Heat exchanger fin with louvers
US4615384A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 25, 1984 |
| Grant date | Oct 7, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 25, 2004 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF28F1/128
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A heat exchanger comprising a tube for guiding heat-exchange fluid and a fin affixed to the outer side of said tube and adapted to guide air for exchanging heat with said heat-exchange fluid, said fin having an opening formed in the web thereof and a multiplicity of louvers formed astraddle said opening substantially perpendicularly to the direction of the flow of said air as staggered across said opening, said louvers each comprising a louver body separated by a fixed distance from said web of said fin and two legs connecting the opposite ends of said louver body to said web of said fin.
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