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US 2019/0170455 A1Published application
Heat exchanger bell mouth inlet
AssigneeUnited Technologies Corporation
InventorMichael G. McCaffrey
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Abstract
A heat exchanger includes at least one passage defining a flow path for airflow. A manifold includes a transition region including at least two rib portions defining a smoothly curved transition surface into the at least one passage. A method is also disclosed.
Claims18
A heat exchanger comprising:
- at least one passage defining a flow path for airflow;
- and
- a manifold including a transition region including at least two rib portions defining a smoothly curved transition surface into the at least one passage.
A heat exchanger comprising:
- at least two plates defining an first flow passage, the at least two plates including an inlet region, wherein the inlet region comprises a smoothly curved transition region;
- and
- a manifold including an inlet opening and a transition region supporting the at least two plates.
A method of assembling a heat exchanger comprising:
- defining a manifold to include a plurality of ribs extending across a transition region, each of the plurality of ribs including a smoothly curved transition surface;
- and
- inserting a plate defining an airflow passage between two of the plurality of ribs to hold the plates within the transition region and define a smoothly curved transition surface into the airflow passage.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.