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US 2014/0348497 A1Published application
Continuous-flow heater
AssigneeBorgWarner Ludwigsburg GmbH
InventorsThomas Giffels, Andreas Nagora, Alexander Dauth, Ralf Wächter
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Abstract
The invention relates to a continuous-flow heater having a housing, which comprises an inlet opening and an outlet opening, and a heater housing, which comprises at least one tubular chamber, in which at least one heating element is arranged. In accordance with this disclosure a plurality of ribs are arranged on a front side and a rear side of the heater housing, said ribs defining, between themselves, flow channel portions for liquid to be heated.
Claims14
A continuous-flow heater, comprising:
- a housing having an inlet opening and an outlet opening;
- a heater housing having a tubular chamber in which a heating element is arranged;
- a plurality of ribs arranged on a front side and on a rear side of the heater housing;
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- a flow path defined between the ribs configured for liquid to be heated, the flow path comprising a sequence of flow channel portions.
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