Heat exchanger u-bend dipped joint with vent for clearance space
AssigneeValeo Thermique Moteur
InventorMichel Potier
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Abstract
A heat exchanger, in particular for an automotive vehicle, includes a bundle of tubes with a plurality of assemblies of first tubular elements with second tubular elements, so as to constitute a continuous circuit for circulation of fluid within the heat exchanger. One of the tubular elements has a portion which is polygonal in cross section and which is telescoped or mated with the other one of the tubular elements of the same assembly, this other tubular element being circular in cross section.
Claims9
A heat exchanger having a bundle of finned tubes comprising a plurality of assemblies of tubular elements, each said assembly including a first tubular element, a second tubular element, the first tubular element being mated with the second tubular element, and a non-removable joint between the first and second tubular elements, wherein one of the tubular elements has a polygonal portion mating with the other tubular element, the other tubular element having a circular cross section, said mating producing a number of spaced individual vent passages.
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