Internal baffle for suppressing slosh in a core-in-shell heat exchanger

Abstract

Apparatuses and methods for suppressing slosh in a core-in-shell type heat exchanger are provided. One embodiments provides a heat exchanger including: (a) an internal volume defined within a shell; (b) a plurality of spaced apart cores disposed within the internal volume of the shell, and (c) slosh suppressing baffles disposed within the internal volume to separate the plurality of spaced apart cores, wherein each core is partially submerged in a liquid shell-side fluid, wherein the slosh suppressing baffles allow limited distribution of the liquid shell-side fluid between each core, wherein the slosh suppressing baffles can withstand cryogenic temperatures, wherein the slosh suppressing baffles can withstand and divert the flow of the liquid shell-side fluid between each core.

1 . A heat exchanger comprising:
 (a) an internal volume defined within a shell;   (b) a plurality of spaced apart cores disposed within the internal volume of the shell, and   (c) slosh suppressing baffles disposed within the internal volume to separate the plurality of spaced apart cores, wherein each core is partially submerged in a liquid shell-side fluid, wherein the slosh suppressing baffles allow limited distribution of the liquid shell-side fluid between each core, wherein the slosh suppressing baffles can withstand cryogenic temperatures, wherein the slosh suppressing baffles can withstand and divert the flow of the liquid shell-side fluid between each core.   
     
     
         2 . The heat exchanger according to  claim 1 , wherein the slosh suppressing baffles are installed between each core. 
     
     
         3 . The heat exchanger according to  claim 1 , wherein the slosh suppressing baffles are installed at the core midsection. 
     
     
         4 . The heat exchanger according to  claim 1 , wherein the slosh suppressing baffles are installed between each core and at the core midsection. 
     
     
         5 . The heat exchanger according to  claim 1 , wherein the slosh suppressing baffle is a solid plate, wherein the solid plate includes a passageway near the bottom of the internal volume within the shell. 
     
     
         6 . The heat exchanger according to  claim 1 , wherein the slosh suppressing baffle is a perforated plate. 
     
     
         7 . The heat exchanger according to  claim 1 , wherein the slosh suppressing baffle is a double perforated plate. 
     
     
         8 . The heat exchanger according to  claim 1 , wherein the slosh suppressing baffles are located at the edge of each core. 
     
     
         9 . The heat exchanger according to  claim 8 , wherein the area between the slosh suppressing baffles is filled with packing material. 
     
     
         10 . The heat exchanger according to  claim 1 , wherein the area between the slosh suppressing baffles is filled with packing material. 
     
     
         11 . The heat exchanger according to  claim 1 , wherein the liquid shell-side fluid is a vaporizing fluid. 
     
     
         12 . The heat exchanger according to  claim 11 , wherein the liquid shell-side fluid is a refrigerant. 
     
     
         13 . A method for reducing the impact of motion in a heat exchanger, wherein the heat exchanger includes an internal volume defined within a shell, wherein the internal volume within the shell includes a plurality of spaced apart cores, said method comprising:
 a. installing slosh suppressing baffles within the internal volume within the shell, wherein the slosh suppressing baffles separate the plurality of cores in the internal volume;   b. partially submerging each core in a liquid shell-side fluid, wherein the slosh suppressing baffles allow limited distribution of the liquid shell-side fluid between each core;   c. introducing a core-side fluid into each core;   d. cooling the core-side fluid thereby producing a cooled stream in each core; and   e. withdrawing the cooled stream from each core.   
     
     
         14 . The method according to  claim 13 , wherein the slosh suppressing baffles are installed between each core. 
     
     
         15 . The method according to  claim 13 , wherein the slosh suppressing baffles are installed at the core midsection. 
     
     
         16 . The method according to  claim 13 , wherein the slosh suppressing baffles are installed between each core and at the core midsection. 
     
     
         17 . The method according to  claim 13 , wherein the slosh suppressing baffle is a solid plate, wherein the solid plate includes a passageway near the bottom of the internal volume within the shell. 
     
     
         18 . The method according to  claim 13 , wherein the slosh suppressing baffle is a perforated plate. 
     
     
         19 . The heat exchanger according to  claim 13 , wherein the slosh suppressing baffle is a double perforated plate. 
     
     
         20 . The method according to  claim 13 , wherein the slosh suppressing baffles are located at the edge of each core. 
     
     
         21 . The method according to  claim 20 , wherein the area between the slosh suppressing baffles is filled with packing material. 
     
     
         22 . The method according to  claim 13 , wherein the area between the slosh suppressing baffles is filled with packing material. 
     
     
         23 . The method according to  claim 13 , wherein the slosh suppressing baffles can withstand cryogenic temperatures. 
     
     
         24 . The method according to  claim 13 , wherein the slosh suppressing baffles can withstand and divert the flow of refrigerant between each core. 
     
     
         25 . The heat exchanger according to  claim 13 , wherein the liquid shell-side fluid is a vaporizing fluid. 
     
     
         26 . The heat exchanger according to  claim 25 , wherein the liquid shell-side fluid is a refrigerant.