Heat Exchanger
First Claim
1. A heat exchanger for an automotive vehicle, said heat exchanger comprising a tank and a beam of tubes, received at their extremities in openings of said tank where said tubes are linked to said tank through tube to tank junctions, wherein some of said tube to tank junctions suffer thermal stress, and wherein at least some of the tubes involved in said tube to tank junctions suffering thermal stress have a higher mechanical resistance than the other tubes.
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Abstract
A heat exchanger for an automotive vehicle comprises a tank and a beam of tubes, received at their extremities in openings of the tank where the tubes are linked to the tank through tube to tank junctions. Some of the tube to tank junctions suffer thermal stress. At least some of the tubes involved in the tube to tank junctions suffering thermal stress have a higher mechanical resistance than the other tubes.
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- 1. A heat exchanger for an automotive vehicle, said heat exchanger comprising a tank and a beam of tubes, received at their extremities in openings of said tank where said tubes are linked to said tank through tube to tank junctions, wherein some of said tube to tank junctions suffer thermal stress, and wherein at least some of the tubes involved in said tube to tank junctions suffering thermal stress have a higher mechanical resistance than the other tubes.
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