HEAT EXCHANGER WITH PROGRESSIVE DIVIDED FLOW CIRCUIT, STRUCTURAL LOAD BEARING DESIGN

    公开(公告)号:US20230417489A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-12-28

    申请号:US18255714

    申请日:2022-01-20

    IPC分类号: F28D1/03 F28F3/04 F28D21/00

    摘要: A heat exchanger including a fluid circuit in which an incoming fluid stream is progressively divided into multiple smaller streams, each of which delivers the heat exchange fluid into one or more heat exchange sections of the device; and/or in which multiple fluid streams of the fluid circuit are discharged from one or more heat exchanger sections, each of which are progressively combined into one or more larger streams before exiting the device. The heat exchanger may have a thin body portion and a thick body portion and may adapt a depth of the fluid circuit to the changes in thickness of the heat exchanger body. The heat exchanger may form a structural component and may integrate multiple materials to provide both heat exchange and structural functionality into a single device. Other structural fluid transfer devices having fluid flow and structural functionality also are provided.