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Finned Tube With Vortex Generators For A Heat Exchanger.

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OSTI ID:880547
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  1. Idaho Falls, ID
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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 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.
Research Organization:
BECHTEL BWXT IDAHO LLC
DOE Contract Number:
AC07-99ID13727
Assignee:
Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC (Idaho Falls, ID)
Patent Number(s):
US 6,976,301
Application Number:
10/901268
OSTI ID:
880547
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

References (2)

Heat Transfer Enhancement for Finned-Tube Heat Exchangers With Winglets journal February 2005
Using Porous Fins for Heat Transfer Enhancement journal July 2000

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