Title:
HEAT EXCHANGER ASSEMBLY, A FIN FOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SUCH AN ASSEMBLY
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2013/114070
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A heat exchanger assembly, comprising : heat exchanger pipework which comprises a plurality of elongate tube elements which extend in spaced relation and a plurality of pipe end couplings which fluidly connect open ends of respective tube elements, wherein the pipe end couplings each comprise a main body part to which the open ends of the respective tube elements are fixed, and an enclosure part which is fixed to the main body part and provides a closed fluid connection between the open ends of the respective tube elements; and a plurality of fins which extend in spaced relation and optionally substantially orthogonally to the tube elements, wherein the fins each comprise a sheet element, optionally a single, continuous sheet element, which includes a plurality of apertures through which extend respective ones of the tube elements, and a plurality of fin coupling elements which are located within respective ones of the fin apertures to interface the tube elements to the sheet elements.
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Inventors:
BURNS MICHAEL ALAN (GB)
BURNS PAUL ANDREW (GB)
BURNS PAUL ANDREW (GB)
Application Number:
PCT/GB2013/000039
Publication Date:
December 05, 2013
Filing Date:
January 31, 2013
Export Citation:
Assignee:
CLEAN THERMODYNAMIC ENERGY CONVERSION LTD (GB)
International Classes:
F22B37/10; B23K1/00; F28D7/06; F28F1/32; F28F9/26
Foreign References:
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Attorney, Agent or Firm:
BODEN, Keith McMurray (The Gables Massetts Road,Horley, Surrey RH6 7DQ, GB)
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