US4308915A
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Thin sheet heat exchanger
Assignee: SOUTHERN HEAT EXCHANGER Corp
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Filing: 1980-10-27
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Granted: 1982-01-05
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Expires: 2000-10-27
Abstract
Abstract A thin sheet heat exchanger is provided which facilitates the transfer of heat between two flowing streams of gas. The heat exchanger is formed of a packing of rectangular heat exchange plates positioned by the method of the present invention separately and parallelly to one another. The packing realizes a crossflow channel pattern for the two gas streams. The heat exchange plates which compose the bulk of the heat exchanger are, by the method of the present invention, folded at two opposite sides. The plates are stacked as prescribed by the method of this invention, and seamweld (or equivalent) sealed along the folded sides of each pair of consecutive plates, thus forming individual gas channels. Also by the method of the present invention gasket sealing surfaces and flange mounting surfaces are realized by the said folds of the said heat exchange plates. A heat exchanger system can be constituted by a plurality of said heat exchangers assembled, by the method of the invention, to relaize a desired combination of flow patterns.
Inventors
- 👤 Nicholas A. Sanders
- 👤 Horia A. Dinulescu
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 16:53
CPC Classifications
F; F28; F28F; F28F9/00; F28F9/26; F28D; F28D9/00; F28D9/0031; F28D9/0037; F28F9/001; F28F2250/00; F28F2250/10; F28F2250/102; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S165/00; Y10S165/355; Y10S165/356; Y10S165/373
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 21
Claim 1
Independent Claim
116 words
A heat exchange plate for use in a heat exchanger, said heat exchange plate being a plane surface rectangle having a pair of opposing sides folded so as to form by the said heat exchange plate sealing surfaces and a fluid flow channel, each said folded side being formed of a first and second cut and a first and second fold, said first fold being a forward approximately 90° fold and being parallel to the edge of the said fold side and extending the breadth of the said heat exchange plate, said second fold being a backward approximately 90° fold and being parallel to the said first fold and extending between said first and second cuts.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
116 words
A heat exchange plate for use in a heat exchanger, said heat exchange plate being a plane surface rectangle having a pair of opposing sides folded so as to form by the said heat exchange plate sealing surfaces and a fluid flow channel, each said folded side being formed of a first and second cut and a first and second fold, said first fold being a forward approximately 90° fold and being parallel to the edge of the said fold side and extending the breadth of the said heat exchange plate, said second fold being a backward approximately 90° fold and being parallel to the said first fold and extending between said first and second cuts.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
The heat exchange plate of claim 1 wherein said heat exchange plate is made of a thin sheet of corrosion-resistant material.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
21 words
The heat exchange plate of claim 1 wherein said heat exchange plate is made of a thin sheet of stainless steel.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
60 words
The heat exchange plate of claim 1 further comprising a third fold wherein said third fold is a forward approximately 90° fold and is parallel to said first fold and extends from said first cut to the adjacent unfolded side of said heat exchange plate and from said second cut to the adjacent unfolded side of said heat exchange plate.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
14 words
The heat exchange plate of claim 1 wherein said heat exchange plate is corrugated.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
19 words
The heat exchange plate of claim 1 wherein said heat exchange plate has reinforcement strips securedly attached to it.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
355 words
A heat exchanger comprising, in combination: an enclosing frame, said enclosing frame having an inlet and outlet for a first fluid and an inlet and outlet for a second fluid, said enclosing frame being connectable to outside duct work, a heat exchange plate packing, said heat exchange plate packing being comprised of at least one stack of heat exchange plates and at least one means for terminating said stack, each said stack of heat exchange plates being comprised of a plurality of about 90° alternately disposed heat exchange plates, each said heat exchange plate being a plane surface rectangle having a pair of opposing sides folded so as to form by each said heat exchange plate gasket sealing surfaces and a fluid flow channel, said gasket sealing surfaces being exposed to said enclosing frame, each said folded side of each said heat exchange plate being formed of a first and second cut and a first and second fold, said first fold being a forward approximately 90° fold and being parallel to the edge of the said folded side and extending the breadth of the said heat exchange plate, said second fold being a backward approximately 90° fold and being parallel to the said first fold and extending between said first and second cuts, each said heat exchange plate containing in its said fluid flow channel a plurality of reinforcement strips, each said heat exchange plate having said opposing folded sides sealingly joined to the said opposing unfolded sides of the next alternately disposed heat exchange plate in a stack of heat exchange plates, a sealing gasket, said sealing gasket being positioned between and securedly held by the said gasket sealing surfaces and the said enclosing frame, a means to sealingly join said heat exchange plate to the next said alternately disposed heat exchange plate in a stack of heat exchange plates, a means to attach said reinforcement strips to said heat exchange plates, a means to sealingly join said at least one stack of heat exchange plates to said terminating means, a means to securedly attach said enclosing frame to said heat exchange plate packing.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
355 words
A heat exchanger comprising, in combination: an enclosing frame, said enclosing frame having an inlet and outlet for a first fluid and an inlet and outlet for a second fluid, said enclosing frame being connectable to outside duct work, a heat exchange plate packing, said heat exchange plate packing being comprised of at least one stack of heat exchange plates and at least one means for terminating said stack, each said stack of heat exchange plates being comprised of a plurality of about 90° alternately disposed heat exchange plates, each said heat exchange plate being a plane surface rectangle having a pair of opposing sides folded so as to form by each said heat exchange plate gasket sealing surfaces and a fluid flow channel, said gasket sealing surfaces being exposed to said enclosing frame, each said folded side of each said heat exchange plate being formed of a first and second cut and a first and second fold, said first fold being a forward approximately 90° fold and being parallel to the edge of the said folded side and extending the breadth of the said heat exchange plate, said second fold being a backward approximately 90° fold and being parallel to the said first fold and extending between said first and second cuts, each said heat exchange plate containing in its said fluid flow channel a plurality of reinforcement strips, each said heat exchange plate having said opposing folded sides sealingly joined to the said opposing unfolded sides of the next alternately disposed heat exchange plate in a stack of heat exchange plates, a sealing gasket, said sealing gasket being positioned between and securedly held by the said gasket sealing surfaces and the said enclosing frame, a means to sealingly join said heat exchange plate to the next said alternately disposed heat exchange plate in a stack of heat exchange plates, a means to attach said reinforcement strips to said heat exchange plates, a means to sealingly join said at least one stack of heat exchange plates to said terminating means, a means to securedly attach said enclosing frame to said heat exchange plate packing.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
27 words
The heat exchanger of claim 1 wherein said means to securedly attach said enclosing frame to said heat exchange plate packing comprises tie bolts and tie rods.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
18 words
The heat exchanger of claim 8 wherein said tie bolts and tie rods are comprises of stainless steel.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
20 words
The heat exchanger of claim 7 wherein said enclosing frame is comprised of two end walls and four support channels.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
19 words
The heat exchanger of claim 7 wherein said heat exchange plates are made of thin sheets of corrosion-resistant material.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
19 words
The heat exchanger of claim 7 wherein said heat exchange plates are comprised of thin sheets of stainless steel.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
16 words
The heat exchanger of claim 7 wherein said means for terminating is made of corrosion-resistant material.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
59 words
The heat exchanger of claim 7 further comprising a third fold wherein said third fold is a forward approximately 90° fold and is parallel to said first fold and extends from said first cut to the adjacent unfolded side of said heat exchange plate and from said second cut to the adjacent unfolded side of said heat exchange plate.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
17 words
The heat exchanger of claim 1 wherein said means to sealingly join comprises electrical resistance seam welding.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
367 words
A heat exchange system comprising in combination, at least one heat exchanger, said heat exchanger comprising, in combination: an enclosing frame, said enclosing frame having an inlet and outlet for a first fluid and an inlet and outlet for a second fluid, said enclosing frame being connectable to outside duct work, a heat exchange plate packing, said heat exchange plate packing being comprised of at least one stack of heat exchange plates and at least one means for terminating said stack, each said stack of heat exchange plates being comprised of a plurality of about 90° alternately disposed heat exchange plates, each said heat exchange plate being a plane surface rectangle having a pair of opposing sides folded so as to form by each said heat exchange plate gasket sealing surfaces and a fluid flow channel, said gasket sealing surfaces being exposed to said enclosing frame, each said folded side of each said heat exchange plate being formed of a first and second cut and a first and second fold, said first fold being a forward approximately 90° fold and being parallel to the edge of the said folded side and extending the breadth of the said heat exchange plate, said second fold being a backward approximately 90° fold and being parallel to the said first fold and extending between said first and second cuts, each said heat exchange plate containing in its said fluid flow channel a plurality of reinforcement strips, each said heat exchange plate having said opposing folded sides sealingly joined to the said opposing unfolded sides of the next alternately disposed heat exchanger plate in a stack of heat exchange plates, a sealing gasket, said sealing gasket being positioned between and securedly held by the said gasket sealing surfaces and the said enclosing frame, a means to sealingly join said heat exchange plate to the next said alternately disposed heat exchange plate in a stack of heat exchange plates, a means to attach said reinforcement strips to said heat exchange plates, a means to sealingly join said at least one stack of heat exchange plates to said terminating means, a means to securedly attach said enclosing frame to said heat exchange plate packing.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
367 words
A heat exchange system comprising in combination, at least one heat exchanger, said heat exchanger comprising, in combination: an enclosing frame, said enclosing frame having an inlet and outlet for a first fluid and an inlet and outlet for a second fluid, said enclosing frame being connectable to outside duct work, a heat exchange plate packing, said heat exchange plate packing being comprised of at least one stack of heat exchange plates and at least one means for terminating said stack, each said stack of heat exchange plates being comprised of a plurality of about 90° alternately disposed heat exchange plates, each said heat exchange plate being a plane surface rectangle having a pair of opposing sides folded so as to form by each said heat exchange plate gasket sealing surfaces and a fluid flow channel, said gasket sealing surfaces being exposed to said enclosing frame, each said folded side of each said heat exchange plate being formed of a first and second cut and a first and second fold, said first fold being a forward approximately 90° fold and being parallel to the edge of the said folded side and extending the breadth of the said heat exchange plate, said second fold being a backward approximately 90° fold and being parallel to the said first fold and extending between said first and second cuts, each said heat exchange plate containing in its said fluid flow channel a plurality of reinforcement strips, each said heat exchange plate having said opposing folded sides sealingly joined to the said opposing unfolded sides of the next alternately disposed heat exchanger plate in a stack of heat exchange plates, a sealing gasket, said sealing gasket being positioned between and securedly held by the said gasket sealing surfaces and the said enclosing frame, a means to sealingly join said heat exchange plate to the next said alternately disposed heat exchange plate in a stack of heat exchange plates, a means to attach said reinforcement strips to said heat exchange plates, a means to sealingly join said at least one stack of heat exchange plates to said terminating means, a means to securedly attach said enclosing frame to said heat exchange plate packing.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
18 words
The heat exchanger of claim 7 or 16 wherein said plurality of reinforcement strips form a unit grid.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
28 words
The heat exchanger of claim 7 or 16 wherein said means for sealingly joining comprises securedly pressing together said alternately disposed heat exchange plates with said enclosing frame.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1985-01-04 | 1985-07-06 | 1986-01-05 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1989-01-04 | 1989-07-06 | 1990-01-05 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1993-01-04 | 1993-07-06 | 1994-01-05 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |