Abstract: A finned tube includes channels defined between adjacent fins on the tube body outer surface. Wings extend from side walls of the adjacent fins between the fin top and the fin base such that the wings form a barrier which splits the channel into an upper channel and a lower channel. A plurality of holes penetrate the barrier where the wings meet, so liquids and gases can pass into and out of the enclosed area defined by the lower channel. The wings can include alternating upper wings and lower wings, and there can be depressions formed in the fin top.

Abstract: A finned tube includes channels defined between adjacent fins on the tube body outer surface. Wings extend from side walls of the adjacent fins between the fin top and the fin base such that the wings form a barrier which splits the channel into an upper channel and a lower channel. A plurality of holes penetrate the barrier where the wings meet, so liquids and gases can pass into and out of the enclosed area defined by the lower channel. The wings can include alternating upper wings and lower wings, and there can be depressions formed in the fin top.

Abstract: A finned tube includes channels defined between adjacent fins on the tube body outer surface. Wings extend from side walls of the adjacent fins between the fin top and the fin base such that the wings form a barrier which splits the channel into an upper channel and a lower channel. A plurality of holes penetrate the barrier where the wings meet, so liquids and gases can pass into and out of the enclosed area defined by the lower channel. The wings can include alternating upper wings and lower wings, and there can be depressions formed in the fin top.

Abstract: A shell and tube heat exchanger includes a plurality of tubes positioned inside a shell. A first type of tube has a first outer surface, and a second type of tube has a second outer surface, where the first outer surface is different than the second outer surface. The inner surface of the first type of tube is in liquid communication with the inner surface of the second type of tube, so fluid can flow between the inner surfaces of the different tube types.

Abstract: A condenser is made from a heat exchanger including a tube bundle within a shell. The tube bundle has an interior section within a periphery, and at least two sloped baffles are positioned in the tube bundle. Each sloped baffle has an inner edge which is within the tube bundle interior, and a gap is defined between the inner edges.

Abstract: The current invention includes a tube with a helical fin extending from the tube's outer surface. The fins and tube are monolithic, or formed of one part, with a channel defined between adjacent fins. The fin has a crest with peaks and depressions formed in the crest. The fin peak includes an indent formed in a side surface, and the indent includes a flank and a base surface. The indent flank intersects the fin peak top, and the indent base surface intersects the fin side wall.

Abstract: A tube used for heat transfer has adjacent fins extending from an outer surface of the tube with a channel between the fins. The fins include a roof formed over the channel, and holes penetrate the roof into the channel. The fin, including the roof, is monolithic with the tube body. Helical ridges are formed on a tube inner surface, and the tube body includes an indentation in the outer surface which extends the tube body inner surface towards a tube axis.

Abstract: A finned tube includes channels defined between adjacent fins on the tube body outer surface. Wings extend from side walls of the adjacent fins between the fin top and the fin base such that the wings form a barrier which splits the channel into an upper channel and a lower channel. A plurality of holes penetrate the barrier where the wings meet, so liquids and gases can pass into and out of the enclosed area defined by the lower channel. The wings can include alternating upper wings and lower wings, and there can be depressions formed in the fin top.