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US 5,638,900 AGranted
Heat exchange assembly
AssigneeAil Research Inc.
InventorsAndrew Lowenstein, Marc J. Sibilia
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Abstract
A heat exchange assembly including at least one plate, preferably made from profile board, having a plurality of channels therein for the flow of a heat exchange fluid in a first plane which may be flat or curved and at least one inlet and outlet angled up to 90.degree. with respect to the first plane.
Claims14
A heat exchange assembly comprising:
- (a) at least one plate having a first end and an opposed end and comprising a plurality of channels therein for the flow of a first heat exchange fluid in a first flat or curved plane;
- (b) at least one inlet and outlet for the first heat exchange fluid, said inlet and outlet being angled with respect to the first plane at the location where the inlet and outlet are in communication with the plate;
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- (c) flow reversing means for reversing the direction of flow of the first heat exchange fluid within the plate, said flow reversing means comprising at least one cutout spaced along one side of the plate, said cutout having a length providing flow communication with at least two channels of the plate and means at one end of the cutout changing the direction of flow of the first heat exchange fluid from the at least one channel to at least one other channel.
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