HEAT EXCHANGER ASSEMBLY HAVING A REFRIGERANT DISTRIBUTION CONTROL USING SELECTIVE TUBE PORT CLOSURES

• Main Authors: WINTERSTEEN DOUGLAS C, PAUTLER DONALD R, LI LONGHU, FORREST WAYNE O, WALKOWSKI NEIL A, JOSHI SHRIKANT M
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 22.12.2016
• Subjects: BLASTING; DETAILS OF HEAT-EXCHANGE AND HEAT-TRANSFER APPARATUS, OFGENERAL APPLICATION; 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; WEAPONS

A heat exchanger assembly having a first manifold, a second manifold spaced from the first manifold, and a plurality of refrigerant tubes in hydraulic communication with the first manifold and the second manifold. The second manifold includes a first end, a second end opposite from the first end, an...