US4210127A
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Heat exchanger panel having reference indicia and improved flow distribution
Assignee: Olin Corp
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Filing: 1978-06-22
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Granted: 1980-07-01
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Expires: 1998-06-22
Abstract
Abstract A heat exchanger panel having a desired system of tubular passageways having a heat exchange medium wherein said panel includes opposed headers including island-like bonded portions and said passageways have entry and exit portions extending from said headers to provide ingress and egress openings for said heat exchange medium. The headers include as part of the island-like bonded portions alphanumeric bonded portions to assist in properly installing the panel within a complete solar collector assembly.
Inventors
- 👤 Charles A. Kleine
- 👤 Verne L. Middleton
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 19:22
CPC Classifications
F; F24; F24S; F24S10/00; F24S10/50; F24S10/506; F24S10/504; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E10/00; Y02E10/40; Y02E10/44
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
170 words
In a heat exchanger panel for use in a solar energy collector system, said panel comprising a plurality of spaced parallel individual tubular passageways connecting opposed headers defined by numerous island-like bonded portions connected by a plurality of tubular channels passing therebetween, the boundaries of said headers defining a generally triangular shape with at least one of said boundaries being inclined with respect to an edge of said panel, said headers including entry and exit portions to said panel, said entry and exit portions being laterally displaced from the center of said panel to permit a heat exchange medium to flow into said panel and across said headers so that said medium flows through each of the plurality of spaced parallel individual tubular passageways connecting said headers; and said parallel individual tubular passageways being interconnected by further tubular interconnecting portions spaced from said headers the improvement wherein said tubular interconnecting portions are arranged across said panel at an inclination generally corresponding to the inclination of said at least one boundary.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
170 words
In a heat exchanger panel for use in a solar energy collector system, said panel comprising a plurality of spaced parallel individual tubular passageways connecting opposed headers defined by numerous island-like bonded portions connected by a plurality of tubular channels passing therebetween, the boundaries of said headers defining a generally triangular shape with at least one of said boundaries being inclined with respect to an edge of said panel, said headers including entry and exit portions to said panel, said entry and exit portions being laterally displaced from the center of said panel to permit a heat exchange medium to flow into said panel and across said headers so that said medium flows through each of the plurality of spaced parallel individual tubular passageways connecting said headers; and said parallel individual tubular passageways being interconnected by further tubular interconnecting portions spaced from said headers the improvement wherein said tubular interconnecting portions are arranged across said panel at an inclination generally corresponding to the inclination of said at least one boundary.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
38 words
A heat exchanger panel according to claim 1, wherein said triangular shape of said headers is generally a right triangle wherein the right angle corner of said right triangle includes said entry and exit portions to said headers.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
28 words
A heat exchanger panel according to claim 2, wherein the longer dimension from said right angle in said triangle forming the header runs the width of said panel.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
51 words
A heat exchanger panel according to claim 2, wherein said spaced parallel individual tubular passageways connect with said header in such a manner that the hypotenuse of said triangle is formed by the interconnections between said parallel tubular passageways and said headers, said hypotenuse forming said at least one inclined boundary.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
29 words
A heat exchanger panel according to claim 4, wherein the taper in the generally triangular shaped header is widest directly opposite said entry and exit portions into said panel.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
46 words
A heat exchanger panel according to claim 1, wherein the spaced parallel individual tubular passageways located immediately adjacent the longitudinal edge portions of said panel have a larger cross sectional area than the other tubular passageways which make up said plurality of spaced parallel tubular passageways.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
81 words
A heat exchanger panel according to claim 1, wherein the portions interconnecting said individual tubular passageways are spaced from said headers in such a manner that the interconnecting portions immediately adjacent the longitudinal boundaries of said spaced parallel passageways are spaced at one distance from said headers and every other interconnecting portion within said passageways are also spaced the same distance from said headers; the remaining interconnecting portions being spaced a second distance differing from said first distance from said headers.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
26 words
A heat exchanger panel according to claim 1, wherein said spaced parallel individual tubular passageways extend across a majority of the longitudinal dimension of said panel.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
49 words
A heat exchanger panel according to claim 1, wherein said spaced parallel individual tubular passageways are disposed at an angle of at least 1° with respect to the direction of fluid flow defined in relation to the central axis of the respective exit and entry portions of the panel.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
39 words
A heat exchanger panel according to claim 1 wherein at least one of such headers includes as part of said bonded portions alphanumeric indicia to define and assist in the correct placement of said panel within said collector system.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
48 words
A heat exchanger panel according to claim 10, wherein said alphanumeric bonded portions within said header are located within said header in such a manner that the correct placement of said portions is in a direction substantially transverse to the direction of said spaced parallel individual tubular passageways.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
29 words
A heat exchanger panel according to claim 10, wherein said island-like bonded portions within said headers, other than said alphanumeric bonded portions, are generally circular or elliptical in shape.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1983-07-01 | 1983-12-31 | 1984-07-01 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1987-07-01 | 1987-12-31 | 1988-07-01 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1991-07-01 | 1991-12-31 | 1992-07-01 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |