Heat exchange – With coated – roughened or polished surface
Patent
1996-06-25
1997-11-25
Leo, Leonard R.
Heat exchange
With coated, roughened or polished surface
165179, 165184, F28F 142
Patent
active
056901674
ABSTRACT:
A heat exchanger inner spiral-ribbed tube made of a hard metal such as stainless steel, titanium, or an iron-nickel alloy, and method of manufacture therefor for use in making a heat exchanger. The tube has an annular wall having an inner ribbed surface and an outer waved surface. The inner surface has a plurality of inner spiral ribs, each having a spiral angle. The spiral angle is about 18 degrees in the described embodiment. The tube-making method includes multiple steps in forming the outer waves and inner ribs simultaneously, progressively increasing the rib height while continuously pulling the tube in an axial direction.
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High Performance Tube, Inc.
Laughlin Richard T.
Leo Leonard R.
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