EP1906129A4 - HEAT EXCHANGER WITH FINNED TUBE - Google Patents

HEAT EXCHANGER WITH FINNED TUBE

Info

Publication number: EP1906129A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: heat exchanger; finned tube; finned; tube; exchanger
Prior art date: 2005-07-01
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Granted

Application number

EP06767333A

Other languages

German (de)

French (fr)

Other versions

EP1906129B1 (en

EP1906129A1 (en

Inventor

Hirokazu Fujino

Hyunyoung Kim

Toshimitsu Kamada

Kazushige Kasai

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Daikin Industries Ltd

Original Assignee

Daikin Industries Ltd

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

2005-07-01

Filing date

2006-06-26

Publication date

2010-08-11

2006-06-26 Application filed by Daikin Industries Ltd filed Critical Daikin Industries Ltd

2008-04-02 Publication of EP1906129A1 publication Critical patent/EP1906129A1/en

2010-08-11 Publication of EP1906129A4 publication Critical patent/EP1906129A4/en

2011-09-07 Application granted granted Critical

2011-09-07 Publication of EP1906129B1 publication Critical patent/EP1906129B1/en

Status Not-in-force legal-status Critical Current

2026-06-26 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Classifications

- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
- F28F—DETAILS OF HEAT-EXCHANGE AND HEAT-TRANSFER APPARATUS, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
- F28F1/00—Tubular elements; Assemblies of tubular elements
- F28F1/10—Tubular elements and assemblies thereof with means for increasing heat-transfer area, e.g. with fins, with projections, with recesses
- F28F1/12—Tubular elements and assemblies thereof with means for increasing heat-transfer area, e.g. with fins, with projections, with recesses the means being only outside the tubular element
- F28F1/24—Tubular elements and assemblies thereof with means for increasing heat-transfer area, e.g. with fins, with projections, with recesses the means being only outside the tubular element and extending transversely
- F28F1/32—Tubular elements and assemblies thereof with means for increasing heat-transfer area, e.g. with fins, with projections, with recesses the means being only outside the tubular element and extending transversely the means having portions engaging further tubular elements
- F28F1/325—Fins with openings
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
- F28F—DETAILS OF HEAT-EXCHANGE AND HEAT-TRANSFER APPARATUS, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
- F28F1/00—Tubular elements; Assemblies of tubular elements
- F28F1/10—Tubular elements and assemblies thereof with means for increasing heat-transfer area, e.g. with fins, with projections, with recesses
- F28F1/12—Tubular elements and assemblies thereof with means for increasing heat-transfer area, e.g. with fins, with projections, with recesses the means being only outside the tubular element
- F28F1/24—Tubular elements and assemblies thereof with means for increasing heat-transfer area, e.g. with fins, with projections, with recesses the means being only outside the tubular element and extending transversely
- F28F1/32—Tubular elements and assemblies thereof with means for increasing heat-transfer area, e.g. with fins, with projections, with recesses the means being only outside the tubular element and extending transversely the means having portions engaging further tubular elements
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
- F28D—HEAT-EXCHANGE APPARATUS, NOT PROVIDED FOR IN ANOTHER SUBCLASS, IN WHICH THE HEAT-EXCHANGE MEDIA DO NOT COME INTO DIRECT CONTACT
- F28D1/00—Heat-exchange apparatus having stationary conduit assemblies for one heat-exchange medium only, the media being in contact with different sides of the conduit wall, in which the other heat-exchange medium is a large body of fluid, e.g. domestic or motor car radiators
- F28D1/02—Heat-exchange apparatus having stationary conduit assemblies for one heat-exchange medium only, the media being in contact with different sides of the conduit wall, in which the other heat-exchange medium is a large body of fluid, e.g. domestic or motor car radiators with heat-exchange conduits immersed in the body of fluid
- F28D1/04—Heat-exchange apparatus having stationary conduit assemblies for one heat-exchange medium only, the media being in contact with different sides of the conduit wall, in which the other heat-exchange medium is a large body of fluid, e.g. domestic or motor car radiators with heat-exchange conduits immersed in the body of fluid with tubular conduits
- F28D1/047—Heat-exchange apparatus having stationary conduit assemblies for one heat-exchange medium only, the media being in contact with different sides of the conduit wall, in which the other heat-exchange medium is a large body of fluid, e.g. domestic or motor car radiators with heat-exchange conduits immersed in the body of fluid with tubular conduits the conduits being bent, e.g. in a serpentine or zig-zag
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
- F28F—DETAILS OF HEAT-EXCHANGE AND HEAT-TRANSFER APPARATUS, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
- F28F13/00—Arrangements for modifying heat-transfer, e.g. increasing, decreasing
- F28F13/06—Arrangements for modifying heat-transfer, e.g. increasing, decreasing by affecting the pattern of flow of the heat-exchange media
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
- F28F—DETAILS OF HEAT-EXCHANGE AND HEAT-TRANSFER APPARATUS, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
- F28F17/00—Removing ice or water from heat-exchange apparatus
- F28F17/005—Means for draining condensates from heat exchangers, e.g. from evaporators

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Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
Thermal Sciences (AREA)
Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Geometry (AREA)
Heat-Exchange Devices With Radiators And Conduit Assemblies (AREA)
Details Of Fluid Heaters (AREA)

EP06767333A 2005-07-01 2006-06-26 Fin tube heat exchanger Not-in-force EP1906129B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
JP2005194254A JP2007010279A (en)	2005-07-01	2005-07-01	Finned tube heat exchanger
PCT/JP2006/312716 WO2007004457A1 (en)	2005-07-01	2006-06-26	Fin tube heat exchanger

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP1906129A1 EP1906129A1 (en)	2008-04-02
EP1906129A4 true EP1906129A4 (en)	2010-08-11
EP1906129B1 EP1906129B1 (en)	2011-09-07

Family

ID=37604326

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP06767333A Not-in-force EP1906129B1 (en)	2005-07-01	2006-06-26	Fin tube heat exchanger

Country Status (8)

Country	Link
US (1)	US20100175864A1 (en)
EP (1)	EP1906129B1 (en)
JP (1)	JP2007010279A (en)
KR (1)	KR100973225B1 (en)
CN (1)	CN100554855C (en)
AU (1)	AU2006266965B2 (en)
ES (1)	ES2370795T3 (en)
WO (1)	WO2007004457A1 (en)

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2005
- 2005-07-01 JP JP2005194254A patent/JP2007010279A/en active Pending
2006
- 2006-06-26 WO PCT/JP2006/312716 patent/WO2007004457A1/en not_active Ceased
- 2006-06-26 CN CNB2006800229226A patent/CN100554855C/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 2006-06-26 AU AU2006266965A patent/AU2006266965B2/en not_active Ceased
- 2006-06-26 EP EP06767333A patent/EP1906129B1/en not_active Not-in-force
- 2006-06-26 ES ES06767333T patent/ES2370795T3/en active Active
- 2006-06-26 US US11/917,994 patent/US20100175864A1/en not_active Abandoned
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Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
ES2370795T3 (en)	2011-12-22
WO2007004457A8 (en)	2008-01-31
CN100554855C (en)	2009-10-28
KR20080011445A (en)	2008-02-04
US20100175864A1 (en)	2010-07-15
AU2006266965A1 (en)	2007-01-11
JP2007010279A (en)	2007-01-18
AU2006266965B2 (en)	2009-08-13
EP1906129B1 (en)	2011-09-07
WO2007004457A1 (en)	2007-01-11
CN101208575A (en)	2008-06-25
KR100973225B1 (en)	2010-07-30
EP1906129A1 (en)	2008-04-02

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