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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 1998
Filed:
Jan. 06, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Bruce Laurance Evans, Burlington, CA;
James Gerrard Sorensen, Georgetown, CA;
Brian Ernest Duke, Carlisle, CA;
Assignee:
Long Manufacturing Ltd., Oakville, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F28D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
165153 ; 165167 ; 165170 ; 165906 ;
Abstract
A plate type heat exchanger as disclosed having a plurality of stacked plate pairs. Each plate pair has opposed inlet and outlet openings that are in registration to form respective inlet and outlet flow manifolds for the flow of fluid through the plate pairs. Each of the inlet and outlet openings has an inner peripheral edge portion including opposed, flange segments extending inwardly and being joined together to prevent expansion of the manifolds under pressure.