WO2013188388A3 - Methods and systems for turbulent, corrosion resistant heat exchangers - Google Patents

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WO2013188388A3
WO2013188388A3 PCT/US2013/045161 US2013045161W WO2013188388A3 WO 2013188388 A3 WO2013188388 A3 WO 2013188388A3 US 2013045161 W US2013045161 W US 2013045161W WO 2013188388 A3 WO2013188388 A3 WO 2013188388A3
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Peter F. Vandermeulen
Mark Allen
Arthur Laflamme
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7Ac Technologies, Inc.
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Priority to EP13804563.8A priority patent/EP2859294B1/en
Priority to KR1020147036005A priority patent/KR102189997B1/en
Priority to CN201380030370.3A priority patent/CN104508417B/en
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Abstract

Disclosed are various turbulent, corrosion-resistant heat exchangers used in desiccant air conditioning systems.
PCT/US2013/045161 2012-06-11 2013-06-11 Methods and systems for turbulent, corrosion resistant heat exchangers WO2013188388A2 (en)

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EP13804563.8A EP2859294B1 (en) 2012-06-11 2013-06-11 Methods and systems for turbulent, corrosion resistant heat exchangers
KR1020147036005A KR102189997B1 (en) 2012-06-11 2013-06-11 Methods and systems for turbulent, corrosion resistant heat exchangers
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