Thermal relief mechanism for combination-type heat exchangers

A multi-fluid heat exchanger and a method of making the same are provided wherein a cut portion is provided in an elongated header of the heat exchanger at a location between a pair of baffles in the elongated header and first and second cores of the heat exchanger. At least a majority of the transv...

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Main Authors SCOVILLE DAVID M, NAKAYAMA KEN, HUNZINGER THOMAS A
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 22.04.2008
Subjects
BLASTING
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
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Summary:A multi-fluid heat exchanger and a method of making the same are provided wherein a cut portion is provided in an elongated header of the heat exchanger at a location between a pair of baffles in the elongated header and first and second cores of the heat exchanger. At least a majority of the transverse cross section of the elongated header is removed at the cut portion to allow for relative thermal growth of the first and second cores.
Bibliography:Application Number: US20050272659