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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2012
Manfred Steinbauer, Raisting, DE;
Christiane Kerber, Pocking, DE;
Markus Hammerdinger, Tacherting, DE;
Rainer Fluggen, Bichl, DE;
Manfred Steinbauer, Raisting, DE;
Christiane Kerber, Pocking, DE;
Markus Hammerdinger, Tacherting, DE;
Rainer Fluggen, Bichl, DE;
LINDE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, Munich, DE;
Abstract
The invention relates to a shell and tube heat exchanger () having a helical tube bundle () within a shell (), that defines a shell space () surrounding the tube bundle (). The tubes are helically coiled about a core pipe () in such a manner that there is formed at least one first section () and at least one second section (), separate from the first section, that surrounds the first section (). The two sections () have in each case at least one associated inlet (E, E') such that the two sections () are able to be charged separately with the first medium.