Heat exchanger assembly
AssigneeHamilton Sundstrand Corporation
InventorLeo J. Veilleux, JR.
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Abstract
A heat exchanger assembly includes a shell, a first inlet duct, and a second inlet duct. The shell has a core that is provided with a plurality of first fluid channels and a plurality of second fluid channels. The first inlet duct has a plurality of first feed channels extending towards and fluidly connected to the plurality of first fluid channels. The second inlet duct has a plurality of second feed channels extending towards and fluidly connected to the plurality of second fluid channels. The plurality of first feed channels are interwoven with the plurality of second feed channels proximate an intersection region between the first inlet duct and the second inlet duct.
Claims20
A heat exchanger assembly, comprising:
- a shell having a core disposed therein, the core being provided with a plurality of first fluid channels and a plurality of second fluid channels;
- a plurality of first feed channels extending towards and fluidly connected to the plurality of first fluid channels;
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- a plurality of second feed channels extending towards and fluidly connected to the plurality of second fluid channels, the plurality of first feed channels being interwoven with the plurality of second feed channels.
A heat exchanger assembly, comprising:
- a core disposed within a shell, the core being provided with a plurality of first fluid channels and a plurality of second fluid channels;
- at least one of a first inlet duct having a plurality of first feed channels connected to the plurality of first fluid channels and a first outlet duct having a plurality of first exit channels;
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- at least one of a second inlet duct having a plurality of second feed channels fluidly connected to the plurality of second fluid channels and a second outlet duct having a plurality of second exit channels, the plurality of first feed channels being interwoven with at least one of the plurality of first exit channels and the plurality of second exit channels.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.