US 12,215,938 B2
Heat exchanger mount with internal flow passage
John Giuliano, North Granby, CT (US)
Assigned to Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US)
Filed by Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US)
Filed on Dec. 23, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/088,177.
Prior Publication US 2024/0210125 A1, Jun. 27, 2024
Int. Cl. F28F 9/02 (2006.01); B33Y 80/00 (2015.01); F28F 9/00 (2006.01)
CPC F28F 9/02 (2013.01) [B33Y 80/00 (2014.12); F28F 9/002 (2013.01); F28F 2275/12 (2013.01); F28F 2275/20 (2013.01); F28F 2280/06 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A heat exchanger comprising:
a first header including a fluid inlet;
a second header positioned downstream of the first header with respect to a first flow path of a first fluid and including a fluid outlet;
a core extending from the first header to the second header, the core comprising a plurality of core tubes; and
a mount structure extending between the first header and the second header, the mount structure being integrally formed with a subset group of diverted tubes of the plurality of core tubes and including one or more internal flow passages that are connected to the subset group of diverted tubes such that the one or more internal flow passages are in flow communication with the first header and the second header in parallel to a non-diverted portion of the core.
 
19. A heat exchanger comprising:
a first header including a fluid inlet;
a second header positioned downstream of the first header with respect to a first flow path of a first fluid and including a fluid outlet;
a core extending from the first header to the second header, the core comprising a plurality of core tubes; and
a mount structure positioned adjacent to the core, the mount structure being integrally formed with a subset group of diverted tubes of the plurality of core tubes and including one or more internal flow passages that are connected to the subset group of diverted tubes such that the first flow path is diverted through the one or more internal flow passages of the mount structure.
 
20. A heat exchange system comprising:
a heat exchanger comprising:
a first header including a fluid inlet;
a second header positioned downstream of the first header with respect to a first flow path of a first fluid and including a fluid outlet;
a core extending between the first header and the second header, the core comprising a plurality of core tubes; and
a mount structure that is integrally formed with a subset group of diverted tubes of the plurality of core tubes and that includes one or more internal flow passages connected to the subset group of diverted tubes such that the one or more internal flow passages are in flow communication with the first header and the second header in parallel to a non-diverted portion of the core; and
an external mount positioned along a second flow path of a second fluid and attached to the mount structure of the heat exchanger such that that heat exchanger is mounted in a crossflow arrangement with respect to the second flow path.