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US 6,722,422 B1Granted
Heat exchange system with improved flow velocity adjustment mechanism
AssigneeFeldmeier Equipment, Inc.
InventorRobert H. Feldmeier
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AssigneeFeldmeier Equipment, Inc.
InventorRobert H. Feldmeier
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A heat exchange system utilizing flow reducers at 180 degree bends in the tubes includes a first set of media tubes in which heating/cooling media flows, and a set of product tubes positioned concentrically within the media tubes and in which liquid product flows in a counter direction to the heating/cooling media. The tubes are arranged in a serpentine, back and forth manner, and U-shaped tubes interconnect successive pairs of product tubes to achieve the 180-degree change in flow direction. The U-shaped tubes are of a cross-sectional diameter greater than the product pipes. Tapering flow reducers extend between the opposing ends of the U-shaped tubes and the product tubes. The exit flow reducer is eccentrically formed to facilitate a smooth transition of the product from the U-shaped bend to the product tube and prevent liquid product from becoming entrapped along the bottom of the flow reducer.
In a heat exchanger of the type having a plurality of first tubes of a first cross-sectional diameter and in which liquid product media flows and at least one second tube of a second cross-sectional diameter different from said first cross-sectional diameter, concentrically positioned around said first tube and in which heating or cooling media flows, an improved flow velocity adjustment system for interconnecting two of said first tubes comprising:
In a heat exchanger of the type having a plurality of first tubes of a first cross-sectional diameter and in which liquid product media flows and at least one second tube of a second cross-sectional diameter different from said first cross-sectional diameter, concentrically positioned around said first tube and in which heating or cooling media flows, an improved flow velocity adjustment system for interconnecting two of said first tubes comprising:
A heat exchange system, comprising:
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