Plate-fin panel heat exchanger and panel components thereof
A plate-fin panel for a heat exchanger may be either formed as an aluminum extrusion or fabricated from a corrugated metal sheet sandwiched between two flat metal sheets. The extruded aluminum version may be clad with protective sheet metal jackets made of, or coated with, a corrosion resistant Cu-Ni alloy. Individual panel sections can be joined together by tongue and groove engagement to obtain a total desired panel width if available extrusion press or rolling mill capacity is insufficient. The plate-fin panels are assembled into slotted headering plates, and a layer of synthetic plastics potting compound seals dissimilar metal joints against electrolytic corrosion as well as leakage and provides sufficient adhesive strength to reduce or eliminate the need for welding the panels to the headers. Mechanical brush or hydraulic jet apparatus is capable of continuously or intermittently cleaning slime or encrustations from all panel surfaces exposed to seawater.
- Assignee:
- EDB-85-122025
- Patent Number(s):
- US 4497363
- OSTI ID:
- 5658844
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: Filed date 28 Apr 1982; Other Information: PAT-APPL-372539
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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