Process valve manifold and heat exchanger system
AssigneeBuerkert Werke GmbH
InventorHartmuth Lotha
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Abstract
A process valve manifold comprises an inlet for a heat transfer medium, a main outlet for the heat transfer medium, a main duct extending between the inlet and the main outlet, ports for secondary circuits, a 3/2-way valve which is arranged in the main duct, and a bypass outlet. The 3/2-way valve is switchable between different positions. The positions determine a flow cross-section by which the bypass outlet and the main outlet are in communication with the main duct. The manifold further comprises control valves for determining a flow cross-section between the main duct and the ports for the secondary circuits.
Claims14
A process valve manifold comprising an inlet for a heat transfer medium, a main outlet for said heat transfer medium, a main duct extending between said inlet and said main outlet, ports for secondary circuits, a 3/2-way valve which is arranged in said main duct, a bypass outlet, said 3/2-way valve having 3 ports and being switchable between different positions, said positions determining a flow cross-section by which said bypass outlet and said main outlet are in communication with said main duct, said positions being continuously variable between a state in which all of the heat transfer medium leaves the process valve manifold through the main outlet and a state in which all of the heat transfer medium leaves the process valve manifold through the bypass outlet, and comprising control valves for determining a flow cross-section between said main duct and said ports for secondary circuits, wherein the main outlet of the process valve manifold is connectable to a fluid communication extending from the main outlet to the inlet and running through a cooling duct of a prime mover, and wherein the bypass outlet is connectable to a bypass flow pipe extending from the bypass outlet to the fluid communication, which bypass flow pipe opens into the fluid communication downstream of the prime mover.
A heat exchanger system comprising a process valve manifold with an inlet for a heat transfer medium, a main outlet for said heat transfer medium, a main duct extending between said inlet and said main outlet, ports for secondary circuits, and a 3/2-way valve which is arranged in said main duct, and a bypass outlet, said 3/2-way valve having 3 ports and being switchable between different positions, said positions determining a flow cross-section by which said bypass outlet and said main outlet are in communication with said main duct, and comprising control valves for determining a flow cross-section between said main duct and said ports for secondary circuits, wherein a fluid communication exists between said main outlet and said inlet of the process valve manifold, said fluid communication running through a cooling duct of a prime mover, and a bypass flow pipe extends from the bypass outlet to a point along the fluid communication downstream of the prime mover at which point the bypass outlet opens into the fluid communication.
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