US 7,350,560 B2
Heat exchangers
Günter Grobelny, Herne (Germany); and Walter Schwarzer, Dülmen (Germany)
Assigned to Balcke-Durr GmbH, Ratingen (Germany)
Filed on Aug. 12, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/916,412.
Claims priority of application No. 03018961 (EP), filed on Aug. 21, 2003.
Prior Publication US 2005/0067148 A1, Mar. 31, 2005
Int. Cl. F16L 11/02 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 165—71  [165/159] 4 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. Heat exchanger with a plurality of tubes, brought together to form at least one tubular bundle and located in a housing having a width, and several partitions, wherein said partitions extend the entire width of the housing, subdividing the housing into separate, enclosed, individual sections, characterized by a venting tube, preferably extending through all sections of the housing and having a number of venting holes formed transversely to the longitudinal extension of the tube.