ASME/BPVC - 2437
2437 Rules for Diffusion Bonded, Flat Plate, Microchannel Heat Exchanger Section VIII, Division 1 SUPP 5
| Organization: | ASME/BPVC |
| Publication Date: | 1 July 2004 |
| Status: | inactive |
| Page Count: | 2 |
scope:
The alternative rules in this Code Case cover minimum requirements for design, fabrication, and inspection of microchannel heat exchangers manufactured from flat plates of SA-240 Type 316L stainless steel.
(a) The microchannel flow passages may be formed in the flat plates to be bonded together by any of the following means prior to bonding:
(1) photochemical machining
(2) stamping
(3) electrochemical machining
(b) Bonding processes covered in this Code Case include ram press and isostatic pressing.
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