EP0660064A3 - Joint for connecting a tube to an end plate in a heat exchanger. - Google Patents

Joint for connecting a tube to an end plate in a heat exchanger. Download PDF

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EP0660064A3
EP0660064A3 EP94118838A EP94118838A EP0660064A3 EP 0660064 A3 EP0660064 A3 EP 0660064A3 EP 94118838 A EP94118838 A EP 94118838A EP 94118838 A EP94118838 A EP 94118838A EP 0660064 A3 EP0660064 A3 EP 0660064A3
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Herbert Dr Damsohn
Albert Schmitz
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Mahle Behr GmbH and Co KG
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
    • F28F—DETAILS OF HEAT-EXCHANGE AND HEAT-TRANSFER APPARATUS, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
    • F28F9/00—Casings; Header boxes; Auxiliary supports for elements; Auxiliary members within casings
    • F28F9/02—Header boxes; End plates
    • F28F9/04—Arrangements for sealing elements into header boxes or end plates
    • F28F9/16—Arrangements for sealing elements into header boxes or end plates by permanent joints, e.g. by rolling
    • F28F9/18—Arrangements for sealing elements into header boxes or end plates by permanent joints, e.g. by rolling by welding

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  • Thermal Sciences (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
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EP94118838A 1993-12-22 1994-11-30 Heat exchanger Expired - Lifetime EP0660064B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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DE4343825A DE4343825A1 (en) 1993-12-22 1993-12-22 Pipe-floor connection for a heat exchanger
DE4343825 1993-12-22

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EP0660064A2 EP0660064A2 (en) 1995-06-28
EP0660064A3 true EP0660064A3 (en) 1995-11-29
EP0660064B1 EP0660064B1 (en) 1998-05-27

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EP94118838A Expired - Lifetime EP0660064B1 (en) 1993-12-22 1994-11-30 Heat exchanger

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EP (1) EP0660064B1 (en)
DE (2) DE4343825A1 (en)
ES (1) ES2116515T3 (en)

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EP0660064B1 (en) 1998-05-27
DE4343825A1 (en) 1995-06-29

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