Heat exchanger
US5803165A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 17, 1996 |
| Grant date | Sep 8, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 17, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S165/525
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A heat exchanger, in which a plurality of fins formed on either an internal or an external face of a heat transfer tube, wherein each of the plurality of fins has a first portion including a fin top and a second portion including a fin root, and wherein the first portion has a ridgeline formed in a raised and recessed shape, or in a wave-like or corrugated shape, and the second portion has a substantially straight outline in a fin longitudinal direction in a cross section parallel to either the internal or the external face on which the plurality of fins are formed.
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