HEAT EXCHANGER AND METHOD FOR TREATING THE SURFACE OF SAID HEAT EXCHANGER

• Main Authors: MAMBER, OLIVER, FISCHLE, KLAUS, SEDLMEIR, SABINE, BOGER, SNJEZANA, ENGLERT, PETER
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 11.05.2016
• Subjects: ADHESIVES; APPLYING LIQUIDS OR OTHER FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL; BLASTING; CHEMICAL PAINT OR INK REMOVERS; CHEMISTRY; COATING COMPOSITIONS, e.g. PAINTS, VARNISHES ORLACQUERS; CORRECTING FLUIDS; DETAILS OF HEAT-EXCHANGE AND HEAT-TRANSFER APPARATUS, OFGENERAL APPLICATION; DYES; FILLING PASTES; HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL; HEATING; INKS; LIGHTING; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; METALLURGY; MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATIONS OF MATERIALS; MISCELLANEOUS COMPOSITIONS; NATURAL RESINS; PAINTS; PASTES OR SOLIDS FOR COLOURING OR PRINTING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; POLISHES; PROCESSES FOR APPLYING LIQUIDS OR OTHER FLUENT MATERIALS TOSURFACES, IN GENERAL; SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; TRANSPORTING; USE OF MATERIALS THEREFOR; WEAPONS; WOODSTAINS

Heat exchanger comprises a hydrophilic surface coating containing nanoparticles, coated nanoparticles and/or grafted nanoparticles with or made from oxides. An independent claim is also included for a process for coating a heat exchanger with a hydrophilic surface coating.