Compact heat exchanger
A compact heat exchanger apparatus is described which consists of: a cluster of hollow shells, the shell having an outer surface and an inner surface, the shells being clustered to connect portions of their outer surfaces with portions of the outer surfaces of adjacent the shells to form a substantially contiguous interstitial space between the unconnected portions of the outer surfaces, the inner surfaces forming cavities which are interconnected by inner passages through the connecting portions of the shells' outer furfaces to cavaties in adjacent shells, at least some of the cavities and inner passages comprising a contiguous inner space within the inner surfaces of the cluster, fluid communication between the interstitial space and the inner space being prevented by the shells; a first side of the cluster bonded to a first bonding layer which seals the interstitial space on the first side of the cluster, the first side of the cluster being open to the exterior side of the first bonding layer to make the inner space accessible to a first manifold connected to the exterior side of the first bonding layer; a second side of the cluster bonded to a second bonding layer which seals the interstitial space on the second side of the cluster, the second side of the cluster being open to the exterior side of the second bonding layer.
- Assignee:
- Southwest Research Inst., San Antonio, TX
- Patent Number(s):
- US 4600052
- OSTI ID:
- 5327617
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: Filed date 2 Mar 1984
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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