Stacked Plates Or Shells Form Interplate Passages Patents (Class 165/166)
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Patent number: 11208954Abstract: A microchannel heat exchanger (MCHX) includes an air-passage layer including a plurality of air-passage microchannels, a working fluid layer including a plurality of working fluid microchannels, and a sealing layer coupled to the working fluid layer to provide a working/sealing layer set. The working/sealing layer set includes an arrangement of raised pedestals. The raised pedestals may extend from the working fluid layer to the sealing layer and contact the sealing layer.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2019Date of Patent: December 28, 2021Assignees: Rolls-Royce Corporation, Rolls-Royce North American Technologies, Inc.Inventors: James C. Loebig, Emil R. Dejulio
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Patent number: 11199365Abstract: An air to air heat exchanger is provided including a core having a plurality of alternately stacked first layers and second layers. Each first layer includes a plurality of first modules having corrugated fins that define a plurality of first fluid flow paths. The first modules are aligned to fluidly couple the first fluid flow paths. Each second layer includes at least one second module having corrugated fins that define a plurality of second fluid flow paths. At least one second layer includes a third module having a plurality of corrugated fins that define a plurality of third fluid flow paths. The third module is arranged such that the third fluid flow paths are parallel to the second fluid flow paths. A number of corrugated fins formed in the third module is less than a number of corrugated fins formed in the second module.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2014Date of Patent: December 14, 2021Assignee: HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATIONInventors: James S. Elder, Leo J. Veilleux, Jr., Lubomir A. Ribarov
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Patent number: 11199112Abstract: A method for recovering heat from a flue gas from an engine and a heat recovery system are described. The method involves contacting coolant in a vaporization chamber with a plurality of flow-modifying structures. The structures are arranged in series in the direction of the flow of coolant liquid and are each configured for modifying the flow of the coolant liquid and the vapour in said vaporization chamber.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2018Date of Patent: December 14, 2021Assignee: NEDERLANDSE ORGANISATIE VOOR TOEGEPAST-NATUURWETENSCHAPPELIJK ONDERZOEK TNOInventor: Cornelius Maria Rops
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Patent number: 11192207Abstract: A passage incorporated into an additively manufactured object, the object and a related method are disclosed. The object has an additive manufacture build direction. The passage includes: a first portion aligned along an axis oriented less than approximately 45° from the build direction; and a second portion aligned along an axis oriented greater than approximately 45° from the build direction, the second portion including at least one self-supporting top surface portion including at least one edge aligned no greater than approximately 45° from the build direction. The passage having varying cross-sectional shape along a non-linear length accommodates additive manufacture regardless of build direction.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2018Date of Patent: December 7, 2021Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Jeffrey Clarence Jones, Zachary John Snider
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Patent number: 11187470Abstract: A heat exchanger includes a body that includes an at least two opposing surfaces and the at least two opposing surfaces are a trapezoidal. The body of the heat exchanger also includes, an area of cross sectional flow channels through the body. The area of cross-sectional flow channels in a direction perpendicular to the bases of the trapezoid increase or decrease between the two bases.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2019Date of Patent: November 30, 2021Assignee: HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATIONInventor: Alan Retersdorf
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Patent number: 11175102Abstract: A liquid-cooled cold plate for removing heat from a heat-generating component is disclosed. The liquid-cooled cold plate includes a lower heat transfer plate with a flat component contact surface constructed to make thermal contact with the heat-generating component, and a plurality of parallel turbulator channels, holding a plurality of turbulators, the channels having walls that extend away from the component contact surface. The liquid-cooled cold plate also includes a lid forming a liquid tight seal with the lower heat transfer plate. The lid has an inlet end with an inlet port in fluid connection with an inlet channel manifold that allows for fluid communication between the plurality of parallel turbulator channels and the inlet port. The lid also has an outlet end with an outlet port in fluid connection with an outlet channel manifold that allows for fluid communication between the plurality of parallel turbulator channels and the outlet port.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2021Date of Patent: November 16, 2021Assignee: Chilldyne, Inc.Inventors: Steven Merrill Harrington, Carl Eugene Tedesco
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Patent number: 11168947Abstract: A recuperator including neighbouring sheets between which flow passages for air are formed. The sheets are provided with a corrugated profile including peaks, troughs and straight flanks. The peaks and troughs of a sheet are situated at an equal distance from a central plane of the sheet. Neighbouring flanks are directly connected to each other via a peak or trough. Between neighbouring flanks, first and second passage duct parts are formed which are each delimited at one end by a peak or trough and which are open at the end situated opposite the peak. In a direction at right angles to the central plane, the peaks and troughs associated with neighbouring sheets are aligned with respect to each other in such a way that first passage duct parts of a sheet and second passage duct parts associated with a neighbouring sheet are in communication with each other via connecting passage parts which extend between the troughs associated with the one sheet and peaks associated with the other sheet.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2017Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Assignee: Recair Holding B.V.Inventor: Marinus Henricus Johannes Van Kasteren
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Patent number: 11169080Abstract: A remaining service life of a process-engineering apparatus through which fluid flows and which is embodied as a heat exchanger, column, or container for phase separation is acquired. A computing unit is mounted on the apparatus and coupled to a remote computing unit. Temperature measurement values are obtained by a plurality of sensors arranged in or on the apparatus. Mechanical stress is acquired as a characteristic variable not directly measurable from the measurement values of the temperature. The remaining service life is acquired from the mechanical stress. The mechanical stress is acquired by means of the computing unit and the mechanical stress and/or the temperature measurement values are transmitted to the remote computing unit, and the remaining service life is acquired there. Alternatively, the temperature measurement values are transmitted to the remote computing unit, and the mechanical stress and remaining service life are acquired there.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2018Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Assignee: LINDE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventors: Andreas Kroner, Martin Pottmann, Oliver Slaby
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Patent number: 11162738Abstract: A heat dissipation device has a frame assembly, a gravity loop thermosyphon, and a dissipating fin assembly. The gravity loop thermosyphon has a heat exchanger, a condenser, two bendable tubes, and working fluid. One end of each bendable tube communicates with the heat exchanger and another end of each bendable tube communicates with the condenser and thus the working fluid may circulate therein. After the bendable tubes are bent, the condenser can be moved to an appropriate location or tilted to an appropriate angle according to the environment, and then the location and the angle are fixed via the frame assembly so the gravity loop thermosyphon can adapt for different dissipation assemblies.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2019Date of Patent: November 2, 2021Assignee: VAST GLORY ELECTRONIC & HARDWARE & PLASTIC (HUI ZHOU) LTDInventors: Xuemei Wang, Leilei Liu
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Patent number: 11162737Abstract: A cold layer adapted for use in a cross counter flow heat exchanger core includes a hot inlet tent for receiving hot flow and a hot outlet tent for discharging hot flow. The cold layer is configured to receive a cold inlet flow and discharge a cold outlet flow defining a main cold flow direction. The cold layer includes a first and second cold main closure bar, each parallel to the main cold flow direction and located near the respective hot inlet or outlet tent, cold main fins perpendicular to the direction of the hot inlet flow, and cold inlet corner fins near the hot inlet tent, configured to receive a portion of the cold inlet flow in a direction that forms an angle with the main cold flow that is greater than 5 degrees.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2019Date of Patent: November 2, 2021Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand CorporationInventor: Alan Retersdorf
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Patent number: 11150026Abstract: A heat exchanger including a plurality of flat sheets arranged in parallel and a plurality of profiled sheets, each of which including a number of straight segments and being arranged between two subsequent flat sheets and having a repeating profile. The profiled sheets and the flat sheets together create a plurality of parallel ducts arranged in layers. The parallel ducts are divided by the profiled sheets into ducts of a first type and ducts of a second type, the ducts of the second type neighboring the ducts of the first type. Each duct of the first and second type has a width w(d) which is a function of a distance d with d the distance from a first flat sheet.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2016Date of Patent: October 19, 2021Assignee: RECAIR B.V.Inventor: Marinus Henricus Johannes Van Kasteren
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Patent number: 11143457Abstract: A heat exchanger includes: a duct having an inflow port and an outflow port; a core part; and a fix plate. The core part includes: a plurality of cooling plates, each of which having a first plate portion and a second plate portion stacked with each other; and a plurality of spacer plates. The fix plate is formed in a frame shape corresponding to open form of the inflow port and the outflow port, and is fixed to the inflow port and the outflow port. A tank is fixed to a side of the fix plate opposite from the duct. The core part has a unification part that unites a part of the spacer plate and a part of the cooling plate opposing the spacer plate.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2017Date of Patent: October 12, 2021Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventor: Kenji Hata
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Patent number: 11131511Abstract: A method for manufacturing a heat dissipation device that includes stamping a composite plate including a welding material to form a first plate having a plurality of angled grooves, depositing powder in the plurality of angled grooves of the first plate, contacting the first plate to a second plate, and welding the first plate and the second plate together, and sintering powder to obtain a capillary structure.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2019Date of Patent: September 28, 2021Assignee: COOLER MASTER CO., LTD.Inventors: Wei-Lung Chan, Wen-Ti Cheng
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Patent number: 11105561Abstract: Plate (110) for a heat exchanger (100) between a first medium and a second medium, the plate comprising a first heat transfer surface (114) on a first side (113) of the plate, arranged to be in contact with the first medium; a second heat transfer surface (116) on a second side (115) of the plate, arranged to be in contact with the second medium; a plurality of indentations (120, 130, 140) in the plate (110; 210; 310), bulging out locally in a plate height direction (H), which plate is arranged to be stacked together with similar plates to form a heat exchanger heat plate stack.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2018Date of Patent: August 31, 2021Inventors: David Sanchez, Marcello Masgrau, Carmen Balsalobre
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Patent number: 11105560Abstract: Heat exchanger (100) for heat exchange between a first medium and a second medium, comprising a main inlet (101) and a main outlet (102) for the first medium; and a plurality of heat exchanging plates (110), each of which comprising a plate inlet (111) and a plate outlet (112) for the first medium; and a respective first heat transfer surface (114) on a first side (113) and arranged to be in contact with the first medium flowing along said first side; a respective second heat transfer surface (116) on a second side (115) and arranged to be in contact with the second medium flowing along said second side; a respective plurality of indentations (120,130,140); wherein the plates are fastened together in a stack, comprising plates of a first type (104a) and plates of a second type (104b) arranged alternatingly, whereby corresponding ones of said indentations of adjacent plates are arranged in direct abutting contact with each other, so that flow channels (105?,105?,106) for said first and second media are formedType: GrantFiled: August 21, 2018Date of Patent: August 31, 2021Inventor: Marcello Masgrau
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Patent number: 11098909Abstract: Disclosed are various turbulent, corrosion-resistant heat exchangers used in desiccant air conditioning systems.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2019Date of Patent: August 24, 2021Assignee: Emerson Climate Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Peter F. Vandermeulen, Mark A. Allen, Arthur Laflamme
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Patent number: 11098956Abstract: The present invention relates to a plate heat exchanger system with a plate heat exchanger (10) comprising an inlet (11) and an outlet (12) of a primary circuit (13), an inlet (14) and an outlet (15) of a secondary circuit (16), at least one plate (17) separating the two circuits in a housing of the plate heat exchanger from each other, and preferably a pipe which connects the primary circuit to a heating device. For improving heat transfer between the primary circuit (13) and the secondary circuit (16), the plate heat exchanger (10) is according to the invention in the direction of gravity (G) arranged such that the plane (E), in which the plate (17) is located, is inclined relative to the gravity vector (G) and the horizontal (H).Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2016Date of Patent: August 24, 2021Assignee: GEBR. KEMPER GMBH + CO. KG METALLWERKEInventors: Roland Blumenthal, Tobias Theile
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Patent number: 11073339Abstract: The present disclosure relates to heat exchanger for a power generation system and related methods that use supercritical fluids, and in particular to a heat exchanger configured to minimize axial forces during operation.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2018Date of Patent: July 27, 2021Assignee: Peregrine Turbine Technologies, LLCInventor: David S. Stapp
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Patent number: 11059092Abstract: A method for joining heat transfer plates, comprising: applying a melting depressant composition on individual application areas of a first metal sheet, each application area comprising a mid-section and two end-sections; pressing ridges and grooves in the metal sheet, the ridges extending in a direction that extends between the end-sections of the application areas, such that the application areas are located on top of the ridges; bringing the metal sheet into contact with a second, pressed metal sheet, such that contact points are formed where the mid-sections of the application areas relocated; heating the sheets until melted metal is formed at the application areas where the melting depressant composition is applied; and allowing the melted metal to solidify such that a joint is obtained at the contact points.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2017Date of Patent: July 13, 2021Assignee: ALFA LAVAL CORPORATE ABInventors: Per Sjödin, Kristian Walter
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Patent number: 11054188Abstract: An embodiment of the present subject matter includes a heat exchange part having heating medium channels, through which heating medium flows, and combustion gas channels, through which combustion gas burned in a burner flows, adjacently disposed in alternation in the spaces between the plurality of plates, wherein the heat exchange part surrounds the outer sides of a central combustion chamber space, a plurality of the heat exchange parts are provided in a stacked structure, and the flow direction of the heating medium is unidirectional only in a part of the heating medium channels from among the heating medium channels provided in each layer.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2017Date of Patent: July 6, 2021Assignee: KYUNGDONG NAVIEN CO., LTD.Inventors: Inchul Jeong, Jun Gil Park
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Patent number: 11035626Abstract: A heat exchanger with increased heat transfer capability includes first and second end plates, tubes extending between the first and second end plates and fins disposed between the tubes. The heat exchanger is disposable within and differs in shape from a space defined between first and second walls such that corners of the first end plate abut the first wall and a point of the second end plate abuts the second wall, the first wall diverges from the corners of the first end plate to define a first open region and the second wall diverges from the point of the second end plate to define second open regions. At least one of the first end plate and the second end plates includes enhancements fluidly communicative with the at least one corresponding one of the first open region and the second open regions.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2018Date of Patent: June 15, 2021Assignee: HAMILTON SUNSTRAND CORPORATIONInventors: Alan Retersdorf, Luke J. Mayo
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Patent number: 11022377Abstract: Heat exchanger with plates comprising a first series of passages for conducting at least one frigorigenic fluid and a second series of passages for conducting at least one calorigenic fluid, each passage being defined between two successive plates and extending parallel to a longitudinal axis, at least one mixing device arranged in at least one passage of the first series, said mixing device being configured to receive a liquid phase and a gaseous phase of the frigorigenic fluid and to distribute a mixture of said phases into said at least one passage.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2017Date of Patent: June 1, 2021Assignee: L'Air Liquide Societe Anonyme Pour L'Etude Et L'Exploitation Des Procedes Georges ClaudeInventors: Ludovic Granados, Philippe Grigoletto, Natacha Haik-Beraud, Sophie Lazzarini, Jean-Marc Peyron, Eduard Rosa
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Patent number: 11022384Abstract: A heat exchanger core includes a first fin passage. A first frame surrounds a perimeter of the first fin passage. The first frame includes a plurality of bars configured to be removable from the first frame.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2018Date of Patent: June 1, 2021Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.Inventors: Jorge Barriga, Javier Pina, Ahuizotl Arellano
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Patent number: 11002462Abstract: A heat-exchanging ventilation device performs ventilation while exchanging heat between a supply airflow and a discharge airflow. The heat-exchanging ventilation device includes: a casing; a heat exchanger having a prism shape and accommodated in the casing to be insertable into and removable from the casing; a plurality of support members to support the heat exchanger in the casing; and a rotational force applying unit to apply a rotational force to the heat exchanger and rotate the heat exchanger. When a rotational force is applied to the heat exchanger in one direction by the rotational force applying unit, the heat exchanger is pressed against the support members, and when application of a rotational force in the one direction by the rotational force applying unit is stopped, the heat exchanger becomes rotatable in another direction.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2016Date of Patent: May 11, 2021Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Keishi Tsuda, Masaru Takada, Ippei Momose, Akira Hayashi
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Patent number: 10998253Abstract: A heat sink with a base defining a first side having a base planar surface, and a plurality of planar fins extending from the base planar surface in parallel disposition relative to each other. Each planar fin has a bottom fin edge, a top fin edge, and a leading fin edge. Each planar fin has a fin planar surface and one or more control surfaces. Each of the one or more control surfaces extends from the fin planar surface and is disposed relative to the fin planar surface, the bottom fin edge, and the top fin edge such that a fluid flowing from the leading fin edge is conducted toward the base planar surface.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2019Date of Patent: May 4, 2021Assignee: Google LLCInventor: Xu Zuo
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Patent number: 10989151Abstract: A cooler for a vehicle that is configured to cool an exhaust gas exhausted from an engine of the vehicle includes: a cooler housing in which a coolant flow path and a plurality of tubes forming an exhaust gas flow path are formed. Each of the tubes includes micro fins that have a constant pattern formed along a length direction and are formed along an outer circumference surface of each of the tubes. A height of each of the micro fins is less than or equal to about 200 ?m.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2019Date of Patent: April 27, 2021Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors CorporationInventor: Jong Cheon Kim
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Patent number: 10989481Abstract: A heat exchange system and apparatus for a vehicle powertrain configured to exchange heat between a first fluid and a second fluid within a heat exchanger core formed by a plurality of stacked plates having separate channels for the first fluid and the second fluid. The heat exchanger system includes multiple heat exchangers, one of which is connected to a both the inlet and the outlet of a vehicle powertrain component, another of which is fluidly connected or at least partially disconnected from the vehicle component according to the mode of operation of the heat exchange system. The heat exchanger connected to the vehicle component includes a jumper tube to return the first fluid to the vehicle component through a core of the heat exchanger.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2017Date of Patent: April 27, 2021Assignee: MODINE MANUFACTURING COMPANYInventors: Mitchell Crawford, Ashutosh Patil, Andrew Boyer, Daniel Raduenz
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Patent number: 10982913Abstract: The present invention is directed to devices formed from three dimensional (3D) structures composed of wires, yarns of wires, or 3D printed structures. The devices of the present invention offer the potential for 3D structures with multiple properties optimized concurrently, using optimization within the 3D manufacturing constraints. The 3D structures of the present invention include multiple properties that are optimized for heat transfer applications. The present invention also includes the methods for optimization of the 3D woven lattices as well as methods of use of the 3D woven lattices in heat transfer applications.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2016Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Assignees: The Johns Hopkins University, Saertex USA, LLCInventors: Kevin J. Hemker, Timothy P. Weihs, Stephen Ryan, Longyu Zhao, Seunghyun Ha, Yong Zhang, Sen Lin, James K. Guest, Keith Sharp
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Patent number: 10976117Abstract: A multi-layer heat exchanger includes a fluid layer defined by a first sheet and a second sheet, the fluid layer configured to route a fluid in a predominant flow direction. Also included is a fluid inlet port disposed proximate an inlet end region of the fluid layer, wherein the fluid inlet port is oriented to introduce the fluid into the fluid layer in a direction substantially perpendicular to the predominant flow direction, wherein the inlet end region of the fluid layer comprises a non-linear geometry. Further included is at least one fin segment disposed between the first sheet and the second sheet, wherein the at least one fin segment includes a first plurality of apertures proximate the inlet end region, the at least one fin segment consisting of a single, uniform fin segment.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2018Date of Patent: April 13, 2021Assignee: HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND SPACE SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventors: Mark A. Zaffetti, Jeremy M. Strange, Dale T. Cooke
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Patent number: 10976110Abstract: To provide a plate laminate type heat exchanger that is capable to be temporarily fixed easily and surely before brazing assembly and can be fabricated with good accuracy. In a plate laminate type heat exchanger using a cladding material cladded with a brazing material, in each of laminated plates, a round hole penetrating in a laminate direction is formed; a thin and long fixing pin is inserted into the round hole so as to communicate each of plates; the fixing pin is fixed to the round hole by expansion of the outer diameter only at one end part in the longitudinal direction of the fixing pin; and each of plates is temporarily fixed integrally.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2017Date of Patent: April 13, 2021Assignee: T.Rad Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takuya Bungo, Atsushi Okubo, Taiji Sakai
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Patent number: 10976120Abstract: A method of making a heat exchanger with a net shape moldable highly thermally conductive polymer composite includes mixing a polymer and a thermally conductive filler material and molding the polymer composite into heat exchanger components. The heat exchanger can be tailored to varying heating and cooling needs with moldable geometries.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2017Date of Patent: April 13, 2021Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand CorporationInventors: Scott Alan Eastman, Steven W. Gronda, Abbas A. Alahyari, Jack Leon Esformes
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Patent number: 10965184Abstract: A rotary electric machine of the present invention includes: a stator; a rotor placed on an inner diameter side of the stator through an air gap and fixed to a rotating shaft; a stator frame supporting the stator; a casing storing the stator and the rotor; an outer fan fixed to the rotating shaft; a heat exchanger installed above the casing for heat exchange between outside air taken through the outer fan and internal air to remove heat; and an outer fan duct installed on an end portion of the casing in an axial direction, provided with the outer fan in an inside of the outer fan duct, and formed with a ventilation path through which the outside air is delivered to the heat exchanger. A plate-shaped member has at least a curved surface portion. The plate-shaped member forms the ventilation path of the outer fan duct.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2018Date of Patent: March 30, 2021Assignee: Hitachi Industrial Products, Ltd.Inventors: Misato Sato, Takeshi Mori, Kenichi Sugimoto, Takayuki Koyama
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Patent number: 10954858Abstract: A plate fin heat exchanger is disclosed. The heat exchanger includes a plurality of plates defining a set of hot fluid passages between adjacent plates of the plurality of plates and a set of cold fluid passages between adjacent plates of the plurality of plates. A hot fluid inlet and outlet are located at a first face of the heat exchanger. A barrier is located between adjacent plates defining the hot fluid passages. The barrier extends between the adjacent plates and extends from the first face of the heat exchanger at a location between the hot fluid inlet and the hot fluid outlet in a direction perpendicular to the first face, and defines a first pass of hot fluid passages on a first side of the barrier and a second pass of hot fluid passages on a second side of the barrier.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2015Date of Patent: March 23, 2021Assignee: HAMILTON SUNSTRAND CORPORATIONInventors: Donald E. Army, Jr., Michael Doe, Jr., Kurt L. Stephens
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Patent number: 10926364Abstract: A method for producing a plate-fin heat exchanger core includes the steps of stacking a bottom end sheet, multiple alternately stacked individual hot and cold layers, and a top end sheet, each of the individual hot and cold layers including a fin element forming multiple parallel open-ended fluid channels, a parting sheet separating the various individual layers, and two closure bars positioned on opposite sides of the fin element, parallel to the open-ended channels and extending a length of the open-ended channels, brazing the bottom end sheet, the various layers, and the top end sheet in a brazing furnace; and removing material from each of the exterior faces by precision machining, thereby removing material from each closure bar outer face. The precision machining can include electrical discharge machining, laser cutting, band sawing, drilling, boring, hogging, acid etching, and ion milling, in any combination.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2018Date of Patent: February 23, 2021Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand CorporationInventor: Wayne A. Thresher
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Patent number: 10914532Abstract: A curved plate heat exchanger includes a heat exchange unit in which heat medium flow paths and combustion gas flow paths are alternately formed to be adjacent to each other in spaces between a plurality of plates, wherein the plurality of plates are configured in such a manner whereby a plurality of unit plates, in which first and second plates are stacked, are formed; wherein the heat medium flow paths are formed between the first plate and the second plate of the unit plate; and wherein the combustion gas flow paths are formed at constant interval between the second plate of the unit plate located on one side of the adjacent unit plates and the first plate of the unit plate located on the other side.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2016Date of Patent: February 9, 2021Assignee: KYUNGDONG NAVIEN CO., LTD.Inventor: Young Mo Kim
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Patent number: 10907856Abstract: A heat exchanger includes a prism-shaped heat exchange element, a plurality of frame members mounted to sides of the element in a one-to-one relationship, the sides extending along an axial direction of the heat exchange element, and cover members each covering an end face of the element, the end face being perpendicular to the axial direction of the heat exchange element. The frame members are connected to each of the cover members. Gaps for allowing movement of each of the frame members along a direction perpendicular to the axial direction of the heat exchange element are provided at each connecting portion at which the frame members are connected to the cover member. Thus, it is possible to move the frame members along with deformation of the heat exchange element.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2016Date of Patent: February 2, 2021Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Ippei Momose, Masaru Takada, Keishi Tsuda
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Patent number: 10883767Abstract: A multi-fluid heat exchanger (100) includes a primary section (102) and a secondary section (104) arranged contiguous with the primary section (102). The multi-fluid heat exchanger (100) further includes a first heat transfer channel (106) arranged to carry a first fluid (118) and the first heat transfer channel (106) extends between the primary section (102) and the secondary section (104) and carries the first fluid (118) between the sections (102,104). The multi-fluid heat exchanger (100) also includes a second heat transfer channel (108) disposed only at the primary section (102) and arranged to carry a second fluid (114) for heat exchange between the first and second fluids (112,114) at the primary section (102) and a third heat transfer channel (110) disposed only at the secondary section (104) and arranged to carry a third fluid (116) for heat exchange between the first and third fluids (112,116) at the secondary section (104).Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2017Date of Patent: January 5, 2021Assignee: NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPOREInventors: Poh Seng Lee, Chuan Sun
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Patent number: 10876796Abstract: A heat exchange spacer is for assembly with a heat exchange core. The heat exchange spacer has a unitary body including a first elongate portion and a second elongate portion. The first elongate portion and the second elongate portion define an angle therebetween.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2017Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Assignee: DENSO Marston Ltd.Inventors: Mario Ciaffarafa, Martin Timmins
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Patent number: 10876762Abstract: The present subject matter includes: heating medium channels, in the space in between a pair of plates facing each other, through which the heating medium flows; combustion gas channels, on the outer sides of the heating medium channels, through which combustion gas burned in a burner flows; and heating medium dispersion parts, having an opening part and a shutting part, on an inlet, through which the heating medium flows into the heating medium channel, and an outlet, through which the heating medium flows out from the heating medium channel.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2017Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Assignee: KYUNGDONG NAVIEN CO., LTD.Inventors: Inchul Jeong, Jung Yul Bae
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Patent number: 10876801Abstract: A heat-exchanging plate (20), and plate heat exchanger (100) using same. The heat-exchanging plate (20) comprises concave locations (22) and/or convex locations (23). In at least one partial region of the heat-exchanging plate (20), a transitional curved surface between at least two adjacent concave location (22) and/or convex location (23) is configured to be controllable.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2017Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Assignee: DANFOSS MICRO CHANNEL HEAT EXCHANGER (JIAXING) CO., LTD.Inventors: Zhifeng Zhang, Wenjian Wei
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Patent number: 10874037Abstract: A power-module assembly includes a plurality of power modules each including a power stage having a substrate and a transistor-based switching arrangement supported on the substrate. The power modules are arranged in a stack that defines coolant chambers interleaved with the power stages and defines a pair of coolant-supply manifolds disposed on opposing sides of the stack and extending along a length of the stack. For each power module, the substrate defines a network of cooling channels connecting the supply manifolds to a corresponding one of the chambers. The network includes first channels each configured to receive coolant from the pair of coolant-supply manifolds, second channels substantially parallel to the first channels and each opening into the corresponding one of the chambers, and third channels crisscrossing the first and second channels to connect the first and second channels in fluid communication.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2019Date of Patent: December 22, 2020Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Man Prakash Gupta, Michael W. Degner, Edward Chan-Jiun Jih, Alfredo R. Munoz
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Patent number: 10866030Abstract: A plate for use in a heat exchanger is includes: a first surface; a second surface; first, second and third discrete flow passages passing through the plate from the first surface to the second surface, the second flow passage extending around the first flow passage and the third flow passage extending around the second flow passage. A plurality of fins extend parallel to the first surface across the third flow passage and have a first surface extending parallel to the first surface of the plate and a second surface extending parallel to and spaced from the first surface of the fin; and one or more pins protruding from the first surface of at least some of the fins. The pins extend away from the second surface of the fins.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2019Date of Patent: December 15, 2020Assignee: HAMILTON SUNSTRAND CORPORATIONInventors: Piotr Sobolak, Pawel Banach
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Patent number: 10852028Abstract: The invention relates to a heat exchanger block 2 and to a heat recovery ventilation unit 1 comprising such a heat exchanger block. In the heat exchanger block 2, the individual flow cross-section (Q1) of flow passages of said plurality of first air flow passages (AFP1) in said parallel flow region (PF) and the individual flow cross-section (Q2) of flow passages of said plurality of second air flow passages (AFP2) in said parallel flow region (PF) gradually, preferably linearly, decrease along a straight line (x-x) perpendicular to the parallel air flow passages (AFP1 and AFP2) and from said first wall (W1) to said second wall (W2) of the block.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2016Date of Patent: December 1, 2020Assignee: Zehnder Group International AGInventors: Christian Hirsch, Arie Veldhuijzen, Martijn Haddeman
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Patent number: 10852067Abstract: 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 arranged between the at least two second openings. The plurality of webs may define the support structure.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2016Date of Patent: December 1, 2020Assignee: Mahle International GmbHInventors: Lars Balasus, Matthias Erler, Bernheim Goehler, Steffen Groezinger, Thomas Hell, Volker Velte, Andreas Wagner
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Patent number: 10844773Abstract: A heat exchanger includes crimping plates fixed to an inlet and an outlet of a duct and having frame shapes corresponding to opening shapes of the inlet and the outlet. Each of the crimping plates includes a beam connecting two different positions on an inner periphery of the crimping plate. The beam has a rib.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2017Date of Patent: November 24, 2020Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Kazutaka Suzuki, Michiya Takatsuka
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Patent number: 10845132Abstract: A core arrangement for a heat exchanger includes a first core layer. The first core layer includes first upstream and downstream ends, first and second parting sheets parallel to one another, and a plurality of adjacent fins disposed between the first and second parting sheets. Each of the plurality of fins extends from a surface of the first parting sheet to a surface of the second parting sheet, and longitudinally between the first upstream end and the first downstream end. The plurality of fins are further laterally arranged to define a plurality of first fluid passages. Each of a subset of the plurality of fins includes an internal slot positioned away from the first upstream end and the first downstream end.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2018Date of Patent: November 24, 2020Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand CorporationInventors: Gabriel Ruiz, Thomas James Killen, Daniel Bleeker, Michael Doe, Anthony DeLugan, James Streeter
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Patent number: 10837708Abstract: A heat exchanger, in particular exhaust-gas cooler, is described herein. The heat exchanger includes tubes of unipartite form or formed from two plates. The tubes form a first and a second fluid duct, and the respective fluid ducts are arranged adjacent to one another. The first fluid duct is designed to be open at at least one of its ends for the inflow and/or outflow of a first fluid. The second fluid ducts are closed at an end side of the tubes by way of an inward or outward step. The step has a greater extent T in the tube longitudinal direction in the corner regions of the tube than between the corner regions. Several non-limiting descriptive embodiments are disclosed herein.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2015Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Assignee: MAHLE INTERNATIONAL GMBHInventors: Ulrich Maucher, Jürgen Barwig, Steffen Ensminger, Eberhard Pantow, Claudia Lang, Timo Peifer, Matthias Schmid, Jürgen Steimer
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Patent number: 10830539Abstract: A liquid cooler having a heat exchanger core located within a housing, the heat exchanger core secured to the housing by fastening points on the housing. The heat exchanger core having a stack of plate pairs or tubes, and the core also having ribs arranged in between the plate pairs or tubes. A cover plate with apertures is arranged on the heat exchanger core. The heat exchanger core is located within an insertion opening of the housing. An adapter rests on the cover plate in a sealing manner. The adapter includes at least one of an inlet port and an outlet port. The adapter is fastened to the housing at the fastening points, and provides a fluid connection to the apertures and the tubes or plate pairs.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2016Date of Patent: November 10, 2020Assignee: MODINE MANUFACTURING COMPANYInventors: Marius Dornseif, Thomas Eckert, Frank Becker
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Patent number: 10830174Abstract: A monolithic heat exchanger body includes a plurality of heating walls and a plurality of combustion fins. The plurality of heating walls are configured and arranged in an array of spirals or spiral arcs relative to a longitudinal axis. Adjacent portions of the plurality of heating walls respectively define a corresponding plurality of heating fluid pathways therebetween. The plurality of combustion fins are circumferentially spaced about a perimeter of an inlet plenum. The inlet plenum includes or fluidly communicates with a combustion chamber. The plurality of heating fluid pathways fluidly communicate with the inlet plenum. The plurality of combustion fins occupy a radially or concentrically inward portion of the monolithic heat exchanger body. The plurality of heating fluid pathways have a heat transfer relationship with a heat sink disposed about a radially or concentrically outward portion of the monolithic heat exchanger body.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2020Date of Patent: November 10, 2020Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Joshua Tyler Mook, Kevin Michael VandeVoorde, Aigbedion Akwara, Michael Robert Notarnicola, Jason Joseph Bellardi, Mohammed El Hacin Sennoun, Mohamed Osama, Zachary William Nagel, Victor Luis Marrero Ortiz
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Patent number: 10823511Abstract: A method is provided for manufacturing at least a portion of a heat exchanger. During this method, a first heat exchanger section is formed that includes a base and a plurality of protrusions. The forming of the first heat exchanger section includes building up at least one protrusion material on the base to form the protrusions. The first heat exchanger section is attached to a second heat exchanger section. A plurality of flow channels are defined between the first heat exchanger section and the second heat exchanger section.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2017Date of Patent: November 3, 2020Assignee: Raytheon Technologies CorporationInventors: Chris Vargas, Daniel B. Denis