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Condenser

US4492268A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 24, 1981
Grant dateJan 8, 1985
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Expiry dateAug 24, 2001

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S165/185
  • WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Improvements in the condensing heat transfer surface of a condenser which handles organic working fluids whose surface tension is not more than 35 dyne/cm as gas mediums to be condensed. The improvements comprise the formation of a plurality of transversely spaced vertically extending grooves on the condensing heat transfer surface on which the gas medium condenses. The pitch of the grooves is about 1-2 mm and the depth is about 0.3-0.6 mm.

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