Patent SG-11201811473W-A (SG)
Title: A multi-fluid heat exchanger
Inventor: LEE POH SENG
IPC: F28D9/00
Filed: 2017-07-05
Abstract: INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property MD HIM 0 11101 HOE 3E1 0 01111110111111111100 MO 1111 011 Organization International Bureau (10) International Publication Number (43) International Publication Date ......0\"\"1 WO 2018/013054 Al 18 January 2018 (18.01.2018) W I PO I PCT (51) International Patent Classification: (74) Agent: POH, Chee Kian, Daniel; Marks & Clerk Singa- F28D 9/00 (2006.01) pore LLP, Tanjong Pagar, P 0 Box 636, Singapore 910816 (21) International Application Number: (SG). PCT/SG2017/050341 (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every (22) International Filing Date: kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, 05 July 2017 (05.07.2017) AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, (25) Filing Language: English DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, (26) Publication Language: English HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JO, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, (30) Priority Data: MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, 10201605658V 11 July 2016 (11.07.2016) SG OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, (71) Applicant: NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGA- TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. PORE [SG/SG]; 21 Lower Kent Ridge Road, Singapore 119077 (SG). (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, (72) Inventors: LEE, Poh Seng; c/o National University of Sin- GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, gapore, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Mechani- UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, cal Engineering, 21 Lower Kent Ridge Road, Singapore TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, — 119077 (SG). SUN, Chuan; c/o National University of Sin-EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, gapore, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Mechani- MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, cal Engineering, 21 Lower Kent Ridge Road, Singapore TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, 119077 (SG). KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). = = Title: A MULTI-FLUID HEAT EXCHANGER — (54) = (57) : A multi-fluid heat exchanger (100) is disclosed herein. In a = 1 06 described embodiment, the multi-fluid heat exchanger (100) comprises a pri- 100 112 124 many section (102) and a secondary section (104) arranged contiguous with = 108/130 the primary section (102). The multi-fluid heat exchanger (100) further in- 12 dudes a first heat transfer channel 106 arranged to carry a first fluid (118) and the first heat transfer channel (106) is arranged to extend between the primary = — 1 Fhd Alg „ \" 6 ---- -- 118 section (102) and the secondary section (104) and carries the first fluid (118) — = between the sections (102,104). The multi-fluid heat exchanger (100) also 114 114 1-14 02 includes a second heat transfer channel (108) disposed only at the primary = 122 Flund Fina Thud section (102) and arranged to carry a second fluid (114) for heat exchange = 126 148 B B B between the first and second fluids (112,114) at the primary section (102) and a third heat transfer channel (110) disposed only at the secondary section (104) and arranged to carry a third fluid (116) for heat exchange between the = = — on Secti I Section la first and third fluids (112,116) at the secondary section (104). 116 Fluid C outlet 142 140 138 104 11 116 F d c bi h il e L t li 146 71' - 11 in Fluid Aoudet © M 112 120 128 126 110 128 144 11 © Figure 4 11 © ei C [Continued on next page] WO 2018/013054 Al MIDEDIMOM0101011EFIENIROMIDOIRIODHEMOVOIS Declarations under Rule 4.17: — of inventorship (Rule 4.17(iv)) Published: — with international search report (Art. 21(3))