The present invention relates to a heat exchange device (10) for a motor vehicle including a heat exchanger (12) with first and second collector plates (26; 28), first and second header boxes (30; 56) attached to the collector plates (26; 28) and a bundle (18; 20) of pipes (22) extending between the first and second collector plates (30; 56). Each of the collector plates (30; 56) forms a groove (54; 72) between the pipes (22) of the pipe bundle (18; 20) and a lateral end (50; 68) of the respective collector plate (30; 56). A perforated protective device (14) for the pipes (22) is attached to the heat exchanger (12) using attachment means (78, 80) bearing against the inside of the grooves (54, 72) in the first and second collector plates (26; 28).

An exhaust gas heat exchanger, in particular for use in a motor vehicle, having at least one first flow channel that conducts a first fluid, which first flow channel is accommodated in respective tube sheets at end areas of the first flow channel. A housing surrounds the first flow channel and forms a second flow channel for a second fluid that flows through the housing and flows around the first flow channel. Pipe sheets are inserted into the housing such that the first flow channel is sealed off from the second flow channel. A first diffuser conducts the first fluid into the first flow channel and a second diffuser conducts the first fluid out of the first flow channel. A first shielding element has a first passage and a first spacing element is placed onto a tube sheet from the side facing away from the first flow channel.

A syngas loop boiler includes a casing that surrounds a tube bundle, wherein the tube bundle includes a plurality of tubes. One end of each of the tubes is joined to a tube-sheet provided with corresponding tube-sheet inlet holes for inletting the syngas in the boiler, wherein each tube-sheet inlet hole is internally provided with at least a protective sleeve welded at both ends to corresponding surfaces of the tube-sheet inlet hole. Each tube-sheet inlet hole is provided with a first respective weld overlay placed at the inlet mouth of the tube-sheet inlet hole, so that a first end of each protective sleeve is welded to the first weld overlay. Each tube-sheet inlet hole is internally provided with at least a bore groove that contains a respective in-bore second weld overlay, so that the second end of the protective sleeve is welded to the in-bore second weld overlay. Each protective sleeve is thus welded at both ends to respective weld overlays, with the possibility of removal and re-installation without performing any post weld heat treatment.

In cooling/heating cycles of a heat exchanger, to prevent cracks that tend to occur in a brazed portion between an end portion of a horizontal cross-section of a tube and a header plate. An end portion cover body is provided for an end portion of a tank main body or a header to cover hereby an end portion in a longer side direction of an opening end portion of a flat tube.

An exhaust gas recirculation heat exchanger assembly that includes a tube, a fin structure, and a clip. The tube has first and second walls extending between a first lateral end and a second lateral end. The fin structure is received in the tube to form a cooling tube assembly. The cooling tube assembly defines a first channel between the first lateral end and a first fin of the fin structure, a second channel between the second lateral end and a second fin of the fin structure disposed opposite the first fin, and a plurality of intermediate channels extending between the first and second channels. The clip is coupled to the cooling tube assembly. The clip has at least one flow impeding portion being configured to impede a fluid flow through at least one of the first channel, the second channel, and one or more of the intermediate channels.

A radiator screen device for a construction machine, an agricultural machine, or an industrial vehicle, each having a vehicle body and a radiator, includes a screen to filter dust contained in cooling air flowing toward the radiator, and a dust removing member disposed upstream of the radiator with respect to a flowing direction of cooling air and movable relative to the screen in contact with a surface of the screen to remove dust attached to the screen. The dust removing member and the screen are supported by the vehicle body. One of the dust removing member and the screen is vibrated relative to the other of the dust removing member and the screen by vibration of the vehicle body.

A protection device 1 for a heat exchanger, comprising a grid 10 with an upstream surface 11 and a downstream surface 12, both located on opposite sides of the grid 10, the grid 10 being attachable to the heat exchanger 40 with attachment means 11 so that the downstream surface 12 can face a side of the heat exchanger 40, wherein the protection device 1 further comprises a shock absorber 20 attached to the grid 10 so that the shock absorber 20 least partly protrudes from the downstream surface 12 of the grid 10.

A heat exchanger for managing thermal energy between a flow of a first fluid and a flow of a second fluid includes first and second parting sheets and a closure bar extending between the first and second parting sheets. The closure bar includes an elongate body, a shield positioned upstream from the body relative to a direction of the flow of the first fluid, and a support connecting the shield to the closure bar.

A header for a heat exchanger and method for cleaning a heat exchanger in a loop without disconnecting loop components is provided. The header is in flow communication with the heat exchanger for distributing fluid through a plurality of adjacent channels. The header is connected between a main heat exchanger inlet nozzle and a channel flow distributor. A filter element is disposed within the header between the nozzle and channel flow distributor. Under normal operation, the filter element removes particulates and fouling material from the main flow stream before it enters the heat exchanger channels. During the cleaning process, fluid is injected on or through the filter element to remove particulates and fouling material through at least one outlet port. The header arrangement allows the filter element to be ‘cleaned in place’ without draining the system and disconnecting the heat exchanger or other components from the flow loop.

A protection system for a heat exchanger is disclosed in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. The protection system includes at least one net with a first pair of opposite sides and a second pair of opposite sides. The at least one net is deployed over at least one heat exchanger core to cover at least a portion of the at least one heat exchanger core, wherein the at least one net is mounted to either one of a pair of side plates of the at least one heat exchanger core and a pair of headers of the heat exchanger by means of a plurality of engagement elements to deploy the at least one net over the at least one heat exchanger core.