Heat transfer enhancing device
US4815531A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 2, 1987 |
| Grant date | Mar 28, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 2, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S165/445
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
In a heat exchanger, a convoluted plate disposed in a fluid stream flowing in an axial direction generates adjacent counterrotating, large scale axial vortices downstream thereof adjacent a wall over which the fluid flows. The convoluted plate is constructed to produce minimum pressure losses, while the vortices increase the heat transfer rate between the fluid and the wall.
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