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US 2019/0293366 A1Published application
Shaped leading edge of cast plate fin heat exchanger
AssigneeUnited Technologies Corporation
InventorsMichael A. Disori, William P. Stillman, Adam J. Diener, Alexander Broulidakis, David J. Hyland, Jeremy Styborski
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Abstract
A heat exchanger assembly includes a plate including a plate portion having a leading edge, a trailing edge, an inlet side and an outlet side. The leading edge of the plate portion includes a terminal tip and a varying radius that decreases in a direction toward the terminal tip. An inlet manifold is on the inlet side. An outlet manifold is on the outlet side. A cast plate for a plate fin heat exchanger is also disclosed.
Claims20
A heat exchanger assembly comprising:
- a plate including a plate portion having a leading edge, a trailing edge, an inlet side and an outlet side, wherein the leading edge of the plate portion includes a terminal tip and a varying radius that decreases in a direction toward the terminal tip;
- an inlet manifold on the inlet side;
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- an outlet manifold on the outlet side.
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A cast plate for a plate fin heat exchanger comprising:
- a plate portion having a leading edge, trailing edge, an inlet side and an outlet side, wherein the leading edge of the plate portion includes a terminal tip and a varying radius that decreases in a direction toward the terminal tip.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.