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US 2026/0235371 A1Published application
Apparatus, System and Method for Heat Exchanger End Plate Erosion Resistance
AssigneeWestermeyer Industries Inc.
InventorDavid Robert Frenk
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Abstract
A shell-and-tube heat exchanged is described herein which includes abrasion-resistant plates disposed on the inner walls of the end plates and the outer walls of the terminal tubesheets. The abrasion-resistant plates reduce erosion of the end plates and tubesheets, extending the useful life of the heat exchanger. The plates can comprise carbon fiber reinforced polymer. Corresponding systems and methods also are disclosed.
Claims20
A heat exchanger comprising:
- a shell portion having a tubular side wall with a first end portion including a first end wall formed from a first end plate, an opposite second end portion including a second end wall formed from a second end plate, and a central portion,
- a plurality of tubes disposed in the central portion of the shell portion,
- a first tube support disposed in the central portion near the first end portion,
- a second tube support disposed in the central portion near the second end portion, the tube supports having a plurality of apertures dimensioned to receive the tubes in a fluid-tight arrangement, and
- first and second abrasion-resistant plates disposed at the first end portion of the shell portion between the first end wall and the first tube support, the first abrasion-resistant plate being mounted adjacent the inner wall of the first end plate and the second abrasion-resistant plate being mounted to the outer wall of the first tube support, the first and second abrasion-resistant plates being configured to reduce or prevent erosion of at least one of the first end plate and the first tube support.
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An air conditioning system including a condenser, the condenser comprising:
- a shell portion having a tubular side wall with a first end portion including a first end wall formed from a first end plate, an opposite second end portion including a second end wall formed from a second end plate, and a central portion,
- a plurality of tubes disposed in the central portion of the shell portion,
- a first tube support disposed in the central portion near the first end portion,
- a second tube support disposed in the central portion near the second end portion, the tube supports having a plurality of apertures dimensioned to receive the tubes in a fluid-tight arrangement, and
- first and second abrasion-resistant plates formed from a reinforced polymer and being disposed at the first end portion of the shell portion between the first end wall and the first tube support, the first abrasion-resistant plate being mounted adjacent the inner wall of the first end plate and the second abrasion-resistant plate being mounted to the outer wall of the first tube support, the first and second abrasion-resistant plates being configured to reduce or prevent erosion of at least one of the first end plate and the first tube support.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.