Heat exchanger systems and devices for reduced pressure loss
AssigneeRaytheon Technologies Corporation
InventorsOrin G. Avidane, Javier A. Cue, Ryan William Hunter
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Abstract
A heat exchanger can comprise: a housing; a heat transfer region disposed within the housing; and an inlet manifold or an inlet conduit defined at least partially by an interior surface extending axially from a first end of the heat exchanger to an inlet defined by the heat transfer region, the inlet manifold or the inlet conduit comprising a dimple configuration disposed in the interior surface. The heat exchanger can further comprise an outlet manifold or an outlet conduit including a dimple configuration disposed on an interior surface of the outlet manifold or outlet conduit.
Claims20
A heat exchanger, comprising:
- a housing;
- a heat transfer region disposed within the housing;
- and
- an inlet manifold defined at least partially by an interior surface extending axially from a first end of the heat exchanger to an inlet defined by the heat transfer region, the inlet manifold comprising a dimple configuration disposed in the interior surface.
A heat exchanger, comprising:
- a housing;
- a heat transfer region disposed within the housing;
- and
- an inlet fluid conduit extending from a first end to an inlet of the housing, the inlet defined by the heat transfer region, the inlet fluid conduit defining an interior surface and comprising a dimple configuration disposed in the interior surface.
A gas turbine engine, comprising:
- a heat exchanger comprising a heat transfer region, an inlet manifold and an outlet manifold, the outlet manifold in fluid communication with the inlet manifold through the heat transfer region;
- a supply conduit;
- and
- a return conduit in fluid communication with the supply conduit through the heat transfer region of the heat exchanger, wherein an interior surface of at least one of the supply conduit, the return conduit, the inlet manifold and the outlet manifold comprises a dimple configuration.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.