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Heat exchangers and electrical apparatus having heat exchangers

CA 1280499 C · Owner: Westinghouse Electric Corporation · Inventors: Avery, Randall N.

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A heat exchanger panel suitable for cooling fluid filled electrical apparatus, such as electrical distribution and power transformers, and method of constructing same, which withstands substantially higher pressures without adding significantly to the weight of the heat exchanger. The metallic sheet which is used to construct the heat exchanger panel includes edges which define a substantially rectangular configuration with predetermined, opposite edges thereof being folded to increase the edge thickness of the sheet prior to forming the fins. The fins are formed via bend lines which extend from folded edge to folded edge. This provides at least twice the material thickness where the heat …

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  • Granted February 19, 1991. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended February 19, 2008.
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FiledJuly 2, 1987
GrantedFebruary 19, 1991
Term endedFebruary 19, 2008
Patent numberCA 1280499 C
Classification (IPC)H01F27/12 +2 more

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1988199119941997200020032006Application filedJuly 2, 1987Patent grantedFeb 19, 1991Term endedFeb 19, 2008

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