EP2459954A4 - A heat exchanger tube - Google Patents

A heat exchanger tube

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Publication number
EP2459954A4
EP2459954A4 EP10804010.6A EP10804010A EP2459954A4 EP 2459954 A4 EP2459954 A4 EP 2459954A4 EP 10804010 A EP10804010 A EP 10804010A EP 2459954 A4 EP2459954 A4 EP 2459954A4
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EP
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Prior art keywords
heat exchanger
exchanger tube
tube
heat
exchanger
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EP10804010.6A
Other languages
German (de)
French (fr)
Other versions
EP2459954A2 (en
EP2459954B1 (en
Inventor
Ghanshyam Singh
Arvind Pattamatta
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Thermax Ltd
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Thermax Ltd
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Application filed by Thermax Ltd filed Critical Thermax Ltd
Priority to PL10804010T priority Critical patent/PL2459954T3/en
Publication of EP2459954A2 publication Critical patent/EP2459954A2/en
Publication of EP2459954A4 publication Critical patent/EP2459954A4/en
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Publication of EP2459954B1 publication Critical patent/EP2459954B1/en
Revoked legal-status Critical Current
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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
    • 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
    • F28F13/12—Arrangements for modifying heat-transfer, e.g. increasing, decreasing by affecting the pattern of flow of the heat-exchange media by creating turbulence, e.g. by stirring, by increasing the force of circulation
    • 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
    • F28F1/02—Tubular elements of cross-section which is non-circular
    • F28F1/06—Tubular elements of cross-section which is non-circular crimped or corrugated in cross-section
    • 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
    • F28F1/08—Tubular elements crimped or corrugated in longitudinal section
    • 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
    • F28F1/42—Tubular elements and assemblies thereof with means for increasing heat-transfer area, e.g. with fins, with projections, with recesses the means being both outside and inside the tubular element
    • 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
    • F28F1/42—Tubular elements and assemblies thereof with means for increasing heat-transfer area, e.g. with fins, with projections, with recesses the means being both outside and inside the tubular element
    • F28F1/424—Means comprising outside portions integral with inside portions
    • F28F1/426—Means comprising outside portions integral with inside portions the outside portions and the inside portions forming parts of complementary shape, e.g. concave and convex
    • 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
    • F28F1/02—Tubular elements of cross-section which is non-circular
    • F28F2001/027—Tubular elements of cross-section which is non-circular with dimples

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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)
EP10804010.6A 2009-07-29 2010-07-29 A heat exchanger tube Revoked EP2459954B1 (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
PL10804010T PL2459954T3 (en) 2009-07-29 2010-07-29 A heat exchanger tube

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
IN1735MU2009 2009-07-29
PCT/IN2010/000499 WO2011013144A2 (en) 2009-07-29 2010-07-29 A heat exchanger tube

Publications (3)

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EP2459954A2 EP2459954A2 (en) 2012-06-06
EP2459954A4 true EP2459954A4 (en) 2014-05-21
EP2459954B1 EP2459954B1 (en) 2017-11-15

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EP10804010.6A Revoked EP2459954B1 (en) 2009-07-29 2010-07-29 A heat exchanger tube

Country Status (4)

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EP (1) EP2459954B1 (en)
DK (1) DK2459954T3 (en)
PL (1) PL2459954T3 (en)
WO (1) WO2011013144A2 (en)

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DE1836063U (en) * 1961-04-14 1961-08-03 Christian Steeb FLAT TUBE WITH EMBOSSED LOCKS AND PIN FOR ITS PRODUCTION.
US6006823A (en) * 1992-03-31 1999-12-28 Kiknadze; Gennady Iraklievich Streamlined surface
DE20100116U1 (en) * 2001-01-05 2001-03-22 Hde Metallwerk Gmbh Heat exchanger tube for liquid or gaseous media
EP1715278A2 (en) * 2005-04-18 2006-10-25 Delphi Technologies, Inc. Evaporator with aerodynamic first dimples to suppress whistling noise

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Patent Citations (4)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE1836063U (en) * 1961-04-14 1961-08-03 Christian Steeb FLAT TUBE WITH EMBOSSED LOCKS AND PIN FOR ITS PRODUCTION.
US6006823A (en) * 1992-03-31 1999-12-28 Kiknadze; Gennady Iraklievich Streamlined surface
DE20100116U1 (en) * 2001-01-05 2001-03-22 Hde Metallwerk Gmbh Heat exchanger tube for liquid or gaseous media
EP1715278A2 (en) * 2005-04-18 2006-10-25 Delphi Technologies, Inc. Evaporator with aerodynamic first dimples to suppress whistling noise

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
DK2459954T3 (en) 2018-02-26
PL2459954T3 (en) 2018-08-31
EP2459954A2 (en) 2012-06-06
WO2011013144A3 (en) 2011-04-28
WO2011013144A2 (en) 2011-02-03
EP2459954B1 (en) 2017-11-15

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