FINNED TUBE WITH VORTEX GENERATORS FOR A HEAT EXCHANGER

Title:

FINNED TUBE WITH VORTEX GENERATORS FOR A HEAT EXCHANGER

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO2005001367

Kind Code:

A3

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 least 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.

Inventors:

SOHAL MANOHAR
O'BRIEN JAMES E

Application Number:

PCT/US2004/016449

Publication Date:

July 28, 2005

Filing Date:

May 24, 2004

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Assignee:

BECHTEL BWXT IDAHO LLC (US)

International Classes:

B21C37/26; F28F1/36; F28F13/12; (IPC1-7): B23P15/26

Foreign References:

US2766805A	1956-10-16
US2152437A	1939-03-28

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