Patent ID: 6098418
Filing Date: 2000-08-08
Classification: B67D,F25D

Abstract:
An apparatus for cooling at least one fluid comprising:i) at least one fluid system comprising at least one fluid line having an inlet and an outlet, said fluid system being arranged in the shape of a concavely depressed coil, said coil having a top and a bottom at which an opening is defined; andii) a metallic unit which incorporates said at least one fluid system, said metallic unit having an upper surface in which is defined a concave depression, a bottom surface opposite said upper surface, and sides, said concave depression having further defined therein a drain which extends through said metallic unit,wherein said at least one fluid system is disposed within said metallic unit such that said concave depression of said metallic unit is aligned with said concavely depressed coil, said fluid line inlet extends from the bottom surface of said metallic unit, said fluid line outlet extends from a side of said metallic unit, and said drain defined in said metallic unit passes through said opening at a bottom apex of said at least one fluid system.