US2024302113A1PendingUtilityA1

Heat recovery member and heat exchanger

Assignee: NGK INSULATORS LTDPriority: Mar 9, 2023Filed: Feb 6, 2024Published: Sep 12, 2024
Est. expiryMar 9, 2043(~16.6 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
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Abstract

A heat recovery member includes: a metal pipe having a straight portion; and a honeycomb structure having an outer peripheral wall and a plurality of partition walls disposed on an inner side of the outer peripheral wall, the partition walls defining a plurality of cells each extending from a first end face to a second end face, the honeycomb structure being disposed in the straight portion of the metal pipe. The straight portion of the metal pipe is fixed by interference fitting to the outer peripheral wall parallel to an extending direction of the cells of the honeycomb structure.

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1 . A heat recovery member comprising:
 a metal pipe having a straight portion; and   a honeycomb structure having an outer peripheral wall and a plurality of partition walls disposed on an inner side of the outer peripheral wall, the partition walls defining a plurality of cells each extending from a first end face to a second end face, the honeycomb structure being disposed in the straight portion of the metal pipe,   wherein the straight portion of the metal pipe is fixed by interference fitting to the outer peripheral wall parallel to an extending direction of the cells of the honeycomb structure, and satisfies a relationship of the following equation (1):   
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     
                       an 
                       ⁢ 
                           
                       inner 
                       ⁢ 
                           
                       
                         diameter 
                             
                         [ 
                         mm 
                         ] 
                       
                       ⁢ 
                           
                       of 
                       ⁢ 
                           
                       the 
                       ⁢ 
                           
                       straight 
                       ⁢ 
                           
                       portion 
                       ⁢ 
                           
                       in 
                       ⁢ 
                           
                       a 
                       ⁢ 
                           
                       region 
                       ⁢ 
                           
                       other 
                     
                     ⁢ 
                     
                          
                         
                     
                     ⁢ 
                     
 
                     
                       than 
                       ⁢ 
                           
                       an 
                       ⁢ 
                           
                       interference 
                       ⁢ 
                           
                       fitting 
                       ⁢ 
                           
                       fixed 
                       ⁢ 
                           
                       region 
                       × 
                       a 
                       ⁢ 
                           
                       nominal 
                     
                     ⁢ 
                     
                         
                          
                     
                     ⁢ 
                     
 
                     
                       
                         
                           strain 
                               
                           [ 
                           % 
                           ] 
                         
                         ⁢ 
                             
                         at 
                         ⁢ 
                             
                         a 
                         ⁢ 
                             
                         yeild 
                         ⁢ 
                             
                         point 
                         ⁢ 
                             
                         of 
                         ⁢ 
                             
                         the 
                         ⁢ 
                             
                         metal 
                         ⁢ 
                             
                         pipe 
                         / 
                         100 
                       
                       ≤ 
                       
                         
                           ( 
                           
                             an 
                             ⁢ 
                                 
                             
 
                             outer 
                             ⁢ 
                                 
                             
                               diameter 
                                   
                               [ 
                               mm 
                               ] 
                             
                             ⁢ 
                                 
                             of 
                             ⁢ 
                                 
                             the 
                             ⁢ 
                                 
                             honeycomb 
                             ⁢ 
                                 
                             structure 
                             - 
                             the 
                             ⁢ 
                                 
                             inner 
                             ⁢ 
                                 
                             
                               diameter 
                                   
                               [ 
                               mm 
                               ] 
                             
                             ⁢ 
                                 
                             of 
                             ⁢ 
                                 
                             the 
                             ⁢ 
                                 
                             straight 
                             ⁢ 
                                 
                             portion 
                             ⁢ 
                                 
                             in 
                             ⁢ 
                                 
                             the 
                             ⁢ 
                                 
                             region 
                             ⁢ 
                             
 
                             other 
                             ⁢ 
                                 
                             than 
                             ⁢ 
                                 
                             the 
                             ⁢ 
                                 
                             interference 
                             ⁢ 
                                 
                             fitting 
                             ⁢ 
                                 
                             fixed 
                             ⁢ 
                                 
                             region 
                           
                           ) 
                         
                         . 
                       
                     
                   
                 
                 
                   
                     ( 
                     1 
                     ) 
                   
                 
               
             
           
         
       
     
     
         2 . The heat recovery member according to  claim 1 , wherein in a cross section parallel to an axial direction of the metal pipe, a contact index X between the honeycomb structure and the metal pipe, represented by the following equation (2), is 0 or more: 
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     X 
                     = 
                     
                       
                         ( 
                         
                           Lhsin 
                           ⁢ 
                           θ 
                           - 
                           
                             ( 
                             
                               Dhcos 
                               ⁢ 
                               θ 
                               - 
                               Dp 
                             
                             ) 
                           
                         
                         ) 
                       
                       / 
                       2 
                     
                   
                 
                 
                   
                     ( 
                     2 
                     ) 
                   
                 
               
             
           
         
         in which Lh is a difference [mm] between positions of the first end face or the second end face of the honeycomb structure in an axial direction, θ is an angle (°) formed by a direction orthogonal to the axial direction and the first end face or the second end face, Dh is a length of the honeycomb structure in the extending direction of the cells, and Dp is an inner diameter [mm] of the straight portion in the region other than the interference fitting fixed region. 
       
     
     
         3 . The heat recovery member according to  claim 1 , wherein the honeycomb structure is a hollow honeycomb structure further having an inner peripheral wall, the partition walls being disposed between the outer peripheral wall and the inner peripheral wall. 
     
     
         4 . The heat recovery member according to  claim 1 , wherein the honeycomb structure is made of a Si—SiC material. 
     
     
         5 . The heat recovery member according to  claim 1 , wherein the metal pipe is a stainless steel pipe. 
     
     
         6 . A heat exchanger comprising:
 the heat recovery member according to  claim 1 ; and   an outer cylindrical member disposed at an interval on an outer side in a radial direction of the metal pipe so that a fluid can flow around an outer periphery of the metal pipe.

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