US3212567A
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Anti-vibration support means
Assignee: Combustion Engineering Inc
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Filing: 1962-05-08
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Granted: 1965-10-19
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Expires: 1982-05-08
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Nicholas D Romanos
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 20:37
CPC Classifications
F; F28; F28F; F28F9/00; F28F9/007; F28F9/013; F28F9/0132; F28D; F28D7/00; F28D7/06
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
117 words
IN COMBINATION, A SUBSTANTIALLY CLOSED VESSEL, A BUNDLE OF U-SHAPED HEAT EXCHANGE TUBES HOUSED IN SAID VESSEL, SAID HEAT EXCHANGE TUBES BEING DISPOSED IN SPACED LAYERS AND HAVING ARCUATE PORTIONS CONCENTRICALLY ARRANGED IN EACH LAYER, A TUBE SHEET SUPPORTING THE TUBES OF SAID BUNDLE AT THE ENDS OPPOSITE SAID ARCUATE PORTIONS, FLUID PERVIOUS PARTITION MEANS POSITIONED ADJACENT THE TANGENT POINTS OF SAID ARCUATE PORTIONS AND THE STRAIGHTS OF SAID TUBES, SAID PARTITION MEANS EXTENDING LATERALLY OF SAID VESSEL AND ATTACHED TO THE WALL THEREOF, APERTURES IN SAID PARTITION MEANS ADAPTED TO SUPPORTINGLY RECEIVE THE STRAIGHTS OF SAID TUBES, AN ANTI-VIBRATION SUPPORT STRUCTURE FOR MAINTAINING THE ARCUATE PORTIONS OF SAID TUBE LAYERS IN SPACED RELATION COMPRISING ELONGATED SPACER
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
117 words
IN COMBINATION, A SUBSTANTIALLY CLOSED VESSEL, A BUNDLE OF U-SHAPED HEAT EXCHANGE TUBES HOUSED IN SAID VESSEL, SAID HEAT EXCHANGE TUBES BEING DISPOSED IN SPACED LAYERS AND HAVING ARCUATE PORTIONS CONCENTRICALLY ARRANGED IN EACH LAYER, A TUBE SHEET SUPPORTING THE TUBES OF SAID BUNDLE AT THE ENDS OPPOSITE SAID ARCUATE PORTIONS, FLUID PERVIOUS PARTITION MEANS POSITIONED ADJACENT THE TANGENT POINTS OF SAID ARCUATE PORTIONS AND THE STRAIGHTS OF SAID TUBES, SAID PARTITION MEANS EXTENDING LATERALLY OF SAID VESSEL AND ATTACHED TO THE WALL THEREOF, APERTURES IN SAID PARTITION MEANS ADAPTED TO SUPPORTINGLY RECEIVE THE STRAIGHTS OF SAID TUBES, AN ANTI-VIBRATION SUPPORT STRUCTURE FOR MAINTAINING THE ARCUATE PORTIONS OF SAID TUBE LAYERS IN SPACED RELATION COMPRISING ELONGATED SPACER
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