WO1990013783A1 - Heat exchanger wall assembly - Google Patents
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- WO1990013783A1 WO1990013783A1 PCT/CA1990/000129 CA9000129W WO9013783A1 WO 1990013783 A1 WO1990013783 A1 WO 1990013783A1 CA 9000129 W CA9000129 W CA 9000129W WO 9013783 A1 WO9013783 A1 WO 9013783A1
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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
- F28D9/00—Heat-exchange apparatus having stationary plate-like or laminated conduit assemblies for both heat-exchange media, the media being in contact with different sides of a conduit wall
- F28D9/0031—Heat-exchange apparatus having stationary plate-like or laminated conduit assemblies for both heat-exchange media, the media being in contact with different sides of a conduit wall the conduits for one heat-exchange medium being formed by paired plates touching each other
- F28D9/0037—Heat-exchange apparatus having stationary plate-like or laminated conduit assemblies for both heat-exchange media, the media being in contact with different sides of a conduit wall the conduits for one heat-exchange medium being formed by paired plates touching each other the conduits for the other heat-exchange medium also being formed by paired plates touching each other
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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
- F28F3/00—Plate-like or laminated elements; Assemblies of plate-like or laminated elements
- F28F3/02—Elements or assemblies thereof with means for increasing heat-transfer area, e.g. with fins, with recesses, with corrugations
- F28F3/04—Elements or assemblies thereof with means for increasing heat-transfer area, e.g. with fins, with recesses, with corrugations the means being integral with the element
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- 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
- Y10S165/355—Heat exchange having separate flow passage for two distinct fluids
- Y10S165/356—Plural plates forming a stack providing flow passages therein
- Y10S165/393—Plural plates forming a stack providing flow passages therein including additional element between heat exchange plates
- Y10S165/394—Corrugated heat exchange plate
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- This invention relates to rigid, wall structures, especially for use as heat exchangers.
- Heat exchangers are wall constructions which include means for facilitating thermal transfers between two or more fluids circulating about the wall construction.
- U.S. patent # 2,281,754 to Dalzell U.S. patent # 1,826,344 to Dalgliesch; U.S. patent # 3,473,604 to Tiefenbacher; U.S. patent # 3,783,090 to Andersson et al ; U.S. patent * 4,293,033 to Nasser; U.S. patent # 4,470,453 to Laughlin et al; U.S. patent # 4,569,391 to Hulswitt et al; Canadian patent # 592,566 to Andr ⁇ Huet; Canadian patent # 1,098,113 to Davidson.
- These patented heat exchangers are made up of a plurality of plates or sheets which are dimpled in a manner to provide tortuous paths for one liquid in one direction, and tortuous paths in adjacent plates for a second liquid in a second direction transverse or perpendicular to that of the first liquid. Hence, undulating "tubes" are formed.
- SUBSTITUTE SHEET an improvement relative to U.S. patent 4,293,033, since no spacer bar is required.
- this more recent patent there is provided a number of plates 30-36, each having a plurality of protuberances 40-46 projecting from one side only of the corresponding plate.
- the protuberances are all directed downwardly, and so constitute depressions. Space use is thus more efficient than in the 1981 patent, but, in the opinion of the present inventors, this wall construction could still be improved with respect to the capacity of reduction of volume for storage before use.
- Another important object of the invention is to substantially increase the ease of assembling of the wall structure, which may be done where it is to be installed.
- An object of the invention is to provide a wall structure having excellent heat exchanging properties, i.e. being of increased efficiency with respect to known heat exchanger wal1s .
- An object of the invention is that said wall structure be lightweight and of sturdy construction.
- a wall assembly consisting of at least an upper, an intermediate and a lower sheet of a rigid material, each sheet being poked with a plurality of similar protuberances and cavities extending on opposite sides of the virtual plane defined by the sheet in alternating fashion whereby each cavity is surrounded solely by protuberances and, each protuberance is surrounded solely by cavities, and securing means to fixedly interconnect said sheets; wherein an upper and a lower layer of undulating channels are defined, undulating in a direction normal to said sheets.
- a fourth sheet similar to the other said sheets is added below said lower sheet and fixedly secured thereto by said securing means, wherein a third layer of undulating channels is defined between said lower and fourth sheets.
- said protuberances and cavities each defines a semi-spherical shape.
- each protuberance of a given said sheet is surrounded by four equidistant cavities, and each cavity thereof is surrounded by four equidistant protuberances.
- the distance between the center portion of two successive directly registering protuberances is thrice the radii of curvature of said cavities and protuberances, while the distance between the center portion of two successive protuberances across a cavity is between four and four times and a half said radii of curvature.
- each sheet including its cavities and protuberances is about 1.25 times the radius of curvature of said cavities and protuberances.
- said protuberances and cavities each defines a pyramidal shape.
- said pyramidal shaped protuberances and cavities each defines four triangular plates, merging at an outer pyramidal tip and edgewisely integral at their bottom edge to the corresponding said sheet, the relative angle made between each pair of adjacent said plates being 90 * .
- each of said channels is of constant cross- section along its entire length.
- each sheet of the wall assembly be made from a fluid-tight material, and said securing means are fluid-tight, each said channel being destined for passage of a fluid, said fluid channels destined for thermal exchanges therebetween, whereby said wall assembly would constitute a heat exchanger.
- Figure 1 is a plan view of one broken sheet from a heat exchanger wall assembly in accordance with a first embodiment of the invention
- Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along oblique line 2-2 of figure 1;
- Figure 3 is an edge view of said one sheet of wall assembly
- Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along transverse line 4-
- Figure 5 is an enlarged view of the area circumscribed by circle
- Figures 6 and 7 are sectional views taken orthogonally of each other of a first embodiment of heat exchanger wall assembly of the invention
- Figures 8 and 9 are sectional views taken orthogonally of each other of a second embodiment of heat exchanger wall assembly of the invention.
- Figure 10 is a plan view of one broken sheet from a heat exchanger wall assembly in accordance with a second embodiment of the invention.
- Figure 11 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 11-11 of figure 10;
- Figure 12 is an edge view of the wall assembly of figure 11;
- Figure 13 is a sectional view taken along line 13-13 of figure
- Figure 14 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 14-14 of figure 10;
- Figures 15-16 are sectional views taken orthogonally of each other of a third embodiment of wall assembly of the invention.
- Figures 17-18 are sectional views taken orthogonally of each other of a last embodiment of heat- exchanger wall assembly according to the invention.
- Each sheet 18 has a length, width and small thickness, and extends about a virtual plane.
- Each sheet 18 is permanently embossed or poked with a plurality of semi-spherical downturned cavities 22 and upturned protuberances 24, extending beyond said virtual plane on opposite "top and bottom" sides thereof.
- Each cavity 22 defines a circular edge 26 coplanar to said sheet virtual plane, and similarly, each protuberance 24 defines a circular edge 28 coplanar to the sheet main surface 20.
- each wall 18 The cavities 22 and protuberances 24 of each wall 18 are arranged in alternating fashion with respect to each other, whereby each cavity is surrounded by four proximate cavities.
- the dimensions of wall cavities 22 are such that the circular edge 26 of each of these cavities tangentially intersects with the circular edges 28 of each of the four protuberances 24 adjacent thereof at 30a, 30b, 30c, 30d (figure 1). Intersection points 30a-30d of a given cavity 22 are substantially equidistant.
- the dimensions of wall protuberances 24 are such that the circular edge 28 of each of these protuberances tangentially intersects with the circular edges 26 of each of the four cavities 22 adjacent thereof, at 32a, 32b, 32c, 32d.
- Intersection points 32a-32d of a given protuberance 24 are equidistant.
- Protuberances 24 are thus arranged in colinear, lengthwise, laterally-spaced rows and in colinear, widthwise, lengthwisely-spaced columns; similarly, cavities 22 are arranged in colinear, lengthwise, laterally- spaced rows and in colinear, widthwise lengthwisely-spaced columns .
- wall 18 is of sinusoidal shape in sectional view.
- the length of one cycle or "wavelength" of the sinusoidal wall 18 is three times the radius of curvature R of a protuberance 24 (which is preferably the same as that of a cavity
- SUBSTITUTE SHEET 22 about a widthwise or lengthwise axis, this cycle length is increased to about 4.242R for an oblique axis passing through intersection points 30a-30d ⁇ 32a-32d of the cavities ⁇ protuberances circular edges.
- the amplitude of the "wave” made by sinusoidal wall 18 is about 1.25 R.
- the thickness E (figure 5) of wall sheet 18 at the trough portion 24a of each protuberance 24 is greater than its thickness "e" at the remaining portions of protuberance 24; this should also be true for the trough portions 22a of each cavity 22.
- the heart of the invention lies in the construction of at least three, and preferably at least four layers of sheets 18 being interconnected by glue or other suitable means, in the following fashion:
- the projection 24 of said topmost sheet 18a faces the cavities 22 of the next lowermost sheet 18b, and similarly for the following adjacent pairs of sheets; and the cavities 22 of the lowermost sheet faces the protuberances 24 of the next higher sheet, and so on upwardly by adjacent pairs.
- a plurality of parallel, sealed flow channels 34 are defined, for through passage of fluids sealingly from each other fluid.
- Each channel 34 has a sinusoidal or undulating, winding path of travel and a substantially constant cross- sectional shape along its length, this latter cross-sectional shape resembling two mirror-image Gaussian or normal Bell curves.
- Five layers of channels 34 are defined in figure 7 for . six walls or sheets 18. Due to its construction, the wall assembly 14 therefore facilitates thermal exchanges of a fluid passing through one passageway 34a, both with a fluid passing through two upper layer channels 34b, 34b, and wit a fluid passing through two lower layer channels 34c, 34c. The efficiency of thermal exchanges is thus maximized for fluids passing through intermediate layers of channels 34 thicknesswisely of wall
- the high efficiency of wall assembly 14 can be explained by the fact that very near to 100 _ of the wall surfaces of channels 34a are in direct contact with the fluids flowing through the four other overlying and underlying channels 34b, 34b, 34c, 34c. Indeed, the only parts which do not promote thermal exchange between different fluids are the four contact points 30a-30d ⁇ 32a-32d, which interconnect the superimposed wall layers 18.
- the second embodiment of wall assembly, 16, shown in figures 8-9, is similar to the first one except for two features:
- some sheet layers consist of a double wall layer 36a, 36b, for additional thermal insulation between exterior ambient air and the channel fluids, or to prevent thermal exchanges between some channels of different layers which would not be deemed desirable;
- one or more layers of fluid channel(s) 38, at an intermediate thicknesswise section of wall assembly 16, may extend along a path of travel at right angle to that of the remaining layers of fluid channels 34.
- each pyramidal projection 42 is surrounded on the same sheet 46 by four pyramidal cavities 44, and each of the latter is surrounded by four pyramidal projections 42.
- each pyramid 42 or 44 consists of four triangular plates merging at the pyramidal tip 42a or 44a at one end, and edgewisely to the sheet 46 at the other end.
- the relative angle between each pair of adjacent walls in a pyramid 42 or 44 is preferably 45 ⁇ .
- SUBSTITUTE SHEET i.e. with respect to the relative position of projections and cavities for two adjacent sheets 40, 40.
- all the undulating fluid paths 48 are parallel to each other (as in figures 6-7 for the first embodiment of wall assembly).
- any type of suitable rigid material may be used for making the walls, e.g. a plastic material, and be assembled with glue, welding or by mechanical securing (e.g. screw) means.
- the present wall assembly be suitable for a wide range of applications, including: wall structures constituting the skin of aircrafts, spacecrafts, boats, and automobiles; walls and anti-skid floorings of buildings; generally speaking, all heat exchanger apparatuses; insulating panels; acoustical panels; packing sheets for packing manufactured products before expedition; mechanical structural beams; fluid tanks; damper structures, e.g. containers for hazardous products capable of sustaining and dampening heavy mechanical blows; anti-radiation products containers, e.g. for sand or lead; and other applications.
- said virtual plane of the sheets 18 constituting the heat exchanger wall structure need not be straight or flat, wherein it may be bent or curved to follow the contour associated with the desired purpose, e.g. to conform to the variably-curved shape required for making the skin of the fuselage of an aircraft.
- the present wall structure could also be used as a simple wall which would not necessarily be subjected to heat transfers. Indeed, the expansion capability from its storage condition, in which all sheets thereof flatly abut against each other (with the projections nesting in the corresponding cavities), to its operative position, in which the interconnected
- SUBSTITUTE SHEET sheets are spread apart and glued or otherwise secured in their operative position, to define a relatively thick but sturdy and lightweight, thicknesswisely-open wall structure, constitutes per se an advantageous and innovative feature, in accordance with the teachings of the invention.
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