Patents by Inventor Luis MATAMOROS

Luis MATAMOROS has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20240288223
    Abstract: A heat exchanger for indirectly transferring heat between a process medium and at least one first refrigerant, comprising: a shell which surrounds a shell space and extends along a longitudinal axis; and a pipe bundle which is disposed in the shell space and extends along the longitudinal axis of the shell from a lower end to an upper of the pipe bundle in the shell space; wherein; the pipe bundle has a plurality of first pipes for receiving the first refrigerant; the first pipes are wound helically onto a core pipe of the heat exchanger. According to the invention, the first pipes each have an end which is formed by at least one nozzle via which the first refrigerant can be introduced into the shell space, the ends being disposed along the longitudinal axis of the shell at different heights.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2022
    Publication date: August 29, 2024
    Inventors: Jürgen SPREEMANN, Luis MATAMOROS, Florian DEICHSEL
  • Publication number: 20240240867
    Abstract: A wound heat exchanger, comprising a shell, a bundle of tubes arranged inside the shell and through which a medium can flow, a first annular channel arranged inside the shell and runs around it for separating a liquid phase of a refrigerant from a gaseous phase of the refrigerant, a second annular channel arranged inside the shell and runs around it and is intended for evenly distributing the liquid phase over the bundle of tubes in order to exchange the heat between the refrigerant and the medium, and a connecting channel which establishes a fluid connection between the first annular channel and the second annular channel in order to conduct the liquid phase out of the first annular channel into the second annular channel, wherein the first annular channel and the second annular channel are spaced apart.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2022
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Inventors: Jürgen SPREEMANN, Hubert LACHENWITZER, Luis MATAMOROS, Florian DEICHSEL
  • Patent number: 10982905
    Abstract: Helically coiled heat exchanger for the indirect exchange of heat between a two-phase first medium and a second medium has a shell surrounding a shell space, which extends along a longitudinal axis, an inlet for the admission of the two-phase first medium into the shell space, a tube bundle arranged in the shell space and having multiple helically coiled tubes for accommodating the second medium and a separating device for separating a gaseous phase from a liquid phase. The separating device has a tray arranged above the tube bundle which serves for collecting the liquid phase. The tray has a plurality of chimneys for separating the two phases. Each chimney projects from the tray from a side of the tray facing away from the tube bundle and is covered by a roof. An opening in the tray between the roof and an upper end of the respective chimney, there is provided an inlet opening via which the gaseous phase can flow into the respective chimney.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: Linde Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Manfred Steinbauer, Christian Matten, Christiane Kerber, Jurgen Spreemann, Ingomar Blum, Luis Matamoros, Florian Deichsel, Niels Treuchtlinger
  • Publication number: 20190078842
    Abstract: Helically coiled heat exchanger for the indirect exchange of heat between a two-phase first medium and a second medium comprises a shell surrounding a shell space, which extends along a longitudinal axis, an inlet for the admission of the two-phase first medium into the shell space, a tube bundle arranged in the shell space and having multiple helically coiled tubes for accommodating the second medium and a separating device for separating a gaseous phase from a liquid phase. The separating device has a tray arranged above the tube bundle which serves for collecting the liquid phase. The tray has a plurality of chimneys for separating the two phases. Each chimney projects from the tray from a side of the tray facing away from the tube bundle and is covered by a roof. An opening in the tray between the roof and an upper end of the respective chimney, there is provided an inlet opening via which the gaseous phase can flow into the respective chimney.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2017
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Applicant: Linde Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Manfred STEINBAUER, Christian MATTEN, Christiane KERBER, Jurgen SPREEMANN, Ingomar BLUM, Luis MATAMOROS, Florian DEICHSEL, Niels TREUCHTLINGER
  • Publication number: 20190063843
    Abstract: The invention relates to a heat exchanger for indirect heat exchange between a first and second medium having: a shell, extending along a longitudinal axis and surrounding a shell space for receiving the first medium, and a plurality of tubes coiled helically onto a core tube which extends along the longitudinal axis in the shell space forming a tube bundle. The tube bundle comprises a number of tube layers lying one on top of the other in the radial direction. The second medium is conducted within the tubes to exchange heat indirectly with the first medium. The at least one distributor arm distributes a liquid phase of the first medium to an upper side of the tube bundle. The at least one distributor arm has, opposite from the upper side, a bottom with through-openings, so that the liquid phase can be passed to the upper side of the tube bundle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Applicant: Linde Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Manfred STEINBAUER, Jurgen SPREEMANN, Luis MATAMOROS, Florian DEICHSEL, Konrad BRAUN
  • Publication number: 20190011191
    Abstract: The invention relates to a heat exchanger for indirect heat exchange between a first medium and a second medium, comprising a shell surrounding a shell space which extends along a longitudinal axis. The shell space serves for accommodating the first medium. A tube bundle is arranged in the shell space having multiple tubes for accommodating the second medium. The tubes are helically coiled in multiple tube layers onto a core tube. The tube bundle has a multiplicity of inner tube layers, surrounding the core tube, and a multiplicity of outer tube layers, surrounding the inner tube layers. The heat exchanger discharges a part of a gaseous phase out of the shell space from the region of the inner tube layers via a gas discharge device, and/or supplies a gaseous phase into the shell space in the region of the outer tube layers via a gas supply device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2018
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Applicant: LINDE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Manfred STEINBAUER, Christiane KERBER, Manfred SCHONBERGER, Jurgen SPREEMANN, Eva MULLER, Luis MATAMOROS, Florian DEICHSEL, Konrad BRAUN
  • Publication number: 20180245844
    Abstract: The invention relates to a heat exchanger having a core tube onto which tubes forming a tube bundle are coiled, a pre-distributor having a liquid space for receiving a liquid phase (F), a centrally arranged feed for introducing the liquid phase into the liquid space and a main distributor which has a multiplicity of distributor arms for distributing the liquid phase (F) over the tube bundle, wherein the distributor arms via at least one flow path proceeding outside the core tube are in fluidic connection with the liquid space, wherein the core tube is arranged or sealed off with regard to the liquid space in such a way that the liquid phase from the liquid space is not introduceable via the core tube into the distributor arms of the main distributor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2018
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Applicant: Linde Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Jurgen SPREEMANN, Eva MULLER, Luis MATAMOROS, Florian DEICHSEL, Konrad BRAUN, Christoph SEEHOLZER, Manfred STEINBAUER, Christiane KERBER
  • Publication number: 20180245856
    Abstract: The invention relates to a heat exchanger for indirect heat exchange between a first medium and a second medium, comprising: a shell, which surrounds a shell space of the heat exchanger, a core tube, which extends along a longitudinal axis and onto which a plurality of tubes for receiving the first medium are coiled. The tubes form a bundle and a number of end portions of the tubes are brought together and connected to a tubesheet fixed on the shell. An annular channel is provided for receiving the second medium (M2). An inlet nozzle is provided for introducing the second medium into the annular channel (100). A plurality of distributor arms in flow connection with the annular channel are provided for distributions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2018
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Applicant: Linde Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Jurgen SPREEMANN, Eva MULLER, Luis MATAMOROS, Florian DEICHSEL, Konrad BRAUN, Christoph SEEHOLZER, Manfred STEINBAUER, Christiane KERBER
  • Patent number: 9273913
    Abstract: The invention relates to a heat exchanger (1) having a tube bundle (10) with a large number of tubes wound around a central pipe (100), a shell (20) enclosing the tube bundle (10) and defining a shell space (200) surrounding the tube bundle (10), and a liquid distributor (30) having distributor arms (300) for distributing a liquid (F) into the shell space (200) and onto the tube bundle (10), and drain pipes (340) for supplying the distributor arms with liquid (F). The distributor arms (300) are connected in a flow-guiding manner to a ring channel (400) positioned along the periphery of the shell (20). For degassing liquid (F), central pipe (100) is connected in a flow-guiding manner to the distributor arms (300).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: LINDE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Manfred Steinbauer, Christiane Kerber, Jurgen Spreemann, Luis Matamoros
  • Publication number: 20120261103
    Abstract: The invention relates to a heat exchanger (1) having a tube bundle (10) with a large number of tubes wound around a central pipe (100), a shell (20) enclosing the tube bundle (10) and defining a shell space (200) surrounding the tube bundle (10), and a liquid distributor (30) having distributor arms (300) for distributing a liquid (F) into the shell space (200) and onto the tube bundle (10), and drain pipes (340) for supplying the distributor arms with liquid (F). The distributor arms (300) are connected in a flow-guiding manner to a ring channel (400) positioned along the periphery of the shell (20). For degassing liquid (F), central pipe (100) is connected in a flow-guiding manner to the distributor arms (300).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2012
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Applicant: LINDE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Manfred STEINBAUER, Christiane KERBER, Jurgen SPREEMANN, Luis MATAMOROS