US 11,892,250 B2
Heat exchanger tube support
Joseph B. Staubach, Colchester, CT (US); Marc J. Muldoon, Marlborough, CT (US); and James F. Wiedenhoefer, Windsor, CT (US)
Assigned to RTX Corporation, Farmington, CT (US)
Filed by Raytheon Technologies Corporation, Farmington, CT (US)
Filed on May 14, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/320,817.
Prior Publication US 2022/0364802 A1, Nov. 17, 2022
Int. Cl. F28F 9/013 (2006.01); F28D 1/047 (2006.01); F28F 21/02 (2006.01); F02C 7/10 (2006.01); F28D 1/02 (2006.01)
CPC F28F 9/0131 (2013.01) [F28D 1/0475 (2013.01); F28F 21/02 (2013.01); F02C 7/10 (2013.01); F28D 2001/0273 (2013.01)] 25 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A heat exchanger for heat exchange between a first fluid and a second fluid and comprising:
a plurality of tube sections, each comprising:
an interior for passing the first fluid;
an exterior for exposure to the second fluid;
a first leg;
a second leg;
a turn joining the first leg to the second leg; and
a first face and a second face;
a manifold, wherein the first leg and second leg of each of the tube sections are mounted to the manifold and in communication therewith; and
a support spaced from the manifold and comprising:
at least one carbon member engaging the plurality of tube sections,
wherein:
the plurality of tube sections are positioned in a plurality of stages from upstream to downstream along a flowpath of the second fluid; and
the at least one carbon member comprises a plurality of carbon members in at least one stack from upstream to downstream along the flowpath of the second fluid.