Foam substructure for a heat exchanger
AssigneeJohnson Controls Technology Company
InventorsRobert L. Eskew, Frank D. Ashby, Jeremiah M. Horn, Cody J. Kaiser
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Abstract
A heat exchanger system includes a heat exchanger coil, a base of a foam structure including a clamp with a first arm and a second arm, where the first arm and the second arm are configured to exert a clamping force against the heat exchanger coil, and a vertical member of the foam substructure coupled to the base and abutting a cover of the heat exchanger system, where the base and the vertical member are configured to block air flowing through the heat exchanger from flowing into a void between the heat exchanger coil and the cover.
Claims11
A heat exchanger system, comprising:
- a heat exchanger coil;
- a base of a foam substructure comprising a clamp having a first arm and a second arm, wherein the first arm and the second arm are configured to exert a clamping force against the heat exchanger coil;
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- a vertical member of the foam substructure coupled to the base and abutting a cover of the heat exchanger system, wherein the base and the vertical member are configured to block air flowing through the heat exchanger from flowing into a void between the heat exchanger coil and the cover.
A heat exchanger, comprising:
- a heat exchanger coil;
- a cover disposed above the heat exchanger coil and comprising a venturi orifice configured to direct air through a center of the heat exchanger coil;
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- a foam substructure disposed between the heat exchanger coil and the cover, wherein the foam substructure comprises a base adjacent to the heat exchanger coil and a vertical member adjacent to the cover, and wherein the foam substructure is configured to block air from flowing through a void between the heat exchanger coil and the cover.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.