HEAT EXCHANGER WITH INTEGRATED FLEXIBLE BAFFLE

摘要

A heat exchanger of the type having a tube assembly made up of a number of tubes through which a first medium flows and around and between which a second medium flows to accept heat from, or transfer heat to, the first medium. The first media is constrained by a baffle to follow a path through the heat exchanger. According to the disclosure, the baffle is flexible and acts as a flapper valve permitting the baffle to allow bypass flow of the first media to bypass the tube assembly of the heat exchanger. The baffle self-adjusts based on a pressure balance of the first medium, with the result that heat exchangers according to the invention are more versatile than conventional heat exchangers where the baffles are fixed to the tubes.

主权项

1. A heat exchanger for transferring heat from a liquid comprising:
a first tank; a second tank; a plurality of tubes fluidly joining the first tank and the second tank, a flexible baffle which is provided within first tank, dividing the first tank into a first chamber and a second chamber; wherein the flexible baffle is a bypass valve that fluidly connects the first chamber and second chamber.