Heat exchanger efficiently operable alternatively as evaporator or condenser
Abstract
A heat exchanger adapted for efficient operation alternatively as evaporator or condenser and characterized by flexible outer tube having a plurality of inner conduits and check valves sealingly disposed within the outer tube and connected with respective inlet and outlet master flow conduits and configured so as to define a parallel flow path for a first fluid such as a refrigerant when flowed in one direction and to define a serpentine and series flow path for the first fluid when flowed in the opposite direction. The flexible outer tube has a heat exchange fluid, such as water, flowed therethrough by way of suitable inlet and outlet connections. The inner conduits and check valves form a package that is twistable so as to define a spiral annular flow path within the flexible outer tube for the heat exchange fluid. The inner conduits have thin walls of highly efficient heat transfer material for transferring heat between the first and second fluids. Also disclosed are specific materials and configurations.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Northrup Industries, Hutchins, TX (United States); Atlantic Richfield Company, Los Angeles, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 864080
- Patent Number(s):
- 4307578
- Application Number:
- 06/140771
- Assignee:
- Atlantic Richfield Company (Los Angeles, CA)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F25 - REFRIGERATION OR COOLING F25B - REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS
F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING 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
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC03-78CS31718
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 1980 Apr 16
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- heat; exchanger; efficiently; operable; alternatively; evaporator; condenser; adapted; efficient; operation; characterized; flexible; outer; tube; plurality; inner; conduits; check; valves; sealingly; disposed; connected; respective; inlet; outlet; master; flow; configured; define; parallel; path; fluid; refrigerant; flowed; direction; serpentine; series; opposite; exchange; water; therethrough; suitable; connections; form; package; twistable; spiral; annular; walls; highly; transfer; material; transferring; fluids; disclosed; specific; materials; configurations; parallel flow; flow conduit; transferring heat; opposite direction; heat exchange; heat exchanger; heat transfer; flow path; highly efficient; outer tube; check valve; exchange fluid; check valves; annular flow; efficient heat; sealingly disposed; suitable inlet; respective inlet; transfer material; inner conduit; efficient operation; /62/165/
Citation Formats
Ecker, Amir L. Heat exchanger efficiently operable alternatively as evaporator or condenser. United States: N. p., 1981.
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@article{osti_864080,
title = {Heat exchanger efficiently operable alternatively as evaporator or condenser},
author = {Ecker, Amir L.},
abstractNote = {A heat exchanger adapted for efficient operation alternatively as evaporator or condenser and characterized by flexible outer tube having a plurality of inner conduits and check valves sealingly disposed within the outer tube and connected with respective inlet and outlet master flow conduits and configured so as to define a parallel flow path for a first fluid such as a refrigerant when flowed in one direction and to define a serpentine and series flow path for the first fluid when flowed in the opposite direction. The flexible outer tube has a heat exchange fluid, such as water, flowed therethrough by way of suitable inlet and outlet connections. The inner conduits and check valves form a package that is twistable so as to define a spiral annular flow path within the flexible outer tube for the heat exchange fluid. The inner conduits have thin walls of highly efficient heat transfer material for transferring heat between the first and second fluids. Also disclosed are specific materials and configurations.},
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year = {Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1981},
month = {Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1981}
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