Heat exchanger efficiency monitor
OwnerThomas F. Droegeinventor
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Abstract
A monitor for measuring heat transfer resistance comprising a housing and one or more test block assemblies, each test block assembly includes a movable test block enclosed on two sides by parallel side supports and attached by a spring to a spring support. Each test block assembly is attached to the housing. The spring urges the movable test block away from the spring support. Additionally, the movable test block will contain a heater, a thermometer, or both the heater and a thermometer.
Claims16
A heat exchanger efficiency monitor comprising a housing including two opposing apertures complementary to a heat exchanger test tube, at least one test block assembly located in the housing and an electrical connector integral to said housing, each test block assembly including two parallel side supports, a moveable test block located between the two parallel side supports, a beam uniting the two parallel side supports, a spring contacting the moveable test block and a spring stop, the moveable test block including a thermometer and a heater united with the electrical connector.
A heat exchanger efficiency monitor for making multiple simultaneous heat transfer resistance measurements comprising a compact housing including a box having two opposing apertures complementary to a test tube, a box cover, and at least two test block assemblies located within the housing and fitting into a support block associated with the housing, each test block assembly including a moveable test block having a flat face and a concave face, the moveable test block located between parallel circuit boards united by a beam, a spring contacts a spring stop integral to the support block and the flat face of the moveable test block urging the concave face of the moveable test block away from the spring stop, at least a first moveable test block further including a thermometer and at least a second moveable test block further including a heater, the thermometer and the heater electrically united with an electrical connector integral to the housing.
A portable monitor for making multiple simultaneous heat transfer resistance measurements comprising;
- a housing including a box, a box cover, an electrical connector integral to the box, and a support block attached to the housing including four test block assembly recesses;
- a plurality of test block assemblies, each test block assembly complementary to a test block assembly recess and including a moveable test block having a convex face and a flat face, each moveable test block slidably located between parallel printed circuit boards that are united by a beam, and a spring contacting a spring stop and the flat face of the moveable test block, each moveable test block including a heater and a thermometer electrically united to the electrical connector;
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- a support block cover.
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