Hybrid metal-polymer heat exchanger
US10704846B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 12, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jul 7, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 12, 2037 |
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- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF28F2275/127
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A heat exchanger includes a metal tube and a composite polymer fin in thermal contact with the metal tube. The fin is formed of a polymer and a thermally conductive filler such that the fin has a thermal conductivity greater than or equal to 0.5 Watts per meter Kelvin.
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