Plate heat exchanger with tension ties
AssigneeHamilton Sundstrand Corporation
InventorsRichard Rusich, Michael R. Barone, Matthew William Miller
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Abstract
A plate heat exchanger includes a stack of main plates having ridges and troughs to direct first and second flows of fluids through cavities between the main plates to exchange heat between the fluids while maintaining the first and second flows of fluids separate from each other. The plate heat exchanger includes a first end plate stacked at one end of the stack of main plates and a second end plate stacked at an opposite end of the main plates. Tension ties mechanically connect to each of the first and second end plates through the stack of main plates.
Claims18
A plate heat exchanger, comprising:
- a stack of main plates having ridges and troughs to direct first and second flows of fluids through cavities between the main plates to exchange heat between the fluids while maintaining the first and second flows of fluids separate from each other;
- a first end plate stacked at one end of the stack of main plates;
- a second end plate stacked at an opposite end of the main plates;
- and
- tension ties mechanically connected to each of the first and second end plates through the stack of main plates.
A plate heat exchanger comprising:
- a stack of main plates having ridges and troughs to direct first and second flows of fluids through cavities between the main plates to exchange heat between the fluids while maintaining the first and second flows of fluids separate from each other;
- a first end plate stacked at one end of the stack of main plates;
- a second end plate stacked at an opposite end of the main plates;
- and
- a tension tie mechanically connected to the first end plate and the second end plate to resist a pressure exerted against at least one of the first and second end plates, the tension tie including a fluid fitting mount to receive a fluid fitting.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.