US5035284A
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Plate-fin-type heat exchanger
Assignee: Sumitomo Precision Products Co Ltd
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Filing: 1988-12-22
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Granted: 1991-07-30
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Expires: 2008-12-22
Abstract
Abstract A plate-fin-type heat exchanger for transferring heat from a hot fluid to a cold fluid includes stacked plates having fins therebetween that define alternate interdigitated first and second fluid passages, the fins defining the first fluid passages having a high coefficient of heat transfer and a large area of heat transfer and the fins defining the second fluid passages having a low coefficient of heat transfer and a small area of heat transfer. Either the hot fluid or the cold fluid is continuously passed through the first fluid passages and the other fluid is intermittently passed through the second fluid passages.
Inventors
- 👤 Junichi Oya
- 👤 Shoichi Kashima
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 00:05
CPC Classifications
F; F28; F28F; F28F3/00; F28F3/02; F28D; F28D9/00; F28D9/0062; F28D9/0068; F28F2250/00; F28F2250/10; F28F2250/108
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
143 words
A plate-fin-type heat exchanger for transferring heat from a hot fluid to a cold fluid, said heat exchanger defining opposite first and second sides, opposite third and fourth sides and opposite first and second ends, said heat exchanger including a plurality of parallel plates which are stacked between said first and second sides and which includes fins that define alternate interdigitated first and second fluid passages, said fins defining said first fluid passages having a high coefficient of heat transfer and a large area of heat transfer, said first fluid passages being intended to continuously convey a first of said hot and cold fluids, and said fins defining said second fluid passages having a low coefficient of heat transfer and a small area of heat transfer, said second fluid passages being intended to intermittently convey a second of said hot and cold fluids.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
143 words
A plate-fin-type heat exchanger for transferring heat from a hot fluid to a cold fluid, said heat exchanger defining opposite first and second sides, opposite third and fourth sides and opposite first and second ends, said heat exchanger including a plurality of parallel plates which are stacked between said first and second sides and which includes fins that define alternate interdigitated first and second fluid passages, said fins defining said first fluid passages having a high coefficient of heat transfer and a large area of heat transfer, said first fluid passages being intended to continuously convey a first of said hot and cold fluids, and said fins defining said second fluid passages having a low coefficient of heat transfer and a small area of heat transfer, said second fluid passages being intended to intermittently convey a second of said hot and cold fluids.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
45 words
A heat exchanger as defined in claim 1, wherein said first fluid passages are straight and have inlets at said first end and outlets at said second end, and said second fluid passages have inlets at said third side and outlets at said fourth side.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
50 words
A heat exchanger as defined in claim 2, wherein, starting from said third side, said second fluid passages have a first portion which extend towards said fourth side, second and third portions which extend in parallel with said first passages and a fourth portion which extends to said fourth side.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
26 words
A heat exchanger as defined in claim 3, wherein said third portion of said second fluid passage includes more fins than said first or second portions.
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