Grid arrayed microtube heat exchanger with midspan support components
AssigneeRtx Corporation
InventorsJon Erik Sobanski, Jacob C. Snyder
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Abstract
A grid arrayed microtube heat exchanger with vibration dampening support including an upper portion comprising an upper portion support wall having multiple upper portion receivers; a lower portion comprising a lower portion support wall having multiple lower portion receivers; a grid array comprising multiple rows of the lower portion receivers and the upper portion receivers; multiple microtubes supported by the upper portion receivers and the lower portion receivers; a gap located between each microtube; and a support insertable through the gap between the multiple microtubes, the support including at least one cam contacting the microtube, the at least one cam being rigid.
Claims20
A grid arrayed microtube heat exchanger with vibration dampening support comprising:
- an upper portion comprising an upper portion support wall having multiple upper portion receivers;
- a lower portion comprising a lower portion support wall having multiple lower portion receivers;
- a grid array comprising multiple rows of the lower portion receivers and the upper portion receivers;
- multiple microtubes supported by the upper portion receivers and the lower portion receivers;
- a gap located between each microtube;
- and
- a support insertable through the gap between the multiple microtubes, the support including at least one cam contacting the microtube, the at least one cam being rigid.
A grid arrayed microtube heat exchanger with vibration dampening support comprising:
- an upper portion comprising an upper portion support wall having multiple upper portion receivers;
- a lower portion comprising a lower portion support wall having multiple lower portion receivers;
- a grid array comprising multiple rows of the lower portion receivers and upper portion receivers;
- multiple microtubes supported by the upper portion receivers and the lower portion receivers;
- a gap located between pairs of the multiple microtubes, the gap configured for a line-of-sight spacing between each of the multiple microtubes;
- and
- a support insertable through the gap between the pairs of the multiple microtubes, the support including at least one cam contacting the each microtube in the pairs of the multiple microtubes, the at least one cam being rigid.
A process for vibration dampening a grid arrayed microtube heat exchanger with a support comprising:
- an upper portion comprising an upper portion support wall having multiple upper portion receivers;
- a lower portion comprising a lower portion support wall having multiple lower portion receivers;
- a grid array comprising multiple rows of the lower portion receivers and upper portion receivers;
- supporting multiple microtubes by the upper portion receivers and the lower portion receivers;
- forming a gap located between pairs of the multiple microtubes;
- configuring the gap with a line-of-sight spacing between each of the multiple microtubes;
- inserting a support through the gap between the pairs of the multiple microtubes;
- and
- contacting each of the multiple microtubes with a cam formed in the support, the at least one cam being rigid.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.