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US4230178A
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Heat exchanger with pump
Assignee: Neratoom BV
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Filing: 1979-05-16
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Granted: 1980-10-28
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Expires: 1999-05-16
Abstract
Abstract A heat exchanger comprising a casing wherein a bank of tubes is arranged and provided with means for conducting a first medium through the tubes of the bank from a supply opening for said medium in the wall of the casing, and means for conducting a second medium from another supply opening in the wall of the casing around the tubes of the bank towards a discharge opening in the wall of the casing, whereby the means for conducting the second medium through the apparatus comprise a pump impeller arranged centrally at the bottom of the casing, said impeller being connected to a pump shaft projecting upwardly within a cylindrical inner jacket disposed centrally in the casing and which is driven above the casing by a motor arranged in situ, while the tube bank for the first medium is an annular bank which is arranged around the cylindrical jacket, whereby the tubes of the bank are tubes of the bayonet type.
Inventors
- 👤 Antonius M. M. Braat
- 👤 Harry Lagerwerf
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 21:32
CPC Classifications
F; F28; F28D; F28D7/00; F28D7/10; F28D7/12; F28D7/106; F28D21/00; F28D2021/0019; F28D2021/0054
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
162 words
A heat exchanger, comprising a casing, a cylindrical inner jacket arranged centrally in said casing, an assembly of tubes of the bayonet type arranged as an annular bank around the cylindrical jacket in said casing, a supply opening for a first medium in the wall of said casing, a discharge opening for said first medium in the wall of said casing, means for conducting the first medium through said tubes from said supply opening to said discharge opening, a supply opening for a second medium in the wall of the casing, a discharge opening for said second medium in the wall of the casing, a pump impeller arranged centrally at the bottom of said casing for conducting said second medium from said supply opening thereof around said tubes to said discharge opening thereof, a pump shaft connected to said impeller and projecting upwardly inside said cylindrical inner jacket, and a motor disposed in situ for driving said pump shaft above said casing.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
162 words
A heat exchanger, comprising a casing, a cylindrical inner jacket arranged centrally in said casing, an assembly of tubes of the bayonet type arranged as an annular bank around the cylindrical jacket in said casing, a supply opening for a first medium in the wall of said casing, a discharge opening for said first medium in the wall of said casing, means for conducting the first medium through said tubes from said supply opening to said discharge opening, a supply opening for a second medium in the wall of the casing, a discharge opening for said second medium in the wall of the casing, a pump impeller arranged centrally at the bottom of said casing for conducting said second medium from said supply opening thereof around said tubes to said discharge opening thereof, a pump shaft connected to said impeller and projecting upwardly inside said cylindrical inner jacket, and a motor disposed in situ for driving said pump shaft above said casing.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
166 words
A heat exchanger according to claim 1, wherein said tube assembly comprises a first plurality of tubes having their lower ends closed and a second plurality of a corresponding number of tubes of smaller outer diameter than the inner diameter of the first plurality of tubes having their lower ends open, a first annular tube sheet, said first plurality of tubes being attached at their top ends to said first tube sheet, a second annular tube sheet, said second plurality of tubes being attached at their top ends to said second tube sheet, and said second plurality of tubes each projecting into one of said first plurality of tubes in such a manner that between said first and second tube sheets there is provided a first space and above said second tube sheet there is provided a second space, said discharge opening for said first medium being disposed adjacent said first space and said supply opening for said first medium being disposed adjacent said second space.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
31 words
A heat exchanger according to claim 2, wherein said second plurality of tubes are each of a double-wall design, and an insulating gas is retained in the space between the walls.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
77 words
A heat exchanger according to claim 2 or 3, wherein a third space is provided between said first tube sheet, the wall of the casing and said cylindrical jacket, said cylindrical jacket also bounding said first space, and openings are provided in said cylindrical jacket adjacent said first tube sheet, but therebelow, through which said second medium forced upwardly by said pump impeller inside said cylindrical jacket may reach said third space underneath said first tube sheet.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
19 words
A heat exchanger according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a supercritical pump shaft is employed.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1983-10-28 | 1984-04-28 | 1984-10-28 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1987-10-28 | 1988-04-28 | 1988-10-28 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1991-10-28 | 1992-04-28 | 1992-10-28 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |