HEAT EXCHANGE SYSTEM WITH TUBING APPLIED TO A COMPLEX CURVED SURFACE

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United States of America Patent

APP PUB NO 20240200875A1
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18069080

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A heat exchange system includes cooling tubes that carry coolant and are placed on an external surface of a storage tank, which may be spherical, cylindrical, or other shape. The storage tank may be a cryogenic rocket fuel tank. The cooling tubes are bent to particular radius of curvatures that correspond to the varying curvatures of the storage tank. A network of spacers and bridge brackets with adjustable setscrews are used to precisely place the cooling tubes in correct positions on the external surface of the storage tank. Once placed in the desired position, the setscrews are adjusted to maximize the surface area contact between the cooling tubes and the exterior surface of the storage tank, resulting in optimal heat transfer without overstressing the materials of the tubing or the storage tank. The precisely positioned tubes may then be permanently affixed to the exterior surface of the storage tank using a cryogenic adhesive.

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BLUE ORIGIN MANUFACTURING LLC1100 EXPLORER BLVD NW HUNTSVILLE AL 35806

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Carver, Kip Alan Mountlake Terrace, US 1 0
Daniels, Patrick James Poulsbo, US 1 0
Hobbs, Gavin Bradley Maple Valley, US 1 0
Jung, Wooyong Mukilteo, US 4 0

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