| CPC F28F 1/022 (2013.01) [B23P 15/26 (2013.01); F28F 9/00 (2013.01); F28F 9/005 (2013.01); F28F 9/22 (2013.01)] | 9 Claims |
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1. A heat exchanger, comprising:
a first fluid inlet;
a first fluid outlet;
a second fluid inlet;
a second fluid outlet;
a core section, including:
a plurality of first fluid passages through which a first fluid is flowed from the first fluid inlet to the first fluid outlet;
a plurality of second fluid passages through which a second fluid is flowed from the second fluid inlet to the second fluid outlet to exchange thermal energy with the first fluid;
wherein the plurality of first fluid passages and the plurality of second fluid passages extend non-linearly along a length of the plurality of first fluid passages and the plurality of second fluid passages between a first core end and a second core end opposite the first core end;
a manifold operably connected to the plurality of first fluid passages, the manifold including a plurality of lateral passages intersecting the plurality of first fluid passages, the plurality of lateral passages varying in length depending on distance from a fluidly upstream end of the core section;
wherein the plurality of lateral passages is fluidly connected to the first fluid inlet such that the first fluid is conveyed to the plurality of first fluid passages via the plurality of lateral passages, the first fluid directed into the plurality of first fluid passages in a direction perpendicular to the first fluid passages; and
wherein the plurality of lateral passages are defined by a plurality of cutouts in a passage wall of the plurality of first fluid passages.
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