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US 12,560,384 B2Granted
Plate-fin heat exchanger
AssigneeBlue Frontier Inc.
InventorsMatthew Tilghman, Daniel A. Betts, Dean Wiersma, Matthew Graham
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Abstract
The disclosure relates to plate-fin and manifold assemblies for heat exchangers. In some examples, an assembly includes a first plate and a second plate. The assembly also includes a plurality of fins disposed between the first plate and the second plate. In addition, the plurality of fins are spaced apart by a width large enough adapted for counter-flow of a plurality of fluids between adjacent fins of the plurality of fins. Further, the plurality of fins are configured to direct fluid flow across a length of the first plate and the second plate.
Claims7
An assembly comprising:
- a first plate;
- a second plate;
- and
- a plurality of fins disposed between the first plate and the second plate, wherein the plurality of fins comprise at least a first fin, a second fin, and a third fin, wherein the first fin and the second fin define a first channel, and the second fin and the third fin define a second channel, and wherein a first distance between the first fin and the second fin at a first end of the first channel is wider than a second distance between the first fin and the second fin at a second end of the first channel opposite the first end of the first channel, and
- wherein the first channel is configured to direct a first fluid flow, and the second channel is configured to direct a second fluid flow in a second direction opposite the first direction.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.