Support system for serpentine tubes of a heat exchanger

Tightly packed serpentine tubes forming a tube bundle are repeatedly supported by a plurality of flat bars having regularly spaced notches along the longitudinal margins; the notches register to form an opening for receiving the tubes, and the bars are fastened together to form strips which depend f...

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Hauptverfasser: BONGAARDS, DONALD J, GIARDINA, A. ROBERT
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Zusammenfassung:Tightly packed serpentine tubes forming a tube bundle are repeatedly supported by a plurality of flat bars having regularly spaced notches along the longitudinal margins; the notches register to form an opening for receiving the tubes, and the bars are fastened together to form strips which depend from a tube sheet. A plurality of the strips are fastened together in such a manner that they are free to move lengthwise with respect to each other to allow for differential thermal expansion and to reduce vibration of the strips.