Basket retainer for heat exchanger tube cleaning element

Details Basket retainer for heat exchanger tube cleaning element Basket retainer for heat exchanger tube cleaning element

1984-06-26

1986-08-26

Richter, Sheldon J.

Heat exchange

With cleaning means for heat exchanger

15 351, F28G 112, F28G 1502

Patent

active

046076867

ABSTRACT:
A heat exchanger has a plurality of fluid flow tubes secured adjacent their ends by tube sheets. Cleaning elements are adapted to shuttle back and forth in the tubes and are adapted to be captured by baskets. A basket retaining plate is fixedly mounted, as by bolts or the like, outwardly of the tube sheet in an adjacent or proximate, generally parallel relationship to the outer face of the tube sheet. The retaining plate may be mounted either in spaced relationship from or in abutting relationship with the outer tube sheet face. The plate and its mount cooperate with the tube sheet to hold the baskets in fixed position relative to the tube sheet and tube ends. The outer capturing and holding portions of the baskets extend outwardly from the retaining plate. The baskets include central or intermediate portions which extend through openings in the plate and inner portions which terminate within the tube sheet openings. The baskets are fixedly secured against transverse shifting by a two-point support, one at the inner basket ends and one intermediate their ends. To hold the baskets in longitudinally fixed position, and in one embodiment, the basket intermediate portions are threaded to the retaining plate. In another embodiment, shoulders adjacent the inner basket ends engage the plate and tube sheet.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4124065 (1978-11-01), Leitner et al.
patent: 4397349 (1983-08-01), Baron et al.
patent: 4398592 (1983-08-01), Baron et al.
patent: 4402360 (1983-09-01), Baron et al.
patent: 4418747 (1983-12-01), Baron et al.

Affiliated with

Also associated with

Rating

Basket retainer for heat exchanger tube cleaning element does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with Basket retainer for heat exchanger tube cleaning element, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Basket retainer for heat exchanger tube cleaning element will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-2307433