Metal working – Means to assemble or disassemble – Heat exchanger
Reexamination Certificate
2005-12-20
2005-12-20
Bryant, David P. (Department: 3726)
Metal working
Means to assemble or disassemble
Heat exchanger
Reexamination Certificate
active
06976301
ABSTRACT:
A system for and method of manufacturing a finned tube for a heat exchanger is disclosed herein. A continuous fin strip is provided with at one pair of vortex generators. A tube is rotated and linearly displaced while the continuous fin strip with vortex generators is spirally wrapped around the tube.
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O'Brien James E.
Sohal Manohar S.
Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC
Bryant David P.
Klaas Law PC
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