Embossed vortex generator enhanced plate fin
US4984626A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 24, 1989 |
| Grant date | Jan 15, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 24, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF28F1/325
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An enhanced plate fin of a plate fin heat exchanger wherein vortex generator enhancements are embossed above and below the surface of the plate fin for the purpose of oversizing the boundary layer fluid between adjacent fins.
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