Tube And Chamber Heat Exchanger With An Enhanced Modular Medium Directing Assembly

Abstract

A heat exchanger, having a main chamber coupled with a first and a second sub-chamber, having cavities within, on a respective first and a second longitudinal ends of the main chamber. Provided in the main chamber is a medium directing assembly, a first end engaging the first sub-chamber cavity and a second end engaging the second sub-chamber cavity, extending longitudinally out of the main chamber, enlarging the pathway provided within the medium directing assembly, reducing pressure drop effect to the medium flow within. The medium directing assembly comprising of an upper and a lower assembly, providing configuration flexibility, while provided with a medium directing panel coupled within, permitting means to facilitate flow directional changes to the medium. The medium directing assembly comprising of two vertical and two lateral sides, longitudinally provided with an inlet and an outlet and vertically provided with a distribution outlet and a collecting inlet.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A heat exchanger having a first chamber assembly and a second chamber assembly coupled together comprising:
 the first chamber assembly having:
 an inlet; 
 a first chamber wall; 
 a chamber anterior wall; and 
 a first sub-chamber, 
   the second chamber assembly having:
 an outlet; 
 a second chamber wall; 
 a chamber posterior wall; and 
 a second sub-chamber, wherein 
   the inlet and the outlet in fluid communication with a first reservoir containing a first heat exchange medium,   a second heat exchange medium flowing outside of the heat exchanger,   a first longitudinal end of the first chamber wall concentrically coupled to the chamber anterior wall,   a second longitudinal end of the first chamber wall coupled to a first longitudinal end of the second chamber wall,   a second longitudinal end of the second chamber wall concentrically coupled to the chamber posterior wall,   the first chamber assembly and the second chamber assembly coupled together form a main chamber within, a hollow space permitting flow of the first heat exchange medium, longitudinally bound between the chamber anterior wall and the chamber posterior wall, while laterally bound by the first chamber wall and the second chamber wall,   the chamber anterior wall being a planar panel, having a first side and a second side,   the chamber posterior wall being a planar panel, having a first side and a second side,   the first sub-chamber coupled to the first side of the chamber anterior wall, a first longitudinal end of the first sub-chamber extending away from the first side of the chamber anterior wall, terminating at the chamber anterior wall, while a second longitudinal end of the first sub-chamber is fluidly connected to the main chamber, the first sub-chamber forming a cavity within, external to the main chamber,   the second sub-chamber coupled to the second side of the chamber posterior wall, a first longitudinal end of the second sub-chamber fluidly connected to the main chamber, while a second longitudinal end of the second sub-chamber extending away from the second side of the chamber posterior wall, terminating at the chamber posterior wall, the second sub-chamber forming a cavity within, external to the main chamber,   longitudinally disposed within the main chamber is a medium directing assembly, a first longitudinal end of the medium directing assembly extending longitudinally out of the main chamber, engaging the cavity provided within the first sub-chamber, while having a second longitudinal end of the medium directing assembly extending longitudinally out of the main chamber, engaging the cavity provided within the second sub-chamber,   the medium directing assembly comprising of a medium directing upper assembly and a medium directing lower assembly coupled together, the medium directing assembly having two distinct lateral sides comprising a medium directing first side wall and a medium directing second side wall, along with two distinct vertical sides comprising, a first vertical side and a second vertical side,   the medium directing assembly having a medium directing inlet on a first longitudinal end of the medium directing assembly, the medium directing inlet in fluid communication with the inlet,   a medium directing outlet provided on a second longitudinal end of the medium directing assembly, the medium directing outlet in fluid communication with the outlet,   a medium directing distribution outlet provided on the first vertical side of the medium directing assembly, the medium distribution outlet fluidly connecting the medium directing inlet and the main chamber,   a medium directing collecting inlet provided on the second vertical side of the medium directing assembly, the medium directing collecting inlet fluidly connecting the main chamber and the medium directing outlet,   the medium directing first side wall and the medium directing second side wall each respectively a planar panel, positioned laterally spaced apart, while extending longitudinally through the main chamber, a first end and a second end of the respective panels extending longitudinally out of the main chamber,   disposed between the medium directing first side wall and the medium directing second side wall is a medium directing panel, a planar panel having a first planar side facing the medium directing inlet and the medium distribution outlet at an angle, while having a second planar side facing the medium directing outlet and the medium directing collecting inlet at an angle,   the medium directing first side wall set laterally spaced apart from a lateral wall of the main chamber, comprising the first chamber wall and the second chamber wall, forming a flow path for the first heat exchange medium therebetween, and   the medium directing second side wall set laterally spaced apart from the lateral wall of the main chamber, comprising the first chamber wall and the second chamber wall, forming a flow path for the first heat exchange medium therebetween.   
     
     
         2 . The heat exchanger of  claim 1 , wherein the first vertical side of the medium directing assembly comprises of a medium directing upper first lateral support and a medium directing upper second lateral support, each respectively a planar panel, positioned generally on a same plane while positioned longitudinally spaced apart, forming the medium directing distribution outlet therebetween. 
     
     
         3 . The heat exchanger of  claim 1 , wherein the second vertical side of the medium directing assembly comprises of a medium directing lower first lateral support and a medium directing lower second lateral support, each respectively a planar panel, positioned generally on a same plane while positioned longitudinally spaced apart, forming the medium directing collecting inlet therebetween. 
     
     
         4 . The heat exchanger of  claim 1 , wherein a plurality of heat exchangers are coupled together in a serial manner to form a larger heat exchanger assembly. 
     
     
         5 . The heat exchanger of  claim 1 , wherein a plurality of heat exchangers are coupled together in a parallel fashion to form a larger heat exchanger assembly. 
     
     
         6 . The heat exchanger of  claim 1 , wherein a plurality of heat exchangers are coupled together in a combination of serial and parallel fashion to form a larger heat exchanger assembly. 
     
     
         7 . The heat exchanger of  claim 1 , wherein a first longitudinal end of the first sub-chamber is open to atmosphere, while a second longitudinal end of the first sub-chamber is fluidly connected to the main chamber. 
     
     
         8 . The heat exchanger of  claim 1 , wherein a first longitudinal end of the second sub-chamber is fluidly connected to the main chamber, while a second longitudinal end of the second sub-chamber is open to atmosphere.