Global Patent Index - EP 1553379 B1

EP 1553379 B1 20160629 - Heat exchanger for industrial equipment

Title (en)

Heat exchanger for industrial equipment

Title (de)

Wärmetauscher für Industrieanlagen

Title (fr)

Echangeur de chaleur pour équipement industriel

Publication

EP 1553379 B1 20160629 (DE)

Application

EP 04000280 A 20040108

Priority

EP 04000280 A 20040108

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1553379A1] Heat exchanger for industrial systems, especially power plants, comprises at least one distributor for a fluid medium and at least one heat exchanger element fixed on the distributor. The heat exchanger is formed by a sandwich arrangement of distributors and heat exchanger elements consisting of metal foam bodies (4). The distributors consist of a pipe or at least interconnected half pipes (2''). Adjacent pipes/half pipes are connected to each other via the metal foam bodies. Preferred Features: The metal foam body consists of an aluminum foam.

IPC 8 full level

F28F 1/12 (2006.01); F28F 13/00 (2006.01); F28D 1/053 (2006.01); F28F 3/08 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

F28F 13/003 (2013.01 - EP US); Y10S 165/907 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB IT

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1553379 A1 20050713; EP 1553379 B1 20160629; EP 1553379 B8 20160914; CA 2490563 A1 20050708; CA 2490563 C 20120508; CN 100434855 C 20081119; CN 1645030 A 20050727; JP 2005207732 A 20050804; JP 4014600 B2 20071128; US 2005178534 A1 20050818; US 7086457 B2 20060808

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 04000280 A 20040108; CA 2490563 A 20041221; CN 200510000189 A 20050106; JP 2005029721 A 20050107; US 3032505 A 20050107