Microtube heat exchanger header
AssigneeCarrier Corporation
InventorsMatthew Robert Pearson, Abbas A. Alahyari, Jack Leon Esformes, Eric Konkle
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Abstract
A heat exchanger manifold for use in a heat exchanger having a plurality of microtubes includes a receiving component for supporting and forming a seal about each of the plurality of microtubes and a circuiting component having at least one recessed channel for defining an enclosed flow configuration of a fluid of the heat exchanger. The receiving component is joined and sealed to the circuiting component such that an internal flow passage of the plurality of microtubes is arranged in fluid communication with the at least one recessed channel.
Claims20
A heat exchanger manifold for use in a heat exchanger having a plurality of microtubes comprising:
- a receiving component for supporting and forming a seal about each of the plurality of microtubes;
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- a circuiting component having at least one recessed channel for defining an enclosed flow configuration of a fluid of the heat exchanger, wherein said receiving component is joined and sealed to said circuiting component such that an internal flow passage of the plurality of microtubes is arranged in fluid communication with said at least one recessed channel.
A heat exchanger manifold for use in a heat exchanger having a plurality of microtubes comprising:
- a receiving component including a plurality of openings for selectively receiving and securing the plurality of microtubes, each of said plurality of openings including a misalignment accepting feature for receiving the plurality of microtubes within said plurality of openings.
A heat exchanger manifold for use in a heat exchanger having a plurality of microtubes comprising:
- a receiving component for securing an end of the plurality of microtubes, the receiving component being formed from a curable material such that the plurality of microtubes is positioned within the curable material during formation of the receiving component.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.