Heat exchanger element and method for the production

Abstract

To provide heat exchanger elements which allow the creation of Enthalpy exchangers whereby the efficiency of sensible energy exchange and latent energy exchange can he varied and controlled and especially improved, a method for the production of heat exchanger elements is provided including a) producing a plate element with defined outer dimensions and corrugations in the area within a border, b) perforating the plate in predefined areas and in predefined dimensions, c) filling the perforations with a polymer with latent energy recovery capability and d) curing the polymer.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method for the production of heat exchanger elements comprising: a) producing a plate element with defined outer dimensions and corrugations in the area within a border; b) perforating the plate in predefined areas and in predefined dimensions; c) filling the perforations with a polymer with latent energy recovery capability; and d) curing the polymer. 
     
     
         2 . The method according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the plate is aluminum. 
     
     
         3 . The method according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the plate is plastic. 
     
     
         4 . The method according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the plate is stamped. 
     
     
         5 . The method according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the plate is corrugated. 
     
     
         6 . The method according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the plate is molded. 
     
     
         7 . The method according to  claim 1  characterized in that the plate is perforated by stamping. 
     
     
         8 . The method according to  claim 7 , characterized in that the perforation is formed during molding. 
     
     
         9 . The method according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the polymer is a sulfonated copolymer. 
     
     
         10 . The method according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the polymer is applied as dispersion. 
     
     
         11 . A heat exchanger element including a plate element with defined outer dimensions and corrugations in the area within a border, said plate element has perforations in predefined areas and in predefined dimensions, said perforations are filled with a polymer with latent energy recovery capability. 
     
     
         12 . The heat exchanger element according to  claim 11 , characterized in that the perforations are small holes. 
     
     
         13 . The heat exchanger element according to  claim 12 , characterized in that the perforated areas sum up to 70% of the total surface of the plate element. 
     
     
         14 . The heat exchanger element according to  claim 11 , characterized in that the polymer is a sulfonated copolymer. 
     
     
         15 . The heat exchanger element according to  claim 11 , characterized in that the plate dement has a border which allows gaslight connection to another similar plate element. 
     
     
         16 . The heat exchanger element according to  claim 11 , characterized in that the plate element has corrugations increasing the exchange surface up to 100%. 
     
     
         17 . The heat exchanger element according to  claim 11 , characterized in that the corrugations are oriented to guide a fluid flow. 
     
     
         18 . The heat exchanger with at least three plates like heat exchanger elements fixed to each other in parallel orientation to form two fluid paths allowing fluids to flow there through, characterized in that the plate like hear exchanger elements are elements according to  claim 11 .