Abstract: Arrangement for heat and/or mass transfer between a minimum of two liquids, effected by means of hollow fibers, the open ends of which are imbedded in a casting compound and which hollow fibers are located in the form of hollow fiber modules within a housing, wherein an intermediate ring and gaskets are provided between the housing and the casting compound beds of the hollow fiber module. A bore in the housing allows in case of a defective gasket that leaking liquid may drain to the outside, whereby short circuiting between the different liquid chambers of the housing will be prevented. The intermediate ring may be present as lose component or may, also, be fixedly connected to the face plates of the housing or the housing jacket. A plurality of hollow fiber modules may be arranged within a common housing. The hollow fiber module may be surrounded by a perforated supporting tube. The arrangement is particularly suitable for cross-flow filtration.

Abstract: A method and system for cleaning cooling tubes of a heat transfer unit including a steam chamber through which the cooling tubes extend and into which steam generated in a steam power generating plant is introduced so as to exchange heat with a cooling water flowing through the cooling tubes. Cleaning bodies are introduced into the cooling water and then distributed to the cooling tubes so as to clean the latter. The cooling tubes are divided into a plurality of groups, with each group including a plurality of the cooling tubes having the same trends of cleanliness. The cleaning bodies are respectively introduced to the groups in respective quantities suitable for cleaning the cooling tubes of each group in dependence upon the particular degree of cleanliness of the cooling tubes of the respective groups.

Abstract: Apparatus for use in a heat exchange unit for securing a heat exchanger assembly to the remaining components of the unit. A pin which acts to secure a tubular member and a lateral support to either a fan assembly or a base pan is disclosed. This pin has an insertion portion having pin teeth which is inserted into a tube for securing the pin to the tube, a spacer portion for locating in a fixed relationship a lateral support relative to the heat exchange unit and a top portion for securing the pin to the component to which it is being fastened.

Abstract: In a system and process for heating and cooling a house, circulated and/or intake air is passed through a system which utilizes low intensity and readily available geothermal heat capacity to heat or cool such air. The ducts of the system have an internal configuration and size that provides for relatively low velocity and correspondingly low pressure drop through such ducts yet provides air flow patterns that have sufficiently high air velocities adjacent the interior surface of the duct to provide extremely good heat exchange between such air and the interior surfaces of the ducts to utilize the low intensity temperature differentials provided by the earth mantle at only moderate depths adjacent a house in any of a great variety of areas.

Abstract: An engine cooling system including a filter connected in a radiator overflow system so that fluid flowing from the radiator to an overflow reservoir under the influence of pressure in the radiator will flow around the filter, whereas fluid flowing from the overflow reservoir to the radiator under the influence of atmospheric pressure when the pressure in the radiator drops will pass slowly through the filter.

Abstract: A heat exchanger within a dense gravity layer comprises a vertical cylindrical container with a heating surface built thereinto. The heating surface is formed by a tubular housing containing a plurality of tubes mounted in tiers. A space between the inner surface of the container and the outer surface of the housing is divided by opposite seals into two vertical cavities. These cavities are divided along the height thereof by horizontal baffle members which are arranged in chessboard pattern relative one another to form chambers located along the height in a chessboard pattern, and to accomplish repeated variation of the direction of movement of one of heat carriers.

Abstract: An improved finned heat exchanger tube wherein the upper circumferential portions of the fins are foreshortened to enhance axial movement of liquid introduced onto the top of the finned tube. Accordingly, the liquid can gravitate both axially and circumferentially of the finned tube and thoroughly wet the entire external surface thereof.

Abstract: A spine fin heat exchanger is disclosed in which the density of the spine fins is greater along the portions of the passes within the pattern of high flow of air or the like across the heat exchanger. Those portions of the tubing at the bends and outside such pattern are formed with a lower spine fin density. Such lower density outside the patterns and at the bends does not materially reduce the overall heat exchange capacity of the heat exchanger, and results in a heat exchanger where less material and time are required to form the heat exchanger without any significant loss in its capacity. The heat exchanger is preferably formed by changing the rate of feed of the tube as it feeds through the winding head to increase the amount of stretch of the spine fin strip along the zones of low density compared to the amount of stretch in the strip along the zone of high density. Consequently, the same amount of material is required for each wrap along both zones.

Abstract: A heavy duty heat exchanger consisting of a large number of plates of tapered cross-section, selectively provided with essentially lengthwise parallel grooves and land areas at the lengthwise edges. Upon being stacked together and joined, the plates form an inherently leaktight, rugged and compact heat transfer core with axially directed fluid passages and integral with it two fluid transition zones, all of radially symmetrical, annular cross-section, throughout. Very large fluid flow rates can be accommodated and very high heat transfer effectiveness attained without increased design complexity or cost escalation.

Abstract: Apparatus for recovering heat comprising an encapsulating outer wrapping having near opposite ends an air discharge opening and an opening adapted to receive an air intake blowing device; an inner corrugated galvanized sheet metal flue core; and two semi-circular baffles mounted in valleys of the inner core corrugations.

Abstract: An improved heat exchanger apparatus that serves alternatively as an evaporator and as a condenser, the heat exchanger apparatus comprising a frame and a heat exchange coil supported by the frame, the coil having a first coil end portion, a coil medial portion and a second coil end portion. The coil passes sinuously between ends of the frame such that the first coil end portion and the second coil end portion are disposed in the first coil row that is first contacted by air blown through the exchanger, and the coil medial portion is disposed to pass sinuously in subsequent coil rows so that approximately one half of the coil medial portion passes in co-flow heat exchange relationship to the air and approximately one half of the coil medial portion passes in counter-flow heat exchange relationship to the air.

Abstract: In the apparatus of the present invention, air flow control inserts are disposed within the formed tube air outlet manifolds of a heat exchanger of the counterflow type wherein the manifolds have openings communicating with air passages of the heat exchanger core. Each insert is generally tubular in shape, having an intermediate cylindrical tube portion, and larger diameter, end portions, which are substantially equal to the diameter of an outlet manifold. Each intermediate insert portion is initially provided with a plurality of peripheral, longitudinally equally spaced slots, equal in number to the number of openings in a manifold, and of such circumferential lengths as to subtend angles substantially equal to the angles subtended by the manifold openings. Tube material adjacent the slots is then urged inwardly of the tube to form apertures, and adjacent louvers.

Abstract: The grid for the parallel rows of tubes is composed of metal guide strips and spacer strips. The guide strips are disposed in pairs with semi-cylindrical portions defining circular openings for the tubes. The spacer strips are formed with bent portions to bear against the semi-cylindrical portions of the guide strips as well as rectilinear portions which are radial to the tubes.

Abstract: Cooling device for coal dust comprising a housing, a motor-driven conveyor system therein to transport the coal dust over coolable trays in the housing and conveyor-wheel arms of spiral curvature for moving the coal dust from one or more inlets to one or more outlets via a series of communicating passages in the trays over which the conveyor-wheel arms pass under actuation of a hydraulic motor mounted above the housing and driving a vertical shaft, to which the conveyor-wheel arms are attached, extending centrally downwardly through the housing.

Abstract: There is disclosed herein a heat exchanger of the multiple pass counterflow fin and tube type having an improved return bend construction. The return bend construction comprises a base member having a plurality of tapered tubular projections extending outward from one side thereof which define openings extending therethrough. These projections telescopically engage ends of the fluid conducting conduits or tubes. A cover member is provided which is secured to the base member and has a plurality of localized embossments provided thereon which are arranged so as to provide a passageway placing two or more openings in the base plate in mutual fluid communication. The base member also operates as part of a surrounding frame for the heat exchanger and may include mounting points for securing the heat exchanger in the equipment with which it is to be utilized.

Abstract: A vehicle temperature control system includes a control assembly for directing a fluid actuating medium to selected ones of a plurality of door actuators to position a plurality of doors in selected modes of operation. The control assembly includes a valve housing defining a chamber, a fluid inlet passage and a plurality of opposed inlet cavities and outlet passages. A lever positioned slide valve is shiftable within the chamber. An array of control passages defined by the slide valve selectively place the inlet cavities in communication with the outlet passages. Seal members are disposed in each of the inlet cavities and outlet passages to insure that the fluid medium passes through the control passages. A mode selection lever engages the slide valve and also defines a cam surface for selectively actuating an air conditioner compressor switch.

Abstract: Disclosed is apparatus for providing for increased heat transfer efficiency f a heat exchanger by separating contiguous fluid conductive channels by means of a flexible sheet fabricated from a piezoelectric polymer. An electrode pattern of predetermined configuration is applied to one or both sides of the piezoelectric sheet and an electrical signal applied thereto in order to set the sheet into a flexual resonance condition whereupon a standing wave pattern is established to not only break up the boundary layer of fluid which adheres to each side of the sheet, but also minimizing the thickness of the laminar sub-layer.

Abstract: A heat exchanger is disclosed comprising a plurality of spaced apart parallel plates having a plurality of apertures therein, a plurality of hollow frusto-conically shaped cone members having a larger base end and a smaller opposite end with the cone members being inserted in the apertures of the plate and being of such relative size to be tightly embraced by the peripheries of the apertures, the opposite ends of the cones in each of the plates being tightly nested and stacked in the base ends of the cones in the next adjacent plate, and means for fixedly securing the plates in parallel relation to bind the cone members in stacked relation.

Abstract: The present disclosure describes a heat exchange device for attachment to the external surface of a package containing an integrated circuit chip or die. The device has particular application in high density electronic packaging configurations, where space limitations severely curtail the volume which can be occupied thereby. The structure of the present device is such that both the effective cooling area per given volume and the heat transfer coefficient are maximized. Basically, the device is an integral structure comprised of a generally helical wire form affixed to a metallic frame-like member. The wire form provides a plurality of parallel closely spaced-apart cylindrical sections capable of being disposed in an air stream for dissipating the heat generated in the integrated circuit package to which the device is attached.

Abstract: A shuttle assembly is provided which includes a spring cleaning element secured at each end to mounting members which are freely slideable on a longitudinal axial rod. The rod is longer than the cleaning element in its normal extended position so that the cleaning element can shuttle back and forth on the rod. Stop members are secured to the end portions of the rod. When either rod end engages a capturing device at the end of a heat exchanger tube, inertia causes the cleaning element to slide forwardly until the adjacent mounting member tappingly engages the adjacent stop member of the assembly, causng undesirable material on the cleaning element to drop off. The mounting members are of a lesser O.D. (Outside Diameter) than the I.D. (Inside Diameter) of the pipe and are also of a lesser O.D. than the O.D. of the normally extended cleaning element. The O.D. of the cleaning element is such as to allow for transverse rattling engagement with the inner tube wall during shuttling.