Patent ID: 7219718

Claim:
A tube bundle device comprising: a plurality of tubes arranged parallel to one another in tube rows, wherein tube lanes separate the tube rows; at least one first tube support cage having a plurality of spaced apart elongated tube support members and a support ring, wherein each of the plurality of tube support members is secured to the support ring, wherein the plurality of spaced apart elongated tube support members are located within the tube rows; at least one second tube support cage having a plurality of spaced apart elongated tube support members and a support ring, wherein the plurality of spaced apart elongated tube support members are located within the tube rows, wherein the plurality of spaced apart elongated tube support members of the at least one second tube support cage are disposed at an angle with respect to the plurality of spaced apart elongated tube support members of the at least one first tube support cage, wherein the at least one second tube support cage being spaced from the at least one first tube support cage; and at least one bypass shroud extending around a portion of the plurality of tubes along a length thereof.