Evaporator having integrally baffled tubes
US5090477A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 28, 1990 |
| Grant date | Feb 25, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 28, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49389
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A tubular manifold for an evaporator includes an integral baffle formed by deforming a wall section of a header tube onto an opposing wall section and crimping the two side walls inwardly at an axial point where the wall section is deformed. The internal baffle forms a U-shaped seal within the tube and is interposed between two side ports of the manifold.
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