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US 2023/0288152 A1Published application
Non-metallic baffle for heat exchanger
AssigneeCarrier Corporation
InventorsLuis Avila, Ian Robinson
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Abstract
A tube bundle assembly includes at least one tube and a baffle. The baffle includes at least one hole for receiving the at least one tube. The at least one hole has a non-uniform diameter such that only a portion of a periphery of the at least one hole is positionable in contact with the at least one tube.
Claims20
A tube bundle assembly comprising:
- at least one tube;
- and
- a baffle comprising at least one hole for receiving the at least one tube, wherein the at least one hole comprises a non-uniform diameter such that only a portion of a periphery of the at least one hole is positionable in contact with the at least one tube.
A vapor compression system comprising:
- a compressor for circulating a refrigerant;
- and
- a tube bundle assembly for transferring the refrigerant through a shell of the vapor compression system, the tube bundle assembly comprising:
- a plurality of tubes;
- and
- at least one baffle comprising a plurality of holes for receiving the plurality of tubes, wherein each respective hole comprises a non-uniform diameter such that only a portion of a periphery of each hole is positionable in contact with each tube.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.