COUNTERFLOW HEAT EXCHANGER
First Claim
7-1. The counterflow heat exchanger according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of heat exchanger elements are spaced-apart by a plurality of transfer seals coupled to the inlet-port traversing passages and the outlet-port traversing passages.
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Abstract
A counterflow heat exchanger having a plurality of heat exchanger elements in a stacked, spaced-apart arrangement forming a plurality of inter-element passages. Each element has fluid passages formed between facing sections of a first plate and a second plate. A first-fluid passage has an outer passage circumscribing an inner passage in fluid communication with the outer passage. An inlet-port traversing passage in fluid communication with the outer passage, an outlet-port traversing passage in fluid communication with the inner passage and a second-fluid traversing passage circumscribed by the inner passage traverse the first and second plates. A first-fluid inlet header includes the inlet-port traversing passage of each element. A first-fluid outlet header includes the outlet-port traversing passage of each element. A second-fluid inlet passage in fluid communication with the plurality of inter-element passages includes the second-fluid traversing passage of each element.
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13 Claims
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7-1. The counterflow heat exchanger according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of heat exchanger elements are spaced-apart by a plurality of transfer seals coupled to the inlet-port traversing passages and the outlet-port traversing passages.
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11. A heat exchanger element comprising:
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a first plate adjacent a second plate; a first-fluid passage formed between facing sections of the first plate and the second plate, the first-fluid passage comprising an outer passage circumscribing an inner passage in fluid communication with the outer passage; an inlet port traversing the first and second plates, the inlet port in fluid communication with the outer passage; an outlet port traversing the first and second plates, the outlet port in fluid communication with the inner passage; and a second-fluid passage traversing the first and second plates, the second-fluid passage circumscribed by the inner passage. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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