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US 2010/0132926 A1Published application
Distributor for a flowable medium
AssigneeEestech, Inc.
InventorGregory Mark Paxton
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AssigneeEestech, Inc.
InventorGregory Mark Paxton
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A distributor of flowable medium for a heat exchanger has a housing member and at least one substantially vertically oriented tube member arranged therein. The distributor has a hollow body arranged to be supported in one end of the tube member. An upturned funnel shaped core member is formed in the hollow body, resulting in an annular flow passage between the body and the core member. The body has an upper section with an inlet, a lower section with an outlet, and a mid section between the upper and lower sections. The flow passage extends from the inlet to the outlet at the lower section, and is configured to narrow progressively from the inlet towards the mid section, and widen progressively from the mid section towards the outlet for modifying flow characteristics of the medium flowing through the passage. Intake guide elements are provided at the upper section.
A distributor for a flowable medium in a heat exchanger having a housing member and at least one substantially vertically oriented tube member arranged in the housing member, the distributor comprising a hollow body associated with the or each tube member and arranged to be supported in or at one end of the associated tube member, a core member formed in the body, and an annular flow passage formed between the body and the core member;
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