Abstract: A microchannel heat exchanger having: fin segments defined between lower and upper fin tips; at each fin tip, the fin segments have inner and outer facing surfaces; each fin segment having louvers having: an upper transition region at an upper louver end, adjacent an upper fin tip; a lower transition region at a lower louver end, adjacent a lower fin tip; and a straight region extending therebetween, wherein: the transition regions along the inner facing surface at each fin tip have a first transition surface having a first transition length, disposed at a first transition angle; the transition regions along the outer facing surface at each fin tip have a second transition surface having a second transition length, disposed at a second transition angle; wherein: the first transition length is longer than the second transition length; and/or the first transition angle is smaller than the second transition angle.

Abstract: Control systems are provided that provide thermodynamically decoupled control of temperature and relative humidity and/or reduce or prevent frost formation or remove previously-formed frost. The control systems herein may be included as a component of a heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration system that includes a heat exchanger.

Abstract: In a corrugated fin type heat exchanger a flat tube can be replaced, to improve heat exchange performance thereof. A characteristic part of the heat exchanger lies in a projection having been formed on the ascending surface and the descending surface of the corrugated fin of respective tube elements.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a heat exchanger and an air conditioner including the same. The heat exchanger may be provided for heat exchange between refrigerant and air. The heat exchanger may include a plurality of refrigerant tubes that are disposed with a clearance (C) therebetween in a first direction (A), in which the air moves, and are disposed to be spaced apart in a second direction (B) crossing the first direction (A) and a plurality of heat exchange fins that are disposed between the plurality of refrigerant tubes disposed to be spaced apart in the second direction (B).

Abstract: A heat exchanger including a plurality of parallel fins, and at least one tube passing through the parallel fins, wherein the tube carries a fluid that exchanges heat with air passing through the heat exchanger. The parallel fins each include a plurality of air deflecting members formed therein. Each air deflecting member is bent substantially orthogonally relative to a planar surface of each fin, and each air deflecting member is configured to direct the air passing through the heat exchanger to increase turbulence of the air, and to impinge the air against adjacent parallel fins, and to balance air flow across the heat exchanger and decrease maldistribution of the air flow through the heat exchanger.

Abstract: An HVAC system for use with a first refrigerant and a second refrigerant. The HVAC system may include a first refrigerant circuit for use with the first refrigerant, a second refrigerant circuit for use with the second refrigerant, and a heat exchanger. The first refrigerant circuit and the second refrigerant circuit may each include may include a compressor, an expansion device, and an evaporator. The compressor may include a first upper section, a first lower section, a second upper section in fluid communication with the first lower section, and a second lower section in fluid communication with the first upper section. The first upper section, the first lower section, the second upper section, and the second lower section may be arranged such that the first refrigerant and the second refrigerant both flow through a majority of a face area of condenser while remaining in two different circuits.

Abstract: An air conditioner including a heat exchanger according to an aspect of the present disclosure, the heat exchanger includes a refrigerant pipe, and a plurality of fins including a first fin and a second fin spaced apart from each other in an extending direction of the refrigerant pipe, wherein the first fin includes a flat portion and a cut-up member protruding in an arrangement direction of the second fin in the flat portion, and the height of the cut-up member in the extension direction is between 0.5 and 0.7 times the distance between the first fin and the second fin.

Abstract: Heat exchanger fins and heat exchangers are disclosed. The heat exchanger fins disclosed herein comprise louvers and winglet-type vortex generators arranged to improve heat transfer efficiency.

Abstract: Provided is an outdoor unit of an air conditioner, including: an outdoor heat exchanger that has a height longer than a width; and an outdoor blowing fan that is disposed above the outdoor heat exchanger and blows air upward from below the outdoor heat exchanger, in which the outdoor heat exchanger includes: a plurality of radiating fins that contacts air; a gap that is formed between the radiating fins; a louver fin that is cut in the radiating fin and then bent; and a cut-out area that is formed in the radiating fin and formed at a position where the louver fin is cut, the radiating fin includes: a first zone that is disposed above the outdoor heat exchanger and disposed close to the outdoor blowing fan; and a second zone that is located below the first zone, and an area LA1 of the louver fin in the first zone is formed to be larger than an area LA2 of the louver fin in the second zone.

Abstract: A heat exchanger includes a heat exchanger core, an intake tank, and a flow limiting portion. The heat exchanger core includes a stacked heat exchange portion, a distribution portion, and a collection portion. The stacked heat exchange portion defines first fluid flow paths through which a first fluid flows in a first direction, and second fluid flow paths through which a second fluid flows in a third direction. The distribution portion is configured to distribute the first fluid to the first fluid flow paths. The collection portion is configured to collect the first fluid from the first fluid flow paths. The flow limiting portion is configured to suppress an inflow of the second fluid from the intake tank into the distribution portion and the collection portion. The flow limiting portion and the intake tank are provided as a single component.

Abstract: Disclosed are a heat exchanger and an air conditioner including heat transfer tubes configured to guide a refrigerant, and a plurality of fins installed through which the heat transfer tubes penetrate and arranged to be spaced apart from each other in a second direction perpendicular to a first direction such that air passes through the fins in the first direction, wherein the plurality of fins each includes a plurality of inclined portions connected to each other in a zigzag form and inclined with respect to the first direction, and a plurality of louvers formed by being bent to form an angle with the inclined portions after portions of the plurality of inclined portions are cut, wherein a width of each of the plurality of louvers in the first direction after being bent is equal to or less than a width of the louvers in the first direction before being bent.

Abstract: A heat exchanger includes plate-shaped fins and a plurality of heat transfer pipes attached to the fins so as to intersect the fins. The heat transfer pipes are disposed at intervals in a long-edge direction of the fins. The fins have a wave shape at at least a portion thereof and are capable of expanding and contracting in the long-edge direction.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include a method for fabricating a semiconductor device and the resulting structure. Mandrels are patterned on a liner, where the liner is located on a semiconductor substrate. Spacers are formed on sidewalls of the mandrels. Dielectric material lines are formed on exposed surfaces of the liner and within a plurality of gaps between the spacers. The mandrels are removed. The at least one of the dielectric material lines are removed from within at least one of the plurality of gaps between the spacers. Conductive metal is formed within each gap. The conductive metal is patterned to form metal interconnect lines and vias. The plurality of spacers and the remaining dielectric material lines are removed.

Abstract: A heat exchanger for cooling a gas includes a gas inlet, a gas outlet, and a plurality of cooling tubes arranged between the gas inlet and the gas outlet, wherein the cooling tubes of two successive tube rows are arranged offset transversely to a flow direction of the gas. A fin having openings is provided for receiving a corresponding number of the cooling tubes. The fin has slits arranged at a distance from the openings and configured to follow an edge profile of a honeycomb-shaped hexagon, with the slits of each hexagon surrounding a corresponding one of the openings at the distance. Arranged between adjacent ones of the openings is a corresponding one of the slits at a same distance from each of the adjacent openings, with each slit having an end ending at a deformation point of the fin.

Abstract: Coating compositions are provided that eject droplets of condensed fluid from a surface. The coatings include a nanostructured coating layer and in some embodiments, also include a hydrophobic layer deposited thereon. The coating materials eject droplets from the surface in the presence of non-condensing gases such as air and may be deployed under conditions of supersaturation of the condensed fluid to be ejected. A heat exchanger design utilizing the coating is described herein.

Abstract: Vibration damping devices and methods utilizing the same for damping vibrations in a fan. A vibration damping device for a fan, the fan having an inlet side of a frame and an exhaust side of the frame and the frame retains a fan mechanism. The vibration damping device includes a mass mT which may include either: a block with a total mass mT; or a finger guard and at least one resilient attachment member having a first spring characteristic, wherein resilient attachment member is configured to be connected to and retain the mass mT. The vibration damping device may be tunable to damp the vibration of fan by (a) varying the total mass mT of the block, or replacing the finger guard, and/or (b) replacing the at least one resilient attachment member with a second resilient attachment member having a second spring characteristic.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a heat exchanger, for example an indirect charge air cooler for an internal combustion engine. The heat exchanger includes a heat exchanger block including a first channel system for a first fluid and a second channel system for a second fluid that is fluidically separate from the first channel system. Two opposite side parts and two opposite end parts are structured and arranged to fluidically delimit the second channel system. At least one frame part is connected with a respective edge of the two side parts and of the two end parts. An air inlet box is connected to the at least one frame part via a seal. The heat exchanger block has a width b1 and a height h1, and the seal has a width b2 and a height h2, where b1?b2 and h1?h2.

Abstract: A heat exchanger for an air-conditioning circuit of a vehicle. The heat exchanger enables heat exchange between fluids and has a surfaces in contact with one of the fluids. The surface is formed from aluminum and/or from aluminum alloy. The surface is coated with an alumina layer and a reinforcing layer. The reinforcing layer includes an organic substance and a mineral substance. The organic substance includes at least one polymer and the mineral substance is capable of reacting with the aluminum in order to form an anticorrosion material.

Abstract: An air fin for a heat exchanger has air channels defined by corrugations, the corrugations having generally planar flanks joined by alternating crests and troughs. Perforations extend through portions of at least some of the flanks and are aligned within two spaced apart planes. A rectangular aperture extends through at least two consecutive ones of the corrugations, and is bounded by the two planes. A method of making the air fin includes forming perforations into a continuous strip of metal sheet at regular intervals, corrugating the strip to form crests and troughs between the perforations, and punching out a portion of the strip at regular intervals. The punching out includes shearing webs between the perforations, and results in the formation of the rectangular aperture.

Abstract: The present application provides a heat exchanger for exchanging heat between a first fluid and a second fluid. The heat exchanger may include a number of fin plates and a number of tubes extending though the fin plates with the first fluid therein. The fin plates may include a number of louvers extending between the tubes such that the second fluid flows through the louvers.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a heat exchanger configured to be positioned around and coupled to a multi-axis gimbal. The heat exchanger includes an inlet configured to receive fluid containing heat generated by an equipment package carried by the gimbal. The heat exchanger also includes multiple heat rejection interfaces configured to reject the heat from the fluid into surrounding air in order to cool the fluid. The heat exchanger further includes an outlet configured to provide the cooled fluid from the heat exchanger. The heat rejection interfaces of the heat exchanger extend around the heat exchanger and are configured to reject the heat from the fluid regardless of a direction in which the gimbal is pointing the equipment package.

Abstract: A heat exchanger includes a plurality of fins arranged in parallel, and a plurality of heat exchanger tubes penetrating the fins. The heat transfer tubes define a plurality of refrigerant passages through which refrigerant is passed inside the heat exchanger. Each of the refrigerant passages is formed as a single independent passage from the refrigerant inlet to the refrigerant outlet.

Abstract: Matrix (30) for a heat exchanger to exchange heat between a first fluid and a second fluid, the first fluid being for instance air and the second fluid being for instance oil. The matrix (30) comprises: a channel for the first fluid. an array of passages for the second fluid, the passages extending in the channel. The array supports at least two cooling fins. The matrix is made by a process of additive manufacturing. The fins are inclined with respect to each other along the direction of the flow of the first fluid.

Abstract: A heat exchanger includes a fin having a first through hole into which a first heat transfer tube is inserted and a second through hole into which a second heat transfer tube is inserted and including a first end portion and a second end portion, in which a virtual straight line passing through end portions on the first end portion side of the first heat transfer tube and the second heat transfer tube is a first virtual straight line, a virtual straight line passing through end portions on the second end portion side of the first heat transfer tube and the second heat transfer tube is a second virtual straight line, a region between the first end portion and the first virtual straight line is a first drainage region, a region between the second end portion and the second virtual straight line is a second drainage region, and a region enclosed by the first heat transfer tube, the second heat transfer tube, the first virtual straight line and the second virtual straight line is a water introducing region, a fir

Abstract: A flow-path structure through which fluid flows includes: a barrel body through which fluid flows in an inner circumference; and a frame body configured to connect a flow path member, the flow path member being configured to guide the fluid into the barrel body, wherein the frame body has: a ring-shaped frame part configured to be fitted into an outer surface of the barrel body; and an inner engagement portion configured to engage with an inner surface of the barrel body so as to hold a state in which the outer surface of the barrel body is brought into contact with the frame part.

Abstract: Provided is a heat exchanger capable of ensuring both heat exchange performance and reliability against corrosion. The heat exchanger includes a plurality of fins each having a flat plate shape, openings provided in each of the plurality of fins, and cylindrical parts arranged on outer peripheries of the openings, each having an inner diameter larger than an outer diameter of each of the openings. The plurality of fins are stacked on one another with the cylindrical parts interposed between the plurality of fins. The openings and the cylindrical parts are configured to form a liquid passage pipe, and the openings protrude further inside than are the cylindrical parts.

Abstract: Disclosed a heat exchanger comprising: a plurality of parallel tubes for conveying a first fluid, a pair of header plates, each having a plurality of openings into which respective ends of the tubes are inserted in a fluid-tight manner, a jacket connected to the header plates in a fluid-tight manner and defining with the header plates an inner volume for receiving a second fluid, the tubes being placed within the inner volume, and a fluid channel joined to a wall of the jacket, the fluid channel being in fluid communication with the inner volume through an opening formed through the wall, wherein the wall is, on an opposite side relative to the fluid channel, joined to sidewalls of said tubes.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a streamlined wavy fin for a finned tube heat exchanger, which comprises a fin body, an airflow inlet on one end of the fin body, an airflow outlet on the other end of the fin body, mounting holes for mounting tubes on the fin body, and several convex/concave ripples consecutively formed from the airflow inlet to the airflow outlet on the fin body in an orientation of an airflow streamlines. A connection line of the wave crests of the same one convex ripple and a connection line of the wave troughs of the same one concave ripple neighboring the same one convex ripple are both streamlines. The present invention efficiently suppresses the flow separation downstream the circular tubes, and obviously reduces the pressure loss of airflow.

Abstract: A heat exchanger includes a plurality of flat tubes provided to extend in a first direction, and a plurality of plate-shaped fins having respective surfaces extending in a second direction. The surface has a windward edge and a leeward edge. The plurality of flat tubes include a first flat tube disposed most windward in the second direction, and a second flat tube spaced apart from the first flat tube and disposed most leeward in the second direction. In the second direction, a distance between the leeward edge and a center of a flat shape of the second flat tube is at least one-third of a width between the windward edge and the leeward edge.

Abstract: Heat exchanger fins and heat exchangers are disclosed. The heat exchanger fins disclosed herein comprise louvers and winglet-type vortex generators arranged to improve heat transfer efficiency.

Abstract: The invention relates to a heat exchanger comprising: at least one row of tubes (2), at least one fin (4) disposed transversely to said row of tubes (2), the tubes being connected to the fin (4) by clamping the tubes (2) in a collar (6) formed in the fin (4); and at least one row (10) of louvers (12), said row (10) being formed in the fin (4) and interposed between two tubes (2) in the row of tubes. With the fin (4) having a flat rectangular overall shape, the ratio between the number of louvers (12) and the width of the fin (4) is between 0.73 and 1.13.

Abstract: A method of forming a heat exchanger, for example a heat exchanger used in an aircraft, the method comprising extruding a metal body with at least one fluid passage in the metal body, forming a set of fins that are attached to the metal body and forming a set of heat transfer augmentation structures on the metal body.

Abstract: A heat exchanger includes: multiple flat tubes that extend in a second direction intersecting a first direction which is an air flow direction and that are disposed at intervals in a third direction that intersects the first direction and the second direction; and multiple plate-like heat transfer fins that extend along the third direction and that are disposed at intervals along the second direction. The heat exchanger causes refrigerant in the flat tubes to exchange heat with the air flow that passes through heat exchange spaces formed by adjacent flat tubes and adjacent heat transfer fins when viewed from the first direction. The heat transfer fins each have a heat transfer fin front side surface that is one main surface, a heat transfer fin back side surface that is the other main surface.

Abstract: Provided is a heat exchanger that is capable of avoiding a bridge phenomenon caused by water droplets between a plurality of flat tubes and is easily manufactured. The heat exchanger includes a plurality of plate-like fins arranged in parallel at intervals, the plurality of flat tubes inserted into the plurality of plate-like fins, and at least one water-guiding member arranged between adjacent ones of the plurality of flat tubes projecting from at least one of both outermost ones of the plurality of plate-like fins and having both end portions held in contact with projecting flat surfaces of the adjacent ones of the plurality of flat tubes.

Abstract: A heat exchanger includes a heat transfer tube in which a plurality of tube body portions are arranged in a two-tier staggered pattern in a flow direction of heating gas, and a fin, wherein a plurality of cut-out recessed portions are provided in the fin by cutting out sites between first and second upstream side tube body portions, and each cut-out recessed portion extends toward a downstream side in the flow direction of the heating gas beyond the site between the first and second upstream side tube body portions so as to cross straight lines linking a center of a first downstream side tube body portion, which is positioned between the first and second upstream side tube body portions in the width direction, and respective centers of the first and second upstream side tube body portions. Thus, the temperature distribution of the fin is made even, thereby suppressing the generation of thermal stress, and as a result, distortion of the heat transfer tube is suppressed.

Abstract: A multiple tube bank heat exchanger includes a first tube bank including at least a first and a second flattened tube segments extending longitudinally in spaced parallel relationship and a second tube bank including at least a first and a second flattened tube segments extending longitudinally in spaced parallel relationship. The second tube bank is disposed behind the first tube bank with a leading edge of the second tube bank spaced from a trailing edge of the first tube bank. A continuous folded fin extends between the first and second flattened tube segments of both of said first tube bank and said second tube bank.

Abstract: A suction duct is disposed within a shell and tube heat exchanger. The suction duct is located relatively high and above the tube bundle so as to not entrain liquid or droplets that may be splashing and spraying upward. The suction duct is configured with an area schedule in fluid communication with a flow path inside the suction duct. The flow path is in fluid communication with an outlet of the shell. This is advantageous relative to traditional top of the shell outlets which generally have higher vertical footprints. The area schedule of the suction duct can facilitate and/or maintain relatively smooth vapor flow within the shell. The area schedule can achieve vapor flows that have some uniformity along the length of the shell, which can manage and/or avoid localized vapor flow and/or local currents, such as where high velocity may be present and where entrainment can result.

Abstract: A heat exchanger includes a plate fin, a first flat tube intersecting with the plate fin, and a second flat tube opposed to a flat tube lower surface of the first flat tube, the second flat tube being spaced from the first flat tube and arranged so as to intersect with the plate fin. A flat tube windward lateral surface of the first and second flat tubes is located on an inner side of a peripheral edge of the plate fin, which includes an elevated portion formed between the first and second flat tubes and is located between a first imaginary plane, connecting the flat tube windward lateral surface of the first and second flat tubes, and a second imaginary plane, connecting a center of the flat tube lower surface of the first flat tube and a center of the flat tube upper surface of the second flat tube.

Abstract: A heat exchanger including a plurality of parallel fins, and at least one tube passing through the parallel fins, wherein the tube carries a fluid that exchanges heat with air passing through the heat exchanger. The parallel fins each include a plurality of air deflecting members formed therein. Each air deflecting member is bent substantially orthogonally relative to a planar surface of each fin, and each air deflecting member is configured to direct the air passing through the heat exchanger to increase turbulence of the air, and to impinge the air against adjacent parallel fins, and to balance air flow across the heat exchanger and decrease maldistribution of the air flow through the heat exchanger.

Abstract: Plate-shaped fins of a heat exchanger each include, at circumferential portions thereof defining a notch in which a heat transfer tube having a flattened shape is disposed, fin collars formed by being raised from the circumferential portions. Each of the fin collars includes, in a position that faces a long axis side surface of the heat transfer tube, at least one reflare section bent in a direction opposite to the side surface. At least one of the reflare sections defining fin pitches between the adjoining plate-shaped fins is formed so that a reflare tip portion, which is a tip portion of the reflare section, is drawn apart from a contact side surface of the plate-shaped fin with which the reflare section comes into contact.

Abstract: A heat exchanger is provided capable of suppressing formation of frost, thereby achieving enhanced heat exchange efficiency refrigerator. The heat exchanger includes refrigerant tubes vertically spaced apart from one another, and heat exchanging fins spaced apart from another in a longitudinal direction of the refrigerant tubes while being coupled to surfaces of the refrigerant tubes. Each heat exchanging fin includes fitting slots formed at one lateral end of the heat exchanging fin and vertically arranged to receive a plurality of refrigerant tubes, and moisture guide valleys extending vertically to downwardly guide moisture on the heat exchanging fin. Each moisture guide valley includes a first moisture guide valley arranged along a virtual line extending through a boundary between a curved portion of the corresponding fitting slot and each straight portion of the fitting slot, and a second moisture guide valley to guide moisture to the first moisture guide valley.

Abstract: It is intended to suppress occurrence of a crack in a fixed portion of a tube with respect to a tank. A plurality of tubes (4A to 4D) are fixed to a sidewall (9) in a state in which they penetrate through the sidewall (9) via respective ones of a plurality of through-holes (9b) formed in the sidewall (9) in such a manner as to be arrayed in a line along a longitudinal direction. A heat exchanger (1) comprises a protective member (5) fixed to the sidewall (9) to protect a nearest tube (4A) nearest to an end wall (10) among the plurality of tubes (4A to 4D), wherein the protective member (5) has a barrier portion (13) interposed between the end wall (10) and an outlet-side end portion (4b) of the nearest tube (4A) disposed inside the sidewall (9).

Abstract: A heat exchanger has a core comprised of at least one core section defined by a plate stack comprising a plurality of core plates, each core plate having a plurality of spaced apart, raised openings surrounded by a flat area. The raised openings of adjacent plates are sealed together to define a plurality of tubular structures. Top and bottom manifolds are sealed to the top and bottom of the core, with continuous top and bottom end plates providing structurally rigid connections between multiple core sections of the heat exchanger. The heat exchanger may have numerous configurations, including stepped core, curved core, angled core, and/or a core having multiple sections of the same or different length, while minimizing the number of unique parts and/or parts of complex shape.

Abstract: A heat exchanger includes a fin having a plate shape and including a first region where a plurality of cutout portions are formed with intervals in a longitudinal direction that is a gravity direction, and a second region where the plurality of cutout portions are not formed in the longitudinal direction, and flat tubes attached to the plurality of cutout portions and intersecting the fin. Protruding portions protruding from a planar portion of the fin are formed on the fin, and the protruding portions each have a shape in which a first end is located in the first region and a second end is located in the second region and below the first end.

Abstract: A forward-tilting protruding piece leans forward toward an upstream side in a gas flow direction. A rearward-tilting protruding piece is disposed downstream of the forward-tilting protruding piece and leans rearward toward a downstream side in the gas flow direction. The forward-tilting protruding piece is in a shape of a four- or more-sided polygon including a base side in contact with a peripheral surface of the gas passage and a pair of left and right sides. The base side is oriented obliquely with respect to a direction perpendicular to the gas flow direction. The angle of one of the sides which is located on the upstream side in the gas flow direction with respect to the base side is larger than the angle of the other of the sides which is located on the downstream side in the gas flow direction with respect to the base side.

Abstract: An aluminum alloy substrate bears a first layer on at least one side thereof, and a second layer on at least part of the first layer. The first layer includes an oxide film containing Mg in a content of from 0.1 atomic percent to less than 30 atomic percent. The second layer contains siloxane bonds. The second layer is disposed in a mass of coating of from 0.1 mg/m2 to less than 30 mg/m2. Assume that parallel polarized light is applied to the side bearing the first layer and the second layer at an incident angle of 75°, and resulting data are analyzed by Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy to give a spectrum. In the spectrum, a peak occurring adjacent to 1057 cm?1 has an area of 0.01 or more with respect to a base line drawn from 1026 cm?1 to 1084 cm?1.

Abstract: A heat exchanger manifold for a gas turbine engine according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a manifold body extending between a first face and a second face, a first seal land defining a first fluid port extending through the manifold body between the first face and the second face, and a first seal received within the first fluid port.

Abstract: A corrugated fin heat exchanger is provided in which the direction in which louvers are cut and raised is inclined in one direction only, and in which heat transfer performance is improved above that of conventional fins. To accomplish this, the relationship H>Qup/(Qup?1)×?H is satisfied. H represents the core height of the heat exchanger, Qup represents the ratio of the amount of heat exchanged per corrugation between one-directional louver fins and multi-directional louver fins in an airflow part, and ?H represents the amount of increase in a heat transfer reduction region of a heat exchanger core as a result of changing from multi-directional louver fins to one-directional louver fins.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing an aluminum strip, in which the aluminum strip is coated with a sorption layer which has a binder and a sorbent. The object to propose a method for producing an aluminum strip coated with a sorption layer, by means of which an aluminum strip can be coated cost-effectively having constant performance characteristics with respect to the sorption of, for example, water vapor, is achieved according to the invention by means of a method for producing an aluminum strip coated with a sorption layer by applying a suspension to the aluminum strip in the coil-coating process, which in addition to a liquid comprises at least one binder, formed as a solid, and a sorbent, and by subjecting the aluminum strip, together with the applied suspension, to a drying process, in which the binder is activated.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a chassis, a heat source, a thermal diffusion plate, at least one heat pipe and a partition plate. The thermal diffusion plate is thermally connected to the heat source. The heat pipe includes a first end portion and a second end portion. The first end portion is fixedly connected to the thermal diffusion plate. The partition plate is arranged between the chassis and the heat pipe, and is thermally connected to the chassis and the heat pipe. The heat pipe is completely separated from the chassis.