VARYING AMBIENT HEAT EXCHANGER FOR A COMPRESSOR
First Claim
1. A heat exchanger for a compressor comprising:
- a housing for exposing a hot fluid to a cooling media, wherein the housing comprises a plurality of pass chambers, and wherein each pass chamber comprises a plurality of tubes for contact with the cooling media;
at least one first flow nozzle for introducing a first portion of the hot fluid into at least one first pass chamber;
at least one second flow nozzle downstream of at least one first flow nozzle, wherein each second flow nozzle engages at least one downstream pass chamber and each downstream pass chamber is fluidly engaged in sequence, enabling a second portion of the hot fluid to flow into the at least one downstream pass chamber, substantially reducing a rate of fluid flow in the first pass chamber and optimizing heat transfer and pressure drop between the second portion of the hot fluid and the plurality of tubes to form a cooled fluid; and
an outlet downstream of the at least one second flow nozzle, in communication with a final pass chamber adapted for receiving the cooled fluid.
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Abstract
A heat exchanger for a compressor comprising a housing comprising a plurality of pass chambers, wherein each pass chamber comprises a plurality of tubes for contacting a hot fluid with a cooling media. At least one first flow nozzle introduces a first portion of the hot fluid into a first pass chamber. At least one second flow nozzle downstream of the first flow nozzle introduces a second portion of the hot fluid into at least one downstream pass chamber, forming a reduced rate of fluid flow in the first pass chamber and optimizing contact between the second portion of the hot fluid and the plurality of tubes, to form a cooled fluid. An outlet downstream of the second flow nozzle, in communication with a final pass chamber, is adapted for receiving the cooled fluid.
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22 Claims
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1. A heat exchanger for a compressor comprising:
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a housing for exposing a hot fluid to a cooling media, wherein the housing comprises a plurality of pass chambers, and wherein each pass chamber comprises a plurality of tubes for contact with the cooling media; at least one first flow nozzle for introducing a first portion of the hot fluid into at least one first pass chamber; at least one second flow nozzle downstream of at least one first flow nozzle, wherein each second flow nozzle engages at least one downstream pass chamber and each downstream pass chamber is fluidly engaged in sequence, enabling a second portion of the hot fluid to flow into the at least one downstream pass chamber, substantially reducing a rate of fluid flow in the first pass chamber and optimizing heat transfer and pressure drop between the second portion of the hot fluid and the plurality of tubes to form a cooled fluid; and an outlet downstream of the at least one second flow nozzle, in communication with a final pass chamber adapted for receiving the cooled fluid. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for providing cooled fluid to a compressor comprising:
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exposing a hot fluid to a cooling media; introducing a first portion of the hot fluid into a first pass chamber, wherein the first pass chamber comprises a first plurality of tubes in contact with the cooling media; flowing a second portion of the hot fluid into at least one second pass chamber downstream of the first pass chamber, wherein the second pass chamber comprises a second plurality of tubes, substantially reducing a rate of fluid flow in the first pass chamber; forming cooled fluid by optimizing contact between the second portion of hot fluid and the cooling media; and exiting the cooled fluid to a final pass chamber downstream of the second plurality of tubes. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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