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US1963857A
US1963857A US699293A US69929333A US1963857A US 1963857 A US1963857 A US 1963857A US 699293 A US699293 A US 699293A US 69929333 A US69929333 A US 69929333A US 1963857 A US1963857 A US 1963857A
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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
    • F28F1/00—Tubular elements; Assemblies of tubular elements
    • F28F1/10—Tubular elements and assemblies thereof with means for increasing heat-transfer area, e.g. with fins, with projections, with recesses
    • F28F1/12—Tubular elements and assemblies thereof with means for increasing heat-transfer area, e.g. with fins, with projections, with recesses the means being only outside the tubular element
    • F28F1/24—Tubular elements and assemblies thereof with means for increasing heat-transfer area, e.g. with fins, with projections, with recesses the means being only outside the tubular element and extending transversely
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01D—SEPARATION
    • B01D1/00—Evaporating
    • B01D1/06—Evaporators with vertical tubes
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01D—SEPARATION
    • B01D1/00—Evaporating
    • B01D1/22—Evaporating by bringing a thin layer of the liquid into contact with a heated surface
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
    • F28F—DETAILS OF HEAT-EXCHANGE AND HEAT-TRANSFER APPARATUS, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
    • F28F1/00—Tubular elements; Assemblies of tubular elements
    • F28F1/10—Tubular elements and assemblies thereof with means for increasing heat-transfer area, e.g. with fins, with projections, with recesses
    • F28F1/12—Tubular elements and assemblies thereof with means for increasing heat-transfer area, e.g. with fins, with projections, with recesses the means being only outside the tubular element
    • F28F1/34—Tubular elements and assemblies thereof with means for increasing heat-transfer area, e.g. with fins, with projections, with recesses the means being only outside the tubular element and extending obliquely
    • F28F1/36—Tubular elements and assemblies thereof with means for increasing heat-transfer area, e.g. with fins, with projections, with recesses the means being only outside the tubular element and extending obliquely the means being helically wound fins or wire spirals
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
    • F28F—DETAILS OF HEAT-EXCHANGE AND HEAT-TRANSFER APPARATUS, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
    • F28F2215/00—Fins
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S165/00—Heat exchange
    • Y10S165/092—Heat exchange with valve or movable deflector for heat exchange fluid flow
    • Y10S165/101—Heat exchange with valve or movable deflector for heat exchange fluid flow for controlling supply of heat exchange fluid flowing between hydraulically independent heat exchange sections
    • Y10S165/104—Hydraulically independent heat exchange sections connected in parallel
    • Y10S165/106—Valves each controls a heat exchange section
    • Y10S165/107—Hydraulically independent heat exchange tubes disposed in housing, e.g. tank, casing

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  • This invention relates to improvements in heat interchangers and particularly to apparatus for vaporizing or distilling liquids.
  • the apparatus is of the type in which the liquid to be vaporized or distilled is caused to trickle over a heated surface.
  • the apparatus comprises a nest of gilled tubes adapted to be internally heated, for example by a fluid heating medium circulating through the tubes, and arranged and disposed in relation to means for supplying the liquid to be vaporized or distilled so as to receive upon their surface in the upper region a distributed delivery of the liquid and so as not to afford the liquid a free vertical fall down between the tubes.
  • the apparatus may, according to the invention, comprise a nest of helically gilled vertically disposed tubes arranged so as to receive upon their surface from above a distributed delivery of the liquid, the gills of adjacent tubes overlapping so as to prevent liquid from falling freely down between the tubes.
  • the distributor for the supply of liquid is one which comprises a reservoir communicating through adjustably arranged orifices with delivery pipes leading to the various gilled tubes.
  • the apparatus may be used at, above or below atmospheric pressure.
  • Figure 1 is a vertical section taken on the line 1-1 of Figure 2
  • Figure 2 is a horizontal section taken on the line 2-2 of Figure 1.
  • the apparatus comprises a cylindrical casing 1 with top and bottom covers 2 and 3 respectively.
  • a nest of vertical tubes 4 connected at the top and bottom respectively to ring headers 5 and 6.
  • Header 5 communicates with an outlet pipe 7 and header 6 communicates with an inlet pipe 8 whereby the circulation of a fluid heating medium through the tubes in parallel is provided for. It will be understood, however, that other connections may be made so that the flow is in series or in series-parallel.
  • the centre tube 9 of the nest is connected to cross pipes 10 and 11 leading across the top and bottom ring headers respectively.
  • Each tube is provided with gills 12 each formed as a helix.
  • the gills of adjacent tubes overlap, i. e. are interjaoent, so as to leave no free vertical passage down between the tubes.
  • the means for supplying the liquid to be vaporo ized or distilled within the casing comprises a feed pipe 13 with a control cook 14, a sight feed chamber 15 and a pipe 16 leading through the top cover of the casing to a reservoir or trough 17, carried by means of lugs 18 on top of the upper ring header 5.
  • the reservoir or trough has an inner circular wall 19 with apertures 20 spaced around it. Liquid may thus pass from the centre portion of the trough to the annular channel outside the inner wall.
  • Within the annular channel are mounted at spaced intervals a number of devices comprising caps 21 screwed upon hollow plugs 22, the said caps each having a V shaped slot 23. Delivery pipes lead from the plugs 22 to the various gilled tubes.
  • One such pipe is indicated at 24.
  • the other pipes corresponding to b the other gilled tubes are not shown but they are similarly arranged.
  • the adjustable caps with the V shaped slots, disposed in the annular channel of the reservoir or trough enable the distribution of liquid to the 75 various delivery pipes and thence to the various gilled tubes to be adjusted and equalized.
  • heated medium which may be water, steam or other fluid according to the temperature of vaporization or distillation required, is circulated through the nest of tubes thereby heating the tubes and their gills.
  • the liquid to be vaporized or distilled is fed to the reservoir and is thence delivered to the top gills of the several tubes through the means hereinbefore described.
  • the liquid will then follow a tortuous and elongated path in a downward direction. There is no free vertical path, and the liquid will travel helically down the gills and to some extent will pass from the gills of one tube to the gills of an adjacent tube. In this way the heating surface contact is rendered extensive and a large amount of heat will be transferred; temperature gradients are comparatively small.
  • the liquid in its fall down through the gill system is vaporized, or a particular fraction of the liquid is vaporized, and the vapours pass upwards and go out through the vapour outlet 25.
  • the residual liquid or unvaporized fraction or fractions will pass to the bottom of the casing whence it may be withdrawn through the outlet pipe 26.
  • Apparatus for vaporizing or distilling liquids by the trickling of liquid over a heated surface comprising in combination a nest of gilled tubes adapted to be internally heated and liquid supply means adapted to deliver liquid upon the upper region of the surface of said gilled tubes, the said gilled tubes being arranged and disposed so as not to afiord the liquid a free vertical fall down between the tubes.
  • Apparatus for vaporizing or distilling liquids by the trickling of liquid over a heated surface comprising in combination a nest of helically gilled vertically disposed tubes adapted to be internally heated and arranged so that the gills of adjacent tubes overlap, a reservoir for liquid, devices adjustable in height and exposing orifices in said reservoir, and delivery pipes leading to the upper parts of the various gilled tubes and communicating with said reservoir through said devices and the orifices therein.

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June 19, 1934. o. D. LUCAS ET AL 1,963,857
HEAT EXCHANGER Filed NOV. 22, 1933 2 Sheets-Sheet l June 19, 1934. o. D. LUCAS ET AL 1,963,857
HEAT EXCHANGER Filed NOV. 22, 1933 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented June 19, 1934 UNHTED STATES HEAT EXCHANGER Owen David Lucas and Ernest Joseph Lush, Dartford, England Application November 22, 1933, Serial No. 699,293 In Great Britain November 22, 1932 4 Claims.
This invention relates to improvements in heat interchangers and particularly to apparatus for vaporizing or distilling liquids. The apparatus is of the type in which the liquid to be vaporized or distilled is caused to trickle over a heated surface.
According to the invention, the apparatus comprises a nest of gilled tubes adapted to be internally heated, for example by a fluid heating medium circulating through the tubes, and arranged and disposed in relation to means for supplying the liquid to be vaporized or distilled so as to receive upon their surface in the upper region a distributed delivery of the liquid and so as not to afford the liquid a free vertical fall down between the tubes. Thus the apparatus may, according to the invention, comprise a nest of helically gilled vertically disposed tubes arranged so as to receive upon their surface from above a distributed delivery of the liquid, the gills of adjacent tubes overlapping so as to prevent liquid from falling freely down between the tubes.
Preferably the distributor for the supply of liquid is one which comprises a reservoir communicating through adjustably arranged orifices with delivery pipes leading to the various gilled tubes.
The apparatus may be used at, above or below atmospheric pressure.
The invention is illustrated by way of example in the accompanying drawings, of which Figure 1 is a vertical section taken on the line 1-1 of Figure 2, and Figure 2 is a horizontal section taken on the line 2-2 of Figure 1.
Referring to the drawings, the apparatus comprises a cylindrical casing 1 with top and bottom covers 2 and 3 respectively. Within the casing is mounted a nest of vertical tubes 4 connected at the top and bottom respectively to ring headers 5 and 6. Header 5 communicates with an outlet pipe 7 and header 6 communicates with an inlet pipe 8 whereby the circulation of a fluid heating medium through the tubes in parallel is provided for. It will be understood, however, that other connections may be made so that the flow is in series or in series-parallel. The centre tube 9 of the nest is connected to cross pipes 10 and 11 leading across the top and bottom ring headers respectively.
Each tube is provided with gills 12 each formed as a helix. The gills of adjacent tubes overlap, i. e. are interjaoent, so as to leave no free vertical passage down between the tubes.
The means for supplying the liquid to be vaporo ized or distilled within the casing comprises a feed pipe 13 with a control cook 14, a sight feed chamber 15 and a pipe 16 leading through the top cover of the casing to a reservoir or trough 17, carried by means of lugs 18 on top of the upper ring header 5. The reservoir or trough has an inner circular wall 19 with apertures 20 spaced around it. Liquid may thus pass from the centre portion of the trough to the annular channel outside the inner wall. Within the annular channel are mounted at spaced intervals a number of devices comprising caps 21 screwed upon hollow plugs 22, the said caps each having a V shaped slot 23. Delivery pipes lead from the plugs 22 to the various gilled tubes. One such pipe is indicated at 24. The other pipes corresponding to b the other gilled tubes are not shown but they are similarly arranged.
The adjustable caps, with the V shaped slots, disposed in the annular channel of the reservoir or trough enable the distribution of liquid to the 75 various delivery pipes and thence to the various gilled tubes to be adjusted and equalized.
In operation, heated medium, which may be water, steam or other fluid according to the temperature of vaporization or distillation required, is circulated through the nest of tubes thereby heating the tubes and their gills.
The liquid to be vaporized or distilled is fed to the reservoir and is thence delivered to the top gills of the several tubes through the means hereinbefore described. The liquid will then follow a tortuous and elongated path in a downward direction. There is no free vertical path, and the liquid will travel helically down the gills and to some extent will pass from the gills of one tube to the gills of an adjacent tube. In this way the heating surface contact is rendered extensive and a large amount of heat will be transferred; temperature gradients are comparatively small. The liquid in its fall down through the gill system is vaporized, or a particular fraction of the liquid is vaporized, and the vapours pass upwards and go out through the vapour outlet 25. The residual liquid or unvaporized fraction or fractions will pass to the bottom of the casing whence it may be withdrawn through the outlet pipe 26.
What we claim is:-
1. Apparatus for vaporizing or distilling liquids by the trickling of liquid over a heated surface, comprising in combination a nest of gilled tubes adapted to be internally heated and liquid supply means adapted to deliver liquid upon the upper region of the surface of said gilled tubes, the said gilled tubes being arranged and disposed so as not to afiord the liquid a free vertical fall down between the tubes.
2. Apparatus for vaporizing or distilling liquids by the trickling of liquid over a heated surface,
' comprising in combination a nest of helically delivery pipes in adjustable communication with said reservoir and leading to the upper parts of the various gilled tubes.
4. Apparatus for vaporizing or distilling liquids by the trickling of liquid over a heated surface, comprising in combination a nest of helically gilled vertically disposed tubes adapted to be internally heated and arranged so that the gills of adjacent tubes overlap, a reservoir for liquid, devices adjustable in height and exposing orifices in said reservoir, and delivery pipes leading to the upper parts of the various gilled tubes and communicating with said reservoir through said devices and the orifices therein.
OWEN DAVID LUCAS. ERNEST JOSEPH LUSH.
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US2445502A (en) * 1944-05-04 1948-07-20 Vaughn Apparatus for converting fuels from liquid to gaseous state
US3302705A (en) * 1964-09-21 1967-02-07 American Radiator & Standard Heat exchanger
US4874559A (en) * 1988-01-21 1989-10-17 Compagnie Europenne Du Zirconium Cezus Process and devices for operation of an apparatus which functions by using a flow of a liquid film
US5195578A (en) * 1989-11-14 1993-03-23 Pechiney Recherche Method of and an apparatus for trickling film heat exchange
US20090242184A1 (en) * 2007-01-31 2009-10-01 Shi Mechanical & Equipment Inc. Spiral Tube Fin Heat Exchanger
US20120325443A1 (en) * 2010-03-11 2012-12-27 Sumitomo Heavy Industries Process Equipment Co., Ltd. Tube Type Heat Exchanger and Manufacturing Method of the Same
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US2445502A (en) * 1944-05-04 1948-07-20 Vaughn Apparatus for converting fuels from liquid to gaseous state
US3302705A (en) * 1964-09-21 1967-02-07 American Radiator & Standard Heat exchanger
US4874559A (en) * 1988-01-21 1989-10-17 Compagnie Europenne Du Zirconium Cezus Process and devices for operation of an apparatus which functions by using a flow of a liquid film
US5195578A (en) * 1989-11-14 1993-03-23 Pechiney Recherche Method of and an apparatus for trickling film heat exchange
US20090242184A1 (en) * 2007-01-31 2009-10-01 Shi Mechanical & Equipment Inc. Spiral Tube Fin Heat Exchanger
US20120325443A1 (en) * 2010-03-11 2012-12-27 Sumitomo Heavy Industries Process Equipment Co., Ltd. Tube Type Heat Exchanger and Manufacturing Method of the Same
US20130228321A1 (en) * 2012-03-01 2013-09-05 Rheem Manufacturing Company Nested Helical Fin Tube Coil and Associated Manufacturing Methods
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