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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8087454 | Rolled heat exchange The invention relates to a rolled heat exchanger with several pipes that are wound around a central pipe, with a casing that delimits an external space around the pipes and with a liquid distributor for distributing liquid in the external space. According to the inv... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8051900 | Internal jet inpingement type shell and tube heat exchanger This invention relates to an internal jet impingement type shell and tube heat exchanger in which the jet cooling tubes and the heating tubes in shell and tube heat exchanger are formed either as a staggered tube bundle or as a square tube bundle, and the orifices o... | 11/08/2011 |
| 7337833 | Circuit element for heat exchanger, in particular for motor vehicle, and resulting heat exchanger The invention relates to a hydraulic circuit element (20) for heat exchange between a first fluid and a second fluid, which defines a path for the first fluid and comprises at least one tube (22) having two ends and at least one tip (24) at one ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7284380 | Method for heat energy transmission The invention relates to a method for heat energy transmission between a gaseous, warmer medium on one hand and a liquid, colder medium on the other hand. In order to provide an improved method for heat energy transmission, the invention suggests a method in which t... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7269966 | Heat and mass exchanger A mass and heat exchanger includes at least one first substrate with a surface for supporting a continuous flow of a liquid thereon that either absorbs, desorbs, evaporates or condenses one or more gaseous species from or to a surrounding gas; and at least one secon... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7255156 | Compact heat exchanger with high volumetric air-flow A heat exchanger including a housing having a base and defining an interior. A plurality of coils are located in the interior of the housing and are arranged to extend upwardly from the base to define a coil depth. A blower is adapted to move air through the plurali... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7226467 | Fixation device delivery catheter, systems and methods of use Devices, systems, methods and kits are provided for delivering interventional devices to a target location with a body. Such interventional devices particularly include fixation devices or any devices which approximate tissue, such as valve leaflets. The delivery de... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7222659 | Heat and cold storage multistage tower with application of PCM A heat management system include including application of phase change materials (PCM). A heat or cold storage multistage tower has a housing with a multistage system of flat rigid container. A significant fraction of internal space of each container is filled with ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7163051 | Heat exchanger distributor for multicomponent heat exchange fluid A heat exchanger distributor which facilitates homogeneous flow of a two phase multicomponent heat exchange fluid, such as a refrigerant fluid, comprising a plurality of spaced dividers, extending longitudinally through some or all of the length of the finned sectio... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7080526 | Full plate, alternating layered refrigerant flow evaporator An evaporator core for the climate control system of a motor vehicle formed from alternating pairs of plates. Each pair of plates includes two plates having a similar configuration engaged together and a mirrored, back-two-back relationship. Each of the plates inclu... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7059130 | Heat exchanger applicable to fuel-reforming system and turbo-generator system A heat exchanger is applied well to a turbo-generator system and a fuel-reforming system. The heat exchanger has porous metals disposed in a hotter area and a colder area, one to each area, and a wall separating the two areas from one another. The porous metals are ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 6948558 | Evaporative duplex counterheat exchanger A duplex exchanger includes first and second heat exchangers each including a main flow channel and a cooperating counterheat channel. The first counterheat channel is joined to the first main flow channel for receiving a cooled primary stream therefrom. The second ... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6911121 | Method and apparatus for simultaneous heat and mass transfer utilizing a carrier-gas The present application is directed to a continuous contacting apparatus for separating a liquid component from a liquid mixture. The apparatus comprises: (i) an evaporation chamber (15) having first and second ends, an inlet (50) and an outlet (55 | 06/28/2005 |
| 6899741 | Fuel evaporator A fuel evaporator composed of an evaporation chamber which evaporates a raw liquid fuel by a high temperature thermal medium to provide a raw fuel gas is disclosed. The evaporation chamber comprises a plurality of evaporation chambers serially connected to each othe... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6883595 | Heat exchange method and apparatus An apparatus for use in a counter flow heat exchange assembly that provides increased heat exchange. The apparatus includes a plurality of adjacently spaced arrays, each array having a plurality of cooling conduits that are connected to one another through the utili... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6868695 | Flow distributor and baffle system for a falling film evaporator A falling film evaporator includes a flow distributor for uniformly distributing a two-phase refrigerant mixture across a tube bundle. The flow distributor includes a stack of at least three perforated plates each of which are separated by nearly full-width, full-le... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6846387 | Rotating fluid evaporator and condenser An evaporator and condenser unit for use in distilling a liquid, such as water, includes a rotary heat exchanger plate having a plurality of accordion-style folds, and having its two ends joined together so as to give the folded plate a generally circular form. The ... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6830099 | Falling film evaporator having an improved two-phase distribution system An improved two-phase refrigerant distributor for use in a falling film evaporator in a refrigeration chiller system defines apertures in its undersurface from which serrated collars depend. The serrations cooperate to define locations below the undersurface of the ... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6817406 | Plate type heat exchanger The present invention relates to a plate heat exchanger for simultaneously exchanging heat between two sets of fluids having different temperatures. The plate heat exchanger comprises a heat exchange element (2) comprising two plates facing each other so as t... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6808016 | Evaporative heat exchanger of streamline cross section tube coil with less even without cooling fins An evaporative heat exchanger of a medium condenser of a air/conditioning system with less cooling fins or even without cooling fins. The evaporative heat exchanger is composed of a plurality of streamline cross sectional tubes used instead of conventional round tub... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6748759 | High efficiency heat exchanger A heat exchanger for a medium condenser having a plurality of vertical cooling fins having extra length extended both upwardly and downwardly from an ordinary portion of medium coil path for greatly increasing the cooling efficiency thereof, and a drip-drop type wat... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6745826 | Heat exchange assembly A heat exchange assembly comprises a plurality of plates disposed in a spaced-apart arrangement, each of the plurality of plates includes a plurality of passages extending internally from a first end to a second end for directing flow of a heat transfer fluid in a f... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6702004 | Heat exchange method and apparatus An apparatus for use in a counter flow heat exchange assembly that provides increased heat exchange. The apparatus includes a plurality of adjacently spaced arrays, each array having a plurality of cooling conduits that are connected to one another throug... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6695043 | Falling-film evaporator and corresponding air distillation plants An evaporator has main passages placed in a heat-exchange relationship, an arrangement for forming a pool of the liquid to be evaporated so that it flows through at least a first of the main passages, and a device for introducing a refrigerant into at lea... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6681844 | Plate type heat exchanger The present invention relates to a plate type heat exchanger having a heat exchange element composed of two plates for exchanging heat between a fluid flowing inside the heat exchange element and a fluid flowing outside the heat exchange element. In the p... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6668913 | Liquid-gas manifold for a matter and/or heat exchange column, and column using such a manifold A liquid-gas manifold includes a single container of roughly cylindrical overall external shape, designed to define an annular space between a side wall of the container and an interior wall of a heat exchange column. The container also has a perforated b... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6606882 | Falling film evaporator with a two-phase flow distributor A falling evaporator has a two-phase refrigerant flow distribution system with improved circulation features in both the header and subheader of the system. Both the header and the subheader have vertically disposed, parallel pass conduits interconnected ... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6596244 | Falling film reactor with corrugated plates An arrangement for a falling film type reactor uses corrugated plates to improve the distribution and dispersion of the gaseous reactant into the liquid. Corrugated plates introduce increased turbulence for promoting better distribution and dispersion of ... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6550532 | Fuel evaporator A fuel evaporator (1) includes an evaporation chamber (11) to prepare a fuel gas FG by evaporating a liquid fuel FL with heat, a fuel injector (40) to supply a liquid fuel to the evaporation chamber, a plurality of heating medium tubes (12) to lead a comb... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6523604 | Indirect evaporative cooling apparatus The present invention is an indirect evaporative cooling module preferably made from extruded, twin-walled, corrugated, fluted plastic sheeting. Sheets of this corrugated material are cut into plates which are preferably laminated together to form the pri... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6494253 | Heat exchanger A body (6) of a heat exchanger is provided with a plurality of heat receiving fluid passages (10A) having openings directed upward. A header (1) is fitted to the top of the body (6). The header (1) has a bottom plate (1B) having a plurality of through hol... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6354369 | Condensing and extraction apparatus Apparatus and method for condensing moisture from an air stream. The condensing comprises concentric cylinders having a common wall. The outer cylinder contains a cooling material, such as water, and upon contact therewith, the air stream is cooled and mo... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6293112 | Falling film evaporator for a vapor compression refrigeration chiller A falling film evaporator for use in a vapor compression refrigeration chiller preferably employs a two-phase refrigerant distributor that overlies the tube bundle in the evaporator shell. The tube bundle defines at least one vapor lane which facilitates ... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6241010 | Heat exchange element and a heat exchanger made up of the same The invention relates to a heat exchange element (1) which is made up of a bag of a film material, such as plastic film, and to a heat exchanger made up of such heat exchange elements, the heat exchanger being suitable, for example, for the evaporation of... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6105663 | Heat dissipation unit for cross flow type cooling tower and process for making the same The present invention relates to a heat dissipation unit for cross flow type cooling tower with which it is possible to prevent the emission of white vapor without lowering the cooling power of the cooling tower, and also without requiring troublesome rou... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6089312 | Vertical falling film shell and tube heat exchanger The present invention provides a vertical falling film shell and tube heat exchanger, where the falling film is formed on the exterior surface of the tubes. A distribution plate is provided below an upper tubesheet, and a sparger plate having sparger hole... | 07/18/2000 |
| 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 |
| 5964528 | Method of operating a mass exchange column, a heat exchange column or a static mixer using a packing composed of flat structural elements A method of operating a mass exchange column, a heat exchange column, or a static mixer. The method includes providing a packing wherein assembly of the packing includes providing at least one flat, structural element including a plurality of separate adj... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5927383 | Heat exchanger and a method for producing the same The method relates to a film heat exchanger and a method for constructing the same. The heat exchanger comprises bags (1) made of film material in order to transfer heat from the steam to be condensated inside the bags to the liquid to be evaporated on th... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5865242 | Modules for mass transfer and other applications and methods of use A modular heat exchanging element including a frame, vertical plates and ribs. The individual heat exchanging elements can be coupled together and/or layered on top of each other and can be manufactured by one single thermal fusion process.... | 02/02/1999 |
