Heat exchange – Side-by-side tubular structures or tube sections – With manifold type header or header plate
Reexamination Certificate
2005-05-17
2005-05-17
Duong, Tho v (Department: 3743)
Heat exchange
Side-by-side tubular structures or tube sections
With manifold type header or header plate
C165S173000, C165S096000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06892805
ABSTRACT:
A fluid flow distribution device (10) is provided for use in a heat exchanger (12) having multiple heat exchange units (14) that receive a fluid flow (18) from an fluid inlet (16). The device includes a plurality of tortuous flow paths (31) to direct distributed portions of the fluid flow (18) from the inlet (16) to the heat exchange units (14). Each tortuous flow path (31) is defined by a pair of flow chamber plates (24,26), and an orifice plate (28) sandwiched between the flow chamber plates (24,26). Each tortuous flow path (31) includes a series (34) of orifices (36) extending through the orifice plate (28), a first pattern (38) of first flow chambers (40) formed in one of the flow chamber plates (24,26) and aligned with sequential pairs of the orifices (36), and a second pattern (42) of second flow chambers (44) formed in the other of the flow chamber plates (24,26) and offset with respect to the first pattern (38) and the pairs of orifices (36).
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Duong Tho v
Modine Manufacturing Company
Wood Phillips Katz Clark & Mortimer
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