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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7377307 | Vertical heat exchanger A vertical heat exchanger is described, which allows efficient elimination of the gas generated therein and efficient removal of the sludge accumulated therein. The vertical heat exchanger has at least part of one end of a vent pipe formed of an upper tube sheet par... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7210521 | Heat medium distributor for an air inlet system including multiple heat exchangers A heat medium distributor for an air inlet system having multiple heat exchangers includes a box-like housing, which is divided by a dividing wall into a first flow chamber, which is used as the forward collection pipe, and a second flow chamber, which is used as th... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7087205 | Method for carrying out chemical reactions in pseudo-isothermal conditions Method for carrying out in continuous, under so-called pseudo-isothermal conditions and in a predetermined reaction environment, such as a catalytic bed, a selected chemical reaction, comprising the steps of providing in the reaction environment at least one heat ex... | 08/08/2006 |
| 6919050 | Method and arrangement for supplying a waste heat exchanger with exhaust gas from a gas turbine A method and arrangement for supplying a waste heat exchanger with exhaust gas from a gas turbine are provided. The exhaust gas is guided through a diverter having a pivotable butterfly valve. When the valve is opened for initial entry of gas into the exchanger, the... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6880623 | Heat exchanger for heating a product, in particular a composition for producing candies A heat exchanger comprises a housing jacket and tube segments disposed concentrically inside the housing jacket. Between two receiving plates, closing the housing jacket on its face ends, the tube segments embody heating chambers and product chambers. While the prod... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6527046 | Heat exchanger, particularly oil cooler A heat exchanger has a core provided with passages for a liquid to keep cool and passages for a cooling medium, a first collection tank for supplying the liquid, a second collection tank for withdrawing the liquid, at least one third collection tank, the ... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6510892 | Layered-type of heat exchanger and use thereof A heat exchanger has a plurality of fluidically parallel first layers which define first heat exchanger ducts through which a first medium is capable of flowing, and in each case has a second layer between the two first layers. The respective second layer... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6397944 | Heat dissipating apparatus and method for electronic components A method and apparatus dissipates heat generated by an electronic device. The apparatus includes a channel structure that is in thermal communication with heat generated by the electronic device. The apparatus further includes a pump array operative to ad... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6209624 | Gas-to-gas heat exchangers for use in sulphuric acid plants A heat exchanger for use in a sulphuric acid manufacturing plant to effect heat transfer between desired gas streams selected from air, sulphur dioxide and sulphur trioxide. The exchanger provides for hot or cold split flow gas streams through the exchang... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6068730 | Liquid distributor for evaporator A liquid distributor for distributing liquid over the heat transfer surface of an evaporator includes a channel array including one or more supply channels and downwardly deviating distribution channels. Each distribution channel has a step-shaped expansi... | 05/30/2000 |
| 5958308 | Cooling tower Hot water is sprayed to fillers arranged immediately under a hot water vessel through spray ports opened on a lower surface of the hot water vessel. The hot water flowing down along the fillers is cooled through direct contact with ambient air. The coolin... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5944091 | Tank container cooling system A new tank container cooling system for preventing tank containers, especially bulk fuel storage containers, from overheating. The inventive device includes a main conduit fluidly connected to a fluid reservoir. At least one delivery conduit is in fluid c... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5893408 | Regenerative heat exchanger for dehumidification and air conditioning with variable airflow A heat exchanger for cooling and/or dehumidifying a stream of air which eliminates the need for a large air diffusing plenum chamber. Heat conducting channel walls serve as the heat exchange surface for precooling and reheating air during the dehumidifica... | 04/13/1999 |
| 5775409 | Cooling tower The present invention relates to a cross flow type cooling tower with which it is possible to prevent emission of white vapor in cold weather. In order to accomplish the above object, the cooling tower of the present invention is constructed of heat excha... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5584437 | Air flow control apparatus in an air conditioner An air conditioner comprises a heat exchanger for conducting refrigerant in heat exchanging relationship with an air flow, and a blower for drawing air through the heat exchanger. An adjustable flow distributing plate is disposed between the heat exchange... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5555195 | Controller for use in an environment control network capable of storing diagnostic information The present invention relates to a diagnostic system for use in a network control system. The diagnostic system is preferably utilized to analyze VAV box performance in an environmental control system such as a network facilities management system. The di... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5503221 | Discharge system for combustion gases The invention relates to a discharge system for combustion gases of a gas turbine or the like, whereby one end of the discharge pipe is connected to the gas turbine or the like, whilst the other end of the discharge pipe is connected to a heat exchanger. ... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5446677 | Diagnostic system for use in an environment control network The present invention relates to a diagnostic system for use in a network control system. The diagnostic system is preferably utilized to analyze VAV box performance in an environmental control system such as a network facilities management system. The di... | 08/29/1995 |
| 5299601 | Gas flow diverter An improved gas flow diverter is provided, which includes a rotatably mounted diverter blade, a rotatably mounted turning vane assembly, a drive shaft adapted for receiving torque from a drive mechanism, and a toggle assembly, including a pair of toggle j... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5246062 | Device for heating a substance in through-flow Device for heating a substance in through-flow, comprising a closed housing (1) and a number of straight channels (8) extending between two plate-shaped elements (2, 3), each provided with apertures (6, 7) in which the ends of the channels are mounted, an... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5192958 | Method and apparatus to control overall write length in LED print bars Overall length of LED print bars arranged in a single pass printing system is controlled by controlling the operating temperature of the LED arrays forming the light emitting portion of the print bar. Rather than trying to maintain the arrays at some pred... | 03/09/1993 |
| 5168920 | Wort boiler apparatus with external boiler The invention relates to a wort boiler apparatus comprising a wort boiler vessel and at least one separate heating circuit external of the boiler vessel and including a heat exchanger for heating or boiling the wort, the heat exchanger comprising an arran... | 12/08/1992 |
| 5131457 | Protection system for heat pipe airheaters A plant having a combustion chamber can employ at least one heat pipe. The heat pipe is mounted to exchange heat between flue gas in a flue gas path and combustion air in a combustion air path. A protection system has a dual passage for separately conduct... | 07/21/1992 |
| 5002121 | Device at the output side of a gas turbine A duct leading to a bypass and a duct leading to a heat exchanger are arranged at the output side of the gas turbine. The two ducts can be closed alternately by flaps. Pivotable guide plates are arranged in the branching area of the two ducts. The guide p... | 03/26/1991 |
| 4962809 | Heat exchanger A heat exchanger suitable for placing air and cold hydrogen in heat exchanger relationship with each other comprises two concentric annular arrays of header tubes, all the header tubes in the radially outer array being in flow communication with a first m... | 10/16/1990 |
| 4945978 | Heat exchanger system In order to create an economic two-stage heat exchanger system which is capable of cooling cracked gas from short-term splitting furnaces, which is capable of flexible operation utilizing changeable charging stock, the two stages of the heat exchanger are... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4913223 | Apparatus for defreezing frozen foods A defrosting apparatus comprises a housing defining therein a frozen food storage space. Within the housing, air is heated and supplied to the storage space through a hot-air entrance passage formed between a side wall of the housing and one of paired she... | 04/03/1990 |
| 4802405 | Automotive air-conditioner An automotive air-conditioner has a motor-driven centrifugal fan and a casing accommodating the fan and having first and second wall portions adjacent to axially opposite open ends of the fan, respectively. A fresh-air inlet and a first recirculated-air i... | 02/07/1989 |
| 4779672 | Air conditioner for vehicle having blower with auxiliary intake port An air conditioner for a vehicle which has a fan of a centrifugal blower used in the air conditioner, the fan having upper and lower fan secitons split by a shield plate with respect to a rotational shaft direction, a normal air intake port formed at eith... | 10/25/1988 |
| 4621678 | Heat exchanger apparatus for extruding thermoplastic compositions Disclosed is heat exchange apparatus for controlling the temperature of a resin after leaving an extruder and prior to extrusion through a die in an extrusion process, comprising a heat exchanger having an inlet and outlet for an extruded heat-plastified ... | 11/11/1986 |
| 4620588 | Three fluid heat exchanger with pressure responsive control A three fluid heat exchanger in which first and second fluids are in a normally flowing heat transfer relation, with flow of a third fluid being dependent on a changing condition of one of the first or second fluids. Tubular heat exchanger cores are compr... | 11/04/1986 |
| 4602672 | Commercial laundry heat recovery system Waste water of above ambient temperature in a commercial laundry is directed through a self-cleaning plate and frame heat exchanger to heat incoming fresh water. Some of the fresh water heated to a first temperature is directed to a cold water storage tan... | 07/29/1986 |
| 4482009 | Automobile air conditioning system An automobile air-conditioning system in which a single ventilation unit for supplying the conditioned air to a compartment is divided into two parts, and the air passing through each part is adapted to be controlled respectively. The compartment is divid... | 11/13/1984 |
| 4440214 | Heat transfer roll and method A means and method for attaining desired temperature conditions at not only the major extent of the heat transfer surface of a rotary heat transfer roll but also at the edges of the roll. Temperature conditioning fluid is introduced and distributed in par... | 04/03/1984 |
| 4304259 | Plant circuit having change-over means for changing sequence of flow The change-over means employs two three-way valves and two non-return valves for affecting a switch over in the sequence of flow through the four flow elements. Each three-way valve is constructed with a closure member which may only close one of the inle... | 12/08/1981 |
| 3952794 | Food service tray A food service tray which allows selective heating and/or cooling of meal components carried thereby. A base member of a thermally insulating material has a plurality of compartments divided into serially connected flow chambers having inlet and outlet op... | 04/27/1976 |
| 3933196 | Movable openings shutting up elements for the reduction of wind activity at cooling equipments Movable shutting up elements are provided for eliminating the diminishing effect of the wind on cooling equipment erected in open air. The movable openings shutting up elements are adjusted by a control or regulating device according to actual wind condit... | 01/20/1976 |