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HEAT EXCHANGE
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| 4 | ![[Patents]](../gifs/ps.gif) | REGENERATOR |
| 5 | | . Cleaning |
| 6 | | . Movable heat storage mass with enclosure |
| 7 | | . . With fluid handling system |
| 8 | | . . Rotary heat collector |
| 9 | | . . . Seals |
| 9.1 | | . Checker brick structure |
| 9.2 | | . . Gradated flow area, heat capacity or heat resistance |
| 9.3 | | . . Having gas supply or exhaust manifold structure |
| 9.4 | | . . In casing |
| 10 | | . Heat collector |
| 11.1 | | WITH ALARM, INDICATOR, SIGNAL, REGISTER, RECORDER, TEST OR INSPECTION MEANS |
| 11.2 | | . Remotely controlled inspection means |
| 200 | | WITH TIMER, PROGRAMMER, TIME DELAY, OR CONDITION RESPONSIVE CONTROL |
| 201 | | . Having heating and cooling capability |
| 202 | | . . Vehicle installation |
| 203 | | . . . Plural temperature regulators for plural zones |
| 204 | | . . . Flow control of chest, foot, or defrost air in vehicle |
| 205 | | . . Plural temperature regulators for plural zones |
| 206 | | . . . Nonbuilding system (e.g., machine tool, chemical analyzer, etc.) |
| 207 | | . . . Refrigeration system having an evaporator or condenser in each zone |
| 208 | | . . . Central system prioritizes heating and cooling requests from zones |
| 209 | | . . . Supervisory central control means overrides zone controller |
| 210 | | . . . Heat balancing using waste heat or cold (e.g., heat reclaim, etc.) |
| 211 | | . . . Different conditioning means for perimeter zone and core zone |
| 212 | | . . . Central temperature conditioned air supplied to each zone |
| 213 | | . . . . Mixing within zone of recirculated zone air and supply air adjacent zone air inlet (e.g., induction unit, etc.) |
| 214 | | . . . . . Including a fan (e.g., fancoil unit, etc.) |
| 215 | | . . . . Reheat adjacent zone air inlet |
| 216 | | . . . . Mixing of separate centrally supplied hot and cold stream before discharge into each zone (e.g., dual-duct, etc.) |
| 217 | | . . . . Volume flow of discharged air at discharge into zone modulated by zone heating or cooling load (e.g., variable air volume, etc.) |
| 218 | | . . . Central temperature conditioned liquid supplied to each zone |
| 219 | | . . . . Separate supply and return mains (e.g., two pipe system, etc.) |
| 220 | | . . . . . Additional supply main (e.g., three pipe system, etc.) |
| 221 | | . . . . . . Additional return main (e.g., four pipe system, etc.) |
| 222 | | . . Humidity control |
| 223 | | . . . Humidity sensor measures humidity of air in conditioned space |
| 224 | | . . . . Additional humidity sensor (e.g., located outside of conditioned space, etc.) |
| 225 | | . . . . Humidity sensor controls indirect-contact cooling means |
| 226 | | . . . . . Liquid spray onto indirect-contact cooling means |
| 227 | | . . . . . Air bypass of indirect-contact cooling means |
| 228 | | . . . . . Reheat of cooled air downstream of indirect-contact cooling means |
| 229 | | . . . . Humidity sensor controls humidifier |
| 230 | | . . . Dewpoint controlled (e.g., control of cooling means by downstream temperature sensor to maintain controlled dewpoint of downstream air, etc.) |
| 231 | | . . Congealed material (e.g., frost, etc.) or condensation removal or prevention |
| 232 | | . . . Operated by timer or programmer |
| 233 | | . . . Operated by temperature sensor |
| 234 | | . . Control of static pressure of conditioned space |
| 235 | | . . . Space is within aircraft |
| 236 | | . . Control of heat storage |
| 237 | | . . Means responsive to occupancy of space |
| 238 | | . . Means storing set point for particular time of day (e.g., clock thermostat, etc.) |
| 239 | | . . . Means to compute time required to reach certain temperature by certain time of day (e.g., morning warm-up, etc.) |
| 240 | | . . Heat pump and supplemental heat source |
| 241 | | . . . Change-over from heat pump operation to supplemental heat source operation alone |
| 242 | | . . . . Responsive to outdoor temperature |
| 243 | | . . Means to reset supply air temperature or supply water temperature as function of heat load |
| 244 | | . . Means to control fan or pump to regulate supply air flow or supply water flow |
| 245 | | . . . Low flow during heating and high flow during cooling |
| 246 | | . . . Responsive to pressure |
| 247 | | . . . Responsive to temperature |
| 248 | | . . Flow of air from outdoors controlled (e.g., minimum outside air, etc.) |
| 249 | | . . . Proportion of outdoor air and return air controlled |
| 250 | | . . . . Outdoor air used in lieu of operating heating or cooling means (e.g., economy cycle, etc.) |
| 251 | | . . . . . Enthalpy sensor |
| 252 | | . . . Pre-heat or pre-cool of outdoor air before mixing with returned air |
| 253 | | . . Temperature sensor controlling temperature |
| 254 | | . . . System selects heating or cooling mode automatically (e.g., responsive to season, ambient light, temperature in conditioned area, etc.) |
| 255 | | . . . . Dead band between heating and cooling |
| 256 | | . . . . Variable rate of heating or cooling (e.g., plural stages, etc.) |
| 257 | | . . . . Room and ambient temperature sensors |
| 258 | | . . . . Separate heating and cooling thermostats |
| 259 | | . . . . Single temperature sensing means |
| 260 | | . . . Variable rate of heating or cooling (e.g., plural stages, etc.) |
| 261 | | . . . . Sequentially activated heat sources or cool sources |
| 262 | | . . . . . Timer |
| 263 | | . . . Area receives conditioning from simultaneously operated heating and cooling means (e.g., opposed and compensating heating and cooling, etc.) |
| 264 | | . . . . Simultaneous heating and cooling only in limited range around set point temperature |
| 265 | | . . . Manual changeover between heating and cooling modes (e.g., manual override, etc.) |
| 266 | | . Pre-heat or pre-cool of space or device during start-up |
| 267 | | . Means to heat or cool for predetermined periods of time (e.g., duty cycle, time-temperature profiler, etc.) |
| 268 | | . . Predetermined time variable set point |
| 269 | | . . Duty cycle (e.g., pulse duration or pulse frequency modulation, etc.) |
| 270 | | . Time delay |
| 271 | | . Vehicle or engine speed responsive |
| 272 | | . Control of heat pipe heat transfer characteristics |
| 273 | | . . Control of quantity of inert gas |
| 274 | | . . Control of vapor or liquid flow between evaporator and condenser sections (e.g., by variable restrictions, check valves, etc.) |
| 275 | | . Control of amount of conductive gas in confined space between heat source and heat sink |
| 276 | | . Control of variable thermal conductivity systems (e.g., heat valves, etc.) |
| 277 | | . . Solid heat transfer path |
| 278 | | . Vent of system (e.g., overpressure, overtemperature, removal of noncondensable, etc.) |
| 279 | | . Pressure and temperature responsive or control |
| 280 | | . . Bypass of heat exchanger responsive to both temperature and pressure |
| 281 | | . Fluid pressure responsive or control |
| 282 | | . . Branched flow of heat exchange material |
| 283 | | . . . Bypass of heat exchanger |
| 284 | | . . . . Differential pressure operated bypass |
| 285 | | . . Flow of one heat exchange material controlled by the pressure of another |
| 286 | | . . Flow of one heat exchange material controlled by its own pressure |
| 287 | | . Temperature responsive or control |
| 288 | | . . Plural temperature sensors |
| 289 | | . . . Means to maintain a constant temperature difference between a measured temperature and a controlled temperature |
| 290 | | . . . Temperature sensor within or near an area to be conditioned, another tempeerature sensor near the conditioning equipment (e.g., shallow/deep, etc.) |
| 291 | | . . . Temperature sensor inside conditioned space, another temperature sensor outdoor (e.g., indoor set point adjusted by outdoor conditions, etc.) |
| 292 | | . . . Temperature sensor in treated fluid, another temperature sensor in treating fluid |
| 293 | | . . . Temperature sensor prior to heat exchanger and one after |
| 294 | | . . . Branched flow of heat exchange material |
| 295 | | . . Including mass flow sensor |
| 296 | | . . Branched flow of heat exchange material |
| 297 | | . . . Bypass of heat exchanger |
| 298 | | . . . . Mixture temperature sensing |
| 299 | | . . Flow of one heat exchange material controlled by temperature of another |
| 300 | | . . Flow of one heat exchange material controlled by its own temperature |
| 301 | | . Liquid-level responsive or control means |
| 302 | | . . Condenser or evaporator |
| 303 | | . Cleaning |
| 41 | | WITH VEHICLE FEATURE |
| 42 | | . Heating and cooling |
| 43 | | . . Vehicle contained common power and heat supply |
| 44 | | . Utilizing motion of vehicle |
| 45 | | GEOGRAPHICAL |
| 46 | | FLEXIBLE ENVELOPE OR COVER TYPE |
| 47 | | STRUCTURAL INSTALLATION |
| 48.1 | | . Heating and cooling |
| 48.2 | | . . Solar |
| 49 | | . . Radiant building panel |
| 50 | | . . Room heat exchangers with central fluid supply |
| 51 | | . Engine |
| 52 | | . . Exchange between engine supply and exhaust lines |
| 53 | | . Related to wall, floor or ceiling structure of a chamber |
| 54 | | . . In a chamber connected passage traversing the structure |
| 55 | | . . Projecting shield forms passage with the structure |
| 56 | | . . Hollow or recess in the structure connected for exchange fluid flow |
| 57 | | . . . Ported to the chamber |
| 58 | | HEATING AND COOLING |
| 59 | | . With ventilation |
| 60 | | . Gas-liquid contactor |
| 61 | | . Heating and cooling of the same material |
| 62 | | . . Refrigerating system conversion |
| 63 | | . . Refrigeration producer |
| 64 | | . . Heat generator |
| 65 | | . . Heater and cooler serially arranged |
| 66 | | . . . Heat exchange between supply and exhaust lines |
| 67 | | WITH EXTERNAL SUPPORT |
| 68 | | . Legs |
| 69 | | RESILIENT VIBRATION DAMPER ISOLATING EXCHANGER ELEMENT |
| 70 | | WITH LEAKAGE COLLECTOR |
| 71 | | WITH PURGE, OR DRAINAGE, COCK OR PLUG |
| 72 | | COVERED ACCESS OPENING |
| 73 | | . Cover is, or carries, heat exchanging means |
| 74 | | . . Heat exchanging means projects into the covered chamber |
| 75 | | . Heating or cooling means within the covered chamber |
| 76 | | WITH REPAIR OR ASSEMBLY MEANS |
| 77 | | . Hinge |
| 78 | | . Guide |
| 79 | | . Positioner or retainer for settable material |
| 80.1 | | WITH RETAINER FOR REMOVABLE ARTICLE |
| 80.2 | | . Electrical component |
| 80.3 | | . . Air cooled, including fins |
| 80.4 | | . . Liquid cooled |
| 80.5 | | . Including liquid heat exchange medium |
| 81 | | EXPANSION AND CONTRACTION RELIEVING OR ABSORBING MEANS |
| 82 | | . Relieving or absorbing means supports temperature modifier in heat exchanger |
| 83 | | . . Flexible fluid confining wall |
| 84 | | WITH MEANS FLEXING, JARRING OR VIBRATING HEAT EXCHANGE SURFACE |
| 85 | | AGITATOR OR IMPELLER MOTOR OPERATED BY EXCHANGE FLUID |
| 86 | | MOVABLE HEATING OR COOLING SURFACE |
| 87 | | . Hollow screw type impeller |
| 88 | | . Rotor carrying separate chambers for two exchanging fluents |
| 89 | | . Rotary drum |
| 90 | | . . With means applying fluids for exchange through drum wall |
| 91 | | . . . With drum surface scraper |
| 92 | | . Hollow strirrer or scraper |
| 93 | | . . Material advancer in shelf to shelf device |
| 94 | | WITH SCRAPER REMOVING PRODUCT FROM TEMPERATURE MODIFYING SURFACE |
| 95 | | WITH CLEANING MEANS FOR HEAT EXCHANGER |
| 96 | | WITH ADJUSTOR FOR HEAT, OR EXCHANGE MATERIAL, FLOW |
| 97 | | . Flow reversed or crossed within temperature modifying zone |
| 98 | | . Adjustable radiator face covering means |
| 99 | | . . Discharge grille or diffuser |
| 100 | | . Branched flow |
| 101 | | . . Controls flow through parallel heating or cooling means |
| 102 | | . . Tortuous and straight through branches within heating or cooling drum |
| 103 | | . . By pass of heating or cooling means |
| 104.11 | | INTERMEDIATE FLUENT HEAT EXCHANGE MATERIAL RECEIVING AND DISCHARGING HEAT |
| 104.12 | | . Reversible chemical reaction |
| 104.13 | | . Plural intermediate fluent heat exchange materials |
| 104.14 | | . . Always out of direct contact with each other |
| 104.15 | | . Solid fluent heat exchange material |
| 104.16 | | . . Fluidized bed |
| 104.17 | | . . Utilizing change of state |
| 104.18 | | . . Including means to move heat exchange material |
| 104.19 | | . Liquid fluent heat exchange material |
| 104.21 | | . . Utilizing change of state |
| 104.22 | | . . . Including means to move heat exchange material in liquid state |
| 104.23 | | . . . . By direct application of electrical energy to heat exchange material |
| 104.24 | | . . . . By application of heat other than in heat receiving area |
| 104.25 | | . . . . By application of mechanical energy |
| 104.26 | | . . . Utilizing capillary attraction |
| 104.27 | | . . . With pressurizing means or degassifying means |
| 104.28 | | . . Including means to move heat exchange material |
| 104.29 | | . . . Utilizing formed bubble |
| 104.31 | | . . . By application of mechanical energy |
| 104.32 | | . . With pressurizing means or degassifying means |
| 104.33 | | . . Cooling electrical device |
| 104.34 | | . Including means to move gaseous heat exchange material |
| 108 | | RECIRCULATION |
| 109.1 | | WITH AGITATING OR STIRRING STRUCTURE |
| 110 | | WITH FIRST FLUID HOLDER OR COLLECTOR OPEN TO SECOND FLUID |
| 111 | | . Separate external discharge port for each fluid |
| 112 | | . . With downstream pressure or temperature modifier |
| 113 | | . . . Surface-type heat exchanger |
| 114 | | . . With baffle at inlet to less dense fluid discharge port |
| 115 | | . Trickler |
| 116 | | . . Shelf to shelf |
| 117 | | . . Pipe exterior to pipe exterior |
| 118 | | . . Vertical cone or drum |
| 119 | | WITH SOLIDS SEPARATOR FOR EXCHANGE FLUID |
| 120 | | WITH IMPELLER OR CONVEYOR MOVING EXCHANGE MATERIAL |
| 121 | | . Mechanical gas pump |
| 122 | | . . Heating or cooling means and gas pump in housing |
| 123 | | . . . With injector-type gas pump |
| 124 | | . . . Verging gas flow |
| 125 | | . . . . Radial flow through annular heating or cooling means |
| 126 | | . . . . Single inlet, plural outlets |
| 127 | | . . . . . Gas pump for each outlet stream |
| 128 | | THERMOSYPHONIC FLUE TYPE |
| 129 | | . Heating or cooling means within distinct flue forming enclosure |
| 130 | | . Flue formed between facing second fluid containing conduits |
| 131 | | . Flues formed by vertical corrugations of heat transmitter |
| 132 | | HEATING OR COOLING MEANS IN OPEN COMMUNICATION WITH RESERVOIR |
| 133 | | WITH COATED, ROUGHENED OR POLISHED SURFACE |
| 134.1 | | WITH PROTECTOR OR PROTECTIVE AGENT |
| 135 | | WITH THERMAL OR ACOUSTICAL BLOCKER |
| 136 | | . Insulation and temperature modifier within barrier member |
| 137 | | CONVERTIBLE |
| 138 | | COMBINED |
| 139 | | INTERNALLY BRANCHED FLOW, EXTERNALLY PORTED |
| 140 | | THREE NON-COMMUNICATING FLUIDS |
| 141 | | . Concentric flow chambers |
| 142 | | SPUR TUBE PROJECTS INTO ENCLOSURE |
| 143 | | PLURAL CASTING-CONDUIT UNITS<< LINE OR COMMON HEADER CONNECTED |
| 144 | | LINE CONNECTED CONDUIT ASSEMBLIES |
| 145 | | . In common casing |
| 146 | | GRADATED HEAT TRANSFER STRUCTURE |
| 147 | | . Tapered conduit means |
| 148 | | RADIATOR CORE TYPE |
| 149 | | . With edge cover or frame means |
| 150 | | . Serially connected tube sections |
| 151 | | . Side-by-side tubes traversing fin means |
| 152 | | . Deformed sheet forms passages between side-by-side tube means |
| 153 | | . . With tube manifold |
| 154 | | NON-COMMUNICATING COAXIAL ENCLOSURES |
| 155 | | . With communicating coaxial enclosure |
| 156 | | . Helical conduit means |
| 157 | | CASING OR TANK ENCLOSED CONDUIT ASSEMBLY |
| 158 | | . Manifold formed by casing section and tube sheet of assembly |
| 159 | | . With distinct flow director in casing |
| 160 | | . . Longitudinal |
| 161 | | . . . Additional transverse baffle |
| 162 | | . With support in casing |
| 163 | | . Conduit coiled within casing |
| 164 | | FLOW PASSAGES FOR TWO CONFINED FLUIDS |
| 165 | | . Interdigitated plural first and plural second fluid passages |
| 166 | | . . Stacked plates or shells form interplate passages |
| 167 | | . . . With plate traversing passages interconnecting alternate spaces |
| 168 | | CONDUIT WITHIN, OR CONFORMING TO, PANEL OR WALL STRUCTURE |
| 169 | | . Wall forms enclosure |
| 170 | | . Opposed plates or shells |
| 171 | | . Means spanning side-by-side tube elements |
| 172 | | SIDE-BY-SIDE TUBULAR STRUCTURES OR TUBE SECTIONS |
| 173 | | . With manifold type header or header plate |
| 174 | | . . With internal flow director |
| 175 | | . . Inlet and outlet header means |
| 176 | | . . . Side by side |
| 177 | | TUBULAR STRUCTURE |
| 178 | | . With support or flow connector |
| 179 | | . Projecting internal and external heat transfer means |
| 180 | | . Diverse materials |
| 181 | | . With discrete heat transfer means |
| 182 | | . . With means spacing fins on structure |
| 183 | | . . Longitudinal extending |
| 184 | | . . . Helical |
| 185 | | HEAT TRANSMITTER |
| 186 | | MISCELLANEOUS |
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| | | CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS |
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| 900 | | COOLING TOWERS |
| 901 | | HEAT SAVERS |
| 902 | | HEAT STORAGE |
| 903 | | CONVECTION |
| 904 | | RADIATION |
| 905 | | MATERIALS OF MANUFACTURE |
| 906 | | REINFORCEMENT |
| 907 | | POROUS |
| 908 | | FLUID JETS |
| 909 | | REGENERATION |
| 910 | | TUBE PATTERN |
| 911 | | VAPORIZATION |
| 912 | | COMBINED OR CONVERTIBLE HEAT EXCHANGE MODES |
| 913 | | CONDENSATION |
| 914 | | FILMING |
| 915 | | FOAMING |
| 916 | | OIL COOLER |
| 917 | | PRESSURIZATION AND/OR DEGASSIFICATION |
| 918 | | HEATED AND COOLED FOOD CABINETS AND/OR TRAYS |
| 919 | | . WHEELED |
| 920 | | PARTICULATE HEAT EXCHANGE |
| 921 | | DEW POINT |
| DIG 1 | | WITH ALARM, INDICATOR, RECORDER, TEST, OR INSPECTION MEANS |
| DIG 2 | | . Energy, efficiency, performance or malfunction |
| DIG 3 | | . Remote control inspection means |
| DIG 4 | | . Sight glass |
| DIG 5 | | . Fluid level or amount |
| DIG 6 | | . Temperature |
| DIG 7 | | . Flow or valve position |
| DIG 8 | | . Leakage |
| DIG 9 | | HAVING A SOLID HEAT STORAGE MASS FOR ABSORBING HEAT FROM ONE FLUID AND RELEASING IT TO ANOTHER (I.E. REGENERATOR) |
| DIG 10 | | . Cleaning storage mass |
| DIG 11 | | . . Reciprocating cleaner device (e.g. scraper, sprayer) |
| DIG 12 | | . . Spray nozzle cleaner |
| DIG 13 | | . Movable heat storage mass with enclosure |
| DIG 14 | | . . Reciprocated linearly |
| DIG 15 | | . . With pump |
| DIG 16 | | . . Rotary storage mass |
| DIG 17 | | . . . With thermal expansion compensating means |
| DIG 18 | | . . . Having means controlling direction or rate of flow |
| DIG 19 | | . . . . Plate type shutter associated with face of storage mass |
| DIG 20 | | . . . Seal and seal-engaging surface are relatively movable |
| DIG 21 | | . . . . Seal engaging a face of cylindrical heat storage mass |
| DIG 22 | | . . . . . Seal defining sector-shaped flow area |
| DIG 23 | | . . . . . Brush-type seal |
| DIG 24 | | . . . . Circumferential seal |
| DIG 25 | | . . . . Heat resistant material seal |
| DIG 26 | | . . . Seal attached to and rotating with storage mass |
| DIG 27 | | . . . With particular rotary bearing or drive means |
| DIG 28 | | . . . . Ring gear surrounding cylindrical storage mass |
| DIG 29 | | . . . Cylindrical storage mass with axial flow passages |
| DIG 30 | | . Mass formed of modules arranged in three dimensional matrix ("Checkerwork") |
| DIG 31 | | . . Gradated flow area, heat capacity or conductivity |
| DIG 32 | | . . Having gas supply or exhaust manifold structure |
| DIG 33 | | . . . With flow control device (i.e. valve) |
| DIG 34 | | . . . With flow distributing baffle |
| DIG 35 | | . . In casing |
| DIG 36 | | . . Distinct passages formed in individual modules |
| DIG 37 | | . Having flow diverting means (e.g. valve) to selectively control flow through storage mass |
| DIG 38 | | . . Correlated control of plural diverting means |
| DIG 39 | | . . . Synchronously rotated flow guiding hoods disposed on opposite sides of fixed regenerator |
| DIG 40 | | . . . Linearly movable diverting means |
| DIG 41 | | . . Rotary diverting means |
| DIG 42 | | . Particular structure of heat storage mass |
| DIG 43 | | . . Element for constructing regenerator rotor |
| DIG 44 | | HAVING FLEXIBLE HEAT EXCHANGE SURFACE CONFORMING TO A SOLID STRUCTURE (E.G., APPLICATOR, ETC.) |
| DIG 45 | | . Conform to head, neck, or face |
| DIG 46 | | . Heat exchange body suit |
| DIG 47 | | . For cooling |
| DIG 48 | | . . Electrical component |
| DIG 49 | | . . Or for heating |
| DIG 50 | | . . . Including a pump or valve |
| DIG 51 | | HAVING EXPANSION AND CONTRACTION RELIEVING OR ABSORBING MEANS |
| DIG 52 | | . For cylindrical heat exchanger |
| DIG 53 | | . . Flexible or movable header or header element |
| DIG 54 | | . . . Movable header (e.g., floating header, etc.) |
| DIG 55 | | . . . . Including guiding means for movable header |
| DIG 56 | | . . . . . Fluid sealing means between movable header and enclosure |
| DIG 57 | | . . . Flexing tubesheet |
| DIG 58 | | . . . Movable tubesheet (e.g., floating tubesheet, etc.) |
| DIG 59 | | . . . . Tubesheet connected to enclosure by expansion joint |
| DIG 60 | | . . Expandable casing for cylindrical heat exchanger |
| DIG 61 | | . . . For plural cylindrical heat exchangers |
| DIG 62 | | . . . Having particular external casing support means |
| DIG 63 | | . . Cylindrical heat exchanger fixed to fixed end supports |
| DIG 64 | | . . . Including intermediate support |
| DIG 65 | | . . . Bent cylindrical heat exchanger |
| DIG 66 | | . . . . Coiled |
| DIG 67 | | . . Cylindrical heat exchanger rectilinearly slidable relative to its support |
| DIG 68 | | . . . Including fluid seal |
| DIG 69 | | . . Pivotal support for cylindrical heat exchanger |
| DIG 70 | | . . Resilient fluid seal |
| DIG 71 | | . Resilient fluid seal for plate-type heat exchanger |
| DIG 72 | | AGITATOR OR IMPELLER MOTOR OPERATED BY FIRST HEAT EXCHANGE FLUID |
| DIG 73 | | . To agitate or move second heat exchange fluid |
| DIG 74 | | . . Agitator structure confines first heat exchange fluid |
| DIG 75 | | . . Agitator structure confines second heat exchange fluid |
| DIG 76 | | WITH SCRAPER FOR REMOVING PRODUCT FROM HEAT TRANSFER SURFACE |
| DIG 77 | | . Screw shaped scraper |
| DIG 78 | | . Linearly operated scraper |
| DIG 79 | | . . Reciprocated linearly |
| DIG 80 | | . Plural scrapers for spaced shelves or chambers |
| DIG 81 | | . Rotary heat exchange scraper or scraper for rotary heat exchange surface |
| DIG 82 | | . . Grooved drum surface |
| DIG 83 | | . . Scraper attached to or formed part of rotary heat exchange fluid surface |
| DIG 84 | | . . Scraper within annular space formed by concentric cylinders or concentric conical surfaces |
| DIG 85 | | . . Scraper for cleaning inner surface of rotary heat exchange surface |
| DIG 86 | | . . Weight operated scraper |
| DIG 87 | | . . Spring pressed scraper |
| DIG 88 | | . . Adjustable scraper |
| DIG 89 | | . . For scraping flat horizontal surface |
| DIG 90 | | . . Scraper blade movable relative to scraper blade support (e.g., pivoting blade, rocking blade, etc.) |
| DIG 91 | | . . For scraping wall of cylindrical heat exchanger |
| DIG 92 | | WITH VALVE OR MOVABLE DEFLECTOR FOR HEAT EXCHANGE FLUID FLOW |
| DIG 93 | | . Adjustable radiator face covering means (e.g., adjustable shield for car radiator, heater core, etc.) |
| DIG 94 | | . . Windowshade type (i.e. sheet feeds off roller) |
| DIG 95 | | . . Rectilinear sliding movement of adjustable cover |
| DIG 96 | | . . Pivotal movement of adjustable cover |
| DIG 97 | | . . . Plural parallel pivotable shutters |
| DIG 98 | | . . . . One shutter section having different flow area or flow direction with another shutter section |
| DIG 99 | | . . . . With fan |
| DIG 100 | | . Flow direction reversed through heat exchanger |
| DIG 101 | | . For controlling supply of heat exchange fluid flowing between hydraulically independent heat exchange sections |
| DIG 102 | | . . Hydraulically independent single-confined-fluid radiator sections for heating ambient air |
| DIG 103 | | . . . Valves each controls a radiator section |
| DIG 104 | | . . Hydraulically independent heat exchange sections connected in parallel |
| DIG 105 | | . . . Correlated valves |
| DIG 106 | | . . . Valves each controls a heat exchange section |
| DIG 107 | | . . . . Hydraulically independent heat exchange tubes disposed in housing (e.g., tank, casing, etc.) |
| DIG 108 | | . . . . . Coiled tubes |
| DIG 109 | | . With by-pass of heat exchanger or heat exchanger section |
| DIG 110 | | . . Bypass within or surrounds heat exchanger |
| DIG 111 | | . . . Heat exchanger enclosing a fluid conduit confining second heat exchange fluid |
| DIG 112 | | . . . . Stove pipe drum having air draft passage for heating ambient air |
| DIG 113 | | . . . Bypass centrally located in heat exchanger |
| DIG 114 | | . . . . Having perforated wall |
| DIG 115 | | . . . . Surrounding by a helical flow channel |
| DIG 116 | | . . . . Plural adjacent flow channel parallel to central bypass |
| DIG 117 | | . . . . . Arranged for series flow therethrough |
| DIG 118 | | . . . Serpentine heat exchange flow path |
| DIG 119 | | . . . Bypass controlled by pivotal damper |
| DIG 120 | | . . U or serpentine heat exchange flow path |
| DIG 121 | | . . . Serpentine heat exchange flow path |
| DIG 122 | | . . . U heat exchange flow path and linear bypass |
| DIG 123 | | . Heat exchange flow path through heat exchanger altered (e.g., crossed, etc.) |
| DIG 124 | | . . Stove pipe drum |
| DIG 125 | | . . . Valve mounted on fixed deflector |
| DIG 126 | | . Total flow rate through heat exchanger controlled by valve |
| DIG 127 | | . . Stove pipe drum |
| DIG 128 | | . . . Including air draft passage for heating ambient air |
| DIG 129 | | . . Valve regulates flow through housing enclosing heat exchanger |
| DIG 130 | | . . . Including valve regulating flow through heat exchanger |
| DIG 131 | | . . Single-confined-fluid radiator for heating ambient air |
| DIG 132 | | WITH ADJUSTOR FOR HEAT FLOW |
| DIG 133 | | . Conduction rate |
| DIG 134 | | . . By varying thickness of conductive layer (e.g., air gap, etc.) |
| DIG 135 | | MOVABLE HEAT EXCHANGER |
| DIG 136 | | . Movable belt or strip transfers heat to or from objects or material thereon |
| DIG 137 | | . Unconstrained movement (e.g., float, etc.) |
| DIG 138 | | . Partially rotable (e.g, rocking, pivoting, oscillation, tilting, etc.) |
| DIG 139 | | . Fully rotatable |
| DIG 140 | | . . Rotating heat exchanger having rotating flow confining structures or chambers for two separate heat exchange fluids |
| DIG 141 | | . . . Concentric flow confining structures or chambers |
| DIG 142 | | . . . . Jacketed shell |
| DIG 143 | | . . . Discrete tubing having length extending along a longitudinal axis of rotating heat exchanger |
| DIG 144 | | . . . . Helical |
| DIG 145 | | . . Radially extending hollow arm on rotating shaft traverses furnance shelf (e.g., rabble arm, etc.) |
| DIG 146 | | . . . Angled blade suspended from arm for advancing material |
| DIG 147 | | . . Fluid impeller or material advancer |
| DIG 148 | | . . . Auger |
| DIG 149 | | . . . . Having hollow blade |
| DIG 150 | | . . . Radial or axial impeller |
| DIG 151 | | . . . . Having hollow blade |
| DIG 152 | | . . Rotating agitator |
| DIG 153 | | . . . Flow space or fluid chamber defined between two relatively movable, closely spaced coextensive surfaces |
| DIG 154 | | . . . Hollow tubing rotates in vessel to stir contents |
| DIG 155 | | . . . . Tubing has radially or axially extending sections |
| DIG 156 | | . . Hollow cylindrical member (e.g., drum, etc.) |
| DIG 157 | | . . . Fluid sprayed onto surface of rotatable cylinder |
| DIG 158 | | . . . Having stationary material removal means |
| DIG 159 | | . . . With particular flow path or defined fluid chamber (e.g., annulus, spiral, etc.) |
| DIG 160 | | . . . . Concentric shells define annular flow space |
| DIG 161 | | . . . . . With means defining particular flow path (e.g., baffle, etc.) |
| DIG 162 | | ONLY DIRECT-CONTACT HEAT EXCHANGE BETWEEN TWO SEPARATELY SUPPLIED FLUIDS |
| DIG 163 | | INCLUDING A MEANS TO FORM FLUID FILM ON HEAT TRANSFER SURFACE (E.G., TRICKLE) |
| DIG 164 | | . Film flow constrained to spiral path |
| DIG 165 | | . Film formed on spirally coiled member |
| DIG 166 | | . Vertically spaced pipe sections contact liquid in underlying troughs |
| DIG 167 | | . Liquid film flows sequentially along upper surfaces of vertically spaced trays (i.e. shelf-to-shelf) |
| DIG 168 | | . Film formed on interior surface of container or pipe |
| DIG 169 | | . . Inside of vertical pipe |
| DIG 170 | | . . . Distributor "cap" mounted in top end of pipe |
| DIG 171 | | . Including means at top end of vertical pipe to distribute liquid film on pipe exterior |
| DIG 172 | | . Film flows along exterior of plural pipe sections |
| DIG 173 | | . . Pipe exterior surfaces about to form continuous surface |
| DIG 174 | | . . Intervening members extend between spaced pipe sections to form continuous surface |
| DIG 175 | | . . Horizontally extending, parallel sections disposed in vertical array (i.e. one pipe directly above another) |
| DIG 176 | | . . . With means suspended beneath pipe surface to guide liquid droplets |
| DIG 177 | | . Film flows along upper surface of tray |
| DIG 178 | | . . Parallel corrugated vertical sheets formed fluid passage therebetween |
| DIG 179 | | . . Container enclosed by casing |
| DIG 180 | | . . Vertically disposable elongated member |
| DIG 181 | | . . Horizontally disposable elongated member |
| DIG 182 | | INDIRECT-CONTACT COOLING TOWER |
| DIG 183 | | INDIRECT-CONTACT EVAPORATOR |
| DIG 184 | | INDIRECT-CONTACT CONDENSER |
| DIG 185 | | . Having stacked plates forming flow channel therebetween |
| DIG 186 | | . . Stacked plates surrounded by housing confining another fluid |
| DIG 187 | | . Having pump downstream of condenser |
| DIG 188 | | . . Pump to remove only uncondensed vapor or air |
| DIG 189 | | . . . From a first-stage direct-contact condenser |
| DIG 190 | | . . . Including second-stage indirect-contact condenser |
| DIG 191 | | . . . Including second-stage direct-contact condenser |
| DIG 192 | | . Including means to heat collected condensate |
| DIG 193 | | . First-stage condenser serially connected to second-stage condenser |
| DIG 194 | | . . First stage direct-contact condenser |
| DIG 195 | | . Including condensate collecting tray connected to condensate drain conduit to divert condensate around a section of heat transfer surface |
| DIG 196 | | . Baffle defines flow passage within header for condensate to bypass portion of vapor flow path |
| DIG 197 | | . Including means for (removing) condensate (from vapor flow path) to bypass portion of vapor flow path |
| DIG 198 | | . Condensate guiding means attached to heat transfer surface |
| DIG 199 | | . . Heat transfer tube surrounds by jacket condensate guiding means |
| DIG 200 | | . . Condensate guiding means forms inside heat transfer tube |
| DIG 201 | | . . Including fin member associated with condensate guiding means |
| DIG 202 | | . Vapor flow passage between vapor inlet and outlet has decreasing cross- sectional area |
| DIG 203 | | . . Coolant tubes arranged in groups to form vapor flow lanes of decreasing cross-sectional area |
| DIG 204 | | . Including a direct-contact heat exchange chamber |
| DIG 205 | | . Space for condensable vapor surrounds space for coolant |
| DIG 206 | | . . Including coiled heat exchange tube |
| DIG 207 | | . . Distinct outlets for separated condensate and gas |
| DIG 208 | | . . . Including vapor guide plate extending across vapor inlet |
| DIG 209 | | . . . Including tube banks arranged in undulating pattern (e.g., w shape) |
| DIG 210 | | . . . Including perforated baffle completely surrounding a group of coolant tube |
| DIG 211 | | . . . Including concave member adjacent to vapor outlet and partially covering a group of coolant tubes |
| DIG 212 | | . . . Including inclined flat condensate guiding means |
| DIG 213 | | . . . Including baffle partially covering a group of coolant tubes |
| DIG 214 | | . . . Including baffle structure for reversing flow direction of vapor |
| DIG 215 | | . . Having longitudinal partition extending parallel to longitudinal axis of coolant tube |
| DIG 216 | | . . Having partition transverse to longitudinal axis of coolant tube |
| DIG 217 | | . Space for coolant surrounds space for vapor |
| DIG 218 | | . . Condensor adapted to cover opening at top of vapor generator |
| DIG 219 | | . . . Radiator cap condenser |
| DIG 220 | | . . U-shaped or spur tubes connected to adjacent inlet and outlet headers |
| DIG 221 | | . . Vapor is the only confined fluid |
| DIG 222 | | . . . Plural parallel tubes confining vapor connecting between spaced headers |
| DIG 223 | | . . Vapor tube enclosed by coolant confining shell |
| DIG 224 | | INCLUDING A MEANS TO FORM A FLUID JET |
| DIG 225 | | WITH SOLID CONVEYOR |
| DIG 226 | | . Screw conveyor |
| DIG 227 | | . Belt conveyor |
| DIG 228 | | WITH FAN OR PUMP |
| DIG 229 | | . Screw conveyor in pipe or tank |
| DIG 300 | | . Injector-type pump |
| DIG 301 | | . . Having nested nozzles |
| DIG 302 | | . Rotary gas pump |
| DIG 303 | | . . Annular heat exchanger |
| DIG 304 | | . . . Axial impeller |
| DIG 305 | | . . . . Located at heat-exchange housing inlet |
| DIG 306 | | . . . . Located at heat-exchange housing outlet |
| DIG 307 | | . . Including plural impellers |
| DIG 308 | | . . . Coaxial impellers |
| DIG 309 | | . . . . Radial impeller |
| DIG 310 | | . . Heat exchanger located at housing inlet or outlet |
| DIG 311 | | . . Including particular flow deflector (e.g., shroud, diffuser, etc.) |
| DIG 312 | | . . . Plural parallel deflectors |
| DIG 313 | | . . . Deflector with curved surface |
| DIG 314 | | . . Radial impeller |
| DIG 315 | | . . . Located at heat-exchange housing inlet |
| DIG 316 | | . . Axial impeller located at heat-exchange housing inlet |
| DIG 317 | | . . Axial impeller located at heat-exchange housing outlet |
| DIG 318 | | WITH DRIVEN AGITATOR |
| DIG 319 | | . Linearly moving agitator |
| DIG 320 | | . Fully rotary agitator |
| DIG 321 | | . . Generating toroidal flow |
| DIG 322 | | . . Including heat exchange jacket-walls |
| DIG 323 | | . . . Heating or cooling coil disposed between jacket-walls |
| DIG 324 | | . . . Agitator having blade sections mounted along rotating shaft |
| DIG 325 | | . . Blade sections mounted along rotating shaft |
| DIG 326 | | . . Agitator and heating or cooling coil disposed in same housing |
| DIG 327 | | THERMOSYPHONIC HAVING VERTICAL AIR DRAFT PASSAGE |
| DIG 328 | | . Air draft passage confined entirely or in part by fin structure |
| DIG 329 | | . . Corrugated fin attached to heat transfer surface |
| DIG 330 | | . . Air draft passage is parallel to flow direction of heating or cooling means |
| DIG 331 | | . Air draft passage confined entirely by heat transfer surface |
| DIG 332 | | . . Coaxial ducts define air draft passage and annular passage for heat exchange fluid |
| DIG 333 | | . . . Including baffle |
| DIG 334 | | . . . . Baffle located in annular passage |
| DIG 335 | | . . Plural air draft passages enclosed by casing |
| DIG 336 | | . . . Angled air draft passage |
| DIG 337 | | . Heating or cooling means entirely surrounded by air draft passage forming casing |
| DIG 338 | | . . Nested or concentric members define annular air draft passage and heating or cooling conduit |
| DIG 339 | | . . . With baffle |
| DIG 340 | | . . Including flow baffle in casing |
| DIG 341 | | . . Parallel heating or cooling tubes or tubular sections (e.g., coil, serpentine, etc.) |
| DIG 342 | | TANK WITH HEAT EXCHANGER |
| DIG 343 | | . Heat exchanger forms all or portion of tank |
| DIG 344 | | . . Spiral coil forms hemispherical vessel |
| DIG 345 | | . . Jacketed vessel |
| DIG 346 | | . . . Flow baffle or fin in annular flow space |
| DIG 347 | | . Heat exchanger forms cover for tank |
| DIG 348 | | . Heat exchanger within tank |
| DIG 349 | | . . Supported by cover for tank |
| DIG 350 | | . . Tubing removably coupled to inlet and outlet at tank wall |
| DIG 351 | | . . Spaced from tank wall |
| DIG 352 | | . . Flow directing baffle associated with heat exchanger tubing |
| DIG 353 | | . Tube coil bonded directly to tank exterior |
| DIG 354 | | . Heat exchanger serially connected to tank |
| DIG 355 | | HAVING SEPARATE FLOW PASSAGE FOR TWO DISTINCT FLUIDS |
| DIG 356 | | . Plural plates forming a stack providing flow passages therein |
| DIG 357 | | . . Forming annular heat exchanger |
| DIG 358 | | . . . Radially arranged plates |
| DIG 359 | | . . Including means for modifying thermal stress in heat exchange plate |
| DIG 360 | | . . Stacked plates having plurality of perforations |
| DIG 361 | | . . Circular flow passages between plates |
| DIG 362 | | . . Heat exchange liquids separated by double walls |
| DIG 363 | | . . Slotted plates forming grid |
| DIG 364 | | . . With fluid traversing passages formed through the plate |
| DIG 365 | | . . . Including peripheral seal element forming flow channel bounded by seal and heat exchange plates |
| DIG 366 | | . . . . Rigid or semi-rigid peripheral seal frame |
| DIG 367 | | . . . . Peripheral seal element between corrugated heat exchange plates |
| DIG 368 | | . . . . . Including angled corrugations with respect to flow direction |
| DIG 369 | | . . . . Including seal to plate attachment means |
| DIG 370 | | . . . Unitary heat exchange plate and projecting edge |
| DIG 371 | | . . . Including mating flanges around fluid traversing passage |
| DIG 372 | | . . . Adjacent heat exchange plates having joined bent edge flanges for forming flow channels therebetween |
| DIG 373 | | . . Adjacent heat exchange plates having joined bent edge flanges for forming flow channels therebetween |
| DIG 374 | | . . . Liquid to air heat exchanger having liquid passage formed by joined sheets |
| DIG 375 | | . . . . Transverse air tubes |
| DIG 376 | | . . . . Air passages defined by spacing projections of sheets |
| DIG 377 | | . . . . . Spacing projections formed by folded sheet portions |
| DIG 378 | | . . . . . . Including intermediate sheet supporting opposed spacing projections |
| DIG 379 | | . . . . Including corrugated air fin passages between adjacent liquid passages |
| DIG 380 | | . . . . . Air fin conforms to joined corrugated sheets forming plural liquid chambers |
| DIG 381 | | . . . . . Including air fin apertures |
| DIG 382 | | . . . Overlapping flanges |
| DIG 383 | | . . . Interlocking flanges |
| DIG 384 | | . . . Thermally bonded side edges |
| DIG 385 | | . . Bent sheet forming a single tube |
| DIG 386 | | . . . To form only air passages |
| DIG 387 | | . . Including side-edge seal or edge spacer bar |
| DIG 388 | | . . . Including spacer bar transverse to plate stack |
| DIG 389 | | . . . Flow enhancer integral with side-edge seal or edge spacer bar |
| DIG 390 | | . . . Flange element to connect two adjacent heat exchange plates |
| DIG 391 | | . . . Including intermediate corrugated element |
| DIG 392 | | . . . Unitary heat exchange plate and projecting edge |
| DIG 393 | | . . Including additional element between heat exchange plates |
| DIG 394 | | . . . Corrugated heat exchange plate |
| DIG 395 | | . Monolithic core having flow passages for two different fluids (e.g., one- piece ceramic, etc.) |
| DIG 396 | | . . Plurality of stacked monolithic cores |
| DIG 397 | | . . Including conduits embedded in monolithic block |
| DIG 398 | | . Spirally bent heat exchange plate |
| DIG 399 | | . Corrugated heat exchange plate |
| DIG 400 | | . Shell enclosed conduit assembly |
| DIG 401 | | . . Including tube support or shell-side flow director |
| DIG 402 | | . . . Manifold for shell-side fluid |
| DIG 403 | | . . . Preheater for shell-side fluid for preventing thermal shock to tube sheet |
| DIG 404 | | . . . Serially connected separate shells |
| DIG 405 | | . . . Extending in a longitudinal direction |
| DIG 406 | | . . . . Helically or spirally shaped |
| DIG 407 | | . . . . Internal casing or tube sleeve |
| DIG 408 | | . . . . . Tube sleeve |
| DIG 409 | | . . . . . Including transverse element (e.g., fin, baffle, etc.) |
| DIG 410 | | . . . . . . Movable internal casing connecting to transverse element |
| DIG 411 | | . . . . Connecting to shell by specific structure |
| DIG 412 | | . . . . Including transverse element (e.g., fin, baffle, etc.) |
| DIG 413 | | . . . . For directing flow along the length of tube |
| DIG 414 | | . . . . For supporting coil tubes |
| DIG 415 | | . . . . Including perforations |
| DIG 416 | | . . . Extending transverse of shell (e.g., fin, baffle, etc.) |
| DIG 417 | | . . . . Including spacer or support for transverse tube support or shell-side flow director |
| DIG 418 | | . . . . . Tubular spacer sleeve |
| DIG 419 | | . . . . . Spacer or support connected to shell |
| DIG 420 | | . . . . Segmented plate |
| DIG 421 | | . . . . Disc and donut plates |
| DIG 422 | | . . . . Unitary tube support or shell-side flow director carried by single tube |
| DIG 423 | | . . . . Bar |
| DIG 424 | | . . . . . Forming grid structure |
| DIG 425 | | . . . . . Having ends connected to ring element |
| DIG 426 | | . . . . Clamped tube spacer or support |
| DIG 427 | | . . Manifold for tube-side fluid (i.e., parallel) |
| DIG 428 | | . . . Including flow director in manifold |
| DIG 429 | | . . . Line-connected conduit assemblies |
| DIG 430 | | . . . . Manifolds connected in parallel (e.g., Multi-stage, etc.) |
| DIG 431 | | . . . . Manifolds connected in series |
| DIG 432 | | . . . Including a tube sheet |
| DIG 433 | | . . . . Tubes-tubesheet connection |
| DIG 434 | | . . . . . Plural strips forming tubesheet |
| DIG 435 | | . . . Plural bonded conduit end portions (i.e., tubesheet not needed) |
| DIG 436 | | . . . Bent conduit assemblies |
| DIG 437 | | . . . . Coiled |
| DIG 438 | | . . . . . Helical |
| DIG 439 | | . . Serially connected conduit assemblies (i.e., no manifold) |
| DIG 440 | | . . Coiled conduit assemblies |
| DIG 441 | | . . . Helical |
| DIG 442 | | . Conduits |
| DIG 443 | | . . Adjacent conduits with transverse air passages (e.g., radiator core type, etc.) |
| DIG 444 | | . . . Including transversely stacked fin sheets |
| DIG 445 | | . . . Including transverse corrugated fin sheets |
| DIG 446 | | . . . Including intermediate sheet between adjacent tubes forming air fin passages |
| DIG 447 | | . . . . Corrugated sheet |
| DIG 448 | | . . Air conduits (e.g., radiator core type, etc.) |
| DIG 449 | | . . Vertically stacked conduits |
| DIG 450 | | . . . Including integral abutting or interlocking elements |
| DIG 451 | | . . Including bent conduits |
| DIG 452 | | . . Including fins |
| DIG 453 | | . Plural elements arranged to form a fluid passage |
| DIG 454 | | HAVING SIDE-BY-SIDE CONDUITS STRUCTURE OR CONDUIT SECTION |
| DIG 455 | | . Readily detachable tubes having ends with distinct fluid coupling members engaging corresponding coupling members on manifold |
| DIG 456 | | . Readily and independently detachable sections |
| DIG 457 | | . . Individual manifolds for each section |
| DIG 458 | | . Self-contained sections hydraulically connected in series |
| DIG 459 | | . Strips with shaped, interfitted edges form heat exchanger core with plural passages |
| DIG 460 | | . . With spacers interposed between adjacent passages |
| DIG 461 | | . Plate fins formed with tubular projections which join with projections of adjacent plates to form parallel conduits |
| DIG 462 | | . . Tapering, nested projections |
| DIG 463 | | . . . Conduits oblong in cross section |
| DIG 464 | | . Conduits formed by joined pairs of matched plates |
| DIG 465 | | . . Manifold space formed in end portions of plates |
| DIG 466 | | . . . Manifold spaces provided at one end only |
| DIG 467 | | . . With turbulence enhancing pattern embossed on joined plates |
| DIG 468 | | . Core formed by stack tubular members with abutting edges |
| DIG 469 | | . Reinforcing rod or strip extends across parallel fin edges |
| DIG 470 | | . Tensioning member within manifold |
| DIG 471 | | . Plural parallel conduits joined by manifold |
| DIG 472 | | . . U-shaped conduits connected to side-by-side manifolds |
| DIG 473 | | . . With clamping member at joint between header plate and header tank |
| DIG 474 | | . . . With compressible seal at joint |
| DIG 475 | | . . . Header plate and tank of dissimilar materials |
| DIG 476 | | . . Fusion joint (e.g., solder, braze) between tube plate and header tank |
| DIG 477 | | . . Elastic seal element between conduit ends and receiving holes in header plate |
| DIG 478 | | . . Separate means employed for mechanical attachment and hydraulic seal of conduit ends to header plate |
| DIG 479 | | . . Tubes joined to tube plate with adhesive (e.g., glue or braze compound) |
| DIG 480 | | . . Elongated support members extending between spaced manifolds |
| DIG 481 | | . . Partitions in manifold define serial flow pattern for conduits/conduit groups |
| DIG 482 | | . . . Partitions are separate members |
| DIG 483 | | . . Flow deflecting/retarding means in header for even distribution of fluid to plural tubes |
| DIG 484 | | . . . Orifices mounted at conduit ends |
| DIG 485 | | . . Unitary ("one-piece") header structure |
| DIG 486 | | . . Corrugated fins disposed between adjacent conduits |
| DIG 487 | | . . . Louvered |
| DIG 488 | | . . Header is rounded in cross section (e.g., circular, oval) |
| DIG 489 | | . . Two piece header structure |
| DIG 490 | | . . Noncircular tube cross section (oval, triangular, etc.) |
| DIG 491 | | . . Manifolds formed in core-enclosing frame |
| DIG 492 | | . Plural conduits with ends connected to tube plate |
| DIG 493 | | . . Welded or fused joint between conduit end and plate |
| DIG 494 | | . . Conduit end deformed (e.g., expanded) to affix to plate |
| DIG 495 | | . Single unitary conduit structure bent to form flow path with side-by-side sections |
| DIG 496 | | . . Spiral or helical coil |
| DIG 497 | | . . Serpentine flow path with straight side-by-side sections |
| DIG 498 | | . . . Fin assembly extends across side-by-side sections |
| DIG 499 | | . With parallel tubes or tube sections having ends joined to opposed frame members |
| DIG 500 | | . Side-by-side conduits with fins |
| DIG 501 | | . . Plate fins penetrated by plural conduits |
| DIG 502 | | . . . Lanced |
| DIG 503 | | . . . . Angled louvers |
| DIG 504 | | . . . Contoured fin surface |
| DIG 505 | | . . Corrugated strips disposed between adjacent conduits |
| DIG 506 | | . Side-by-side conduits with means (e.g., support grid) holding them in spaced relation |
| DIG 507 | | . Straight side-by-side conduits joined for flow of one fluid |
| DIG 508 | | . . Side-by-side conduits penetrate parallel plate-type fins |
| DIG 509 | | . . Side-by-side conduits lie in common plane |
| DIG 510 | | HAVING HEAT EXCHANGE SURFACE TREATMENT, ADJUNCT OR ENHANCEMENT |
| DIG 511 | | . Polished heat transfer surface |
| DIG 512 | | . Coated heat transfer surface |
| DIG 513 | | . . Corrosion resistant |
| DIG 514 | | . . Hydrophilic/hydrophobic coating |
| DIG 515 | | . Patterned surface (e.g., knurled, grooved) |
| DIG 516 | | . . Subsurface pockets formed |
| DIG 517 | | . Roughened surface |
| DIG 518 | | . Conduit with discrete fin structure |
| DIG 519 | | . . porous or mesh |
| DIG 520 | | . . Internal and external |
| DIG 521 | | . . . Pin fins penetrating conduit wall |
| DIG 522 | | . . Transverse fins spaced along conduit |
| DIG 523 | | . . . Separated by integral flanges engaging conduit exterior |
| DIG 524 | | . . Longitudinally extending |
| DIG 525 | | . . . Helical |
| DIG 526 | | . . . . Spine or loop fins |
| DIG 527 | | . . . Integrally formed |
| DIG 528 | | . . Fin and conduit of diverse materials |
| DIG 529 | | . With structure for promoting turbulence and/or breaking up laminar flow adjacent heat transfer surface |
| DIG 530 | | . . Conduit insert |
| DIG 531 | | . With wicking structure |
| DIG 532 | | HEAT EXCHANGE CONDUIT STRUCTURE |
| DIG 533 | | . Composite of diverse materials |
| DIG 534 | | . . Concentric layers |
| DIG 535 | | . Helically formed |
| DIG 536 | | . Noncircular cross-section |
| DIG 537 | | . . Oblong or elliptical |
| DIG 538 | | . With particular flow connecting structure |
| DIG 539 | | HAVING A HEAT STORAGE MASS |
| FOR 100 | | PROCESS (165/1) |
| FOR 101 | | . Heating and cooling (165/2) |
| FOR 102 | | . . Humidity adjusting (165/3) |
| FOR 103 | | TIME OR PROGRAM ACTUATOR (165/12) |
| FOR 104 | | AUTOMATIC CONTROL (165/13) |
| FOR 105 | | . Heating and cooling (165/14) |
| FOR 106 | | . . With cabin pressure control (165/15) |
| FOR 107 | | . . With ventilation control (165/16) |
| FOR 108 | | . . Defrosting (165/17) |
| FOR 109 | | . . With control of heat storage (165/18) |
| FOR 110 | | . . With gas and liquid contact fluid flow control (165/19) |
| FOR 111 | | . . . By humidity sensor (165/20) |
| FOR 112 | | . . With humidity sensor controlling humidity (165/21) |
| FOR 113 | | . . Correlation of plural zone controls and central system control (165/22) |
| FOR 114 | | . . Responsive to vehicle body motion (165/23) |
| FOR 115 | | . . With manual control (165/124) |
| FOR 116 | | . . . Manual selector modifies automatic control (165/25) |
| FOR 117 | | . . Single sensor controls both heating and cooling (165/26) |
| FOR 118 | | . . Selective heating or cooling (165/27) |
| FOR 119 | | . . . Room and ambient temperature sensors (165/28) |
| FOR 120 | | . . Heat pump with supplemental heat (165/29) |
| FOR 121 | | . . Opposed compensating heating and cooling (165/30) |
| FOR 122 | | . . Pressure response or control (165/31) |
| FOR 123 | | . Temperature or pressure (165/32) |
| FOR 124 | | . . With correlated manual actuation (165/33) |
| FOR 125 | | . . Branched flow of exchanging fluid (165/34) |
| FOR 126 | | . . . By-pass of heat exchanger (165/35) |
| FOR 127 | | . . . . Mixture temperature sensing (165/36) |
| FOR 128 | | . . . . . With pressure response (165/37) |
| FOR 129 | | . . . . Pressure controlled (165/38) |
| FOR 130 | | . . Flow of one heat exchanging material controlled by the condition of another (165/37) |
| FOR 131 | | . . Flow of heat exchanging material controlled by its own condition (165/40) |
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