Heat exchanger including passageways
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsWilliam Dwight Gerstler, Thomas Kupiszewski, Michael Thomas Kenworthy, Daniel Jason Erno
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Abstract
A heat exchanger includes a core defining a first passageway and a second passageway. The core includes a plurality of unit cells coupled together. Each unit cell of the plurality of unit cells includes a first wall and a second wall. The second wall is spaced from the first wall. The first wall at least partially defines a first passageway portion and a second passageway portion. The second wall at least partially defines the second passageway portion. The second wall extends about the first wall such that the first passageway portion is nested within the second passageway portion.
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A heat exchanger comprising:
- a core defining a first passageway and a second passageway, said core comprising:
- a plurality of unit cells coupled together, each unit cell of said plurality of unit cells comprising a first wall and a second wall, said second wall spaced from said first wall, said first wall at least partially defining a first passageway portion and a second passageway portion, said second wall at least partially defining said second passageway portion, wherein said second wall extends about said first wall such that said first passageway portion is nested within said second passageway portion, wherein said plurality of unit cells are coupled in flow communication with each other such that at least one unit cell of said plurality of unit cells is configured to receive fluid from at least three other unit cells of said plurality of unit cells.
A heat exchanger comprising:
- a core defining a first passageway and a second passageway, said core comprising:
- a plurality of unit cells coupled together, each unit cell of said plurality of unit cells comprising a first wall and a second wall, said second wall spaced from said first wall, said first wall at least partially defining a first passageway portion and a second passageway portion, said second wall at least partially defining said second passageway portion, wherein said second wall extends about said first wall such that said first passageway portion is nested within said second passageway portion, wherein said core defines a third passageway, said second wall at least partially defining a third passageway portion, and wherein each unit cell of said plurality of unit cells further comprises a third wall, said second wall and said third wall at least partially defining said third passageway portion, wherein said third wall surrounds said second wall such that said second passageway portion is nested within said third passageway portion.
A heat exchanger comprising:
- a core defining a first passageway for a first fluid to flow through and a second passageway for a second fluid to flow through, said core comprising:
- a first unit cell comprising a first sidewall and a second sidewall, said first sidewall at least partially defining a first passageway first portion and a second passageway first portion, said second sidewall at least partially defining said second passageway first portion, wherein said second sidewall extends about said first sidewall such that said first passageway first portion is nested within said second passageway first portion;
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- a second unit cell comprising a third sidewall at least partially defining a first passageway second portion and a second passageway second portion, said second unit cell coupled to said first unit cell, wherein said first unit cell is configured to enable the first fluid to flow from said first passageway first portion to said first passageway second portion, wherein said second unit cell further comprises a fourth sidewall, said fourth sidewall at least partially defining said second passageway second portion, wherein where said first passageway second portion is nested within said second passageway second portion.
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