Abstract A modular heat exchange unit comprising at least one impervious tube conductively bonded to a layer of porous material. The layer of porous material has an outer surface which is contoured so as to cooperatively engage at least one other such modular unit when they are assembled in a heat exchanger. The modular unit is provided with at least one resilient sealing member attached to the surface of said layer of porous material. The sealing member resiliently engages the abutting surfaces of adjacent units so as to substantially reduce bypass of the heat exchange fluid in an assembled heat exchanger. The modular units may contain more than one impervious tube, and the tubes may extend beyond the layer of porous material. In other embodiments, the layer of porous material may be shaped to fit adjacent a tubular wall, the impervious tubes may extend to at least one surface of the unit, the sealing members may be hollow or the unit may have at least one fin.
Inventors
👤 Frederick A Burne
👤 Emery I Valyi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number—
JurisdictionUS
Data Sourcegoogle_patents
Last Synchronized2026-10-27 04:19
CPC Classifications
F; F28; F28F; F28F13/00; F28F13/003
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
104 words
A modular heat exchanger unit comprising at least one tube heat conductively bonded to a layer of porous heat conductive material, said layer of porous material having an outer surface contoured so as to cooperatively engage at least one other such modular unit when assembled in a heat exchanger, said unit being provided with at least one resilient sealing member attached to the surface of said layer of porous material so as to substantially reduce bypass of the heat exchange fluid when said unit is cooperatively engaged with said at least one other unit, said porous material substantially covering said tube in contacting relationship.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
104 words
A modular heat exchanger unit comprising at least one tube heat conductively bonded to a layer of porous heat conductive material, said layer of porous material having an outer surface contoured so as to cooperatively engage at least one other such modular unit when assembled in a heat exchanger, said unit being provided with at least one resilient sealing member attached to the surface of said layer of porous material so as to substantially reduce bypass of the heat exchange fluid when said unit is cooperatively engaged with said at least one other unit, said porous material substantially covering said tube in contacting relationship.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
15 words
A modular unit according to claim 1 wherein said unit contains more than one tube.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
27 words
A modular unit according to claim 1 wherein the contour of the surface of the layer of porous material is shaped to fit adjacent a tubular wall.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
18 words
A modular unit according to claim 1 wherein the tube part extends beyond the layer of porous material.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
13 words
A modular unit according to claim 1 wherein said sealing member is hollow.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
19 words
A modular unit according to claim 1 wherein the tube extends to at least one surface of the unit.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
15 words
A modular unit according to claim 1 wherein the unit has at least one fin.