably has a Reynolds number of 30,000 or more, and the fine structure body is desirably formed of the same material as that of a base material forming the contact surface. Moreover, the fine structure body desirably has heat conductivity equal to or larger than the base material forming the contact surface. | 03-31-2016 |
| 20160116221 | PLATE AND FRAME HEAT EXCHANGER - A plate and frame heat exchanger includes a plate package having individually removable plates positioned between opposed end frame portions synchronously movable toward each other for forming a compressed plate package by a drive linkage of the plate and frame heat exchanger in response to the drive linkage being drivingly actuated in one direction by a drive unit selectively connected to the drive linkage. The end frame portions are synchronously movable away from each other for forming an uncompressed plate package such that individual plates from the plate package are removable from the plate and frame heat exchanger in response to the drive linkage of the plate and frame heat exchanger being drivingly actuated in a direction opposite the one direction by the drive unit. The drive unit is selectively separable from the plate and frame heat exchanger without disassembly of the drive linkage. | 04-28-2016 |
| 20160116222 | HEAT EXCHANGER WITH INTERCONNECTED FLUID TRANSFER MEMBERS - A heat exchanger can include a stacked array of interconnected fluid transfer members. The stacked array of interconnected fluid transfer members can include a first fluid transfer member, a second fluid transfer member, a third fluid transfer member, and a fourth fluid transfer member. The first fluid transfer member can include a liquid passageway extending lengthwise though the first fluid transfer member and a set of helical fins extending outwardly from an outer surface of the first fluid transfer member and rotating along a length of the first fluid transfer member. The stacked array of interconnected fluid transfer members can form a jointless structure. | 04-28-2016 |
| 20160123674 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR HEATING OR COOLING VISCOUS MATERIALS - The invention provides methods and devices for heating or cooling viscous materials such as meal emulsions useful for producing food and other products. The devices include a heat exchanger comprising a first plate, a second plate attached to the first plate, and a first spacer and a second spacer arranged between the first plate and the second plate. The first plate, the second plate, the first spacer, and the second spacer define at least one temperature controlled passage for a product to pass through the heat exchanger. | 05-05-2016 |
| 20160123675 | CONNECTION MODULE, HEAT EXCHANGER, AND CORRESPONDING HEAT-EXCHANGING ASSEMBLY - A connection module of a heat exchanger, in particular for a motor vehicle, is configured to connect the heat exchanger to a component of a fluid circuit and to carry a sensor suitable for measuring a quantity of the fluid. The connection module includes at least two fixing parts and complementary assembly means. The two fixing parts include a first fixing part arranged on a defined axis and configured to form a mechanical support for the component and a second fixing part configured to carry the sensor. The complementary assembly means is carried on the one hand by the first fixing part and on the other hand by the second fixing part and is configured to allow assembly of the second part on the first part in at least two orientations of the second part with respect to the defined axis. | 05-05-2016 |
| 20160123676 | PLATE-CONNECTION TYPE HEAT EXCHANGER - The present invention relates to a heat exchanger and, more specifically, to a plate-connection type heat exchanger, wherein the assembling and connection of plates used in a heat exchanger can be simplified so as to reduce the manufacturing time thereof and manufacturing process, thereby improving productivity and product quality. | 05-05-2016 |
| 20160131432 | BALANCED HEAT EXCHANGER SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A heat exchanger is provided having a first fluid circuit defining a first volume and configured to permit a first fluid to flow therethrough with a first fluid supply. The heat exchanger includes a second fluid circuit defining a second volume separate from the first volume and sharing at least one common wall with the first enclosed volume, and configured to permit a second fluid to flow therethrough from a second fluid supply. One or more thermal transfer sheets having one or more channels therein are configured in structural and thermal contact with both the first and second fluid circuits, the channels having a thermodynamic fluid disposed therein and configured to transfer heat between the first fluid circuit and the second fluid circuit. A thermal transfer rate through the at least one common wall is less than a thermal transfer rate of the one or more thermal transfer sheets. | 05-12-2016 |
| 20160131433 | BRAZED HEAT EXCHANGER WITH FLUID FLOW TO SERIALLY EXCHANGE HEAT WITH DIFFERENT REFRIGERANT CIRCUITS - Apparatuses and methods described herein relate to brazed heat exchangers, which may be used for example in a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning system (HVAC) system and/or unit thereof. The heat exchanger includes a fluid flow structure to allow a fluid stream, for example a chilled fluid stream to exchange heat serially with more than one refrigerant circuit, where each refrigerant circuit is a distinct and independent refrigerant circuit. Generally, an apparatus to exchange heat serially with more than one heat exchange fluid circuit includes an internal flow path that allows a working fluid to flow through a first brazed heat exchanger, through one or more internal routing channels, and through a second brazed heat exchanger. | 05-12-2016 |
| 20160131441 | ALTERNATING CHANNEL HEAT EXCHANGER - A lightweight, high-efficiency alternating channel counter-flow heat exchanger structure is disclosed. A matrix of alternating hot and cold channels defining a heat exchanger structure is provided. A portion of each of the inlets and outlets of each of the hot and cold channels is blocked to prevent fluid flow through the blocked portion, thus creating hot-only and cold-only fluid communication regions on the ends of the heat exchanger structure. Alternating hot and cold headers provided on each end of the heat exchange structure service the respective hot and cold channels. The partial blocking structures on the channel-ends enable a single hot or cold header/plenum to be offset with respect to individual rows of channels and thus service a pair of adjacent rows of alternating hot and cold channels in the matrix of channels. The true alternating channel counter-flow design provides a higher heat transfer rate than a similarly-sized cross-flow design. | 05-12-2016 |
| 20160138874 | SHEAR FLOW CONDENSER - A plate-fin condenser includes a plate body defining an interior channel having a fluid inlet, a first interior channel section having a first cross-sectional area in fluid communication with the inlet, a second interior channel section downstream of the first interior channel section, and a fluid outlet in fluid communication with the converging interior channel. The second interior channel section has a second cross-sectional area that is smaller than the first cross-sectional area. | 05-19-2016 |
| 20160169597 | MULTI-SEGMENTED TUBE SHEET | 06-16-2016 |
| 20160184935 | BRAZING MATERIAL - Disclosed is a brazing material comprising an alloy containing essentially: (i) 15 to 30 wt % chromium (Cr); 0.1 to 5.0 wt % manganese (Mn); 9 to 20 wt % nickel (Ni); 0 to 4.0 wt % molybdenum (Mo); 0 to 1.0 wt % nitrogen (N); 1.0 to 7.0 wt % silicon (Si); 0 to 0.2 wt % boron (B); 1.0 to 7.0 wt % phosphorous (P); optionally 0.0 to 2.5 wt % of each of one or more of elements selected from the group consisting of vanadium (V), titanium (Ti), tungsten (W), aluminum (Al), niobium (Nb), hafnium (Hf) and tantalum (Ta); the alloy being balanced with Fe, and small inevitable amounts of contaminating elements; and wherein Si and P are in amounts effective to lower melting temperature. Further disclosed is a method of brazing and a product brazed with the brazing material. | 06-30-2016 |
| 20160187067 | OIL COOLER - Oil cooler is provided to include: a number of core plates each of which has three oil pass holes where oil flows and three cooling water pass holes where cooling water flows; heat-exchanging section where core plates are laminated to define inter-plate oil flow passage and inter-plate cooling water flow passage alternately between an adjacent pair of core plates, in which oil and cooling water can mutually independently flow in direction perpendicular to core plate lamination direction while changing its flow direction by U-turn thereby proceeding in core plate lamination direction as a whole; one end part located at one side of core plate lamination direction and provided with both oil inlet and oil outlet; and the other end part located at the other side of core plate lamination direction and provided with both cooling water inlet and cooling water outlet. | 06-30-2016 |
| 20160202005 | PLATE HEAT EXCHANGER | 07-14-2016 |
| 20160250721 | MATERIAL FOR JOINING AND PRODUCT PRODUCED THEREWITH | 09-01-2016 |
| 20160252269 | HEAT EXCHANGE ELEMENT AND HEAT EXCHANGER | 09-01-2016 |
| 20160377350 | OPTIMIZED PLATE FIN HEAT EXCHANGER FOR IMPROVED COMPLIANCE TO IMPROVE THERMAL LIFE - A heat exchanger includes a hot passage; a cold passage adjacent the hot passage; a pair of tube sheets, with one tube sheet on each opposing side of one of the hot passage and the cold passage; a fin in one of the hot passage and the cold passage; wherein the fin includes a first distal portion, a second distal portion, and an intermediate portion between the first and second distal portions; wherein the fin is configured to provide, at only the first distal portion and the second distal portion, improved flexibility in three degrees of freedom of movement within one of the hot passage and the cold passage. | 12-29-2016 |
| 20170234622 | PLATE LAMINATED TYPE HEAT EXCHANGER | 08-17-2017 |
| 20180023899 | HEAT EXCHANGER COMPRISING A LIQUID-REFRIGERANT DISTRIBUTION DEVICE | 01-25-2018 |
