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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2004
Filed:
May. 16, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Joseph Gerstmann, Framingham, MA (US);
Charles L. Hannon, Arlington, MA (US);
Assignee:
Advanced Mechanical Technology, Inc., Watertown, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F22B 2/306 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F22B 2/306 ;
Abstract
A heat exchanger/heater comprising a tubular member having a fluid inlet end, a fluid outlet end and plurality of pins secured to the interior wall of the tube. Various embodiments additionally comprise a blocking member disposed concentrically inside the pins, such as a core plug or a baffle array. Also disclosed is a vapor generator employing an internally pinned tube, and a fluid-heater/heat-exchanger utilizing an outer jacket tube and fluid-side baffle elements, as well as methods for heating a fluid using an internally pinned tube.