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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 02, 2012
Applicants:
Paolo DE Piero, Tavagnacco, IT;
Maurizio Nardini, Pocenia, IT;
Charles John Bergh, Berwyn, PA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
INGERSOLL-RAND COMPANY, Montvale, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 53/26 (2006.01); F28D 9/00 (2006.01); F28D 15/00 (2006.01); F28D 20/00 (2006.01); F28D 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 53/265 (2013.01); F28D 9/0062 (2013.01); F28D 9/0093 (2013.01); F28D 15/00 (2013.01); F28D 20/0034 (2013.01); F28D 9/0068 (2013.01); F28D 2021/0038 (2013.01); Y02E 60/142 (2013.01);
Abstract
A refrigerated air dryer includes a three-path heat exchangerhaving an air path, a refrigerant path, and a fluid path. The three flow paths exchange heat within a single unit to provide a compact heat exchanger with improved thermal performance at a lower production cost.