Title:
FLUID FLOW DISTRIBUTION DEVICE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2005098337
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A fluid flow distribution device (10) is provided for use in a heat exchanger (12) having multiple heat exchange units (14) that receive a fluid flow (18) from a fluid inlet (16). The device includes a plurality of tortuous flow paths (31) to direct distributed portions of the fluid flow (18) from the inlet (16) to the heat exchange units (141). Each tortuous flow path (31) is defined by a pair of flow chamber plates (24, 26), and an orifice plate (281) sandwiched between the flow chamber plates (24, 26). Each tortuous flow path (31) includes a series (34) of orifices (36) extending through the orifice plate (28), a first pattern (38) of first flow chambers (40) formed in one of the flow chamber plates (24, 261) and aligned with sequential pairs of the orifices (36), and a second pattern (42) of second flow chambers (44) formed in the other of the flow chamber plates (24, 26) and offset with respect to the first pattern (38) and the pairs of orifices (36).
Inventors:
VALENSA JEROEN (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2005/011334
Publication Date:
November 24, 2005
Filing Date:
April 01, 2005
Export Citation:
Assignee:
MODINE MFG CO (US)
VALENSA JEROEN (US)
VALENSA JEROEN (US)
International Classes:
F28F9/02; F28F27/02; (IPC1-7): F28F9/02; F28D1/053
Foreign References:
| US5242016A | 1993-09-07 | |||
| EP0634615A1 | 1995-01-18 | |||
| US5295532A | 1994-03-22 |
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