HEAT EXCHANGER ASSEMBLY HAVING SPLIT MINI-LOUVERED FINS

A heat exchanger assembly is provided having at least one header, a plurality of spaced apart fluid tubes in hydraulic communication with the header, and a plurality of corrugated fins disposed between the tubes. The corrugated fins include a planar portion having a louver segment defined between a...

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Main Authors HUANG LIN-JIE, KADLE PRASAD S, LIPA SCOTT B, SCHERER LAWRENCE P
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 08.08.2013
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Summary:A heat exchanger assembly is provided having at least one header, a plurality of spaced apart fluid tubes in hydraulic communication with the header, and a plurality of corrugated fins disposed between the tubes. The corrugated fins include a planar portion having a louver segment defined between a pair of primary slits, in which the louver segment includes an intermediate slit splitting the louver segment into a pair of mini-louvers. The mini-louvers are counter-offset such that one of the mini-louvers is on one side of the planar portion and the other one of the mini-lover is on the other side of the planar portion. The mini-louvers may be pivoted about their respective junctures such that each of the mini-louver segments is oblique relative to the planar portion.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201313834355