WO1992013248A1 - Heat exchangers - Google Patents
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- WO1992013248A1 WO1992013248A1 PCT/GB1992/000115 GB9200115W WO9213248A1 WO 1992013248 A1 WO1992013248 A1 WO 1992013248A1 GB 9200115 W GB9200115 W GB 9200115W WO 9213248 A1 WO9213248 A1 WO 9213248A1
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- heat exchanger
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- flow passage
- side portion
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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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- This invention relates to heat exchangers particularly, but not necessarily, for use in domestic and/or light industrial/commercial applications.
- the present invention is a heat exchanger having a fabrication defining two intertwined serpentine passages, each for counterflow passage of a gaseous or liquid medium, the fabrication being in the form of an upright stack with one flow passage from bottom to top of the stack and the other flow passage from top to bottom of the stack.
- each flow passage includes an upright aligned series of horizontal portions connected together by reflexive bend portions.
- the passages are desirably angularly disposed to each other by ninety degrees whereby the horizontal portions of each flow passage are in a multiple crossflow relationship with each other.
- the fabrication is formed from a plurality of similar-shaped sheet members, each profiled to provide a major rectangular planar portion with a bent first end portion at one end terminating in a first flange, a first upright lateral side portion terminating in a second inward flange, a bent second end portion at the other end terminating in a third inward flange and a bent second lateral side portion terminating in a fourth inward flange, the second end portion extending in a direction opposite from that of the first end portion and first and second side portions.
- the depth of the flow passage is desirably determined by the depth of the first side portion.
- Each upright corner posts are preferably provided secured to a base, the sheet members fitting within the area defined by the posts with major planar portions of the sheet members parallel to each other, the posts closing off the open corners of the passages when the sheet members are erected together to form the stack.
- Insulated side panels and a top are provided for fixing around the posts, the respective side panels having openings to align with inlets and outlets of the passages.
- a series of fins is secured across the major planar portion in spaced relationship parallel to the first side portion.
- the fins desirably extend in the same direction from the planar portion as does the first side portion and the fins are of lesser depth than the first side portion.
- a second series of fins is preferably secured across the major planar portion in spaced relation parallel to each other and extending from the opposite side of the major planar portion and at right angles to the first series of fins.
- a condensate collecting receptacle and plugged drain is beneficially provided at or adjacent to the outlet at the bottom of the stack.
- At least one centrifugal fan having a filtered inlet housing is desirably provided for each stack to pressurise gaseous or liquid medium through one or each flow passage.
- a heat exchanger has a fabrication 10 defining two intertwined serpentine passages 12, 14. Each passage 12/14 is for counterflow of a gaseous medium.
- the fabrication 10 is in the form of an upright stack with one flow passage 12 from bottom to top of the stack and the other passage 14 from top to bottom of the stack.
- the fabrication 10 for each flow passage 12/14 includes an upright aligned series of horizontal portions connected together by reflexive bend portions.
- the passages 12, 14 are angularly disposed to each other by ninety degrees whereby the horizontal portions of each flow passage are in a multiple crossflow relationship with each other, there being twenty crossflow portions, ten for each passage 12/14 shown in Fig. 1.
- the fabrication 10 is formed from a plurality of similar-shaped sheet members 16. Each sheet member 16 is profiled, as shown in Fig.
- first end portion 20 at one end terminating in a first flange 22; a first upright lateral side portion 24 terminating in a second inward flange 26; a bent, preferably curved, second end portion 28 at the other end terminating in a third inward flange 30 and a bent, preferably curved, second lateral side portion 32 terminating in a fourth inward flange 34.
- the second end portion 28 extends in a direction opposite from that of the first end portion 20 and first and second side portions 28, 32.
- the depth of each flow passage 12, 14 is determined by the depth of the first side portion 24.
- Each upright corner posts 36 are of box-section and are provided secured to an insulated base 38.
- the sheet members 16 fit within the area defined by the posts 36 with their respective major planar portions 18 parallel to each other.
- the posts 36 close off the open corners at 'A 1 and 'B' of the flow passages 12, 14 when the sheet members 16 are erected together to form the fabrication 10.
- Suprajacent sheet members 16 are secured together at anti-clockwise right angle intervals, flange 30 of a suprajacent sheet members 16 being secured to flange 34 of the sheet member below, and flange 26 bein secured under the major planar portion of the suprajacent sheet member 16.
- the combined depths of th second end portion and the second side portion equals the depth of the first side portion, and the combined curve of the second portion and the second side portion is concentric with the curve of the first end portion.
- Insulated side panels 40 and a top panel 42 are provide for fixing around the posts 36. Two respective side panels 40 have openings 44 to align with inlets 46, 48 and outlets 50, 52 of the flow passages 12, 14.
- a first series of fins 54 (shown in broken line) is secured across the major planar portion 18 in spaced relationship parallel to the first side portion 24 in each member 16.
- the fins 54 extend in the same directio from the planar portion 18 as does the first side portion 24 and the fins 54 are of lesser depth than the first side portion 24.
- a condensate collecting receptacle 56 i.e. a sum or tube, having a plugged drain 58 is provided at the outlet 46 at the bottom of the stack.
- a pair of centrifugal fans 60 having a common filtered inlet housing 62 is provided for each stack to pressurise gaseous medium through one flow passage 14.
- the joints between the sheet members 16 and between sheet members 16 and posts 36 are sealed.
- a heat exchanger described above is interposed in an exhaust pipe system for exhausting hot air or gases to recover otherwise 'lost' heat therefrom.
- the exhaust pipe (not shown) is connected up to the inlet 48 of passage 12 for the air or gas to flow through the sinuous flow passage 12, heat the sides and fins of the passage 12 and thereby transfer by conduction heat to the air or gas flowing through passage 14 in a counterflow direction from the fans 60.
- the outlet 50 of the flow passage 12 is connected to the remaining part of the exhaust pipe system and the outlet 52 of the flow passage 12 is connected up for conveying the heated air or gas to the required apparatus.
- a heat exhanger as described above is beneficial since, although operating in a counterflow manner, due to the multiple crossflow portions of the passages 12, 14 is of higher thermal efficiency than a conventional crossflow heat exchanger while having manufacturing costs similar to a crossflow heat exchanger.
- a second series of fins 64 is secured across the major planar portion 18 in spaced relation parallel to each other and extending from the opposite side of the major planar portion 18 and at right angles to the first series of fins 54.
- the spacing between the fins 64 of the second series is such as to alternate with the fins 54 of the first series ' when a second sheet member 16 is superimposed at a right angular disposition over a first sheet member 16.
- the fins 54 and/or 64 are of any suitable configuration other than straight as shown in Fig. 2, for example waved, corrugated or zigzagged. Also, the sides of the fins may be dimpled or embossed.
- the stack can comprise any required number of sheet members 16 to give the desired number of horizontal portions in the flow passages.
- the bent portions of each sheet member are shown as curved however other suitable shapes of bent portions can be used.
- the sheet members are beneficially of aluminium but can be of any suitable material.
- the flow passages are made liquid tight and pumps are used in place of the centrifugal fan(s).
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Applications Claiming Priority (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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GB919101112A GB9101112D0 (en) | 1991-01-18 | 1991-01-18 | Modular heat exchanger |
GB9101112.2 | 1991-01-18 |
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WO1992013248A1 true WO1992013248A1 (en) | 1992-08-06 |
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Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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PCT/GB1992/000115 WO1992013248A1 (en) | 1991-01-18 | 1992-01-20 | Heat exchangers |
Country Status (6)
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EP (1) | EP0567526A1 (en) |
AU (1) | AU1172692A (en) |
CA (1) | CA2100267A1 (en) |
GB (2) | GB9101112D0 (en) |
IE (1) | IE77164B1 (en) |
WO (1) | WO1992013248A1 (en) |
Citations (9)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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DE79044C (en) * | — o. wehrle, Emmendingen, Baden, u. E. fehr, Riegel | Heat exchange device for liquids with intersecting motion | ||
FR2216539A1 (en) * | 1973-02-02 | 1974-08-30 | Chaffoteaux Et Maury | |
FR2311267A1 (en) * | 1975-05-14 | 1976-12-10 | Interliz Anstalt | Cross flow plate heat exchanger - has frame housing with two rectangular cover plates and four hollow connecting struts of triangular cross section |
FR2314461A1 (en) * | 1976-05-07 | 1977-01-07 | Dieu Andre | Composite-type heat exchanger - comprises identical plates with chambes formed between adjacent ones constituting two circuits |
DE3105387A1 (en) * | 1981-02-14 | 1982-08-26 | Wolfgang Dipl.-Ing. Heuer | Device for recovering heat from polluted, uncleaned bodies of water |
EP0074740A2 (en) * | 1981-09-11 | 1983-03-23 | Melanesia International Trust Company Limited | Heat exchanger |
EP0108377A1 (en) * | 1982-11-04 | 1984-05-16 | Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. | Heat exchanger |
DE3320167A1 (en) * | 1983-06-03 | 1984-12-06 | Gea Ahlborn Gmbh & Co Kg, 3203 Sarstedt | Heat exchanger |
DE8220601U1 (en) * | 1982-07-19 | 1987-12-10 | Weigelt, Arno-Wolfgang, Ing.(Grad.), 7250 Leonberg | Heat exchanger |
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1991
- 1991-01-18 GB GB919101112A patent/GB9101112D0/en active Pending
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1992
- 1992-01-20 IE IE920154A patent/IE77164B1/en not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1992-01-20 CA CA002100267A patent/CA2100267A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 1992-01-20 WO PCT/GB1992/000115 patent/WO1992013248A1/en not_active Application Discontinuation
- 1992-01-20 EP EP19920903312 patent/EP0567526A1/en not_active Withdrawn
- 1992-01-20 AU AU11726/92A patent/AU1172692A/en not_active Abandoned
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1993
- 1993-07-02 GB GB9313713A patent/GB2269229B/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
Patent Citations (9)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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DE79044C (en) * | — o. wehrle, Emmendingen, Baden, u. E. fehr, Riegel | Heat exchange device for liquids with intersecting motion | ||
FR2216539A1 (en) * | 1973-02-02 | 1974-08-30 | Chaffoteaux Et Maury | |
FR2311267A1 (en) * | 1975-05-14 | 1976-12-10 | Interliz Anstalt | Cross flow plate heat exchanger - has frame housing with two rectangular cover plates and four hollow connecting struts of triangular cross section |
FR2314461A1 (en) * | 1976-05-07 | 1977-01-07 | Dieu Andre | Composite-type heat exchanger - comprises identical plates with chambes formed between adjacent ones constituting two circuits |
DE3105387A1 (en) * | 1981-02-14 | 1982-08-26 | Wolfgang Dipl.-Ing. Heuer | Device for recovering heat from polluted, uncleaned bodies of water |
EP0074740A2 (en) * | 1981-09-11 | 1983-03-23 | Melanesia International Trust Company Limited | Heat exchanger |
DE8220601U1 (en) * | 1982-07-19 | 1987-12-10 | Weigelt, Arno-Wolfgang, Ing.(Grad.), 7250 Leonberg | Heat exchanger |
EP0108377A1 (en) * | 1982-11-04 | 1984-05-16 | Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. | Heat exchanger |
DE3320167A1 (en) * | 1983-06-03 | 1984-12-06 | Gea Ahlborn Gmbh & Co Kg, 3203 Sarstedt | Heat exchanger |
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GB9313713D0 (en) | 1993-10-20 |
IE920154A1 (en) | 1992-07-29 |
AU1172692A (en) | 1992-08-27 |
GB2269229B (en) | 1994-08-24 |
EP0567526A1 (en) | 1993-11-03 |
GB9101112D0 (en) | 1991-02-27 |
CA2100267A1 (en) | 1992-07-19 |
IE77164B1 (en) | 1997-12-03 |
GB2269229A (en) | 1994-02-02 |
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