Heat exchanger with integral shell and tube plates
AssigneeHoneywell International Inc.
InventorLaudijois Guillaume
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Abstract
A heat exchanger comprises a shell formed from two joined-together shell members. Each shell member includes a tube plate that is integral with each respective shell member and that defines an axial end of the shell member. The shell members are joined along respective open ends. A plurality of tubes is disposed within the shell, and the tube ends are connected with the respective tube plates. A baffle is disposed within the shell and directs the path of coolant flow therein and over the tubes. One shell member includes a fluid inlet and the other a fluid outlet for directing coolant into and out of the shell. The heat exchanger includes an inlet manifold connected to one end of the shell and an outlet manifold connected to an opposite end of the shell.
Claims19
A heat exchanger comprising:
- a shell having an inner chamber defined by an inside wall surface, wherein the shell is formed from a pair of joined-together shell members, wherein each shell member includes a tube plate comprising a plurality of openings therethrough, wherein each tube plate is integral with the respective shell member and defines an axial end of the shell member;
- a plurality of tubes disposed within the shell, the tubes having opposed ends that are connected with the respective tube plates;
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- a coolant flow passage extending through the shell inner chamber over the tubes and between the tube plates
- wherein each shell member includes an open end opposite the respective tube date and a wall surface interposed therebetween, and wherein the shell members are joined together along respective open ends.
A method of making a heat exchanger comprising the steps of:
- assembling together two shell members to form a shell, each shell member including an internal chamber extending between an open axial end and a tube plate, the tube plate comprising a plurality of openings disposed therethrough, wherein the tube plate is integral with the shell member and defines an opposite axial end of the shell member;
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- positioning a plurality of tubes within the shell, the tubes having opposed ends that are in contact with the openings through the respective tube plates.
A heat exchanger comprising:
- a shell having an inner chamber defined by an inside wall surface, wherein the shell is formed from a pair of joined-together shell members, wherein each shell member includes an open end at one axial end, a tube plate at an opposite axial end, and a wall surface extending therebetween, wherein the tube plate comprises a plurality of openings therethrough and is integral with the shell member, wherein the shell members are joined to one another at adjacent open ends;
- a baffle disposed within the shell and positioned axially between the open ends of the two shell members, the baffle including a plurality of openings disposed therethrough;
- a plurality of tubes disposed within the shell, the tubes extending through the baffle and having opposed ends that are connected with the respective tube plates;
- an inlet manifold attached to one end of the shell along the tube sheet of one of the shell members;
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- an outlet manifold attached to an opposite end of the shell along the tube sheet of the other of the shell members.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.