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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 1986
Filed:
Dec. 03, 1984
Klaus Hagemeister, Munich, DE;
Motoren-und Turbinen-Union Munchen GmbH, Munich, DE;
Abstract
A heat exchanger comprising an assembly of spaced heat exchanger tubes of U-shape having inlet ends for receiving an operating fluid and outlet ends for discharge of the fluid, the fluid flowing through the tubes and undergoing flow reversal in the U-shaped portions. The tube assembly is mounted in a housing having an inlet for a second fluid for flow across the tube assembly to undergo heat exchange with the fluid flowing in the tubes and an outlet for discharge of the second fluid. The housing has an opening in which the U-shaped portions of the tubes extend for free displacement relative to the housing. A guide wall surrounds the tubes at the U-shaped portions and is connected to the housing to cover the opening therein. The guide wall is shaped to conform to the U-shaped portions of the assembly and rests on the outer tubes of the tube assembly in floating relation. At its opposite ends the guide wall is engaged with the housing so as to be relatively movable and follow the movements of the tubes on which it rests such that the assembly is freely movable relative to the housing and the tubes are relatively movable with respect to one another.