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US 12,434,845 B2Granted
Modular heat exchanger systems
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorRalph E. Chestine
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Abstract
A heat exchanger system and method includes a securing frame, a heat transfer core having heat transfer panels removably secured to the securing frame, the heat transfer panels optionally including a plurality of segment modules coupled together, and one or more filter screens removably secured to the securing frame at one or both of an inlet end or an outlet end. The heat transfer core is disposed between the inlet end and the outlet end.
Claims21
A heat exchanger system, comprising:
- a securing frame;
- a heat transfer core removably secured to the securing frame, wherein the heat transfer core comprises heat transfer panels removably coupled to the securing frame, wherein a size and shape of the heat transfer core is selectively changeable, and wherein each of the heat transfer panels comprises:
- fluid passages in fluid communication to form a fluid circuit that extends between a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet;
- and
- heat transfer fins separated by fluid channels;
- and
- one or more filter screens secured to the securing frame at one or both of an inlet end or an outlet end, wherein the heat transfer core is disposed between the inlet end and the outlet end.
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An aircraft comprising:
- a RAM air cooling system;
- and
- a heat exchanger system in fluid communication with the RAM air cooling system, the heat exchanger system comprising:
- a securing frame;
- a heat transfer core removably secured to the securing frame, wherein the heat transfer core comprises heat transfer panels removably coupled to the securing frame, wherein a size and shape of the heat transfer core is selectively changeable, and wherein the heat transfer panels comprise heat transfer fins separated by fluid channels, and fluid passages in fluid communication to form a fluid circuit that extends between a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet;
- and
- one or more filter screens removably secured to the securing frame at one or both of an inlet end or an outlet end, wherein the heat transfer core is disposed between the inlet end and the outlet end, and wherein the one or more filter screens comprises a protective barrier within a protective opening.
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A method for a heat exchanger system, the method comprising:
- removably securing heat transfer panels of a heat transfer core to a securing frame, wherein each of the heat transfer panels comprises a plurality of segment modules removably coupled together;
- and
- removably securing one or more filter screens to the securing frame at one or both of an inlet end or an outlet end, wherein the heat transfer core is disposed between the inlet end and the outlet end.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.