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EP 1650520 A2 20060426 - Heat exchange apparatus

Title (en)

Heat exchange apparatus

Title (de)

Wärmetauscheranordnung

Title (fr)

Dispositif d'échange de chaleur

Publication

EP 1650520 A2 20060426 (DE)

Application

EP 05022080 A 20051011

Priority

DE 102004051205 A 20041020

Abstract (en)

The apparatus includes two heat exchangers (1,2) that are arranged in a row. The heat exchangers have multiple pipes, in particular flat pipes. Well ribs (10) have a partition area (20) in transverse sections that are adjacent to the gas flow-through direction (12) towards intermediate spaces (17, 18), where no clamps are provided in the partition area. A bond bridge is provided between two through holes of the well rib.

IPC 8 full level

F28D 1/04 (2006.01); F28F 1/12 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

F28D 1/0435 (2013.01); F28F 1/128 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1650520 A2 20060426; DE 102004051205 A1 20060504

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 05022080 A 20051011; DE 102004051205 A 20041020