Triple pass ceramic heat recuperator
AssigneeGTE Products Corporation
InventorsRaymond E. Dorazio, William L. Mingos, Joseph J. Cleveland
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Abstract
A heat recuperator comprises a cross-flow ceramic core within a housing. The housing includes an inlet conduit and an outlet conduit for a gas to be heated. The housing also includes means for thrice passing said gas through the ceramic core in order to improve the diffusion of the gas through the core.
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A heat recuperator comprising a cross-flow ceramic core within a housing, the housing including an inlet conduit and an outlet conduit for a gas to be heated, the housing including means for thrice passing said gas through said ceramic core in order to improve the diffusion of said gas through said core, wherein said means includes a first insert within said inlet conduit for directing the flow of said gas through a first portion of the core and a second insert within said outlet conduit for reversing the flow of said gas through the core and redirecting said gas toward said first insert which again reverses the flow of gas through the remaining portion of the core.
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