Stacked Plates Or Shells Form Interplate Passages Patents (Class 165/166)
  • Patent number: 12046729
    Abstract: A structural support member for a vehicle includes a structural member, a battery chiller additively manufactured and disposed at least partially within the support member. The battery chiller includes a pair of spaced apart coolant chambers and a plurality of hollow pins extending between the pair of spaced apart coolant chambers such that the pair of spaced apart coolant chambers are in fluid communication with each other via the plurality of hollow pins. A refrigerant chamber can be included and be between the pair of spaced apart coolant chambers such that coolant fluid flows from one of the pair of spaced apart coolant chambers to another of the pair of spaced apart coolant chambers through the refrigerant chamber via the plurality of hollow pins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Tim Van Evans
  • Patent number: 12038235
    Abstract: A heat exchange core according to one embodiment includes: a header flow path that extends in a first direction; and a plurality of branching flow paths that are connected to the header flow path and extend in a second direction intersecting with the first direction. A first angle formed by the header flow path with respect to a virtual connection plane between the header flow path and the plurality of branching flow paths is less than a second angle formed by the branching flow paths with respect to the connection plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi Kaneko, Koichi Tanimoto, Hiroyuki Nakaharai, Yoichi Uefuji, Koichiro Iida, Nobuhide Hara, Masaya Hatanaka, Masashi Kitamura, Shunsaku Eguchi
  • Patent number: 12031778
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a plate-and-shell heat exchanger and a heat transfer plate for a plate-and-shell heat exchanger. The heat exchanger comprises a shell and a plurality of heat transfer plates within the shell. The plates form fluidly connected first cavities for providing a first fluid flow path for a first fluid flow. The shell forms a second cavity in which the plates are arranged, and a second fluid flow path is provided for a second fluid flow, separated from the first fluid flow path by the plates. The heat exchanger comprises heat transfer plates which are formed for improving the distribution of the second fluid flow within the heat exchanger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: DANFOSS A/S
    Inventor: Helge Nielsen
  • Patent number: 12025384
    Abstract: A heat transfer plate comprises an upper end portion adjoining a center portion along an upper border line and comprising first and second port holes and an upper distribution pattern comprising upper distribution ridges and valleys. The upper distribution ridges extend along imaginary upper ridge lines from the upper border line towards the first port hole. The upper distribution valleys extend along imaginary upper valley lines from the upper border line towards the second port hole. The imaginary upper ridge lines and valley lines cross in plural upper cross points. In plural upper cross points, the plate extends in an imaginary first intermediate plane. The plate is configured so that a number of first upper cross points on one side of the center axis extends above the first intermediate plane, and a number of second upper cross points on another side of such axis extends below the first intermediate plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: ALFA LAVAL CORPORATE AB
    Inventors: Martin Holm, Magnus Hedberg, Johan Nilsson
  • Patent number: 12013194
    Abstract: A hot layer adapted for use in an asymmetric cross counter flow heat exchanger core that includes a number of alternating hot and cold layers, a hot inlet tent configured to receive a hot inlet flow and defining a hot inlet tent width, and a hot outlet tent configured to discharge a hot outlet flow and defining a hot outlet tent width. A hot inlet closure bar is located adjacent to the hot inlet tent, a hot outlet closure bar is located adjacent to the hot outlet tent, and two hot side closure bars are each located adjacent to respective corresponding inlet and outlet hot fins. An angle between the inlet fin direction and the middle fin direction ranges from 5-175 degrees, and the hot inlet tent width is less than the hot outlet tent width.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
    Inventor: Alan Retersdorf
  • Patent number: 12007179
    Abstract: A heat exchanger includes: a plurality of flat tubes; a fin in which a plurality of notches are arranged side by side in a vertical direction, the fin having a plurality of intermediate portions and a connecting portion connecting the intermediate portions to each other; and a first bulging portion having an upper end edge and a lower end edge provided between a first notch and a second notch, the upper end edge being positioned in the intermediate portion and the lower end edge being positioned in the connecting portion. The upper end edge has a first upper end positioned on an intermediate portion side, and a second upper end positioned on a connecting portion side, the first upper end being positioned to be higher than the second upper end, or the first upper end being positioned at the same height as the second upper end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: FUJITSU GENERAL LIMITED
    Inventors: Daiki Shimano, Masatoshi Watanabe, Yoshinari Maema, Ryo Takaoka, Shohei Nakata, Kotaro Oka
  • Patent number: 11987932
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a method which is for producing pulp fibers for cellulose nanofiberization from pulp fibers of used sanitary products, and which can produce pulp fibers for cellulose nanofiberization that have low lignin content and a low distribution thereof and that have excellent cellulose nanofiberization properties. This method is described below.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: UNICHARM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takayoshi Konishi, Toshio Hiraoka, Noritomo Kurita
  • Patent number: 11976889
    Abstract: A plate heat exchanger includes a plurality of heat transfer plates stacked on top of each other, wherein gaskets are positioned between adjacent heat transfer plates, wherein each gasket is arranged in a gasket groove formed in a heat transfer plate and a bottom part of the gasket groove defines a base level, wherein the gasket groove comprises a reinforcing pattern having a first recess at a first recess level and extending in a lengthwise direction of the gasket groove. The reinforcing pattern comprises a second recess at a second recess level extending in lengthwise direction of the gasket groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: DANFOSS A/S
    Inventor: Benny Andersen
  • Patent number: 11965700
    Abstract: A heat exchanger having a stack of nested shells joined to a base plate includes two coolant manifolds and four fluid manifolds extending through the stack. The coolant manifolds extend the entire length of the stack in the stacking direction. Two of the fluid manifolds extend from one end of the stack to an intermediate location along the stacking direction, and the other two fluid manifolds extend from the other end of the stack to the intermediate location. Fluid transfer conduits extend through the stack, from a face of the base plate opposite the stack to the fluid manifolds at the end of the stack opposite the base plate, in order to transfer fluid to and from fluid flow passages extending between those fluid manifolds at that end of the stack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Modine Manufacturing Company
    Inventor: Tobias Schumacher
  • Patent number: 11958618
    Abstract: Exchanger (16) for cooling hot primary air by means of cold secondary air, comprising: a plurality of channels (80) for the circulation of the secondary air; and a plurality of channels for the circulation of the primary air, characterized in that said exchanger further comprises: water circulation channels (83) each extending adjacently to a secondary channel (80); water-spray micro-perforated hollow bars (63) each extending adjacently to a primary channel (60) and fluidically connected to the micro-perforated hollow bars in order to be able to heat the water by interaction with the primary air before said water is sprayed into the flow of primary air at the inlet of the exchanger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: LIEBHERR-AEROSPACE TOULOUSE SAS
    Inventors: Guillaume Galzin, Jean-Raymond Blary, David Lavergne
  • Patent number: 11959702
    Abstract: An air separation device can include: a first compressor and a second compressor for compressing feed air; a first refrigerator and a second refrigerator for cooling the feed air; a pre-purification unit for pre-purifying the feed air; a flow rate measuring unit for measuring the flow rate of the feed air; a main heat exchanger for subjecting the feed air to heat exchange; a purification portion into which the feed air led out from the main heat exchanger is fed, and which separates and purifies product nitrogen and/or product oxygen from the feed air; and a compressor control unit for controlling the feed quantity of the feed air in accordance with an increase or decrease in the production quantity of product nitrogen and/or product oxygen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: L'Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme Pour L'Etude Et L'Exploitation Des Procedes Georges Claude
    Inventors: Takuya Kaneda, Tsuyoshi Sugitani
  • Patent number: 11959709
    Abstract: A heat transport device comprises first flow passages through which a first fluid flows, and second flow passages through which a second fluid flows, wherein a cross-section A satisfying the following Requirement 1 to Requirement 3 can be achieved. Requirement 1 is that the cross-section A is a cross-section perpendicular to the second flow passages. Requirement 2 is that in the cross-section A, the holes of second flow passages are separated by meandering partition plates and are disposed in a layered manner. Two adjacent partition plates are a partition plate B and a partition plate C, and when comparing a point ?, which is the top point of a mountain in the partition plate B closest to the partition plate C, and a point ?, which is the bottom point of a valley in the partition plate C closest to the partition plate B, the point ? is closer to the partition plate C side than the point ?. Requirement 3 is that the first flow passages are present inside the partition plates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: WELCON INC.
    Inventors: Yutaka Suzuki, Takashi Saito, Shingo Ikarashi
  • Patent number: 11913732
    Abstract: A bulkhead heat exchanger includes a first bulkhead, a second bulkhead, and a plurality of flow path walls which divide a space formed between the first bulkhead and the second bulkhead into a plurality of first flow paths, wherein the first bulkhead and the second bulkhead separate the plurality of first flow paths from a plurality of second flow paths through which a second fluid different from a first fluid flowing through the plurality of first flow paths flows, the plurality of flow path walls have the plurality of wall surfaces, and the plurality of wall surfaces conform to sine curves different from each other, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: FUJITSU GENERAL LIMITED
    Inventors: Gaiken O, Toshihiko Takahashi, Akira Koizumi
  • Patent number: 11874071
    Abstract: A heat exchanger plate, a plate heat exchanger for evaporation of a first fluid, and a method of making a plate heat exchanger are disclosed. The heat exchanger plate includes a heat exchanger area extending in parallel with an extension plane of the heat exchanger plate, an edge area extending around the heat exchanger area, a number of portholes extending through the heat exchanger area, and a peripheral rim surrounding a first porthole of the number of portholes and extending transversely to the extension plane from a root end to a top end with a rim height perpendicular to the extension plane. The heat exchanger plate includes at least one restriction hole extending through the peripheral rim and having a hole height perpendicular to the extension plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: ALFA LAVAL CORPORATE AB
    Inventor: Jens Romlund
  • Patent number: 11867469
    Abstract: A brazed plate heat exchanger (100) for exchanging heat between at least two fluids comprises several elongate heat exchanger plates (110) provided with a pressed pattern comprising depressions and elevations adapted to keep the plates on a distance from one another by contact points between the elevations and depressions of neighboring plates under formation of interplate flow channels for media to exchange heat. At least four port openings are placed in corner regions of the elongate heat exchanger plates and have selective fluid communication with the interplate flow channels such that the fluids to exchange heat will flow between port openings parallel to long sides of the elongate heat exchanger plates. A circumferential seal sealing off the interplate flow channels from communication with the surroundings is provided, and the heat exchanger plates are joined by brazing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: SWEP International AB
    Inventors: Tomas Dahlberg, Sven Andersson
  • Patent number: 11855270
    Abstract: A heat exchanger may include a perforated plate having a plurality of openings sandwiched between a first plate and a second plate. The first plate may have a first plate central planar surface, a first plate peripheral wall extending from an internal face of the first plate central planar surface towards the second plate, and an inlet permitting fluid flow on to the internal face of the central planar surface. The second plate may have a second plate central planar surface, a second plate peripheral wall extending from an internal face of the second plate central planar surface towards the first plate, and an outlet permitting fluid to exit the heat exchanger. The first plate, the second plate and the perforated may be coupled and define a fluid passage for flow of a heat exchanger fluid from the inlet to the outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: DANA CANADA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Elmer Galvis, Farbod Vakilimoghaddam
  • Patent number: 11821694
    Abstract: A heat transfer plate includes a first bar engagement comprising a first recess and a first edge portion surrounding the first recess, and a second bar engagement portion comprising a second recess and a second edge portion surrounding the second recess. A part of the first edge portion extends from a first plane to a parallel third plane, and a part of the second edge portion extends from the first plane to a fourth plane. The second and third planes are on the same side of the first plane, the third and fourth planes are a distance from the first plane, and the at least a part of the first edge portion projects from a front of the plate. An edge of the first edge portion defines a first area and an edge of the second edge portion defines a second area, the first area fitting inside the second area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: ALFA LAVAL CORPORATE AB
    Inventors: Mattias Norèn, Johan Nilsson
  • Patent number: 11821698
    Abstract: A fill sheet and a fill pack manufactured from a plurality of fill sheets for cooling a cooling medium in a cooling tower, each fill sheet having a plurality of flutes extending diagonally from top to bottom of the fill sheet, the diagonal orientation of the flutes resulting from a plurality of alternating longer diagonal flute segments and shorter vertical flute segments, each of the plurality of flutes having the microstructure including a plurality of alternating rounded mounds and rounded depressions extending between flat ridge edges and flat valley edges of the flutes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Evapco, Inc.
    Inventors: Jean-Pierre Libert, Andrew Carl, Aaron Reilly
  • Patent number: 11817568
    Abstract: A temperature-control element for controlling the temperature of an electrical accumulator, in particular for controlling the temperature of a traction battery of a vehicle, includes an extruded profile extending in an extrusion direction which has a temperature-control medium channel for passage of a temperature-control medium. A guide vane is integrally formed with the extruded profile in the temperature-control medium channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: WEBASTO SE
    Inventor: Jochen Haussmann
  • Patent number: 11781820
    Abstract: A heat exchanger plate (2) is described comprising an edge (7), a groove (8) running along the edge (7), a gasket arranged in the groove (8), and a corrugated area (10) having tops (12) and valleys (11) between the groove (8) and the edge (7), wherein tops (12) run substantially perpendicular to the edge (7). In such a heat exchanger plate the gasket should be reliably fixed without affecting the stability of the heat exchanger. To this end, in at least one valley (11) a raised section (14) extends from a bottom area (13) of the valley (11) and the gasket comprises a click-on extension arranged in the valley (11) and having a recess adapted to the raised section (14).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Danfoss A/S
    Inventors: Helge Nielsen, Kent Julius, Ulrik Holm, Ivan Knudsen, Jes Petersen
  • Patent number: 11732978
    Abstract: In one general aspect, a microchannel heat exchanger is disclosed. It includes a cover, a base, and thermally conductive sheets between the cover and the base that each define a series of side-by-side lanes aligned with a flow direction. The lanes each include aligned slots that define microchannel segments and are separated by cross ribs. The sheets are stacked between the base and cover so as to cause at least some of the ribs to be offset from each other and allow the microchannel segments in the same lane in adjacent sheets to communicate with each other along the flow direction to define a plurality of microchannels in the heat exchanger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: QCIP Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Richard Todd Miller, Steven Schon
  • Patent number: 11709025
    Abstract: A method of making an end-piece for a plate heat exchanger, wherein the end-piece includes a frame part having inner and outer portions, and an intermediate portion arranged between the inner and outer portions, with the outer wall surface of the inner portion being arranged to face a first surface of a package of heat transfer plates comprising the plate heat exchanger, and the first surface having a center portion and a peripheral portion encircling the center portion. The method includes extruding the frame part with plural cavities in the intermediate portion of the frame part that extend in the extrusion direction of the frame part and that are parallel to the frame part axis, with outer dimensions of the outer wall surface of the inner portion configured to be at least as large as outer dimensions of the center portion of the first surface heat transfer plate package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: ALFA LAVAL CORPORATE AB
    Inventors: Anders Nyander, Klas Bertilsson, Clemens Wictor
  • Patent number: 11701456
    Abstract: A dialysis system (e.g., a hemodialysis (HD) system) can be designed to operate in alternative environments, such as disaster relief settings or underdeveloped regions. The dialysis system can include a solar panel for generating electricity to power the dialysis machine and an atmospheric water generator for extracting water from ambient air. The extracted water can be used to generate dialysate and saline on-site. One or more of the components of the dialysis machine can be discrete components that are configured to facilitate fast shipping and simple on-site assembly (e.g., at a remote location). In some implementations, the discrete components may be configured to be attached to an existing dialysis system (e.g., a dialysis system designed for operation in a traditional environment) to permit the dialysis system to operate in an alternative environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Roger Caluya, Martin Joseph Crnkovich, Bert D. Egley, David Charles Griffith, Jr., Roland Levin, Houssein Nasseri, Kulwinder S. Plahey, David Yuds
  • Patent number: 11680752
    Abstract: A heat dissipation device includes a first plate having a first plurality of angled grooves arranged in a first direction, and a second plate having a second plurality of angled grooves arranged in the first direction. The second plate is coupled to the first plate, at least portions of the first plurality of angled grooves and the second plurality of angled grooves are connected to each other such that the first plurality of angled grooves and the second plurality of angled grooves define a fluid channel of the heat dissipation device, and the fluid channel includes coolant. The heat dissipation device also includes at least one capillary structure. At least a portion of the fluid channel is covered by the at least one capillary structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: COOLER MASTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wei-Lung Chan, Wen-Ti Cheng
  • Patent number: 11680751
    Abstract: A stacked-plate heat exchanger may include a plurality of stacked plates. The plurality of stacked plates may include a plurality of first stacked plates and a plurality of second stacked plates stacked alternately one on top of another. Pairs of adjacent stacked plates may each delimit one of a first cavity for the passage of a first fluid and a second cavity for the passage of a second fluid in an alternating manner. The heat exchanger may also include a support structure that may support the plurality of stacked plates in an edge region to stabilize the second cavity. The plurality of stacked plates may each include a first opening and at least two second openings arranged around the first opening. The heat exchanger may also include a plurality of webs each arranged between two adjacent second openings. The plurality of webs may form the support structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Inventors: Lars Balasus, Matthias Erler, Bernheim Goehler, Steffen Groezinger, Thomas Hell, Volker Velte, Andreas Wagner
  • Patent number: 11668531
    Abstract: A heat exchanger includes a first side opposite a second side and a third side opposite a fourth side and a cold layer with an inlet at the first side of the heat exchanger, an outlet at the second side of the heat exchanger, and a cold passage extending from the inlet to the outlet. The heat exchanger also includes a hot layer with an inlet manifold at the third side of the heat exchanger extending between the first side and the second side, an outlet manifold at the fourth side of the heat exchanger opposite the inlet manifold and extending between the first side and the second side, a hot passage extending from the inlet manifold to the outlet manifold, and a tube on the first side of the heat exchanger extending from the third side to the fourth side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
    Inventors: Alan Retersdorf, Michael Doe
  • Patent number: 11662125
    Abstract: A combined heat exchanger, a heat exchange system, and an optimization method thereof are provided. The heat exchange system includes: an enhanced vapor injection compressor, a condenser, an expansion valve and an evaporator, which are located in a main circuit; wherein the heat exchange system further includes a first branch branched from the main circuit to an vapor injection port of the compressor at a branch point P downstream of the condenser, and a first heat exchange unit and a second heat exchange unit are further provided in the main circuit between the branch point P and the expansion valve; and wherein a refrigerant leaving the condenser is divided at the branch point P into a first portion passing through the first heat exchange unit and the second heat exchange unit from the main circuit, and a second portion passing through the first branch to the vapor injection port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: CARRIER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kangshan Xie, Linhui Chen, Fei Xie
  • Patent number: 11624563
    Abstract: A heat exchanger with improved leak prevention may include a first heat exchanger plate, a second heat exchanger plate, a gasket between the first and the second heat exchanger plates, and a lock strip configured to maintain alignment of the first and second heat exchanger plates over a plurality of thermal expansion and contraction cycles of the plates. The lock strip may include at least one projection to engage with a projection of the first and/or second heat exchanger plate to secure its position over the plurality of thermal expansion and contraction cycles of the plates. Lock strips can be applied to one or many plates comprising a plate heat exchanger plate pack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: SPX Flow, Inc.
    Inventor: Jonathan Graham Shaw
  • Patent number: 11609000
    Abstract: The invention relates to an air conditioning apparatus including a first absorptive heat exchanger having sorption channels in at least one flow direction, a method for conditioning fluids, in particular for cooling and/or drying a stream of air, an adsorptive air-air cross-flow heat exchanger, and an outer wall element including an integrated air conditioning apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Ralf Noerenberg, Walter Opper, Lukasz Karwacki, Mathias Weickert, Ulrich Mueller
  • Patent number: 11592238
    Abstract: A heat exchanger comprises a stack of sets of fins and tubes attached to or encompassed by embossed plates comprising a void. In some embodiments, the fins overlap the void having a peripheral margin of the fin attached to the peripheral margin around the void. In some embodiments, the fins comprise through fluid apertures allowing lateral fluid flow. In some embodiments, the plates comprise lateral peripheral protrusions enabling selective sealing of gaps between adjacent stacked plates by unselective application of heat or adhesive to a face of the heat exchanger. In some embodiments, the plates comprise uniformizing protrusions in a fluid inlet and/or outlet zone that reduce the amount of non-uniform fluid mass flow between different channel protrusions of heat exchanging zones of the set. Also disclosed are methods for assembly and selective sealing of the heat exchanger and an apparatus comprising the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: WATERGEN LTD.
    Inventors: Sharon Dulberg, Arye Kohavi
  • Patent number: 11592242
    Abstract: A gasket for a plate heat exchanger, wherein the gasket includes a body in the form of a loop for fitting to a plate of the plate heat exchanger. The body includes one or more peripheral connection areas spaced along at least one side of the loop, and a plurality of tabs for securing the gasket in position on the plate. Each tab is discrete from the body, and each tab includes a connection which is receivable by or engageable with one of the connection areas to connect the tabs and body together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: TRP Sealing Systems Limited
    Inventor: Simon Children
  • Patent number: 11493285
    Abstract: A baffle support and a baffle for a block-type heat exchanger. The baffle support comprises a base plate extending in a first direction and a transverse second direction. The baffle support comprises a first pair and a second pair of projections extending from the front surface of the base plate to engage the baffle. The first pair of projections is located further in the first direction than the second pair of projections. The baffle comprises a mounting member at each transverse edge of a baffle plate. Each mounting member comprises at least one stop surface) facing a first longitudinal edge of the baffle plate. A baffle assembly comprising two baffle supports and a baffle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignees: ALFA LAVAL CORPORATE AB, ALFA LAVAL VICARB SAS
    Inventor: Olivier Noël-Baron
  • Patent number: 11486650
    Abstract: A total heat exchange element includes a stacked body that is formed by alternately stacking a first layer provided with a first passage through which a first air flow passes and a second layer provided with a second passage through which a second air flow passes. The stacked body includes a partition member between the first layer and the second layer, a spacing member provided in the first layer and the second layer and maintaining a spacing between the partition members facing each other, and a latent heat shielding member provided partly on the partition member and shielding transfer of latent heat between the first air flow and the second air flow through the partition member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hajime Sotokawa, Keiji Kameishi
  • Patent number: 11480393
    Abstract: A heat exchanger plate for use in a plate package for a heat exchanger device is disclosed. The plate has a geometrical main extension plane (q) and a circumferential edge portion, the circumferential edge portion having a curved upper portion, a substantially straight lower portion and two opposing side portions interconnecting the upper and the lower portions. An upper porthole is arranged in an upper section of the heat exchanger plate and located at a distance from the upper portion of the circumferential edge portion thereby defining an upper intermediate portion. The upper intermediate portion includes the shortest distance (d2) between a centre of the upper porthole and the upper portion of the circumferential edge portion. The heat exchanger plate further comprises an upper flange having an extension along the upper portion of the circumferential edge portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: ALFA LAVAL CORPORATE AB
    Inventors: Anders Skoglösa, Per Sjödin
  • Patent number: 11473853
    Abstract: A heat exchanger plate (1) is described comprising an edge (2), a groove (3) running along the edge (2), and a corrugated area (4) having tops (5) and valleys (6) between the groove (3) and the edge (2), wherein the tops (5) run substantially perpendicular to the edge (2) and the groove (3) comprises an external wall (7) adjacent to the corrugated area (4) and an internal wall (8). Using such a heat exchanger plate (1) it should be possible to produce a reliable plate-type heat exchanger of simple construction. To this end the external wall (7) is in form of a wavy shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: Danfoss A/S
    Inventors: Ivan Knudsen, Helge Nielsen
  • Patent number: 11454168
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for pump control of a closed thermodynamic cycle system, such as a Brayton cycle. Operational parameters such as working fluid temperature, thermal fluid temperature, stream pressure, and power generation may be the basis for controlling a thermal fluid pump rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: MALTA INC.
    Inventors: Raj Apte, Philippe Larochelle
  • Patent number: 11414202
    Abstract: A plate cooler or heat exchanger includes a channel plate defining first cooling channels on a first side of the channel plate and second cooling channels on a second side of the channel plate opposite to the first side. The first cooling channels are arranged side-by-side in a first direction of coolant flow from a first common inlet to a first outlet. The second cooling channels are arranged side-by-side in a second direction of coolant flow from a second common inlet separate from the first common inlet to a second outlet separate from the first outlet. The second direction of coolant flow is transverse or counter to the first direction of coolant flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP.
    Inventors: Dana Tomescu, Guillaume Berton
  • Patent number: 11371781
    Abstract: A plate package for a heat exchanger device includes a plurality of heat exchanger plates of a first type and a plurality of heat exchanger plates of a second type. At least the heat exchanger plates of the first type include, along at least a section of the opposing side portions, a draining channel flange. The draining channel flanges are oriented in one and the same direction such that a draining channel flange of a first heat exchanger plate of the first type abuts or overlaps a draining channel flange of a subsequent heat exchanger plate. The draining channel flanges form outer walls to the outer draining portions thereby transforming the outer draining portions into draining channels. A method of using such plate package in a heat exchanger device and also a heat exchanger device as such are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: ALFA LAVAL CORPORATE AB
    Inventors: Rolf Christensen, Anders Skoglösa
  • Patent number: 11359867
    Abstract: A heat transfer plate comprises a first distribution area having a first distribution pattern, a second distribution area having a second distribution pattern, and a heat transfer area having a heat transfer pattern differing from the first and second distribution patterns. The first and second distribution patterns comprise distribution ridges and distribution valleys. Distribution ridges and distribution valleys of the first and second distribution patterns closest to the heat transfer area form end ridges and end valleys. The top portion of at least plural of the end ridges, along at least part of its longitudinal extension, has a second width exceeding a first width of the top portion of the remaining distribution ridges, and the bottom portion of at least plural of the end valleys, along at least part of its longitudinal extension, has a fourth width exceeding a third width of the bottom portion of the remaining distribution valleys.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: ALFA LAVAL CORPORATE AB
    Inventors: Mattias Norén, Magnus Hedberg
  • Patent number: 11359871
    Abstract: A heat exchanger is provided with a unitary, single-piece structure that can be formed via 3D printing, for example. The heat exchanger includes a main body a plurality of plates stacked and integrally formed with the body. First fluid channels are defined by gaps in the material of the main body, and second fluid channels are defined by gaps in the material of the main body and are stacked with the first fluid channels in alternating fashion, separated by the plates. Each of the first fluid channels are fluidly coupled to two manifolds, and each of the second fluid channels are fluidly coupled to two more manifolds. One of the manifolds has a reduced interior volume to control and normalize fluid flow through the heat exchanger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: DENSO INTERNATIONAL AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: John Vandermeer, Sean Schoneboom, Jason Spenny
  • Patent number: 11359873
    Abstract: The invention relates to a heat exchanger comprising first fluid inlets, first fluid outlets, second fluid inlets and second fluid outlets. Each of the first fluid inlets, the first fluid outlets, the second fluid inlets and the second fluid outlets are arranged on four different sides of a heat exchanger core. A manifold covers one of the four different sides of the heat exchanger core, wherein a first sidewall of the manifold is arranged at an angle smaller than 90 degree to the one side of the heat exchanger core which is covered by the manifold. An edge of the heat exchanger core between the one side of the heat exchanger core which is covered by the manifold and a neighbouring side of the four different sides of the heat exchanger core forms a common weld line with a connecting edge of the first sidewall of the manifold. The invention also relates to a method for manufacturing a heat exchanger comprising a heat exchanger core and a manifold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: Bosal Emission Control Systems NV
    Inventor: Martijn Luyck
  • Patent number: 11340020
    Abstract: A heat exchanger component comprises a core portion with alternating first and second heat exchanging channels. A first ducting portion comprises first ducting channels for transfer a first fluid between a first fluid inlet/outlet and the first heat exchanging channels of the core portion, and second ducting channels for transfer of second fluid between a second fluid inlet/outlet and the second heat exchanging channels of the core portion. The first ducting channels direct the first fluid around the turn of at least 45 degrees and the second ducting channels direct the second fluid around a turn of at least 90 degrees. The first and second ducting channels are interleaved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: HIETA TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
    Inventors: Niall Edward Hatfield, Simon Lloyd Jones
  • Patent number: 11333447
    Abstract: An additively manufactured heat exchanger can include a plurality of vertically built fins, and a plurality of non-horizontally built parting sheets. The plurality of vertically built fins can extend between and connect to the plurality of parting sheets. The heat exchanger can include a plurality of layers of fins and parting sheets. The heat exchanger can include first and second flow circuits for allowing separate fluid flows to flow through the heat exchanger to exchange heat therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas M. Yun, Vijay Narayan Jagdale
  • Patent number: 11333448
    Abstract: A printed circuit heat exchanger is provided. The printed circuit heat exchanger may include: a first bonding plate configured to include two plates bonded to each other and zigzag-shaped flow channels formed adjacent to each other between the two plates such that some sections of each of the plurality of flow channels are formed to overlap with adjacent flow channels; and a second bonding plate configured to include two plates bonded to each other and zigzag-shaped flow channels formed adjacent to each other between the two plates such that some sections of each of the plurality of flow channels are formed to overlap with adjacent flow channels, wherein the first bonding plate and the second bonding plate are alternately stacked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Inventors: Kihoon Yang, Sangeun Noh, Jeongkil Kim, Jungshin Park
  • Patent number: 11320198
    Abstract: A method for starting up an air separation plant having a higher-pressure column, a lower-pressure column, and a falling film vaporizer disposed within a lower section of the lower-pressure column is provided. The method can include the steps of: introducing a cooled and compressed air stream into the higher pressure column; withdrawing an oxygen-enriched liquid stream from a bottom section of the higher-pressure column and introducing said oxygen-enriched liquid stream to an upper section of the lower-pressure column; and exchanging heat between nitrogen gas coming from a top section of the higher-pressure column and liquid oxygen from the lower-pressure column within the falling film vaporizer. During a start-up period, flow of liquid oxygen is at least reduced to the closed core. This reduces the available heat exchange area during start up, which increases ?T and ?P in the condenser/reboiler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: L'Air Liquide Société Anonyme Pour L'Etude Et L'Exploitation Des Procedes Georges Claude
    Inventor: Paul Kong
  • Patent number: 11313622
    Abstract: This air distributor (1) comprises two half-shells (2) made of plastic material and a stack of plates (4) made of plastic material, the two half-shells (2) defining a volume inside of which the stack of plates (4) is positioned, the stack of plates (4) comprising two end plates (40) and the stack of plates (4) defining between its adjacent plates (4) a set of intermediate spaces (10) suitable for a fluid circulation. The plates (4) of the stack of plates (4) are attached to one another, each end plate (40) is attached to one of the two half-shells (2), and the two half-shells (2) are attached to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: NOVARES FRANCE
    Inventors: Thomas Coutant, Vincent Rossignol
  • Patent number: 11306975
    Abstract: A vapor chamber water-filling section sealing structure. The vapor chamber water-filling section sealing structure includes a main body and a capillary structure. The main body has a first plate body and a second plate body, which are correspondingly mated with each other to together define an airtight chamber and a water-filling section. A flange is disposed along an outer periphery of the main body. The water-filling section has a water-filling notch and a water-filling passage. Two ends of the water-filling passage are respectively connected with the flange and the water-filling notch to communicate with the airtight chamber. A portion of the water-filling passage that is connected with the flange is pressed to have a height equal to the height of the flange or lower than the height of the flange. The capillary structure is disposed in the airtight chamber of the main body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: ASIA VITAL COMPONENTS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xiao-Xiang Zhou, Jian Zhang, Han-Min Liu
  • Patent number: 11306943
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a tube assembly for a tubular heat exchanger and a tubular heat exchanger comprising the same, the tube assembly for a tubular heat exchanger being capable of enhancing efficiency in heat exchange between a heat medium and a combustion gas and also preventing high-temperature oxidation and the burn-out of a turbulator caused by the combustion heat of the combustion gas and preventing the deformation or damage of a tube which may occur in an environment with a high water pressure, thereby improving the durability thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: KYUNGDONG NAVIEN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Duck Sik Park, Jun Kyu Park, Sung Jun Ahn, Young Bae Kim
  • Patent number: 11300366
    Abstract: A brazed plate heat exchanger (100; 200) comprises a number of heat exchanger plates (120a-120h; 201-204) provided with a pressed pattern of ridges (R) and grooves (G) adapted to keep the plates on a distance from one another by providing contact points between crossing ridges (R) and grooves (G) of neighbouring plates under formation of interplate flow channels for media to exchange heat, said interplate flow channels being in selective fluid communication with first, second, third and fourth large port openings (O1, O2, O3, O4; 210a, 210b, 210c, 210d) and first and second small port openings (SO1, SO2) for letting in fluids to exchange heat, characterized in that fluid passing between the first and second large port openings (O1, O2; 210a, 210b) exchanges heat with fluids passing between third and fourth port openings (O3, O4; 210c, 210d) over a first heat exchanging portion of each plate and fluid passing between the first and second small port openings (SO1, SO2) over a second portion of each plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: SWEP International AB
    Inventors: Tomas Dahlberg, Sven Andersson
  • Patent number: 11285781
    Abstract: A fluid heat exchange assembly includes a fluid control module and a fluid heat exchange module, the fluid control module includes a first connecting lateral portion, the fluid heat exchange module includes a second connecting lateral portion; the first connecting lateral portion and the second connecting lateral portion are oppositely and sealingly arranged; the fluid heat exchange module includes a heat exchange core and a connecting component fixed by welding; the fluid control module includes at least a first flow passage and a second flow passage; the fluid heat exchange module includes a first fluid communication cavity, and the second flow passage is in communication with the first fluid communication cavity; the connecting component includes a connecting channel, the connecting channel penetrates through the connecting component. The fluid heat exchange assembly reduces pipeline arrangement and is of a small and compact integral structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: Zhejiang Sanhua Intelligent Controls Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Zhenwen Chen, Jianmin Zhang, Kezhe Qian, Shifeng Hu