Patents Examined by Leonard R. Leo
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Patent number: 9952005Abstract: Header for a heat exchanger and resulting heat exchanger are disclosed. The tubular header is of the type which can receive at least one connecting flange (5, 6) with an internal fluid passage (25), and is composed of: a header plate (8) with a longitudinally open wall, provided with slots intended to receive parallel fluid flow tubes; and a cover (9) which, after assembly, closes a longitudinal opening of said header plate, the wall of this cover having at least one external collar (28) delimiting a hole for the flow of fluid (27), said connecting flange (5, 6) being attached to said cover (9) and being configured in such a way that it can be crimped onto the header (3, 4), thereby bringing the internal passage (25) into fluid communication with the hole (27) in said collar.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2011Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignee: VALEO SYSTEMES THERMIQUESInventors: Laurent Moreau, Francois Beideler
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Patent number: 9933214Abstract: 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.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2011Date of Patent: April 3, 2018Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventor: Daisuke Ito
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Patent number: 9927186Abstract: 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 20 each provided with passage holes 21, 22, 23, and 24 in corners are stacked; a flow-path forming gasket 31 is interposed between peripheries of each adjacent ones of the heat transfer plates 20; communicating-path forming gaskets 32 are installed, surrounding the passage holes 21 in each adjacent ones of the heat transfer plates 20 alternately; and thereby a first flow path 1 adapted to pass a high-temperature fluid H, a second flow path adapted to pass a low-temperature fluid C, and communicating paths 3 adapted to cause the high-temperature fluid H and the low-temperature fluid C, respectively, to flow in and out of the first flow path 1 and the second flow path 2 are formed alternately on opposite sides of each of the heat transfer plates 20.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2012Date of Patent: March 27, 2018Assignees: Hisaka Works, Ltd., Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy, Ltd.Inventors: Isamu Hiwatashi, Mana Iwaki, Kenji Kusunoki, Seiichi Matsumura, Kiyoshi Ishihama, Funabiki Takahisa
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Patent number: 9909818Abstract: The disclosure presents a heat exchanger assembly having a first manifold, a second manifold spaced from the first manifold, a plurality of refrigerant tubes extending between and in hydraulic communication with the first and second manifolds, a plurality of corrugated fins inserted between the plurality of refrigerant tubes, and a condensate extractor having a comb baffle portion with fingers inserted between the plurality of refrigerant tubes and a conveyance portion. The comb baffle portion is configured to extract condensate from between the plurality of refrigerant tubes and the conveyance portion is configured to convey condensate away from the heat exchanger assembly.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2013Date of Patent: March 6, 2018Assignee: MAHLE International GmbHInventors: Henry C. Goodman, Douglas C. Wintersteen, Yanping Xia, Joseph B. Czach, Joel T. Hambruch, Wayne O. Forrest, Shrikant M. Joshi, David E. Samuelson, Donald R. Pautler, Russell S. Johnson
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Patent number: 9891007Abstract: A bent heat exchanger and a method for manufacturing the same are provided. The bent heat exchanger includes: a first header and a second header spaced apart from each other, a plurality of flat tubes and a plurality of fins. A plurality of flat tubes are disposed between the first header and the second header, two ends of each flat tube are connected with the first header and the second header respectively. Each flat tube has straight segments and a bent segment between the straight segments, the bent segment is twisted by a predetermined angle relative to the straight segment around a longitudinal direction of the flat tube. The bent segments of a plurality of the flat tubes form a bent segment row extending in a thickness direction of the flat tube. A plurality of the flat tubes are divided into a plurality of groups.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2014Date of Patent: February 13, 2018Assignee: SANHUA (HANGZHOU) MICRO CHANNEL HEAT EXCHANGER CO., LTD.Inventors: Yan He, Qiang Gao, Huazhao Liu
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Patent number: 9874408Abstract: Heat exchanger (100) has one or several substantially flat and rigid elongated tubing elements (10), whereby the tubing elements (10) tilted while being helically wound, forming a substantially overall cylindrical structure having a central longitudinal axis (X). Tubing elements (10) are tilted spirally curved around the central longitudinal axis (X). Several elements are interleaved in a structure. The tubing elements (10) have a plurality of fins (60) on at least one of the outer surfaces (42, 52) of first (40) and/or second (50) side wall. Fins (60) are at least partially covered by a covering wall (70, 80). The tubing elements (10) are at least partially tilted or at least partially tilted and sloped and at least partially helically wound and/or twisted so as to form at least a part of a helical structure, an overall cylindrical structure and/or a cylindrical shape.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2013Date of Patent: January 23, 2018Inventor: Carlos Quesada Saborio
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Patent number: 9844807Abstract: Fins are formed monolithically from the material of a tube body. The fins extend from the tube body outer surface, and include a fin base and a fin top. Wings extending from a fin side surface between the fin base and fin top can produce upper and lower channels between adjacent fins. Depressions can be formed in the fin top with platforms below the depressions. The tube can also include helical ridges on an inner surface of the tube. The tubes are used for heat transfer, and can be included in shell and tube heat exchangers.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2008Date of Patent: December 19, 2017Assignee: Wieland-Werke AGInventors: Qiu Yalin, Wu Yongquing, Cao Jianying, Luo Zhong
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Patent number: 9818673Abstract: A cooler includes a cooling pipe having a cooling surface in contact with a heat-exchanged component, and a refrigerant passage. A pair of outer passages are formed between a pair of opposed inner wall surfaces which are located at both ends of an inner wall surface of the cooling pipe in a perpendicular direction and which constitute the refrigerant passage, and a pair of partition walls that are located at both ends of an inner fin in the perpendicular direction. At least one flow-regulating rib is formed in the refrigerant passage to project into the refrigerant passage at a position inward of the pair of outer passages in the perpendicular direction and at a position outward of an inflow hole and a discharge hole in the perpendicular direction as well as at a position outward of the inner fin in an arrangement direction and at a position inward of the inflow hole and the discharge hole in the arrangement direction.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2014Date of Patent: November 14, 2017Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Yasuhiro Mizuno, Tomohiro Shimazu, Yuki Suzuki
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Patent number: 9810489Abstract: Two or more cores (2a, 2b) in each of which two more types of passage layers through which two or more fluids flow are layered alternately are welded together. The entire bottom portions of the cores (2a, 2b) are covered with a lower header tank (3), thereby making the fluids flow into the cores (2a, 2b). A dummy layer (14) through which none of the fluids flow is provided beside a weld side face of each core (2a, 2b). A weld spacer (18) is welded to the entire peripheral edge of a side plate (16) of the dummy layer (14). A through-hole (16a) for draining water in the dummy layer (14) is made near the lower end of the side plate of the dummy layer (14). Further, a liquid drain hole (20) through which water is drained is made at a lower corner of the weld spacer (18).Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2014Date of Patent: November 7, 2017Assignee: SUMITOMO PRECISION PRODUCTS CO., LTD.Inventors: Hideki Shigemori, Koichi Kitagishi, Shozo Hotta
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Patent number: 9810487Abstract: A heat exchanger has an intake header, a discharge header, a bundle of tubes extending in parallel between the intake header and the discharge header, an intake pipe connected to the intake header and extending transversely to the axes of the tubes of the bundle, the intake pipe having a first end opening into the header and a second end connectable to a process fluid supply pipe, and a baffle assembly for modifying the direction and rate of flow of the process fluid through the intake header, the baffle assembly being located within the intake pipe and secured to the intake pipe at a position adjacent the second end of the intake pipe. The baffle assembly comprises a plurality of slats lying in planes generally parallel to one another and inclined to the direction of fluid flow, and runners connected to the ends thereof to form a rigid structure.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2013Date of Patent: November 7, 2017Assignee: Tube Tech International Ltd.Inventors: Michael Watson, Derek Sumsion
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Patent number: 9777970Abstract: A plate fin heat exchanger is configured to receive hot flow from a hot source and cool flow from a cool source. The plate fin heat exchanger includes a plurality of plates arranged in parallel to define a plurality of flow passages there between, and a set of closure bars arranged at a first side of the plurality of plates to seal a first set of the flow passages against ingress of the hot flow, thereby directing the hot flow into a second set of the flow passages. Each respective closure bar includes an inner core formed of a first material having a first coefficient of thermal expansion and an outer cladding arranged about the inner core, the outer cladding formed of a second material having a second coefficient of thermal expansion. The first coefficient of thermal expansion is less than the second coefficient of thermal expansion.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2013Date of Patent: October 3, 2017Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand CoporationInventors: Michael Zager, Donald E. Army, George Kan, Charles J. McColgan, Nigel Palmer
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Patent number: 9752837Abstract: The invention relates to a manifold (10) for a heat exchanger (1), comprising a cover (31), an intermediary plate (41), and a collector plate (51), said manifold (10) being intended to collect and distribute a fluid. According to the invention, the intermediary plate (41) defines a first fluid chamber (11) with the cover (31) and a second fluid chamber (12) with the collector plate (51), said second chamber being independent of the first (11). The invention also relates to a heat exchanger (1) comprising such a manifold (10) and to a method for producing such a manifold (10).Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2012Date of Patent: September 5, 2017Assignee: VALEO SYSTEMES THERMIQUESInventors: Sylvain Moreau, Francois Busson, Alain Pourmarin, Philippe Doucet, Mohamed Ibrahimi
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Patent number: 9746251Abstract: A plate heat exchanger plate ports and, between the ports, a heat transfer area partly divided by a barrier. The heat exchanger plate comprises a first port, a second port, a third port and a fourth port. Further, the heat exchanger plate is provided with a first transition area between the first and second ports and the heat transfer area, and a second transition area between the third and fourth ports and the heat transfer area, the first and second transition areas being provided with transition ports. The first transition area is open towards the heat transfer area, and the second transition area is separated from the heat transfer area by a sealing.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2013Date of Patent: August 29, 2017Assignee: ALFA LAVAL CORPORATE ABInventor: Ralf Blomgren
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Patent number: 9733024Abstract: A tubing element for a heat exchanger is at least partially a rigid elongated tubing having a first end, a second end, a first side wall and a second side wall. First and second side walls are substantially parallel to each other. The distance between first side wall and second side wall is considerably smaller than the width of first side wall and second side wall, resulting in a substantially overall flat tubing structure with connection walls on both sides. The tubing element has a plurality of fins on at least one of the outer surfaces of the first side wall and/or of the second side wall. Fins define an angle enclosed by the fins and a connection wall. A heat exchanger, use of a tubing element, use of a heat exchanger and method of manufacturing of a tubing element to manufacture at least partially a heat exchanger are included.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2013Date of Patent: August 15, 2017Inventor: Carlos Quesada Saborio
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Patent number: 9714796Abstract: A Plate and Shell type plate heat exchanger, which comprises an inner shell (9) completely surrounding a plate pack (2) and inner end plates (11a, 11b) in the direction of the ends of the plate pack. The inner shell (9) is by its inner surface arranged into contact with the outer edge of the baffle plates (8a, 8b) arranged on the surface of the plate pack and by its outer surface the inner shell (9) is arranged to support itself against the inner surface of the shell (3) of the outer casing of the heat exchanger. The inner end plates (11a, 11b) are supported by their outer surface against the inner surface of the end plates (4a, 4b) of the outer casing.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2012Date of Patent: July 25, 2017Assignee: VAHTERUS OYInventor: Tapio Heiniö
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Patent number: 9702635Abstract: A loop heat pipe structure with a liquid and vapor separation includes an evaporation chamber and a loop pipe. The evaporation chamber includes two connecting ports, and an inner wall of the evaporation chamber includes a liquid-preservation capillary structure. The loop pipe includes two evaporation channel tubular portions and a condensation tubular portion connected between the two evaporation channel tubular portions; and the two evaporation channel tubular portions are connected to the two connecting ports of the evaporation chamber respectively. Wherein each one of the evaporation channel tubular portions includes an inner tube and an outer tube; the inner tube is sleeved inside the outer tube; and a flow-returning capillary structure is disposed between the outer tube and the inner tube inside the outer tube; the flow-returning capillary structure extends into the evaporation chamber and is in contact with the liquid-preservation capillary structure.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2014Date of Patent: July 11, 2017Assignee: COOLER MASTER CO., LTD.Inventor: Chien-Hung Sun
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Patent number: 9688927Abstract: A system includes a syngas cooler configured to cool a syngas. The syngas cooler includes a vessel with a head portion and a first opening and a first pipe that extends through the first opening. The first pipe is configured to convey a heated fluid out of the vessel. A first flanged connection is disposed about the first opening, wherein the first pipe extends through the first flanged connection and is coupled to the flanged connection.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2012Date of Patent: June 27, 2017Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: Lien-Yan Chen, Jay Christopher Schleicher
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Patent number: 9677818Abstract: A heat exchanger for a vapor compression system includes a shell with a longitudinal center axis extending generally parallel to a horizontal plane, a distributing part, a tube bundle, a trough part and a guide part. The distributing part distributes a refrigerant. The tube bundle includes a plurality of heat transfer tubes disposed below the distributing part so that the refrigerant discharged from the distributing part is supplied onto the tube bundle. The heat transfer tubes extend generally parallel to the longitudinal center axis of the shell. The trough part extends generally parallel to the longitudinal center axis of the shell under at least one of the heat transfer tubes to accumulate the refrigerant in the trough part. The guide part includes at least one lateral side portion extending upwardly and laterally outwardly from the tube bundle at a vertical position at an upper end of the trough part.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2013Date of Patent: June 13, 2017Assignee: DAIKIN APPLIED AMERICAS INC.Inventors: Mitsuharu Numata, Kazushige Kasai
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Patent number: 9671173Abstract: Vapor flow-diverting devices that re-direct upwardly flowing vapor, for example, in a downward direction across condenser tubes disposed in the upper or top section of a vapor-liquid contacting apparatus, are described. These devices are particularly beneficial in tubular condensers within distillation columns and may be used in combination with other associated equipment (e.g., a deflector plate and divider plate) as well as in combination with the tube surface enhancements to improve the heat transfer coefficient.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2014Date of Patent: June 6, 2017Assignee: UOP LLCInventors: Phillip F. Daly, Steven P. Lankton, Raymond E. Tucker
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Patent number: 9658003Abstract: A heat exchanger includes a shell, a refrigerant distribution assembly, a heat transferring unit and a canopy member. The refrigerant distribution assembly receives a refrigerant that enters the shell and discharges the refrigerant. The refrigerant distribution assembly has at least one outermost lateral end. The heat transferring unit is disposed below the refrigerant distribution assembly so that the refrigerant discharged from the refrigerant distribution assembly is supplied to the heat transferring unit. The heat transferring unit includes a plurality heat transfer tubes. The canopy member includes at least one lateral side portion extending laterally outwardly and downwardly from a position above the refrigerant distribution assembly. The lateral side portion has a free end disposed laterally further from a vertical plane than the refrigerant distribution assembly, and lower than an upper edge of the outermost lateral end of the refrigerant distribution assembly.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2013Date of Patent: May 23, 2017Assignee: DAIKIN APPLIED AMERICAS INC.Inventors: Mitsuharu Numata, Kazushige Kasai