Heat transfer device for tubular material

• US 3,321,844 A
• Filed: 08/31/1964
• Issued: 05/30/1967
• Est. Priority Date: 08/31/1964
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Teepak, Inc. (Viscofan SA)
• Original Assignee: Robert R. Seedorf
• Inventors: Seedorf, Robert R.
• Application Number:
  US04/393,824
• Time in Patent Office: 1,002 Days
• US Class Current: 34/655
• CPC Class Codes: C21D 1/767 with forced gas circulation; Reheating thereof
• CPC Class Codes: F26B 15/00 Machines or apparatus for drying objects with progressive movement; Machines or apparatus with progressive movement for drying batches of material in compact form F26B13/00, F26B17/00 take precedence; conveyors in general B65G
• CPC Class Codes: F26B 21/00 Arrangements or duct systems, e.g. in combination with pallet boxes, for supplying and controlling air or gases for drying solid materials or objects F26B9/10 takes precedence; systems for vehicle body drying B60S3/002 ; air conditioning or ventilation in general F24F
• CPC Class Codes: F26B 21/008 the objects being flexible articles, which may be blown up by the drying gas, e.g. tubes, sausage casings fire hoses A62C33/02

Claims

1. A HEAT TRANSFER UNIT FOR TUBULAR MATERIAL COMPRISING, AN ENCLOSED HOUSING WITH AN OPENING AT OPPOSITE ENDS THEREOF TO PERMIT TRAVEL OF THE MATERIAL THROUGH THE CASING ALONG A PATH, MEANS IN THE HOUSING FOR IMPINING HIGH VELOCITY AIR ON THE TUBULAR MATERIAL COMPRISING, A SERIES OF BLOCKS ASSEMBLED IN A ROW ALONG THE PATH TO TRAVEL, MEANS FORMED ON ADJACENT PAIRS OF BLOCKS DEFINING AN ANNUAL ORIFICE THEREBETWEEN AND SUBSTANTIALLY NORMAL TO SAID PATH, MEANS FORMED ON EACH ADJACENT PAIR OF BLOCKS DEFINING AN AIR PASSAGE EXTENDING THROUGH SAID PAIR OF BLOCKS NORMAL TO SAID PATH AND SURROUNDING SAID ORIFICE FOR SUPPLYING AIR TO SAID ORIFICE ABOUT THE ENTIRE OUTER PERIPHERY THEREOF, MANIFOLD MEANS WITHIN THE HOUSING EXTENDING ALONG THE ROW OF BLOCKS AND IN FLUID COMMUNICATION WITH THE END OF SAID AIR PASSAGES AND CLOSING SAID AIR PASSAGES OFF FROM COMMUNICATION WITH THE CASING INTERIOR, MEANS FOR SUPPLYING AIR UNDER HIGH PRESSURE TO SAID MANIFOLD MEANS FOR DELIVERY THROUGH SAID ORIFICES AT HIGH VELOCITY TO IMPINGE AGAINST SAID MATERIAL, AND MEANS FOR EXHAUSTING AIR FROM AROUND SAID MATERIAL INCLUDING LOW PRESSURE AIR PASSAGES IN COMMUNICATION WITH SAID HOUSING.