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Abstract

A heat exchanger comprising a pair of metal plates joined along corresponding mating surfaces, wherein at least one of the metal plates comprises a plurality of connected recesses which form a fluid circuit between the plates when the plates are joined, wherein the fluid circuit comprises an inlet, an inlet manifold, an outlet, an outlet manifold, and a plurality of flowpaths extending between and fluidly connecting the inlet manifold and outlet manifold, and wherein one or more of the plurality of flowpaths comprise a fluid passage and a flow constriction and wherein a ratio of the hydraulic diameter of the flow constriction to the hydraulic diameter of the fluid passage increases with increasing distance from the inlet.

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