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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2023
Filed:
May. 18, 2022
Applicant:
Rheem Manufacturing Company, Atlanta, GA (US);
Inventors:
Yang Zou, Dallas, TX (US);
Sivakumar Gopalnarayanan, Plano, TX (US);
Swapnil Khaire, Fayetteville, AR (US);
Assignee:
Rheem Manufacturing Company, Atlanta, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B21D 53/08 (2006.01); B21D 39/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B21D 53/085 (2013.01); B21D 39/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for pressure expanding a tube to fit a heat exchanger fin are disclosed. The systems can include one or more pressure relief devices, and each pressure relief device can be configured to release at least some pressurized fluid via a respective auxiliary flow path in response to a pressure of the pressurized fluid being greater than a predetermined pressure relief threshold.