03-01-2019 дата публикации
Номер: US20190003786A1
A heat exchanger capable of conforming to expansion/contraction due to external stresses as well as adjusting/adapting to surface imperfections at the interface of the heat exchanger with additional components is disclosed. The heat exchanger is made up of various heat exchanger elements where the elements are interconnected in such a manner that they can shift relative to one another along and/or about different axes while maintaining fluid flow through the heat exchanger. Each element has a fluid inlet, fluid outlet and a flow passage extending therebetween, the elements being arranged such that the outlet of one element is fluidly connected to the inlet of the adjacent element. The individual elements are also physically interconnected to allow for longitudinal and/or lateral shifting in response to external expansion/contraction forces while maintaining fluid flow through the entire heat exchanger, as well as to tilting about each of these axes. 120-. (canceled)21. A heat exchanger , comprising:a plurality of heat exchanger elements, each said heat exchanger element having a principal axis and a transverse axis, and a fluid inlet, a fluid outlet and an internal flow path extending between and interconnecting said fluid inlet and fluid outlet;an inlet manifold element fluidly coupled to the fluid inlet of at least one of said plurality of heat exchanger elements;an outlet manifold element fluidly coupled to the fluid outlet of at least one of said plurality of heat exchanger elements;wherein said plurality of heat exchanger elements are interconnected, with each said heat exchanger element being connected to at least one adjacent said heat exchanger element to allow for expansion and/or contraction as well as rotational movement about said principal axis and/or said transverse axis.22. The heat exchanger as claimed in claim 21 , wherein the plurality of heat exchanger elements includes a first heat exchanger element and a second heat exchanger element which are ...
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