EP0053604A4 - Method of producing multiple coil, multiple tube heat exchanger. - Google Patents
Method of producing multiple coil, multiple tube heat exchanger.Info
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- EP0053604A4 EP0053604A4 EP19800901436 EP80901436A EP0053604A4 EP 0053604 A4 EP0053604 A4 EP 0053604A4 EP 19800901436 EP19800901436 EP 19800901436 EP 80901436 A EP80901436 A EP 80901436A EP 0053604 A4 EP0053604 A4 EP 0053604A4
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
- F28D—HEAT-EXCHANGE APPARATUS, NOT PROVIDED FOR IN ANOTHER SUBCLASS, IN WHICH THE HEAT-EXCHANGE MEDIA DO NOT COME INTO DIRECT CONTACT
- F28D7/00—Heat-exchange apparatus having stationary tubular conduit assemblies for both heat-exchange media, the media being in contact with different sides of a conduit wall
- F28D7/02—Heat-exchange apparatus having stationary tubular conduit assemblies for both heat-exchange media, the media being in contact with different sides of a conduit wall the conduits being helically coiled
- F28D7/022—Heat-exchange apparatus having stationary tubular conduit assemblies for both heat-exchange media, the media being in contact with different sides of a conduit wall the conduits being helically coiled the conduits of two or more media in heat-exchange relationship being helically coiled, the coils having a cylindrical configuration
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B21—MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
- B21D—WORKING OR PROCESSING OF SHEET METAL OR METAL TUBES, RODS OR PROFILES WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
- B21D53/00—Making other particular articles
- B21D53/02—Making other particular articles heat exchangers or parts thereof, e.g. radiators, condensers fins, headers
- B21D53/027—Making other particular articles heat exchangers or parts thereof, e.g. radiators, condensers fins, headers by helically or spirally winding elongated elements
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- This invention relates to a method of producing a multiple coil, multiple tube heat exchanger, and particularly such a method in which the tubes are generally circular in cross section.
- Background of the Invention With the advent of the energy crisis, there has been con ⁇ siderable inhere - - in the recovery of energy which might other ⁇ wise be lost, si -i as the heat contained in the fluid dis- ; charged from a dishwasher or the like.
- An important part of a method and apparatus for this purpose is a liquid to liquid heat exchanger, through which waste water, such as discharged from a dishwasher, is passed in order to heat fresh water, • such as the incoming feed water for a hot water heater. Such heat exchange avoids the heat being lost in the used wash water through its being discarded through a conventional drain.
- An effective and efficient heat exchanger may consist of sets of multiple tubes, such as three, in spaced, spiral relation between thin cylinders.
- the warmer liquid is circulated through the tubes, while the cooler liquid is forced to follow a circuit- ous path between the turns of the respective spiral coils, to achieve maximum contact time of the cooler liquid with the ex ⁇ terior walls of the coils.
- the tubes of the coils abut to force the liquid to be heated to follow such a spiral path.
- the apices of the triangles point outwardly in a toothed ar ⁇ rangement in alternating cylindrical coils with the apices of the tubes pointing inwardly to intersect the preceding apices.
- metal to metal contact of each side of a triangular tube with the sides of the triangles in adjacent turns of the same coil there is theoretically produced metal to metal contact of each side of a triangular tube with the sides of the triangles in adjacent turns of the same coil.
- the base of each triangular tube in the respective coils will face alternately inwardly and outwardly, so that the base of a triangle in one coil will be in metal to metal contact with the base of a triangle of a tube turn of the next inner or outer row.
- a novel method of producing a multiple coil, multiple tube liquid to liquid heat exchanger to provide such a method which is particularly adapted to be utilized with tubing having a cir ⁇ cular cross section; to provide such a method which enables a heat conductive mastic to transfer heat between a warmer liquid in one or more turns of a coil and a cooler liquid in one or more turns of the same or adjacent coils; to pro ⁇ vide such a method which will produce an effective contact of mas ic with essentially the entire surface of each tube for the length of each coil to insure that the mastic will fill the spaces between adjacent turns of each coil, as well as to insure that the mastic will fill the spaces between the turns of successive coils; to provide such a method whic will insure that the mastic will remain in essentially com ⁇ pressed position between the turns of the respective coils; to provide such a method which will be simple and effective in operation; and to provide such a method which may be carr out without undue expense
- a heat exchanger is produced from a plurality of cylindrical coils, each formed from multiple tubing of essentially circular cross section and through which different liquids are to be passed, with the usual number of tubes being two, i.e. a first tube throug which a warmer liquid is passed and a second tube through which a cooler liquid is passed.
- a mastic layer is provided in the interstices between the turns of the tubes forming adj cent cylindrical coils, and also on the inside and outside of the turns of the inner and outer coils.
- the turns of each coil are generally in contact with the adjacent turns of the same coil and also with the turns of the adjacen coil, both beneath and above.
- a principal feature of this invention is the placement of a mastic layer on the outside of each coil, after winding, and winding the turns of the next coil against the preceding coil, so as to squeeze the mastic layer into the interstices between the coil turns.
- the mastic layer may be applied to the outside of one coil, after its completion, to the entire length of the coil before winding the next coil.
- the mastic layer may be applied in the form of beads or ribbons from a pressure gun or the like, as the next coil is being wound, so that the mastic is applied only as the turns of the next coil are wound again the previous coil. In order to minimize flattening or kinkin the tubes are merely subject to.
- a first cylindrical coil of dual tubes may be wound on a mandrel, mastic applied, then a second coil wound around the first coil, mastic applied and additional coils wound around each previous coil and mas ⁇ tic applied until a desired number of coils has been obtained.
- the first turn of each coil is preferably made in the groove between two turns of the preceding coil, such as the first two, not only to provide a desirable position for each turn of the next coil to compress the mastic, but also to reduce the cross sectional area of the interstices between the coils.
- the rate of flow of the liquid thrc -i each coil be essentially the same, the diameter of the coils may be increased as the coils pro ⁇ gress outwardly, in order to provide a greater volume for the longer path of flow through an outer coil and thus insure that the liquid which enters the alternating tubes of the several coils will arrive at the exit at approximately the same time. It is also possible, through a proper propor ⁇ tioning of the inside diameter of the innermost coil and wind ⁇ ing each coil to an appropriate position, such as between the second and third to last turns of the preceding coil, to use the same diameter tubing for each coil, i.e. each tube thereby having the same total volume as other tubes of the same or another coil.
- the turns of the first coil are preferably attached together, as by soldering, to prevent the coil from unwinding when released from a winding mechanism.
- the first and last turn of each coil, out- wardly from the first coil is attached, as by soldering, to the exposed adjacent turn of the previous coil.
- the winding operation may be carried out by machine or on
- OMPI ° a rotating mandrel, to which may be attached special jigs for holding the initial ends of the tubes of the respective coils during winding.
- Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a heat exchanger produced in accordance with the method of this invention.
- Fig. 2 is a cross section, on an enlarged scale, of the heat exchanger of Fig. 1 taken along line 2-2 of Fig. 1 but including a t :>lan view of the coils inside.
- Fig. 3 is fragmentary vertical section, on a further enlarged scale, taken at the position of line 3-3 of Fig. 2.
- - Fig. 4 is a cross section, on a further enlarged scale, of a tube fitting, taken along line 4-4 of Fig. 2.
- Fig. 5 is a fragmentary side elevation illustrating a dual coil winding operation of the method ' of this invention, the application of a heat conductive mastic being omitted for clarity of illustration.
- Fig. 6 is a front view of a jig used in the dual coil wind ing operation of Fig. 5.
- Fig. 7 is a fragmentary view, in side elevation but partly in section, illustrating the application of mastic to each dual coil after winding.
- Fig. 8 is a fragmentary end view also showing the mastic application of Fig. 7.
- Fig. 9 is a fragmentary side elevation similar to Fig. 7, but illustrating an alternative application of mastic.
- Fig. 10 is a fragmentary end view also showing the alter ⁇ native application of mastic.
- Fig. 11 is a side elevation of a first dual tube coil of an alternative arrangement, after winding on a mandrel and the application of a mastic layer to the outside thereof.
- Fig. 12 is a side elevation ⁇ showing a second dual tube coi of larger tubing, wound on the -first coil of Fig. 11 and a layer of mastic applied to the outside thereof.
- Fig. 13 is a side elevation showing a third dual tube coil, of still larger tubing, after winding on the coil of Fig. 12, removal of the mandrel, application of mastic to both the in- side and outside and installation of sets of corresponding tubing ends in sleeves.
- a heat exchanger produced by the method of this invention may be installed, as in Fig. 1, within a housing H from which connections 10, 11, 12 and 13 extend, in opposite directions, from the upper and lower portions thereof. It will be under ⁇ stood that the housing H may be installed in a vertical posi ⁇ tion, as shown, or in a horizontal position, or in any appro- priate angular position. Also, the housing H may be supported by a pedestal, stand, or the like, or may be suspended from a support above it, or mounted on a wall, partition or the like, as by an appropriate bracket.
- each of these coils is a dual tube coil, i.e. a first tube for one liquid, such as hot or warmer, and a second tube for another liquid, such as cold or cooler. It will be understood, of course, that two or more 'liquids to be heated or cooled may be circulated sep ⁇ arately from each other in additional tubes of the respective coils. As indicated, such heat exchanger is particularly adapted for use in the method of and apparatus for recovery of waste energy, such as from a dishwasher previously referred to.
- coil C is formed by a pair of tubes 15 and 16 of essentiallt circular cross section, the first of which extends between the connections 10 and 11, while the other extends between the connections 12 and 13.
- tube 15 carries warmer liquid, -from top to bottom as indicated by the arrows at connections 10 and 11, while tube 16 carrie cooler liquid, from bottom to top, as indicated by the arrow at connections 12 and 13.
- the tubes 15 and 16 are wound simultaneously about the same radius, to form the coil, with the turns of the respective tubes 15 and 16 alternating.
- Similar tubes 17 and 18 form the second coil C 2 , again ex ⁇ tending between the respective connections 10, 11 and 12, 13, and being wound longitudinally about essentially the same radius, so that the turns of the tubes 17 and 18 again alter- nate.
- Coil C- is formed from similar tubes 19 and 20, again extending between the respective connections 10, 11 and 12, 13 and being wound about essentially the same radius in longi tudinal relation, so that the turns of tubes 19 and 20 will again 'alternate.
- the tubes 15, 16, tubes 17, 18 and tubes 19, 20 are shown as being of the same diameter, while tubes 21 and 22 of the fourth coil C . are shown as of a larger , diameter, but again extend between the respective connections 10, 11 and 12, 13 and also may be wound about essentially the same radius, again in longitudinal, alternating relation- ship.
- Similar tubes 23 and 24 forming coil C,-, tubes 25 and 26 forming coil C , tubes 27 and 28 forming coil C_ and tubes 29 and 30 forming coil Coquit may have the same diameter as the tubes 21, 22 of coil C . .
- the tubes of each of these coils are again wound in longitudinal relation, so that the turns of the tubes will alternate in the coil, with the turns of each coil being wound about essentially the same radius so that the diameter of each turn will be essentially the same as the other turns of that coil.
- the first turn of each coil may also, during wind- ing, be connected to the first turn of the previous coil, as by solder or the like connections 31 of Fig. 2. Other con ⁇ nections will be described later.
- the tubes forming the coil are conveniently formed of annealed copper or a copper alloy in sufficiently soft condition to permit bending into coil shape, copper being advantageous because of its high heat conductivity and also facilitates connections, as by solder ⁇ ing.
- a suitable aluminum or aluminum alloy having a slightly less thermal -conductivity than copper may be a- sufficiently less expensive metal to result in a lesser total cost of installation and use.
- Other heat, conductive materials may also be found suitable.
- the preferred construction of the heat exchanger includes a layer 33 of a heat conductive mastic on the inside of coil coil C, and a similar layer 34 of heat conductive mastic on the outside of coil C fi 7 Also, mastic 35 extends between the turns of each coil and also between the turns of the adjacent coils.
- the mastic is placed under compression during the winding operation, so as to squeeze out any air, insure a contact of the mastic with the entire surface of each tube for the length of each coil, insure that the mastic will fill the spaces between adjacent turns of each coil and also insure that the mastic will fill the spaces between the turns of each coil and the turns of the next outer and inner coil.
- the mastic may be a heat conductive mastic, such as that supplied by Virginia Chemicals, Inc. of Portsmouth, Virginia, U.S.A., which is composed of synthetic resins, plasticizers and a thermal conductive filler, such as aluminum particles.
- a heat conductive mastic such as that supplied by Virginia Chemicals, Inc. of Portsmouth, Virginia, U.S.A.
- a thermal conductive filler such as aluminum particles.
- the specifications for this mastic are that it has little or no odor, adheres well to clean, -dry surfaces, has a shrinkage of nil, is not absorptive of water vapor and is resistant to vapor transfer.
- This mastic also is specified as having a reading under ASTB Test D217-526 of 25.0 to 32.0 mm, a rheometer reading, based upon a 0.104 orifice at 20 psi and 77°F, of 75-175 seconds, a minimum flash point of 450°F, no slump of a 1/4 inch bead at 850°F. It is further specified that this mastic will not melt or run at 220°F, will not become brittle at -50°F and has a pH of 7.0+. It is pos ⁇ sible that other mastics may be utilized, such as those re ⁇ ferred to as "heat transfer cements" in U. S. patent No. 4,123,837, i.e.
- Insulation 36 such as of the fiberglass and polyurethane or polystyrene type, to provide coil support, as for shippin may be placed within the inner coil C, and similar insula ⁇ tion 37 may be placed outwardly of the outer coil C g and at the ends of the coils, .within the opposed sides 39 and 40 of the housing H and conventional ends therefor.
- the sides of the housing may be attached together in a suitable manner, as through the use of flanges 41 on sides 40, for connection to the sides, as by welding.
- the ends of the housing may be attached to the sides in the same manner, or may be removable to provide access to the coils inside the housing.
- connections 10, 11, 12 and 13 extend through the sides 40 of the housing, each connected to a sheath or sleeve 42 or 43, respectively, surrounding the ends of the tubes carrying the same liquid, as in Fig. 2.
- sheath 42 may be attach to connection 10 and surrounding the ends or tubes 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29 carrying one liquid, such as the warmer liquid
- sheath 43 may surround the ends of tubes 16, 18, 20, 24, 26, 28, 30, carrying the other liquid, such as the cooler liquid.
- the ends of the tubes to be attached to the inside of sheath 42 may be inserted in the sheath, as with one tube at the center and the remainder surrounding it, or any other suitable arrange ⁇ ment which will minimize the space between the tubes and/or the sheath. Then, the outside of the tube ends are attached to each other and to the inside of the sheath, as by a suit ⁇ able material 44, such as Sil-Fos, applied by a soldering, brazing or similar operation.
- the position of the heat ex ⁇ changer is preferably vertical or upright, so that drainage to prevent freezing may be accomplished. Countercurrent heat exchange is preferable, as indicated. If the heat ex ⁇ change is to take place between a heated liquid which is discharged to the heat exchanger intermittently, such as from a dishwasher, it may be desirable that the inlet for the warmer liquid be at the bottom-and the inlet for the cool
- the warmer liquid may stand in the heat exchanger to permit the cooler liquid to extract the greatest amount of heat from the warmer liquid.
- the tubes carrying the warmer liquid such as tubes 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, alternate in each coil with the tubes carrying the cooler liquid, such as tubes 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28 and 30.
- Each tube carrying warmer liquid further generally opposes tubes in each adjacent coil carrying cooler liquid, but for approximately the same area of each.
- the tubes of each coil will engage adjacent tubes of that coil, as well as tubes of adjacent coils, at an approximate point of tangency. Over the remainder Of the opposed areas, the mastic 35 between the tubes increases considerably the amount of heat trans- ferred across the spaces between adjacent tubes of the same coil, as well as across the spaces between tubes of adjacent coils.
- a method of producing a multiple coil,- multiple tube liquid to liquid heat exchanger includes the formation of an inner coil C, , conveniently by wrapping the separate tubes 15 and 16 in alternating relation about a mandrel 46, mounted in a rotating chuck 47 having a clamping adjustment 48 and rotated in a suitable direction, as in the direction of arrow 49.
- the ends of the respective tubes 15 and 16 may be placed in a jig J or J' in a position extending generally tangentially toward the mandrel.
- Jigs J and J' are mounted at an opposite end of a bracket 50 and each includes a plate 51 of Fig. 6 having a flange 52 for removable attachment to the bracket 50.
- each jig plate 51 is provided with holes of a suitable diameter arranged in a position- such that, after winding,the tubes may be more readily placed in the sheath 42 or 43.
- the arrangement of the holes for receivin the tubes is within a generally circular outline so that, when the jig J or J' is removed, the ends of the tubes may be squeezed together and fitted into the corresponding sheath
- the jig plate 51 may be provided with a hole 53 for tube 15 or 16, a hole 54 for tube 17 or 18, a hole 55 for tube 19 or 20, a hole 56 for tube 21 or 22, a hole 57 for tube 23 or 24, a hole 58 for tube 25 or 26, a hole 59 for tube 27 or 28, and a hole 60 for tube 29 or 30.
- the arrangement of the holes in jig J corresponds generally to the arrangement of the tubes in the sheath, as in Fig 4.
- the first tube to be wound such as tube 15
- the tube 15 may be inserted in the appropriate hole 53 in jig J and started around the mandrel against abutment 61.
- the tube 16 is placed in the appropriate hole 53 in jig J' and placed against the mandrel alongside tube 15, but on the opposite side of the mandrel from abutment 61, as will be evident from Fig. 2. Then, the tubes 15 and 16 are wound together about the mandrel in as closely abutting relationship as possible.
- the turns of coil C are conveniently attached together, as by solder 62, either as each double turn is wound or after several double turns have been wound. This attachment of the coil turns together guards against a tendency for the coil to unwind or the turns of the coil to be spread apart, when the next coil is wound against it.
- the tubes 15 and 16 extend from opposite sides of the mandrel and may then be cut at an appropriate position, if not precut, then the ends may be bent slightly toward the opposite end of the coil to assume a position useful for insertion in a sheath 42 or 43. It will be noted that while -tube 15 provides the first turn of coil C, , tube 16 provides the last turn thereof, in order to equalize the volume of the two tubes in the coil. The next coil C ?
- the second coil after its tubes 17 and 18 have been inserted in the appropriate holes in jigs J and J' , is wound against the initial coil by placing the first turn of the next coil between two turns of the previous coil, normally the first two turns.
- the first turn of the second coil i.e.
- each tube 17 and 18 extends from opposite sides of the coil and tangentially from between two turns of the preceding coil, preferably between the second and third from last turns.
- the last turn of tube 18 of coil C_ is also attached to the preceding coil, as by solder 63 of Fig. 5.
- the respective tubes, after winding and attachment to the previous coil, may be cut, if not precut, and the ends bent to a configuration which will facilitate their being placed in a sheath, as before, such as in the configuration shown at the left in Fig. 5.
- the attachment of the last turn of each coil to the previous coil maintains the tube in the position bent.
- Coil C ⁇ is similarly wound on coil C_ placing the end of tube 19 in hole 50 of jig J, then wound a half turn into the mastic in the groove between the first two turns of coil C- and attached thereto, while the end of tube 20 is placed in hole 50 of jig J' and placed alongside tube 19 and the two tubes wound together against the mastic to complete coil C_, the last turn of which is attached to coil C_ beneath.
- tubes 17, 18 and 19, 20 may be of the same diameter as tubes 15, 16, there is no difficulty in engaging the turns of coils C 2 and C ⁇ with the grooves betwee the turns of the preceding coil, against the mastic, of cours Also, the first turn of tube 21 of coil C., after the end is placed in hole 56 of jig J, is placed against the groove between the first and second turns of coil C_ and will fit into the groove even though the tube 21 is larger in diameter than tubes 19 or 20. Also, tube 21 may, for its first half turn, follow in that groove- and be attached to preceding coil C-, beneath.
- the tube 22 may be abutted against tube 21 and the two wound together, against the mastic, with tube 21 following the groove for the first 360° of winding of coil C..
- further turns of coil C do not necessarily fully engage the grooves between turns of the preceding coil, but ride onto the turns of the prior coil until the number of turns times the difference in dia- meter equals the diameter of the tubes of the-preceding coil, when one full turn of coil C. will again fit directly into a groove between turns of the preceding coil.
- tube 21 is extended tangentially from the coil and tube 22 wound for an additional half turn, then attached to the coil beneath, as by solder 63, and extended tangentially from the coil. Then the tubes may be cut off, if not precut, and bent to an appropriate position for easier insertion in a sheath 42 or 43. Since the tubes of coils C 5 through C g are shown as having the same diameter as the tubes of coil C., there should be little or no difficulty in fitting the tubes of the respective coils into the grooves between turns of the preceding-coils, when winding against_ the mastic.
- coils C- through C_ may be installed in essentially the same manner as described for coil C 4 , it being noted that the last turn of coil C 4 should extend gen ⁇ erally from between the second and third from last turns of coil C- but that the turns of coils C- through C_ may readily be extended from between the second and third from last turns of the preceding coil.
- This relationship is indi ⁇ cated at the left in Fig. 5, although the tube 22 of coil C . which is shown as abutting the thirid from last tube 20, in the lower section, will be closer to the groove between tubes 19 and 20 of coil C, when tube 20 actually extends from the coil at a position approximately 90° from the section.
- Copper or an alloy thereof is a preferred material for the tubes for two reasons: first, copper tubes are readily bent and tend to stay in the desired position, and second, parts of such metal are more readily attached together by a reasonably low temperature- operation, such as soldering.
- any suitable method may be used, two of which are illustrated in Figs. 7-10.
- a layer 65 of mastic may be applied to the outside of the previous coil, such as coil C, , for its entire length, as by a trowel, prior to winding the tubes of coil C onto the previous coil.
- the application of the mastic layer 65 to the entire periphery of the previously wound coil is convenient for a hand winding operation, in which the tubes being wound are guided onto a rotating assembly by hand, or by a- jig which is hand operated.
- the mastic is placed on the previous coil to a depth such that the grooves between the previous coil and the next coil will be completely filled, as well as the spaces between the turns of the previous coil and the next coil.
- the mastic does not need to be forced ini ⁇ tially into all of the cross sectional areas of the grooves between the turns of the previous coil, since the pressure of the tubes of the next coil,, as it is wound, such as tubes 17 and 18, will squeeze the mastic into the spaces as the
- OMPI t WirO « tubes 17 and 18 are maintained in tangential relation to previous coil and the assembly• rotated in the direction o arrow 49. The effect of this rotation is to cause the tu 17 and 18 to move into the grooves of tubes 15, 16 and to extrude the mastic into all of the spaces mentioned above.
- An alternative method of applying the mastic is illus ⁇ trated in Figs. 9 and 10 in which a pair of mastic beads 66 are deposited in the respective grooves between the tu of the previous coil and >into which. the . tubes being wound to be forced.
- Such mastic beads may be discharged throug nozzles 67 of a pressure gun 68 which may be of any suit ⁇ able type. As in Fig.
- W nozzle 67 and gun 68 are used, it may 'be desirable to chan nozzles to those having a different spacing and different capacity when applying mastic to the grooves between turns of tubes of a larger diameter, such as those of coils C . through C_.
- the thermal mastic supplied by Virginia Chem ⁇ icals previously referred to, is particularly adapted to discharged through a gun as a bead, ribbon or the like.
- a gun may also be utilized in connection with a hand operation, although it is particularly adaptable fo use in a machine operation, in which the respective coils are wound by a coil winding machine.
- the ends of the respective tubes may be placed in the respective sleeves and the tube ends attached to the sleeve and to each other. This may be accomplished, either before or after the assembly is removed from the man ⁇ drel.
- the mandrel is generally horizontal, as indicated, but may have a slight taper to facilitate the removal of the coil assembly after winding, or the mandrel may be the well known collapsible type in which one or more segments are withdrawn inwardly and the remaining segments collapsed slightly, or any other suitable type.
- the assembled coils may be placed in the housing H and connections 10, 11, 12 and 13 attached to the respective sheaths.
- the inner insulation 36 and outer insulation 37, as well as the end insulation are adapted .to support the coils, for shipping purposes.
- the inner and outer insulation may be placed, then the end insulation placed and the respective ends of the housing attached in position,it may normally be found more convenient to utilize a foam insulation, as of a conventional type.
- one end of the housing may be attached and the foam introduced through the open end but the inside of the housing may be more completely filled by providing one end of the housing with a small hole through which the insulation foam may be introduced after both housing ends are attached.
- Such a hole may be tapped so that it may be closed with a plug after the foam insulation has been introduced.
- a mandrel of appropriate size such as between 25 and 30 cm. in- diameter for 1.27 cm.
- each tube and appropriate length for each tube will permit each successive- ive outer tube to have one less turn and have approximate ⁇ ly the same length from one end of the coil to the other, as within 5%, so that each tube will have -generally the sa total volume.
- the diameter of the tubes of successive coils may be in creased, for each coil, in order to provide a total volume in each tube corresponding to the length of a tube around its spiral path, and at the same time, retain essentially the same length for each of the coils, so that the liquid flowing through each tube would require approximately the same time to reach the opposite end.
- the method of produc such a construction is illustrated in Figs.
- the initial coil may be wound on a rotating mandrel 74, with the first coil being wound bending tubes 75 and 76, so as to extend essentially longi tudinally of the mandrel, when wound onto the mandrel as i rotates, until the end of the coil is reached, with each e of tubes 75 and 76 being bent to extend substantially long tudinally of the mandrel.
- the adjacent turns o the inner tube may be attached together, as by soldering.
- a layer 77 of mastic may be applied to the outside o the tubes 75 and 76.
- a second coil may be wound by bending the ends of tubes 78 and 79 to a position extending generally longitudinally of the mandrel and adja cent the ends of tubes 75 and 76.
- tubes 78 and 79 are wound against the mastic layer 77 applied to the ou side of the first coil, with tubes 78 and 79 in abutting relation and the first turn of the second coil being attached to the first turn of the preceding coil and disposed merely outwardly thereof.
- the tubes 78 and 79 have a slightly greater diameter than tubes 75 and 76.
- the last turn of the second coil is attached to the last turn of the first coil. It will be noted that tubes 75 and 78 form the first turn of each of the first and second coils, but that tubes 76 and 79 form the last turn of the respective coils.
- This arrangement is for the purpose of obtaining interleaved coils from the tubes 75, 76 and from the tubes 78, 79 of the same tube length, and therefore total volume.
- the ends of the tubes 78 and 79, after attachment of the last turn of tube 79, are again bent to extend generally longitudinally of the mandrel, rather than tangentially.
- a layer 80 of mastic is applied to the outside of the second coil, as in Fig. 12, after which the third coil comprising tubes 81 and 82 are wound on the second coil, as in Fig. 13, with the first turn of the third coil being placed atop the first turn of the second coil.
- the tubes 81 and 82 are wound against the mastic layer 80, so as to squeeze any air out of the mastic, push the mastic into the interstices between the turns of the second coil and also between the interstices of the third coil, as well as into the interstices between the second and third coils.
- the ends of tubes 81 and 82 are again bent, so as to extend generally longitudinally of the mandrel.
- the respective ends of tubes 75, 78 and 81 may be inserted within a sleeve or sheath 42' and then the outside of the tubes attached to each other and to the inside of the sleeve, such as by Sil-Fos, as described previously in connection with the sleeve 43 of Fig. 4. Simi ⁇ larly, the respective ends of tubes 75, 78 and 81 may be in- serted within and attached to the inside of a corresponding sheath or sleeve 43'. Then, the coil assembly may be removed from the mandrel and an inside -layer 33' of mastic applied to the inside of the innermost coil and an outside layer 34' of mastic applied to the outermost coil.
- the mastic may be spread against the ends of the coils, as at 83.
- the coil is then readily placed within a housing with insulation on the inside and the outside and at the ends, but the con ⁇ nections for the respective sleeves 42' and 43' extending through the ends of the housing, rather than the sides, as before.
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