Core unit of heat exchanger having electric heater
US6178292A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 13, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jan 23, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 13, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF28D2021/0096
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A core unit of a heat exchanger is composed of a plurality of parallel flat tubes, a plurality of corrugated fins, a support member disposed between two of the corrugated fins and an electric heater disposed inside the support member. The support member has a pair of parallel plates bonded to the corrugated fins at the summits of corrugation of the corrugated fins. The electric heater is composed of a heating element and an insulation member inserted between the heating element and the parallel plates.
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