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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2017
Applicant:
Rheem Manufacturing Company, Atlanta, GA (US);
Inventor:
Reza Khatami, Atlanta, GA (US);
Assignee:
Rheem Manufacturing Company, Atlanta, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F28F 9/02 (2006.01); F24H 1/28 (2006.01); F28D 7/16 (2006.01); F28D 21/00 (2006.01); F28F 9/013 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F28F 9/0229 (2013.01); F24H 1/287 (2013.01); F28D 7/16 (2013.01); F28D 21/0007 (2013.01); F28F 9/0224 (2013.01); F28F 9/0131 (2013.01); F28F 9/0217 (2013.01); F28F 9/0219 (2013.01);
Abstract
A tube sheet for a thermal transfer device can include a body having a plurality of apertures that traverse therethrough, where the plurality of apertures are configured to receive a plurality of tubes of the thermal transfer device. The tube sheet can also include an outer perimeter defining the body, where the outer perimeter has at least one first recess feature disposed therein. The at least one first recess feature can have a first shape and a first size, where the first shape is any shape aside from a semi-circle.