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Thermal management device for vehicle
11383583 · 2022-07-12 · ·

A thermal management system for a vehicle includes a heating refrigerant circulation circuit, a heat pump cycle and a heat-discharge refrigerant circulation circuit A heating circulation section of the heating refrigerant circulation circuit, a recovery circulation section of the heat pump cycle, and a heat-discharge circulation section of the heat-discharge refrigerant circulation circuit are integrally configured as a combined heat exchanger that is capable of performing heat transfers at least between the cycle refrigerant and the heating refrigerant and between the heat-discharge refrigerant and the heating refrigerant. Furthermore, the heating refrigerant, the cycle refrigerant and the heat-discharge refrigerant are heat mediums each of which has a phase change during the heat transfer.

Multiple Channel Heat Exchanger
20220252357 · 2022-08-11 ·

A system including a heat exchanger with two or more channels is provided. The system includes means for one or more source channels and one or more load channels. The source channels and load channels are enclosed for containing and channeling a heat-bearing fluid through the heat exchanger. The source channels and load channels are integrated as components of complete source circuits and load circuits with the purpose of conveying the heat-bearing fluids between heat/cold loads and the heat exchanger. The system also includes means for providing thermal storage that may be used for sensible heat storage, latent heat storage, or a combination of sensible heat storage and latent heat storage. Within the system there are means for putting the source channels, load channels and thermal storage means in intimate thermal communication with one another for the purpose of exchanging heat in all flow-directions.

FLUID COOLER FOR A GAS TURBINE ENGINE
20220260015 · 2022-08-18 ·

A fluid cooler for a gas turbine engine comprises an outer tube having an outer tube inlet at a first end of the fluid cooler and an outer tube outlet at a second end of the fluid cooler. A primary axis of the fluid cooler is defined within the outer tube between the first and second ends of the fluid cooler. A plurality of inner tubes extend within the outer tube between the first second ends of the fluid cooler. The inner tubes have a common inner tube inlet and a common inner tube outlet. The inner tubes extend helically about the primary axis. A first group of the inner tubes are disposed at a first radius from the primary axis and a second group of the inner tubes are disposed at a second radius from the primary axis, the second radius different from the first radius.

Systems and methods for a valve in a dual-core EGR cooler

Methods and systems are provided for directing the flow of recirculated exhaust gas (EGR) delivered to an EGR cooler. In one example, a method includes flowing EGR through an EGR cooler positioned in an EGR passage, the EGR cooler comprising a bypass passage, a first cooler core flow path, and a second cooler core flow path, and adjusting a valve of the EGR cooler to selectively block flow of the EGR through the bypass passage, the first cooler core flow path, and the second cooler core flow path. In this way, fouling of the EGR cooler may be reduced.

Gas-gas high-temperature heat exchanger
11287194 · 2022-03-29 · ·

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.

Heat exchanger and hot water apparatus
11293702 · 2022-04-05 · ·

A heat exchanger includes a plurality of heat transfer tubes extending in a first direction and aligned in a second direction intersecting with the first direction, and a plurality of fins disposed in the first direction. The fins each include a plurality of fin main bodies aligned in the second direction, and a bridging portion connecting two adjacent ones of the fin main bodies. At least one of the fin main bodies is provided with a through hole next to the bridging portion in the second direction.

Inverted heat exchanger device

An inverted heat exchanger device includes an exterior conduit elongated and extending around a center axis between a first end and second end. The exterior conduit including a body having an exterior surface, an interior surface, a center core elongated along the center axis, and plural walls extending between the center core and the interior surface. A first conduit is disposed inside the exterior conduit that includes an inlet, plural core passages, an outlet, and internal manifolds. A first fluid is configured to flow along the first conduit. A second conduit is also disposed inside the exterior conduit. The second conduit includes an inlet, plural core passages, an outlet, and internal manifolds. A second fluid is configured to flow along the second conduit. The plural walls are configured to define the first conduit and the second conduit within the body of the exterior conduit.

Water Vapor Distillation Apparatus, Method and System

A fluid vapor distillation apparatus. The apparatus includes a source fluid input, and an evaporator condenser apparatus. The evaporator condenser apparatus includes a substantially cylindrical housing and a plurality of tubes in the housing. The source fluid input is fluidly connected to the evaporator condenser and the evaporator condenser transforms source fluid into steam and transforms compressed steam into product fluid. Also included in the fluid vapor distillation apparatus is a heat exchanger fluidly connected to the source fluid input and a product fluid output. The heat exchanger includes an outer tube and at least one inner tube. Also included in the fluid vapor distillation apparatus is a regenerative blower fluidly connected to the evaporator condenser. The regenerative blower compresses steam, and the compressed steam flows to the evaporative condenser where compressed steam is transformed into product fluid.

Systems for vaporizing that include marinized vaporizer units, and methods for making and using such systems

Marinized systems for vaporizing including a water bath vaporizer utilizing a slosh chamber having reduced water surface area to reduce the effects of wave created when the vaporizer is in motion, and systems utilizing such vaporizer, and to methods of making and using such systems.

Shell-and-tube equipment with bypass
11073347 · 2021-07-27 · ·

A shell-and-tube equipment comprises an inlet channel for a first fluid to be cooled, an outlet channel for the cooled first fluid, a plurality of tube-bundle tubes, at least a tube-sheet, a shell enclosing the tube-bundle tubes and a bypass system for controlling the outlet temperature of the cooled first fluid at a target value. The bypass system comprises a box installed inside the outlet channel. The box is provided with an opening or conduit, a regulating valve and a box tube-sheet. The box is further provided with bypass bayonet tubes. Each bayonet tube extends from the box tube-sheet to a point in between a first open end and a second open end of the tube-bundle tubes and is partially inserted into a corresponding tube-bundle tube, so as an annular gap in between each tube-bundle tube and the corresponding bayonet tube is formed.