EP1906129A4 - Fin tube heat exchanger - Google Patents

Fin tube heat exchanger

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Publication number
EP1906129A4
EP1906129A4 EP06767333A EP06767333A EP1906129A4 EP 1906129 A4 EP1906129 A4 EP 1906129A4 EP 06767333 A EP06767333 A EP 06767333A EP 06767333 A EP06767333 A EP 06767333A EP 1906129 A4 EP1906129 A4 EP 1906129A4
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Prior art keywords
heat exchanger
tube heat
fin tube
fin
exchanger
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German (de)
French (fr)
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EP1906129B1 (en
EP1906129A1 (en
Inventor
Hirokazu Fujino
Hyunyoung Kim
Toshimitsu Kamada
Kazushige Kasai
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Daikin Industries Ltd
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Daikin Industries Ltd
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Classifications

    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
    • F28F—DETAILS OF HEAT-EXCHANGE AND HEAT-TRANSFER APPARATUS, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
    • F28F1/00—Tubular elements; Assemblies of tubular elements
    • F28F1/10—Tubular elements and assemblies thereof with means for increasing heat-transfer area, e.g. with fins, with projections, with recesses
    • F28F1/12—Tubular elements and assemblies thereof with means for increasing heat-transfer area, e.g. with fins, with projections, with recesses the means being only outside the tubular element
    • F28F1/24—Tubular elements and assemblies thereof with means for increasing heat-transfer area, e.g. with fins, with projections, with recesses the means being only outside the tubular element and extending transversely
    • F28F1/32—Tubular elements and assemblies thereof with means for increasing heat-transfer area, e.g. with fins, with projections, with recesses the means being only outside the tubular element and extending transversely the means having portions engaging further tubular elements
    • F28F1/325—Fins with openings
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
    • F28F—DETAILS OF HEAT-EXCHANGE AND HEAT-TRANSFER APPARATUS, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
    • F28F1/00—Tubular elements; Assemblies of tubular elements
    • F28F1/10—Tubular elements and assemblies thereof with means for increasing heat-transfer area, e.g. with fins, with projections, with recesses
    • F28F1/12—Tubular elements and assemblies thereof with means for increasing heat-transfer area, e.g. with fins, with projections, with recesses the means being only outside the tubular element
    • F28F1/24—Tubular elements and assemblies thereof with means for increasing heat-transfer area, e.g. with fins, with projections, with recesses the means being only outside the tubular element and extending transversely
    • F28F1/32—Tubular elements and assemblies thereof with means for increasing heat-transfer area, e.g. with fins, with projections, with recesses the means being only outside the tubular element and extending transversely the means having portions engaging further tubular elements
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
    • F28D—HEAT-EXCHANGE APPARATUS, NOT PROVIDED FOR IN ANOTHER SUBCLASS, IN WHICH THE HEAT-EXCHANGE MEDIA DO NOT COME INTO DIRECT CONTACT
    • F28D1/00—Heat-exchange apparatus having stationary conduit assemblies for one heat-exchange medium only, the media being in contact with different sides of the conduit wall, in which the other heat-exchange medium is a large body of fluid, e.g. domestic or motor car radiators
    • F28D1/02—Heat-exchange apparatus having stationary conduit assemblies for one heat-exchange medium only, the media being in contact with different sides of the conduit wall, in which the other heat-exchange medium is a large body of fluid, e.g. domestic or motor car radiators with heat-exchange conduits immersed in the body of fluid
    • F28D1/04—Heat-exchange apparatus having stationary conduit assemblies for one heat-exchange medium only, the media being in contact with different sides of the conduit wall, in which the other heat-exchange medium is a large body of fluid, e.g. domestic or motor car radiators with heat-exchange conduits immersed in the body of fluid with tubular conduits
    • F28D1/047—Heat-exchange apparatus having stationary conduit assemblies for one heat-exchange medium only, the media being in contact with different sides of the conduit wall, in which the other heat-exchange medium is a large body of fluid, e.g. domestic or motor car radiators with heat-exchange conduits immersed in the body of fluid with tubular conduits the conduits being bent, e.g. in a serpentine or zig-zag
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
    • F28F—DETAILS OF HEAT-EXCHANGE AND HEAT-TRANSFER APPARATUS, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
    • F28F13/00—Arrangements for modifying heat-transfer, e.g. increasing, decreasing
    • F28F13/06—Arrangements for modifying heat-transfer, e.g. increasing, decreasing by affecting the pattern of flow of the heat-exchange media
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
    • F28F—DETAILS OF HEAT-EXCHANGE AND HEAT-TRANSFER APPARATUS, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
    • F28F17/00—Removing ice or water from heat-exchange apparatus
    • F28F17/005—Means for draining condensates from heat exchangers, e.g. from evaporators

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Thermal Sciences (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Geometry (AREA)
  • Heat-Exchange Devices With Radiators And Conduit Assemblies (AREA)
  • Details Of Fluid Heaters (AREA)
EP06767333A 2005-07-01 2006-06-26 Fin tube heat exchanger Not-in-force EP1906129B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
JP2005194254A JP2007010279A (en) 2005-07-01 2005-07-01 Fin tube type heat exchanger
PCT/JP2006/312716 WO2007004457A1 (en) 2005-07-01 2006-06-26 Fin tube heat exchanger

Publications (3)

Publication Number Publication Date
EP1906129A1 EP1906129A1 (en) 2008-04-02
EP1906129A4 true EP1906129A4 (en) 2010-08-11
EP1906129B1 EP1906129B1 (en) 2011-09-07

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Family Applications (1)

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EP06767333A Not-in-force EP1906129B1 (en) 2005-07-01 2006-06-26 Fin tube heat exchanger

Country Status (8)

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US (1) US20100175864A1 (en)
EP (1) EP1906129B1 (en)
JP (1) JP2007010279A (en)
KR (1) KR100973225B1 (en)
CN (1) CN100554855C (en)
AU (1) AU2006266965B2 (en)
ES (1) ES2370795T3 (en)
WO (1) WO2007004457A1 (en)

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EP1906129B1 (en) 2011-09-07
EP1906129A1 (en) 2008-04-02
WO2007004457A8 (en) 2008-01-31
CN100554855C (en) 2009-10-28
AU2006266965A1 (en) 2007-01-11
CN101208575A (en) 2008-06-25
WO2007004457A1 (en) 2007-01-11
JP2007010279A (en) 2007-01-18
US20100175864A1 (en) 2010-07-15
AU2006266965B2 (en) 2009-08-13
KR100973225B1 (en) 2010-07-30
ES2370795T3 (en) 2011-12-22
KR20080011445A (en) 2008-02-04

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