Element basket for rotary regenerative heat exchangers

摘要

An arrangement for compressing together a bundle of laterally abutting heat absorbent element sheets (14) in an element basket (32) for a rotary regenerative heat exchanger. Spring action loading plates (28) formed with arcuate ridges (30) are compressed against the end sheet of the element bundle. The arcuate ridges (30) of each loading plate (28) are arranged transverse to the flow of fluid through the basket of element (14) sheets in order that pressure may be applied evenly to all sections of the element sheets holding them in a uniformly tight relationship.