Sealing element for a regenerative heat-exchanger
AssigneeDaimler-Benz Aktiengesellschaft
InventorEggert Tank
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Abstract
A sealing element between the storage body and a gas channel of a regenerative heat-exchanger, which consists of a slide layer of graphite, of a metallic support bar and of a connecting layer disposed therebetween; the support bar includes a bottom portion and two side portions which laterally surround in part the slide layer whereas the connecting layer is applied to the inner sides of the bottom portion and the side portions with the slide layer embedded in the connecting layer.
Claims24
A sealing element between a storage body means and a gas channel means of regenerative heat-exchanger, the sealing element includes a slide layer, a support bar means and a substantially yielding connecting layer disposed therebetween, characterized in that the support bar means includes a bottom portion and two side portions which laterally partly surround the slide layer, the connecting layer being applied to the inner sides of the bottom portion and of the side portions, and the slide layer being embedded in the connecting layer, and in that the side portions of the support bar means are provided with cutouts which extend up to within the area of the bottom portion.
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