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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 1978
Filed:
Mar. 10, 1976
Leonardo Cavallaro, La Jolla, CA (US);
General Atomic Company, San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
A system is disclosed for supporting and protecting the coaxially disposed helical coils of a heat exchanger arranged with its axis in the vertical direction. The system includes saddle-shaped vertical spacers secured on selected adjacent convolutions of each coil at selected angular positions about the axis of the coils. The vertical spacers are selectively axially aligned to axially support the convolutions of the respective coils, and are cooperable with axially disposed spacer bars between the radially spaced coaxial coils to transfer horizontal and tangential loads between the coils. The tube support system provides vibration damping and facilitates subassembly of different diameter helical coils prior to coaxial assembly thereof into a coil bundle.