A liquid panel assembly configured to be used with an energy exchanger may include a support frame having one or more fluid circuits and at least one membrane secured to the support frame. Each of the fluid circuits may include an inlet channel connected to an outlet channel through one or more flow passages. A liquid is configured to flow through the fluid circuits and contact interior surfaces of the membrane(s). The fluid circuits are configured to at least partially offset liquid hydrostatic pressure with friction loss of the liquid flowing within the fluid circuits to minimize, eliminate, or otherwise reduce pressure within the liquid panel assembly.

A heat exchanger including a temperature control assembly and a heat exchange assembly is disclosed. A heat exchange channel is formed within the heat exchange assembly. A branch channel arranged in parallel with the heat exchange channel is provided within the heat exchanger. The heat exchanger has a liquid inlet and a liquid outlet. The temperature control assembly includes a valve body. A valve cavity in communication with the liquid inlet is provided in the valve body. A gap and a second valve port are provided at a peripheral wall of the valve body. An annular protrusion is provided on an inner wall of the valve cavity. The valve body is provided with a valve core and a drive component therein.

A heat transfer plate (10) for a plate-and-shell heat exchanger (100), the heat transfer plate (10) includes a plate body (11) having first and second sides (111, 112) opposite to each other in a direction perpendicular to the plate body (11); and a projection (12) protruding from the plate body (11) in a direction from the first side (111) towards the second side (112), extending along a segment (115S) of a periphery (115) of the plate body (11), and having a first end (121) and a second end (122).

A plate stack includes a plurality of plates, each including corrugated portions formed on front and back surfaces thereof. First and second heat exchange flow passages are formed between plates, arranged alternately along stacking direction of the plates. Each plate has two through holes penetrating the front and back surfaces, through which the first heat exchange fluid is introduced and derived. The plate stack includes first partition weirs formed on at least one of two plate surfaces, the two plate surfaces forming a corresponding one of the first heat exchange flow passages therebetween. First partition weirs are symmetrically and obliquely arranged with respect to a center line connecting centers of two through holes as viewed from the stacking direction. A flow passage is formed along the center line on a side of at least one of the two through holes, from which first heat exchange fluid is introduced.

The heat exchanger (1) has a plurality of heat exchange units (10) stacked in a direction of a gas flow passage of combustion exhaust gas, each of the heat exchange units (10) includes an internal space (14) through which a fluid to be heated flows, a plurality of gas vents (13) penetrating the internal space (14) in a non-communicating state and through which the combustion exhaust gas passes, and an inwardly directed step portion (17) reducing a height of the internal space (14) between adjacent gas vents (13).

A heat source device comprising: a combustion chamber (2) provided between a burner (31) and a heat exchanger (1); an inlet pipe (20) for allowing a fluid to be heated to flow in the heat exchanger (1); an outlet pipe (21) for allowing the fluid to be heated to flow out from the heat exchanger (1); and a winding pipe (27) wound around an outer surface of a peripheral wall of the combustion chamber (2), wherein either the inlet pipe (20) or the outlet pipe (21) has an orifice (91) for throttling a fluid flow path of the fluid to be heated flowing in the inlet pipe (20) or the outlet pipe (21).

A heat exchanger includes an inlet for receiving bulk solids, a plurality of heat transfer plate assemblies, a plurality of spacers disposed between adjacent heat transfer plate assemblies, and supports for supporting the heat transfer plate assemblies. The heat transfer plate assemblies include a first plate having a first pair of holes extending therethrough, the first plate having channels extending along a surface thereof, for the flow of fluid through the channels, and a second plate bonded to the first plate to enclose the channels, the second plate including a second pair of holes generally aligned with the first pair of holes to form through holes to facilitate flow of the fluid through the through holes and the channels.

An improved heat exchange apparatus is provided with an indirect evaporative heat exchange section enclosed in a housing and a direct evaporative heat exchange section both of which are located within the same apparatus. An internal fluid stream is passed through the internal passageways of the indirect heat exchange section. An evaporative liquid is passed across the outside of the external passageways of the indirect heat exchange section to exchange heat indirectly with the internal fluid stream. The evaporative liquid that exits the indirect evaporative heat exchange section housing then passes onto and through the direct heat exchange section. The evaporative liquid exiting the direct heat exchange section is collected in a sump and then pumped upwardly to be distributed again through the indirect heat exchange section housing. The indirect heat exchange section may be comprised of a plate type heat exchanger or a circuit tube type heat exchanger located within a housing. The indirect heat exchange housing may be in direct contact with the air moving through the direct heat exchange section, be in direct contact with the cool evaporative liquid, or both, to enhance the heat transfer from the indirect heat exchange section. Air may be pumped along with the evaporative liquid through the indirect heat exchange section to agitate and increase the velocity of evaporative fluid flowing through the indirect heat exchanger. Air may also be pumped into and through the indirect eat exchange section housing when the evaporative fluid pump is off during a dry mode of operation.

A plate heat exchanger includes a stack of plate pairs arranged within a housing. Comb-like baffles extend into flow gaps between the plate pairs to direct a fluid flow in a sinusoidal pattern within the flow gaps. The flow gaps are divided into two sub-sets of flow gaps, preferably alternatingly arranged along the height of the stack. Legs of some baffles extend into a first sub-set but not into the second sub-set, while legs of some baffles extend into the second sub-set but not into the first sub-set. The baffles are arranged so that the sinusoidal pattern in the second sub-set is phase-shifted form the sinusoidal pattern in the first sub-set.

The present invention relates to a plate heat exchanger formed of a plate stack of patterned heat transfer plates arranged on top of each other and positioned within a shell and defining a first flow path and a second flow path between the plates. Outer distribution chambers are formed in the space between the other edges of the heat transfer plates and the inside wall of the shell being in fluid communication to the first flow path and first port connections. The present invention introduces a baffle adjustable positioned in an outer distribution chamber separating it into two outer sub-chambers forming a flow barrier.