Back to results
US 8,881,797 B2Granted
Compact plate-fin heat exchanger utilizing an integral heat transfer layer
AssigneeAmetek, Inc.
InventorsDavid M. Melo, Joseph M. Bacino, Manu Z. Joseph
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A heat exchanger includes a housing which maintains a first section that has a first inlet and a first outlet, and a second section that has a second inlet and a second outlet. At least one conductive plate extends between the first section and the second section, wherein the conductive plate transfers heat from a fluid flowing in one of the sections to another fluid flowing in the other of the sections. The sections may be positioned side-by-side such that the fluids' flow is coplanar, or co-curvilinear, and non-intersecting.
Claims11
A heat exchanger, comprising:
- a housing;
- a first section having a first plate-fin configuration maintained by said housing and having a first inlet and a first outlet;
- a second section having a second plate-fin configuration maintained by said housing and having a second inlet and a second outlet;
- and
- a plurality of heat exchanger layers, wherein each said heat exchanger layer comprises at least one conductive plate extending between said first section and said second section and positioned in proximity to said first and second plate-fin configurations, wherein said at least one conductive plate has internally disposed integral buttons that are in a contacting relationship with said first and second plate-fin configurations, and wherein said buttons are surrounded by a graphite-based heat transferring material, wherein each said heat exchanger layer transfers heat from a fluid flowing in one of said sections to another fluid flowing in the other of said sections, and wherein said sections are positioned such that the fluids' flow is non-intersecting.
2 more elements
A heat exchanger, comprising:
- at least one temperature conductive plate;
- a first plate-fin configuration disposed adjacent a portion of said at least one temperature conductive plate and on one side thereof;
- a second plate-fin configuration disposed adjacent another portion of said at least one temperature conductive plate and on said one side;
- a separator bar disposed between said first and second plate-fin configurations and on said one side of said at least one temperature conductive plate;
- and
- a pair of foil separator sheets, wherein a foil separator sheet is disposed on each side of said at least one temperature conductive plate so that said first and second plate-fin configurations and said separator bar are on a side of one of said pair of foil separator sheets opposite said at least one temperature conductive plate, and wherein said at least one temperature conductive plate has internally disposed integral buttons surrounded by a graphite-based heat transferring material that are in a contacting relationship with said first and second plate-fin configurations.
3 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.