A heat exchanger includes a plurality of tubular, substantially parallel containers (1, 1a) filled with a solid substance. The containers are immersed in a vessel that has openings (4) for letting a fluid flow in and out in order for the containers to be exposed to an oriented fluid stream. The containers are immobilized by means of a retaining plate (2) acting as a vessel closure and are supported by a plurality of guide plates (3).

A heat exchange device including a center manifold including flow passages configured to exchange heat between heat exchange fluid within the flow passages and fluid external of the flow passages, wherein adjacent ends of adjacent flow passages each direct fluid flow in opposite directions, at least one separator plate arranged within the center manifold, wherein the inlet and the outlet of each flow passage is separated one of the plurality of separator plates, at least one angled center manifold plate arranged within the center manifold, wherein the angled center manifold plate is angled or curved to alter a static pressure profile throughout the center manifold and make more uniform distribution of flow among channels of the flow passages, wherein a downstream end of the at least one angled center manifold plate abuts an arcuate segment connecting adjacent separator plates.

A compressor system includes a compressor having a discharge port; and a shell and tube heat exchanger fluidly coupled to the discharge port. The heat exchanger includes a shell and a tube bundle disposed inside the shell. The shell includes a first flat portion extending along a longitudinal axis of the shell from a first end of the shell to a second end of the shell, and a second flat portion parallel to the first flat portion and extending along the longitudinal axis between the first end and the second end. The tube bundle is positioned between the first flat portion and the second flat portion, and extends along the longitudinal axis between the first end of the shell and the second end of the shell.

This disclosure describes an improved heat transfer system for use in reaction vessels used in chemical and biological processes. In one embodiment, a heat transfer baffle comprising two sub-assemblies adjoined to one another is provided.

Shell and tube heat exchanger (1) comprising a first outer shell (2) and a tube bundle (3), inlet and outlet interfaces communicating with the shell side and with the tube side for a first fluid and for a second fluid respectively, wherein the exchanger comprises a second shell (4) which is inside said first shell (2) and surrounds said tube bundle (3); said second shell (4) comprises at least one releasable longitudinal joint (32) and a plurality of longitudinal sections connected by releasable joints; said second shell (4) delimits the shell side of the exchanger (1) around said tube bundle (3), and further defines a flushing interspace (5) communicating with said shell side, said first fluid flows through said shell side along one or more longitudinal passages, and said first fluid and said second fluid are counter-current along said one or more longitudinal passages.

The present invention provides an energy storage apparatus. The energy storage apparatus comprises a storage tank (100, 220) for receiving thermal energy storage fluid (103, 203) therein, a first energy transfer component (107, 205) and a second energy transfer component (106, 206). The storage tank has a first portion and a second portion, each portion having a first end vertically spaced from a second end. The first portion is in fluid communication with the second portion at the respective first ends and at the respective second ends. The first energy transfer component is configured to transfer thermal energy into thermal energy storage fluid in the first portion of the storage tank. The second energy transfer component is configured to transfer thermal energy from thermal energy storage fluid in the second portion of the storage tank. The energy storage apparatus is configured such that operation of at least one of the first energy transfer component and the second energy transfer component causes convective fluid flow of the thermal energy storage fluid from the first energy transfer component towards the second energy transfer component and from the second energy transfer component towards the first energy transfer component.

A fluid distribution tank for a flat tube of a heat exchanger, including: a top plate and a bottom plate coupled with each other to define a chamber with a tube opening. The top plate includes a top flat base and a top chamber base raised above the top flat base, while the bottom plate includes a bottom flat base and a bottom chamber base raised above the bottom flat base. The top and bottom chamber bases define the chamber. The top flat base is arranged in contact with the bottom flat base so that the top chamber base and the bottom chamber base are raised in the opposite directions. The chamber is divided into an inlet sub-chamber and an outlet sub-chamber by a division wall.

A tube header for a heat exchanger includes a header plate having two major dimensions defining a header plane. The header plate has a row of oblong passages extending through the header plate, and a plurality of tie bars. Each tie bar is arranged between a pair of adjacent oblong passages. At least one of the tie bars is a support tie bar with a generally W-shaped support tie bar profile in a cross-section across the row of oblong passages. The support tie bar has a center area forming a plateau surface parallel to the header plane and connecting two generally V-shaped portions of the support tie bar profile. The plateau surface supports an internal header baffle extending perpendicular to the header plane.

An apparatus for cooling a battery includes a cooling channel disposed to exchange heat with a battery module by cooling water and provided with an inlet into and an outlet through which the cooling water is introduced and discharged; branch channels formed in the cooling channel to be branched in parallel with a longitudinal direction of the cooling channel to make the cooling water introduced through the inlet flow toward the outlet while the cooling water passes through the branch channels; and a plurality of flow guides disposed between the inlet and the branch channels at a predetermined interval along a direction in which the branch channels are branched and guiding the flow of cooling water introduced through the inlet to allow the cooling water to be uniformly introduced into the respective branch channels.

This disclosure describes an improved heat transfer system for use in reaction vessels used in chemical and biological processes. In one embodiment, a heat transfer baffle comprising two sub-assemblies adjoined to one another is provided.