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Granted Patent B2
US 12,498,177 · App. 18/130,816 · Granted Dec 16, 2025

Tubular heat exchanger and packaging method of tubular heat exchanger

Inventors: Jian-Xun Ren (Beijing, CN); Jun-Hong Hao (Beijing, CN)
Assignees: Tsinghua University; HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
F28D1/05316F28F9/162B23P15/26F28F2230/00
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Patent No.
US 12,498,177
App. No.
18/130,816
Granted
Dec 16, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A tubular heat exchanger includes an upper tube plate box, a lower tube plate box, a plurality of heat exchange tubes, and a pressure bolt. Each heat exchange tube includes an inlet end and an outlet end opposite to the inlet end, the inlet end passes through the upper tube plate box, the outlet end passes through the lower tube plate box, the first sealing rubber is filled in a gap between the plurality of heat exchange tubes and the upper tube plate box, and the second sealing rubber is filled in a gap between the plurality of the heat exchange tubes and lower tube plate box. The pressure bolt is located between the upper tube plate box and the lower tube plate box. The present application also relates to a packaging method of the tubular heat exchanger.

Claims (28)

1 . A tubular heat exchanger comprising:

an upper tube plate box, wherein a first sealing rubber is filled in the upper tube plate box;

a lower tube plate box, wherein a second sealing rubber is filled in the lower tube plate box;

a plurality of heat exchange tubes, wherein each of the plurality of heat exchange tubes comprises an inlet end and an outlet end opposite to the inlet end, the inlet end extends through the upper tube plate box, the outlet end extends through the lower tube plate box, the first sealing rubber is filled in a gap between the plurality of heat exchange tubes and the upper tube plate box, and the second sealing rubber is filled in a gap between the plurality of the heat exchange tubes and the lower tube plate box; and

pressure bolts situated on each of the upper tube plate box and the lower tube plate box, and configured for applying and adjusting a sealing pressure of the tubular heat exchanger.

2 . The tubular heat exchanger of claim 1 , wherein each of the upper tube plate box and the lower tube plate box comprises a upper tube plate, a lower tube plate, a side plate, and a plurality of tie rods; and the plurality of tie rods is located between the upper tube plate and the lower tube plate, and the plurality of tie rods extends along an axial direction of plurality of the heat exchange tubes, so that the upper tube plate and the lower tube plate are fixed.

3 . The tubular heat exchanger of claim 1 , wherein the sealing rubber is a silicone rubber series, a polysulfide rubber series, a urethane rubber series or a diene rubber series.

4 . The tubular heat exchanger of claim 1 , wherein an equivalent diameter of the plurality of heat exchange tubes is greater than 100 micrometers, and a thickness of a tube wall of each of the plurality of heat exchange tubes is greater than tens of micrometers.

5 . The tubular heat exchanger of claim 1 , wherein an equivalent diameter of the plurality of heat exchange tubes is in a range from 0.2 mm to 200 mm.

6 . The tubular heat exchanger of claim 1 , wherein a distance between adjacent two of the plurality of heat exchange tubes is 0.8 to 3 times the equivalent diameter of the plurality of heat exchange tubes.

7 . The tubular heat exchanger of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of heat exchange tubes is a metal tube, a cross-sectional shape of each of the plurality of heat exchange tubes is circular, and the plurality of heat exchange tubes are parallel to each other.

8 . The tubular heat exchanger of claim 1 , wherein the pressure bolt is perpendicular to an axial direction of the plurality of heat exchange tubes.

9 . The tubular heat exchanger of claim 1 , further comprising a connecting flange connected to the upper tube plate box and the lower tube plate box along an axial direction of the plurality of heat exchange tubes.

10 . The tubular heat exchanger of claim 1 , wherein a working temperature of the tubular heat exchanger is less than or equal to a use temperature of each of the first sealing rubber and the second sealing rubber.

11 . A tubular heat exchanger comprising:

an upper tube plate box being a rectangular parallelepiped, wherein a first sealing rubber is filled in the upper tube plate box;

a lower tube plate box being a rectangular parallelepiped, wherein a second sealing rubber is filled in the lower tube plate box;

a plurality of heat exchange tubes, wherein each of the plurality of heat exchange tubes comprises an inlet end and an outlet end opposite to the inlet end, the inlet end extends through the upper tube plate box, the outlet end extends through the lower tube plate box, the first sealing rubber is filled in a gap between the plurality of heat exchange tubes and the upper tube plate box, and the second sealing rubber is filled in a gap between the plurality of the heat exchange tubes and the lower tube plate box; and

pressure bolts situated on each of the upper tube plate box and the lower tube plate box, and configured for applying and adjusting a sealing pressure of the tubular heat exchanger.

12 . The tubular heat exchanger of claim 11 , wherein each of the upper tube plate box and the lower tube plate box comprises a upper tube plate, a lower tube plate, a side plate, and a plurality of tie rods; and the plurality of tie rods is located between the upper tube plate and the lower tube plate, and the plurality of tie rods extends along an axial direction of plurality of the heat exchange tubes, so that the upper tube plate and the lower tube plate are fixed.

13 . The tubular heat exchanger of claim 11 , wherein the sealing rubber is a silicone rubber series, a polysulfide rubber series, a urethane rubber series or a diene rubber series.

14 . The tubular heat exchanger of claim 11 , wherein an equivalent diameter of the plurality of heat exchange tubes is greater than 100 micrometers, and a thickness of a tube wall of each of the plurality of heat exchange tubes is greater than tens of micrometers.

15 . The tubular heat exchanger of claim 11 , wherein an equivalent diameter of the plurality of heat exchange tubes is in a range from 0.2 mm to 200 mm.

16 . The tubular heat exchanger of claim 11 , wherein a distance between adjacent two of the plurality of heat exchange tubes is 0.8 to 3 times the equivalent diameter of the plurality of heat exchange tubes.

17 . The tubular heat exchanger of claim 11 , wherein each of the plurality of heat exchange tubes is a metal tube, a cross-sectional shape of each of the plurality of heat exchange tubes is circular, and the plurality of heat exchange tubes are parallel to each other.

18 . The tubular heat exchanger of claim 11 , wherein the pressure bolt is perpendicular to an axial direction of the plurality of heat exchange tubes.

19 . The tubular heat exchanger of claim 11 , further comprising a connecting flange connected to the upper tube plate box and the lower tube plate box along an axial direction of the plurality of heat exchange tubes.

20 . The tubular heat exchanger of claim 11 , wherein a working temperature of the tubular heat exchanger is less than or equal to a use temperature of each of the first sealing rubber and the second sealing rubber.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 4, 2023
From: REN, JIAN-XUN; HAO, JUN-HONG
To: TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY; HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 063223/0898 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202011493212.X · Dec 16, 2020 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 17490089 · Sep 30, 2021
Related Publication 20230272985A1 · Aug 31, 2023
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