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Heat recovery apparatus and method

A grey water heat recovery apparatus has first and second passes in counter-flow orientation. The hot side is grey water. The cold side is fresh water. It extracts heat from the grey water. The fresh water is carried in tubing bundles in series immersed in grey water sumps in cylindrical plastic, mild steel, or stainless steel pipe. Both ends of the fresh water bundle assembly extend from the same upper end pipe closure, without a pressurized line wall penetration in the walls of the pipe. There is a non-electrically conductive barrier between the fresh water and grey water flow paths. The apparatus has a leak detection circuit and co-operable bypass valves. The tube bundle is wider at the top than at the bottom. The lower manifold has grey water passages between the centering ears. The entire assembly is enclosed in a unitary external housing with easily accessible connection fittings.

Heat exchangers

A counter-flow heat exchanger core includes a first wall defining a longitudinal axis. The first flow path is defined within the first wall. The first flow path includes a primary flow inlet and a primary flow outlet downstream from the primary flow inlet. The heat exchanger core includes at least two hollow vanes circumferentially spaced apart and extending in a radially inward direction from the first wall. Each of the at least two hollow vanes includes a first vane wall and a second vane wall. The heat exchanger core includes a second flow path defined within the at least two hollow vanes between the first vane wall and second vane wall of each of the at least two hollow vanes. The heat exchanger core includes at least one fin extending between two of the at least two circumferentially spaced apart vanes.

HEAT EXCHANGERS AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS
20220082334 · 2022-03-17 ·

A heat exchanger may include a main body with an inlet plenum and an outlet plenum at a first end, and a header at a second end. At least one elongated shaft may extend from the outlet plenum to the header. At least one heat pipe may be coupled to the header and a portion of each heat pipe may be positioned within a corresponding elongated shaft defining an annular space between each heat pipe and each corresponding elongated shaft. A flow skirt may include a manifold located between the inlet plenum and the outlet plenum of the main body. At least one elongated tube may extend from the manifold. Each elongated tube may be positioned within a corresponding annular space between each heat pipe and each corresponding elongated shaft, dividing the annular space into two concentric annular channels comprising an inner annular channel and an outer annular channel.

PIPE ARRANGEMENT FOR TRANSPORTING TEMPERATURE CONTROL MEDIA

Pipe arrangement for transporting temperature control media, comprising a base body which is produced by means of blow molding and from which at least a first channel and a second channel are formed, wherein the first channel and the second channel have a first orientation towards one another in a first section and a second orientation towards one another in a second section, wherein the first orientation is different from the second orientation.

Cooling tool for an extruder

A cooling tool (1) for a food or an animal feed extruder (E), the cooling tool has: an inlet end (3) at which extrudate (4) can be led into the cooling tool (1); an outlet end (5) where the cooled extrudate can be discharged; an extrudate flow channel (6) extending from the inlet end to the outlet end; and at least one coolant flow channel (7a, 7b, 7b′) connected to the extrudate flow channel in a heat-transmitting manner. In a cross section (X-X) along the primary flow direction (8), the extrudate flow channel is substantially formed as a ring section; and the outer wall (9) of the extrudate flow channel (6) is formed at least from first and second segments (10, 11). The first and second segments are connected to each other by mechanical connection elements (12). The cooling tool is suitable for wet texturing of food and animal feed.

Heat exchanger
11098954 · 2021-08-24 · ·

A heat exchanger for transferring thermal energy between a first working fluid and a second working fluid. The heat exchanger has an outer shell that has a first port, a second port, a third port, and a fourth port. A set of tubes each extend within the outer shell and between the first and second ports, such that the first working fluid can flow in parallel through the tubes. A plenum space extends within the outer shell and between the third and fourth ports, and surrounding the tubes. The second working fluid is to flow through the plenum space. The heat exchanger has a central core region, a first transition region that extends between the first port and the central core region, and a second transition region that extends between the second port and the central core region.

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.

HEAT EXCHANGERS

A counter-flow heat exchanger core includes a first wall defining a longitudinal axis. The first flow path is defined within the first wall. The first flow path includes a primary flow inlet and a primary flow outlet downstream from the primary flow inlet. The heat exchanger core includes at least two hollow vanes circumferentially spaced apart and extending in a radially inward direction from the first wall. Each of the at least two hollow vanes includes a first vane wall and a second vane wall. The heat exchanger core includes a second flow path defined within the at least two hollow vanes between the first vane wall and second vane wall of each of the at least two hollow vanes. The heat exchanger core includes at least one fin extending between two of the at least two circumferentially spaced apart vanes.

Condensing Heat Exchanger for Air to Liquid Heat Pumps
20210172657 · 2021-06-10 ·

A heat exchange device may include a first pipe including a first inlet, a first outlet, and a first sidewall extending therebetween; a second pipe including a second inlet, a second outlet, and a second sidewall extending therebetween; and a plurality of dimples extending between the first sidewall and the second sidewall. The second sidewall may surround and extend about the first sidewall, the first sidewall may define a first fluid passage configured to permit flow of a first fluid, and the second sidewall and the first sidewall may define a second fluid passage configured to permit flow of a second fluid.

Heat exchanger

A heat exchanger for an internal combustion engine may include a base tube and a flange extending at least partially around the base tube. The flange may be formed as a forged piece.