Patent ID: 6082447
Filing Date: 2000-07-04
Classification: F28D,F28F,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A heat exchanger member having an internal passage defined by at least one wall, the heat exchanger member comprising:a first baffle member received in the internal passage and defining a first flow region of at least two separate flow regions within the internal passage, the first baffle member having a first peripheral portion contacting the wall of the heat exchanger member so as to form a fluid-tight seal therebetween, the first baffle member having in a second peripheral portion spaced apart from the wall of the heat exchanger member so as to form a peripheral gap therebetween; anda second baffle member received in the internal passage and defining a second flow region of the at least two separate flow regions within the internal passage, the second baffle member having a first peripheral portion contacting the wall of the heat exchanger member so as to form a fluid-tight seal therebetween, the second baffle member having a second peripheral portion contacting the second peripheral portion of the first baffle member, the first and second baffle members fluidically sealing the peripheral gap from the first and second flow regions.