Cross-counterflow heat exchanger assembly

• Main Authors: SMITH GREGORY RONALD, CORSER DON CLAIR, ODDI FREDERICK VINCENT
• Format: Patent
• Language: Chinese; English
• Published: 24.02.2010
• Subjects: BLASTING; DETAILS OF HEAT-EXCHANGE AND HEAT-TRANSFER APPARATUS, OFGENERAL APPLICATION; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL; HEAT-EXCHANGE APPARATUS, NOT PROVIDED FOR IN ANOTHER SUBCLASS,IN WHICH THE HEAT-EXCHANGE MEDIA DO NOT COME INTO DIRECT CONTACT; HEATING; LIGHTING; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS; WEAPONS

This invention relates to a cross-counterflow heat exchanger assembly. Disclosed is a manifold which use in a heat exchanger assembly (20) and a method of forming the manifold is disclosed herein. Themethod starts with the step of separately forming a first member (22) at least partially defining an interior and having a spaced set of first tube slots (30) and a second member (32) having a wall (36) positioned against the first tube slots (30) and dividing the interior into a plurality of chambers (38, 40). The method is finalized with the step of permanently fixing the first member (22) to the second member (32) to define an first manifold (42) after the separately forming step.