Patent ID: 6085529
Filing Date: 2000-07-11
Classification: B01D,F26B,F28D,F28F

Abstract:
A heat exchanger comprising:a. a precooler and reheater core and a chiller core in adjacent relation;b. a first set of heat transfer passages extending through both of said cores through which incoming air passes serially through both cores in a first direction;c. said first set of heat transfer passages including heat transfer structures having fins disposed to influence the flow through said passages;d. a second set of heat transfer passages extending through said chiller core in heat exchange relationship with said first set of heat transfer passages and through which coolant passes in heat exchange relationship with incoming air and said second set of heat transfer passages including heat transfer structures therein;e. a third set of heat transfer passages extending through said precooler and reheater core in heat exchange relationship with said first set of heat transfer passages and through which cooled air from said chiller core passes in heat exchange relationship with the incoming air and said third set of heat transfer passages including heat transfer structures therein;f. manifold means for conducting chilled air from said chiller core to said third set of heat transfer passages and having a first section contiguous with said chiller core and a second section contiguous with both said chiller core and said precooler and reheater core;g. said fins in said first set of heat transfer passages causing the incoming air to flow in an undulating pattern along said first set of heat transfer passages which separates moisture from the incoming air as it flows along said first set of heat transfer passages in said chiller core; andh. said second section of said manifold means being isolated from moisture separated from said incoming air.