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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2006
Filed:
Nov. 23, 2001
Theodor Johannes Peter Toonen, Sambeek, NL;
Peter Leerkamp, Boxmeer, NL;
Bob Meuzelaar, Nijmegen, NL;
Theodor Johannes Peter Toonen, Sambeek, NL;
Peter Leerkamp, Boxmeer, NL;
Bob Meuzelaar, Nijmegen, NL;
INCO Limited, Tononto, CA;
Abstract
In a heat exchanger () for transferring heat from a first fluid to a second fluid, which heat exchanger () comprises one or more flow passages () for a first fluid, the outer wall () of these passages is in heat-transferring contact with a flow body () made from metal foam for a second fluid. This metal foam has a gradient of the volume density of the metal, so that it is possible to achieve a favorable equilibrium between heat transfer and conduction, on the one hand, and flow resistance, on the other hand.