Heat exchange – With coated – roughened or polished surface
Reexamination Certificate
2006-12-12
2010-11-30
McKinnon, Terrell L (Department: 3744)
Heat exchange
With coated, roughened or polished surface
C165S181000, C138S038000, C029S890053
Reexamination Certificate
active
07841391
ABSTRACT:
The present invention discloses a flooded type evaporating heat-exchange copper tube for an electrical refrigeration unit. The evaporating heat-exchange tube comprises a smooth surface portion, a finned portion provided with plurality of fins and a transitional portion connecting the smooth surface portion to the finned portion, with primary evaporating chambers defined between the fins. Fifth fins extending upwardly are provided on a bottom wall of the primary evaporating chamber, which divide the primary evaporating chamber into at least two minor cavities, and an evaporating opening is defined between adjacent fins of the primary evaporating chamber. Due to plurality of minor cavities arranged in the evaporating heat-exchange tube, refrigerant film is easy to form on bottom walls of the minor cavities, and nucleus boiling is easily to be developed. Thereafter, the refrigerant gets boiled and evaporated to form bubbles to escape via evaporating openings. Surrounding refrigerant refills the empty minor cavities via the evaporating opening. This process of boiling, evaporation and refilling continues to go on. Thus, the number of vaporization nucleus is dramatically increased, and the refrigerant is much easier to form nucleus and get vaporized, thus improving the heat transfer property of the evaporating heat-exchange tube.
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“Chinese Patent Application Serial No. 200510134630.9, Office Action dated Mar. 21, 2008”, 4 pgs.
Hao Yunyu
Jiang Qiang
Yu Chuanfu
Zhao Shuang
Golden Dragon Precise Copper Tube Group, Inc.
McKinnon Terrell L
Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.
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