Plate fin heat exchanger
US4434842A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 24, 1981 |
| Grant date | Mar 6, 1984 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 24, 2001 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF28F3/027
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A heat exchanger in which liquids are boiled, the heat exchanger being provided with fins in the boiling region, the fins comprising a corrugated layer formed of two sheets, each sheet being apertured, the sheets being in close proximity one to the other such that nucleation of bubbles occurs between the sheets and the bubbles are released by the apertures in the sheets.
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