Heat exchange – With cleaning means for heat exchanger
Patent
1980-08-21
1982-10-12
Cline, William R.
Heat exchange
With cleaning means for heat exchanger
134 8, 1510406R, 151046A, 1510406A, F28G 1502
Patent
active
043534147
ABSTRACT:
The ends of the tubes of a heat exchanger condenser are provided with cage-like basket assemblies including tube cleaning brushes or the like. A distributor arm is disposed to move across the tube ends and cause a counter-flow of fluid to move the brushes through the tubes. The tubes are compartmentalized to form bundles. The compartmentalization of the tubes for fluid counter-flow is accomplished by the baskets themselves. Each basket of the assemblies arrayed to form the boundaries of a desired compartment is formed with an outwardly extending lip, with the lips of adjacent baskets joined to form an elongated contact surface for sealing engagement with the distributor arm. The lips of the adjacent baskets forming the respective compartments are generally arcuate, and the distributor arm portions adapted to engage the elongated contact surface are at least as wide as the arcuate extent of each basket lip. The radius of the lip arc is greater than that of the basket. Each basket lip forms the outer end of a closed partition forming an arcuate basket side wall which extends toward the inner basket end and serves to support the basket longitudinally against any pressure exerted by the distributor arm when sealing contact is made with the lips. The partitions of adjacent baskets are joined to provide a seal against radial passage of liquid therethrough, and the inner partition ends form stops for engagement with the adjacent tube sheets.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3319710 (1967-05-01), Heeren et al.
patent: 4124065 (1978-11-01), Leitner et al.
Cline William R.
Streule, Jr. Theophil W.
Water Services of America, Inc.
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