Cold-welded heat exchanger member
US4237971A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 23, 1979 |
| Grant date | Dec 9, 1980 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 23, 1999 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49936
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A heat exchanger for solar collector apparatuses comprises two metal layers (10, 11) abutting each other and at least one metal pipe (12) for a heat-carrying medium arranged between the layers. The metal layers are cold-welded together on either side of the pipe to form heat-conveying fins and the pipe is cold-welded to at least one of the metal layers. The exchanger has a greater total goods thickness at the pipe than at the fins to allow a comparatively high heat-carrying medium pressure. (FIG. 1). For manufacturing the heat exchanger two metal strips and a metal pipe are continuously fed between two rolls, of which at least one is provided with a groove corresponding to the pipe. The roll pressure is selected so that the metal strips and the metal pipe are subjected during cold rolling to a thickness reduction of at least 60% during the passage between the rolls, so that the strips and the pipe are cold-welded together.
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