(19)
(11) EP 3 653 984 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
29.07.2020 Bulletin 2020/31

(43) Date of publication A2:
20.05.2020 Bulletin 2020/21

(21) Application number: 19208360.8

(22) Date of filing: 11.11.2019
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
F28F 9/02(2006.01)
B23K 1/00(2006.01)
B23K 1/19(2006.01)
B23K 26/242(2014.01)
B23K 26/32(2014.01)
F28D 9/00(2006.01)
B23K 1/008(2006.01)
B23K 15/00(2006.01)
B23K 26/26(2014.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA ME
Designated Validation States:
KH MA MD TN

(30) Priority: 16.11.2018 US 201816193723

(71) Applicant: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
Charlotte, NC 28217-4578 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • STREETER, James
    Torrington, CT Connecticut 06790 (US)
  • FENG, Frank Z.
    Loves Park, IL Illinois 61111-8918 (US)
  • MILLER, Matthew William
    Enfield, CT Connecticut 06082 (US)

(74) Representative: Dehns 
St. Bride's House 10 Salisbury Square
London EC4Y 8JD
London EC4Y 8JD (GB)

   


(54) PLATE FIN HEAT EXCHANGER FLEXIBLE MANIFOLD STRUCTURE


(57) A flexible manifold (14,16) adapted for use on a plate-fin heat exchanger core (12), the flexible manifold comprising a plurality of individual layers (136), each individual layer defining a lower floor, an upper floor, and two side walls. Each of the plurality of individual layers is adapted to channel a flow of a medium therethrough, each of the plurality of individual layers includes a plurality of vertical members (132), each of the plurality of vertical members extends vertically from the lower floor to the upper floor of the respective individual layer, and each of the plurality of vertical members is configured to provide structural support for the respective individual layer. The vertical members can be vertical guide vanes and/or vertical columns having a round and/or hydrofoil cross-sectional shape.







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