US 12,146,712 B2
Stacked panel heat exchanger for air cooled industrial steam condenser
Mark Huber, Frederick, MD (US); and Jean-Pierre Libert, Frederick, MD (US)
Assigned to Evapco, Inc., Taneytown, MD (US)
Filed by Evapco, Inc., Taneytown, MD (US)
Filed on Jan. 31, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/162,055.
Application 18/162,055 is a continuation of application No. 17/684,883, filed on Mar. 2, 2022, granted, now 11,566,845, issued on Jan. 31, 2023.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/155,550, filed on Mar. 2, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0251039 A1, Aug. 10, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. F28B 1/06 (2006.01); F28F 1/02 (2006.01)
CPC F28B 1/06 (2013.01) [F28F 1/02 (2013.01); F28B 2001/065 (2013.01); F28F 2280/00 (2013.01)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A heat exchange tube bundle comprising:
a first set of condenser tubes arranged parallel to one-another;
a second set of condenser tubes arranged parallel to one-another, above said first set of condenser tubes;
a first conduit, having a first conduit vertical segment and a first conduit horizontal segment, said first conduit vertical segment and said first conduit horizontal segment in fluid communication with one-another; a bottom of said first conduit vertical segment in fluid communication with a bottom manifold; a top of said first conduit horizontal segment in fluid communication with bottoms of said second set of condenser tubes; and
a second conduit, having a second conduit horizontal segment and a second conduit vertical segment, said second conduit horizontal segment and said second conduit vertical segment in fluid communication with one-another; a bottom of said second conduit horizontal segment in fluid communication with tops of said first set of condenser tubes; a top of said second conduit vertical segment in fluid communication with a top manifold;
said second set of condenser tubes separated from said first set of condenser tubes by said first conduit horizontal segment and said second conduit horizontal segment; said first conduit horizontal segment located above said second conduit horizontal segment.