F28D7/0016

Energy transfer systems and energy transfer methods
10935321 · 2021-03-02 · ·

An energy transfer system that includes a tank comprising an outer wall having a circumference. A first fluid pathway surrounds a portion of the circumference of the tank. A second fluid pathway seals the portion of the circumference of the tank and the first fluid pathway from the environment.

Heat Exchanger, Heat Pump System and Dishwasher
20240003632 · 2024-01-04 ·

A heat exchanger includes an outer sleeve provided with two open ends, and at least one diversion unit group provided in the outer sleeve. A first flow channel is formed between the outer sleeve and the diversion unit group for a first fluid to flow from one end to the other end of the outer sleeve. The diversion unit group includes a first hollow vane, a connecting channel and a second hollow vane sequentially provided along an axial direction of the outer sleeve. The first hollow vane, the connecting channel and the second hollow vane are sequentially connected to form a second flow channel for the second fluid to flow from one end to the other end of the outer sleeve.

FUEL PREHEATING APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE
20200318582 · 2020-10-08 ·

The present invention provides an apparatus for preheating fuel and cooling liquid in an internal combustion engine system. The fuel preheating apparatus comprising a generally rectangular shape fluid-tight container body with a hollow interior. A top wall of the apparatus being provided with a fuel inlet, a fuel outlet, a coolant inlet, and a coolant outlet. A fuel coiled tubing is provided within the hollow interior and has a first end and a second end where the first end is coupled to the fuel inlet. A coolant coiled tubing is adjacent the fuel coiled tubing and have a first end and a second end where the first end is coupled to the coolant inlet. A degassing tank is coupled to the fuel outlet and the fuel coiled tubing. A buffer tank is coupled to the coolant outlet and the coolant coiled tubing.

CURVED HEAT EXCHANGER

A heat exchanger system is disclosed herein that extends between a first component and a second component. The heat exchanger system includes a hot flow path configured to convey hot fluid between the first component and the second component, a cool flow path configured to convey cool fluid, and a heat exchanger located between the first component and the second component along the hot flow path and the cool flow path. The heat exchanger includes at least one curve to accommodate the hot flow path and is configured to reduce the temperature of the hot fluid by allowing the transfer of thermal energy from the hot fluid to the cool fluid.

Assembled Material Tube Of Hot And Cold Foods Supplying Machine
20200300549 · 2020-09-24 · ·

The present invention relates to an assembled material tube of hot and cold foods supplying machine, including a plurality of material tube bodies, in which penetrating feed channels are provided internally; each of the material tube bodies has a path provided with an inlet and an outlet to respectively and correspondingly input and output a working fluid through the path for performing thermal exchanges, whereby cooling occurs in segmentations for each of the feed channels; a plurality of temperature measurement units each of which is provided with a detecting end for detecting a temperature in the corresponding feed channel; and a plurality of heating units perform heating in segmentations for each of the feed channels. Accordingly, said machine can be separately used as hot food supplying machine or cold food supplying machine, so as to achieve the aim of using one machine for two purposes.

GAS-GAS HIGH-TEMPERATURE HEAT EXCHANGER
20200300559 · 2020-09-24 · ·

The present discloses a gas-gas high-temperature heat exchanger, including a shell (12), a tube sheet (5), a low-temperature gas inlet pipeline (6) and an outlet pipeline (7), and a high temperature gas outlet (8), the tube is divided into a first heat transfer zone (1) and a second heat transfer zone (2), a low temperature gas (4) flows in the tube, the tube includes a insert component (9) and an outer fin (10); a heat transfer tube in the second heat transfer zone (2) has a sleeve structure, a high-temperature gas (3) flows in the core tube (13), the low temperature gas (4) flows in an annular region between the core tube (13) and an outer tube (14), the high-temperature gas (3) flows out of the core tube (13) and flows into the shell-side area of the second heat transfer zone (2) again.

FLUID HEAT EXCHANGER
20200109862 · 2020-04-09 ·

A method, apparatus and system for fluid heat recovery, more commonly known as a heat exchanger, transfers heat ordinarily lost down a drain to preheat incoming fluid, so that heating systems use less energy to heat incoming fluid. The fluid heat recovery apparatus includes a helical fluid outflow pipe with discharge fluid traveling within it, and a fluid inflow tube embedded within helical channel depressions and between the helical ridge fins of the fluid outflow pipe that contacts the fluid inflow tube outer walls to the surrounding fluid outflow pipe outer wall helical channel depressions and helical ridge fins, and connects to fluid supply lines, thereby transferring heat to incoming fluid that flows in a counter current, then parallel, then counter current direction with respect to the helical fluid outflow pipe flow.

Heat exchanges with installation flexibility

A heat exchanger includes a body shaped to integrate with one or more system structural elements and a plurality of first flow channels defined in the body. The heat exchanger also includes a plurality of second flow channels defined in the body. The second flow channels are fluidly isolated from the first flow channels. The first flow channels and the second flow channels have a changing flow direction characteristic along a direction of flow within the first flow channels and the second flow channels.

Defrosting device and refrigerator having the same

The present disclosure discloses a defrosting device, including a heating unit provided in an evaporator; and a heat pipe, both end portions of which are connected to an inlet and an outlet of the heating unit, respectively, and at least part of which is disposed adjacent to a cooling tube to dissipate heat to the cooling tube of the evaporator due to high-temperature working fluid heated and transferred by the heating unit, wherein the heating unit includes a heater case provided with a vacant space therein, and provided with the inlet and the outlet at positions separated from each other, respectively, along a length direction; and a heater attached to an outer surface of the heater case to heat working fluid within the heater case.

Fluid routing methods for a spiral heat exchanger with lattice cross section made via additive manufacturing
11898804 · 2024-02-13 · ·

A spiral heat exchanger features: a cold fluid inlet manifold, a hot fluid inlet manifold and at least one spiral fluid pathway. The cold fluid inlet manifold receives cold fluid and provide cold inlet manifold fluid. The hot fluid inlet manifold receives hot fluid and provide hot inlet manifold fluid. The at least one spiral fluid pathway includes cold spiral pathways configured to receive the cold inlet manifold fluid and provide cold spiral fluid pathway fluid, and hot spiral pathways configured to receive the hot inlet manifold fluid and provide hot spiral fluid pathway fluid. The cold spiral pathways and the hot spiral pathways are configured in relation to one another to exchange heat between the cold spiral pathway fluid and the hot spiral pathway fluid so that the hot spiral fluid pathway fluid warms the cold spiral fluid pathway fluid, and vice versa.