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US 2006/0076125 A1Published application
Heat exchanger
AssigneeValeo
InventorsLei Fang, Zaiqian Hu, Pascal Bonnet, Jason McKittrick, Jay Lorentz, David Baylor, Daniel Domen
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Abstract
An improved heat exchanger for an automotive vehicle, comprising at least one end tank; and at least two heat exchangers including a plurality of spaced apart extruded metal tubes with fins between the spaced tubes. The heat exchangers are disposed so that their respective tubes and fins are generally co-planar with each other and are connected to the end tank. In preferred embodiments, the heat exchanger may include a bypass element.
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A multi-fluid heat exchanger, comprising:
- one or more first tubes adapted to have a first fluid flow therethrough;
- a plurality of second tubes adapted to have a second fluid flow therethrough;
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- one or more components including at least one end tank, fins, baffles, inlet portions, outlet portions or combinations thereof;
- wherein the one or more first tubes, the plurality of second tubes, and the one or more components are attached to each other as a single assembly.
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A heat exchanger comprising:
- one or more end tanks;
- a plurality of first tubes in fluid communication with the one or more end tanks, the plurality of first tubes adapted to have a first fluid flow therethrough;
- a plurality of second tubes in fluid communication with the one or more end tanks, the plurality of second tubes adapted to have a second fluid, different from the first fluid, flow therethrough;
- a plurality of third tubes in fluid communication with the one or more end tanks, the plurality of third tubes adapated to have a third fluid, different from the first or second fluid, flow therethrough;
- a plurality of fins disposed between the first, second and third tubes, the fins and tubes being in a side-by-side arrangement, a stacked arrangement, a co-planar arrangement or a combination thereof relative to each other;
- wherein at least one of the first fluid, second fluid or third fluid is a radiator fluid.
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A heat exchanger comprising:
- one or more end tanks;
- a plurality of first tubes in fluid communication with the one or more end tanks, the plurality of first tubes adapted to have a first fluid flow therethrough;
- a plurality of second tubes in fluid communication with the one or more end tanks, the plurality of second tubes adapted to have a second fluid, different from the first fluid, flow therethrough;
- a plurality of third tubes in fluid communication with the one or more end tanks, the plurality of third tubes adapated to have a third fluid, different from the first or second fluid, flow therethrough;
- a plurality of fins disposed between the first, second and third tubes, the fins and tubes being in a side-by-side arrangement, a stacked arrangement, a co-planar arrangement or a combination thereof relative to each other;
- wherein at least one of the first, second or third metal tubes includes an interior wall structure including a partition adapted for subdividing the tube into a plurality of passageways within the tube.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.