Modular heat exchanger
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    发明授权
    Modular heat exchanger 有权
    模块式换热器

    公开(公告)号:US06392206B1

    公开(公告)日:2002-05-21

    申请号:US09633179

    申请日:2000-08-04

    IPC分类号: H05B368

    摘要: A modular fluid heating apparatus may be assembled from a plurality of modular heating components. Each modular heating component includes a first molded section defining a first opening therethrough and a second molded section defining a second opening therethrough. The molded sections are mated and define an enclosed area between the molded sections. The first and second openings are aligned to form a fluid tight passage through the modular heating component. A resistance heating element is secured between the first and second molded sections in the enclosed area. The resistance heating element includes a supporting substrate having a first surface thereon and an electrical resistance heating material fastened to the first surface of the supporting substrate. The resistance heating material forms a predetermined circuit path having a pair of terminal end portions fixed to a pair of electrical connectors. The modular heating components are sealably mated to define a fluid collection area between adjacent modular heating components where a passage of a first modular heating component provides and inlet to the collection area for a fluid and a passage of a second modular component provides an outlet from the collection area. The passages are misaligned 180° to direct the fluid passing through the fluid heating apparatus into at least a portion of the collection area as the fluid passes from the inlet to the outlet of the collection area.

    摘要翻译: 可以从多个模块化加热部件组装模块化流体加热装置。 每个模块化加热部件包括限定穿过其中的第一开口的第一模制部分和限定穿过其中的第二开口的第二模制部分。 模制部分配合并且在模制部分之间限定封闭区域。 对准第一和第二开口以形成通过模块化加热部件的流体密封通道。 电阻加热元件固定在封闭区域中的第一和第二模制部分之间。 电阻加热元件包括其上具有第一表面的支撑衬底和紧固到支撑衬底的第一表面的电阻加热材料。 电阻加热材料形成具有固定到一对电连接器的一对末端部分的预定电路。 模块化加热部件密封地配合以限定在相邻的模块化加热部件之间的流体收集区域,其中第一模块化加热部件的通道提供流体并且用于流体的收集区域的入口,并且第二模块化部件的通道提供来自 收集区。 当流体从入口到收集区域的出口通过时,通道不对齐180°以将通过流体加热装置的流体引导到收集区域的至少一部分中。

    Flexible spirally shaped heating element

    公开(公告)号:US06539171B2

    公开(公告)日:2003-03-25

    申请号:US09756162

    申请日:2001-01-08

    IPC分类号: F24H118

    CPC分类号: H05B3/54 F24H1/102

    摘要: The present invention provides heating elements and methods for their fabrication and use. The heating elements of this invention include a spirally shaped structure having a plurality of spiral forms, and may contain a thermally conductive, electrically insulated polymeric coating, such as a fluorocarbon resinous coating of about 0.001-0.020 in. in thickness. The preferred spirally shaped heating elements of this invention provide a lower, preferably substantially lower, flux or watt density than that for a Tubular Heating Element of substantially similar Active Element Volume (in3), wherein said spirally shaped heating element has the same or greater overall wattage rating (total watts) than the Tubular Heating Element. The heating elements of this invention preferably have an Effective Relative Heated Surface Area of about 5-60 in2/in3, with a target range of about 20-30 in2/in3, but can generate a heat flux of about 10-50 w/in2.