Patent ID: 9512807
Filing Date: 2016-12-06
CPC Classification: F02M,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A heat exchanger for cooling a gas, the heat exchanger comprising: a casing containing therein a battery of one or more ducts arranged for passage of the gas to be cooled, wherein access openings for entrance and exit of a cooling fluid flow are provided between the battery and the casing, and wherein: the battery comprises a first end for entrance of hot gas and a second end for exit of cooled gas, with the second end being a fixed end that is fixed with respect to the casing and the first end being a floating end that is floating with respect to the casing to accommodate expansion; the floating end comprises a manifold for distributing hot gas into one or more ducts of the battery and is lengthened with a bushing arranged at an inlet of the manifold; an attachment between the floating end and the casing includes at least one gasket interposed between the bushing and the casing; and the heat exchanger further comprises a guiding hood for guiding hot gas from the inlet toward an inner cavity of the manifold such that between the guiding hood and the bushing of the manifold there is a gas stagnation space that protects the at least one gasket from heat.