Tube for a heat exchanger
AssigneeMikutay Corporation
InventorsMinoru Nitta, Kuniko Nitta, Takeyoshi Nitta
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Abstract
A tube for a heat exchanger includes a first segment that couples to a chamber for transportation of heat exchange media. The chamber receives the heat exchange media that disperses throughout the chamber and mixes within the chamber. The heat exchange media is then transported from the chamber. The chamber may include redirection members for controlling the direction in which the heat exchange media travels throughout the chamber. The tube may be connected to a header or manifold. The tube and chamber combination alone may be used as a heat exchanger.
Claims50
A heat exchanger comprising:
- a first reservoir having an outlet for discharging a heat exchange medium;
- a first tube-like segment for transporting the heat exchange medium having an inlet for receiving the heat exchange medium from the outlet of the first reservoir and an outlet for discharging the heat exchange medium;
- a chamber for receiving the heat exchange medium having a chamber inlet and a chamber outlet, said chamber inlet engaging the outlet of the first tube-like segment for receiving the heat exchange medium from the outlet of the first tube-like segment;
- a second tube-like segment for transporting the heat exchange medium having an inlet for receiving the heat exchange medium from the chamber outlet, said inlet of the second tube-like segment engaging the chamber outlet of the chamber for receiving the heat exchange medium from the chamber outlet;
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- a second reservoir for accepting the heat exchange medium from the outlet of the second tube-like segment.
An apparatus for a heat exchanger comprising:
- a tube-like segment for transporting a heat exchange medium having an inlet for receiving the heat exchange medium and an outlet for discharging the heat exchange medium;
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- a chamber for receiving the heat exchange medium having a chamber inlet and a chamber outlet, said chamber inlet engaging the outlet of the tube-like segment for receiving the heat exchange medium from the outlet of the tube-like segment.
An apparatus for a heat exchanger comprising:
- a first chamber for receiving and transporting a heat exchange medium having a first chamber inlet for receiving the heat exchange medium and a first chamber outlet;
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- a second chamber for receiving and transporting the heat exchange medium having a second chamber inlet and a second chamber outlet, said second chamber inlet engaging the first chamber outlet of the first chamber.
An apparatus for a heat exchanger comprising:
- a chamber for receiving and transporting a heat exchange medium having an inlet and an outlet;
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- at least one redirection member present inside the chamber,
- wherein the inlet and the outlet have a smaller diameter than a diameter of the chamber.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.