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Title: Heat exchanger for power generation equipment

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1175384

A heat exchanger for a turbine is provided wherein the heat exchanger comprises a heat transfer cell comprising a sheet of material having two opposed ends and two opposed sides. In addition, a plurality of concavities are disposed on a surface portion of the sheet of material so as to cause hydrodynamic interactions and affect a heat transfer rate of the turbine between a fluid and the concavities when the fluid is disposed over the concavities.

Research Organization:
GE Global Research, Niskayuna, New York (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
FC02-00CH11063
Assignee:
General Electric Company (Niskayuna, NY)
Patent Number(s):
6,904,747
Application Number:
10/231,701
OSTI ID:
1175384
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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