Patent · US Expired

Enhanced tube inner surface heat transfer device and method

US4154293A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 9, 1976
Grant dateMay 15, 1979
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Expiry dateSep 9, 1996

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/12104
  • WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An inner surface substrate of metal tubes is provided with a single layer of randomly distributed metal bodies bonded to the substrate, spaced from each other, and substantially surrounded by the substrate to form body void space.

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