A conduit assembly for transferring heated fluid from a pump to a heat exchanger
and to return cooled fluid from the heat exchanger to the pump is disclosed. The
conduit assembly includes a flexible inner conduit disposed within a relatively
rigid conduit. The heated fluid travels through the flexible inner conduit from
the pump to the heat exchanger and the cooled fluid returns to the pump in the
space between the outer diameter of the flexible inner conduit and the inner diameter
of the rigid conduit. The conduit assembly includes a fluid splitter nipple and
a fluid splitter body to split the incoming and outgoing fluid into the inner and
outer conduits. The relatively warmer fluid from the pump is exposed to the temperature
of the fluid passing simultaneously through the outer conduit, rather than being
exposed to the ambient environmental conditions as in conventional hoses. This
Abstract is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret
or limit the scope or meaning of the claims.