Duramax Marine, LLC

Frank E Horvat

P Charles Miller, Jr

Joseph Harry Andulics

P Charles Miller

Joseph H Andulics

A multiple-stacked marine heat exchanger for cooling at least one heat source in a marine vessel having an upper marine heat exchanger with a forward beveled end and upper coolant flow tubes connected thereto, a lower marine exchanger having a forward beveled end which converges with the forward beveled end of the upper marine heat exchanger and lower coolant flow tubes connected thereto, and an ambient water passageway extending through each pair of stacked marine heat exchangers in the multi-stacked marine heat exchanger. In one situation, the beveled ends cooperate to form a stagnant pressure region near the entrance to the ambient water passageway to create an increase in pressure at the entrance to create jets of turbulent water flowing through the passageway to break up the laminar boundary layer and increase heat transfer from the coolant flow tubes.

Marine heat exchanger

A keel cooler assembly comprising a coolant tube including a plurality of turbulence enhancers for improving the heat transfer of the coolant without substantially increasing pressure drop of the coolant. In one embodiment, the turbulence enhancers are provided for generating turbulent wakes in the coolant for disrupting laminar boundary layers for improving heat transfer. In another embodiment, the turbulence enhancers are provided for generating and propagating turbulent vortexes in the coolant to enhance mixing of the bulk coolant for improving heat transfer. In other embodiments, turbulators, including inserts or impediments, are provided having various configurations and being arranged in predetermined patterns for enhancing turbulence of the coolant for improving keel cooler heat transfer efficiency without substantially increasing pressure drop.

Turbulence enhancer for keel cooler

A keel cooler assembly comprising a liquid coolant tube including a plurality of turbulence enhancers for improving the heat transfer of the liquid coolant without substantially increasing pressure drop of the liquid coolant. In one embodiment, the turbulence enhancers generate turbulent wakes in the liquid coolant for disrupting laminar boundary layers for improving heat transfer. In another embodiment, the turbulence enhancers generate and propagate turbulent vortexes in the liquid coolant to enhance mixing of the bulk liquid coolant for improving heat transfer. In other embodiments, turbulators, including inserts or impediments, are provided having various configurations and being arranged in predetermined patterns for enhancing turbulence of the liquid coolant for improving keel cooler heat transfer efficiency without substantially increasing pressure drop.

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Macedonia, OH, United States of America

Frank E Horvat