Patent ID: 8636836
Filing Date: 2014-01-28
Classification: C01B,F17C,F28D,F28F,Y02E

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for exchanging heat between a medium and a substance, comprising: a pressure vessel having a first port for receiving a heat exchanging medium and a second port for returning the medium and a flowpath therebetween, said pressure vessel defining an interior; a plurality of heat exchanging modules within the interior, each said module being in fluid communication with the flowpath, each said module including: a hub, said hub having a central portion with first and second passages each extending through the central portion, each said passage having a tapered inner wall, said hub having a plurality of fins extending outwardly from the central portion, the substance being in thermal communication with the exterior of said fins; a pair of sleeves each having a tapered exterior, each said sleeve being received in a different one of said passages; wherein the flowpath extends through said sleeves.