Heat exchanger, heat exchanger tube and methods of making and using same

A heat exchanger tube is disclosed herein comprising a first portion, a twisted portion, and a transition portion between the first portion and the twisted portion. The transition portion includes a reinforcing sleeve. A heat exchanger formed from the tube and a method of forming a heat exchanger tu...

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Main Authors SCHEIDEMAN FRED C, LEWIS, JR. FLOYD J, MIMITZ, SR. TIMOTHY E, RAINA SUNIL
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 25.06.2009
Subjects
BLASTING
DETAILS OF HEAT-EXCHANGE AND HEAT-TRANSFER APPARATUS, OFGENERAL APPLICATION
HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
HEAT-EXCHANGE APPARATUS, NOT PROVIDED FOR IN ANOTHER SUBCLASS,IN WHICH THE HEAT-EXCHANGE MEDIA DO NOT COME INTO DIRECT CONTACT
HEATING
LIGHTING
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVINGMATERIAL
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PUNCHING METAL
TRANSPORTING
WEAPONS
WORKING OR PROCESSING OF SHEET METAL OR METAL TUBES, RODS ORPROFILES WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL
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Summary:A heat exchanger tube is disclosed herein comprising a first portion, a twisted portion, and a transition portion between the first portion and the twisted portion. The transition portion includes a reinforcing sleeve. A heat exchanger formed from the tube and a method of forming a heat exchanger tube also are disclosed. The tube is useful in making a heat exchanger configured to operate at high pressures without mechanical failure.
Bibliography:Application Number: US20080316715