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US 2009/0155096 A1Published application
Heat exchanger
AssigneeCameron International Corporation
InventorsEdward S. Czechowski, Andrew Newman, Scott Tackett
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Abstract
Systems, methods, and devices are disclosed, including a heat exchanger having a manifold with a coolant inlet and a coolant outlet and a plurality of tubes with interiors fluidly connected to the manifold. In some embodiments, the plurality of tubes and the manifold are configured to fit within a bonnet of a compressor.
Claims25
A heat exchanger comprising:
- a manifold having a coolant inlet and a coolant outlet;
- and
- a plurality of tubes with interiors fluidly connected to the manifold, wherein the plurality of tubes and the manifold are configured to fit within a bonnet of a compressor.
A method comprising:
- receiving a gas at a first pressure through a generally cylindrical upstream passage;
- compressing the gas with an impeller;
- flowing the compressed gas through a heat exchanger disposed in a downstream passage, wherein the heat exchanger is disposed around the upstream passage, and wherein the heat exchanger comprises a plurality of tubes in which a coolant flows.
A system comprising:
- a heat exchanger comprising:
- a tube set comprising a plurality of tubes that extend along a path generally curved around a central axis of the heat exchanger;
- a manifold fluidly coupled to the tube set and configured to couple to a coolant inlet and a coolant outlet, wherein the heat exchanger has a central passage configured to fit around an air pipe of a compressor.
A method, comprising:
- removing a heat exchanger from a bonnet of a compressor;
- separating a first tube set from the heat exchanger;
- and
- cleaning an interior of the first tube set.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.