Abstract: A tubing element for a heat exchanger is at least partially a rigid elongated tubing having a first end, a second end, a first side wall and a second side wall. First and second side walls are substantially parallel to each other. The distance between first side wall and second side wall is considerably smaller than the width of first side wall and second side wall, resulting in a substantially overall flat tubing structure with connection walls on both sides. The tubing element has a plurality of fins on at least one of the outer surfaces of the first side wall and/or of the second side wall. Fins define an angle enclosed by the fins and a connection wall. A heat exchanger, use of a tubing element, use of a heat exchanger and method of manufacturing of a tubing element to manufacture at least partially a heat exchanger are included.

Abstract: A serpentine fin for assembly between tubes in a heat exchanger core, and a method of making same from a metal strip. The strip edges have a hem comprising a double thickness of the strip material extending inward from the edge. The metal strip has folds extending across the strip width such that the strip forms a serpentine shape, with the folds being adapted to contact the tubes in the heat exchanger core. Multiple rows of split louvers are disposed between adjacent folds. Each row of split louvers comprises louvers having openings extending in the direction of the strip length and formed in a pair of adjacent, spaced louver banks. Ribs are disposed parallel to the louver openings adjacent the strip edges and in at least one center portion of the strip between the strip edges, and extend across the pair of louver bank.

Abstract: A dry heat exchanger coil having a plurality of straight inner tubes connected by a plurality of return bends. The return bends are located outside of the air flow passing over the coil. The inner tubes are situated within a corresponding outer or “safety” tube. The outer tubes do not contain and are not connected to return bends, but the ends of the outer tubes are located outside of the air flow path. Leaks in the inner tubes are captured by the outer tubes and the leaking fluid will flow in the space between the inner and outer tubes, flow out the end of the outer tube, to be captured in a drip pan at the bottom of the coil housing. Leaks occurring in the return bends will also be captured in drip pan.

Abstract: The current invention provides a tube-grasping body for grasping an insert tube in a heat exchanger, and heat exchanger production methods and apparatuses utilizing the tube-grasping body, wherein said tube-grasping body enables to enlarge and connect an insert tube to a heat radiating fin for producing a heat exchanger, still keeping the total length of insert tubes at an almost same level even after the enlargement; and said tube-grasping body is connected at its exterior to the guide-pipe.

Abstract: A method of forming a cooler pipe includes filling a cavity of a workpiece with a backing material, roll-forming at least one helical groove along an axial length of the workpiece to define a cooling portion, and removing the backing material from the workpiece to provide a cooler pipe. The backing material may be an aggregate or granular material such as sand, which fills the cavity to provide a supportive force to the workpiece during roll-forming of the groove. The cooling portion of the cooler pipe includes an exterior recess and an interior protrusion defined by the groove which each increase the conductive surface area of the cooling portion relative to the workpiece surface area. The backing material is removable from the cooler pipe and may be recycled for use in forming a subsequent cooler pipe.

Abstract: Apparatus and method for maintaining temperature in a sub-sea device, in particular in relation to fluid in the device. A material having a high latent heat on phase change is used to release latent heat to the fluid when the fluid temperature decreases towards a threshold value.

Abstract: A heat-dissipating apparatus has a cooling tube, a tubular conductor and a heat sink. The cooling tube has a body and an inlet and an outlet formed on the periphery of the body and communicating with an inner space of the body. The tubular conductor is mounted in the cooling tube with an outer surface of the tubular conductor engaging the inner rim of each open end to seal the open ends and defining a cooling chamber between the inner wall of the body and the tubular conductor. The heat sink is mounted inside the tubular conductor, and has multiple fins formed by continuously folding a metal sheet in a corrugated and annular form and abutting against an inner wall of the tubular conductor. The heat-dissipating apparatus increases the contact area between the heat sink and the tubular conductor and cooling channels, thereby providing a more satisfactory cooling effect.

Abstract: The invention provides a heat transfer pipe for heat exchanger, an inner surface of the heat transfer pipe being provided alternately with a plurality of helical primary teeth (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27) and a plurality of grooves (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36), each groove being disposed between adjacent primary teeth, wherein a protrusion set is provided in at least one groove (31, 36), the protrusion set comprises a plurality of protrusions (41) sequentially and intermittently disposed in an extending direction of the primary teeth, and each protrusion (41) has a radial height lower than those of the primary teeth, and wherein at least one groove having no protrusion set (32, 33, 34, 35) is provided between the adjacent ones (31, 36) of the grooves each having a protrusion set. In this way, the above heat transfer pipe suppresses significantly increasing flow resistance of a fluid, and is easy to manufacture with low manufacturing cost, at the same time of improving the efficiency of heat exchange.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a system for increasing the temperature of a fluid being infused into a patient's body while the infusion is taking place. The present invention also provides for improved monitoring of air in the infusion system such to prevent the introduction of air into the patient's body receiving the fluid infusion. The present invention also provides for a system pump which provides a variable flow rate that serves a vast amount of infusion needs and purposes. A disposable cartridge in accordance with the present invention will allow for the efficient transfer of heat energy to the fluid being infused into the patient's body. The cartridge will further ensure that deleterious amounts of air will not be introduced into the patient's body.

Abstract: A tube assembly for use in a heat exchanger includes a flat section with broad and flat opposing tube sides. Fin structures are bonded to the broad and flat tube sides in the flat section, and side sheets are bonded to the opposite ends of the fin structures. The flat section of the tube is located between cylindrical end sections adapted to be inserted into grommets. The construction of the tube assembly provides a stiff structure to survive insertion and removal of tube assemblies to and from a heat exchanger, for example, a radiator for heavy duty equipment.

Abstract: A heat exchange chamber includes an inlet, an outlet and a plurality of walls defining a chamber interior. The inlet receives a heat exchange medium flowing in a first flow direction in an initial line of flow. Disposed within the chamber interior is a medium directing member, having an inclined surface, which diverts the medium from the initial flow direction so that it disperses within the chamber interior. Exposure to the contact surfaces provided by the chamber walls causes the medium to exchange heat with the chamber and the external environment. The medium exits the chamber, via the outlet, in the initial line of flow. The chambers are interconnected by tubes to form assemblies. Plural sets of chamber and tube assemblies are arranged between manifolds to provide a heat exchanger.

Abstract: There is provided a heat exchanger element and a heat exchanger which are smaller, lighter in weight, and lower in cost than conventional heat exchange bodies, heat exchangers and the like. In the honeycomb structure, t?0.2, ?>100, 20?t×??250, and 10,000??×? are satisfied when thermal conductivity of a material for the partition walls is taken as ? [W/K˜m], and, regarding a cell structure of the honeycomb structure, a wall thickness of the partition walls is taken as t [mm], and a cell density is taken as ? [cells/sq.in.].

Abstract: The present invention provides a heat dissipation device having lateral-spreading heat dissipating and shunting heat conductive structure, in which the central area of heat conductive interface of the heat dissipation device (100) where a heat generating unit being disposed is installed with a close-loop shunting heat conductive structure, so the heat at the central area of the heat generating unit (101) can be conducted to a distal heat dissipating segment (104) for being dissipated to the exterior, thereby through working with the heat dissipation operation of the heat dissipation structure at the periphery of the heat generating unit (101) and leaded to the distal heat dissipating segment (104), the temperature distribution at the central area and the peripheral area of the heat generating unit (101) can be more even.

Abstract: A fin and tube heat exchanger including a plurality of parallely arranged heat transfer tubes and a plurality of plate-shaped fins provided orthogonally to the heat transfer tubes, each of the heat transfer tubes being in contact with fin collars of the plate-shaped fins, and being inserted along the fin collars. Each fin collar is configured such that a bend is provided in each of a re-flared portion and in a root portion of the fin collar and a flat intermediate portion is formed between the bends. A thickness of the re-flared portion is smaller than a thickness of the root portion. A radius of the bend of the re-flared portion is larger than a radius of the bend of the root portion, and a ratio of the radius and the thickness of the bend of the re-flared portion is one half or more of a ratio of the radius and the thickness of the bend of the root portion.

Abstract: A finned tube heat exchanger includes a plurality heat-transfer fins and a plurality of heat-transfer tubes. The heat-transfer fins are disposed along an airflow direction. The plurality of heat-transfer tubes are inserted into the heat-transfer fins and arranged in a direction substantially orthogonal to the airflow direction. Each of the heat transfer fins includes a plurality of sets of cut-and-raised parts with each set being straightly aligned from the upstream side toward the downstream side. At least one set of cut-and-raised parts is connected by a straight line sloped relative to the airflow direction. Each of the heat transfer fins includes a plurality of concavities with each concavity formed on a periphery of one of the heat-transfer tubes at least partially below a horizontal plane that passes through a center axis of the heat-transfer tubes and lies on an upper surface of the heat transfer fin having the concavity formed therein.

Abstract: The invention relates to a heat exchanger comprising a block, which has fins and pipes and which is arranged between two reservoirs, wherein each fin comprises several fin sections and each fin section is approximately V-shaped and the two flanks forming a fin section each have several air slits, which extend perpendicularly to the flow direction of a medium flowing through the fin section, wherein the two flanks of the fin section are connected by means of a first connecting surface and/or the flanks of two consecutive fin sections across from each other are connected by means of a second connecting surface, wherein the first connecting surface and/or the second connecting surface has a fin section cross-section variation element, which is directed into the intermediate space between the flanks forming a fin section and/or the flanks of two consecutive fin sections that are across from each other.

Abstract: A through-flow freezing cylinder is disclosed comprising on its outer surface a set of substantially parallel tangential cooling fins and a set of substantially parallel grooves intersecting the set of cooling fins, preferably at a right angle.

Abstract: A cooling system for a battery pack which can reduce the number of components, manufacturing cost and an installation space, is provided. The battery pack includes high-voltage electrically conductive paths connected to a positive electrode and a negative electrode thereof, respectively. The high-voltage electrically conductive path connected to the positive electrode serves as a cooling member. The high-voltage electrically conductive path connected to the positive electrode is arranged along the battery pack to absorb heat generated at the battery pack and dissipate the absorbed heat at a location distant from the battery pack. The invention takes an advantage of the superior heat conductivity of the high-voltage electrically conductive path to cool down the battery pack.

Abstract: A refrigerant-distributing device and a heat exchanger comprising the refrigerant-distributing device are provided. The refrigerant-distributing device comprises a distributing tube (1) defining a first end and a second end in a length direction thereof and a plurality of nozzles (2) disposed on the distributing tube (1) along the length direction of the distributing tube, each nozzle having a predetermined length and being formed with a through-hole (21) communicating an interior of the distributing tube and an exterior of the distributing tube. By provision of the nozzles, the flow resistance is increased, and the refrigerant-flow rate is more uniform along the length direction of the distrusting tube. In addition, the refrigerant can be ejected along the radial direction, the axial direction, the circumferential direction, and other directions so that the uniformity of the refrigerant in the space outside the distributing tube is improved.

Abstract: Provided is an L-type turn-fin tube including a turn-fin which may provide excellent adhesiveness even with a tube having a small diameter, and a turn-fin type heat exchanger using the L-type turn-fin tube. The L-type turn-fin tube includes the tube and the turn-fin. A refrigerant moves in the tube. The turn-fin includes a base portion that is formed on one side of a bent portion obtained when a part of a groove portion recessed in a longitudinal direction is bent in the longitudinal direction, and a fin portion that is formed on the other side of the bent portion, wherein the base portion is spirally wound around an outer surface of the tube.

Abstract: A fluid-carrying tube for a heat exchanger includes an outer perimeter, an inner perimeter, and a plurality of ridges extending from the inner perimeter inwardly into an interior of the tube. Each ridge includes a ridge height, a base width and a tip width. A ratio of the ridge height to the base width is between about 0.2 and about 4.0, and a ratio of the tip width to the base width is between about 0.015 and about 0.965.

Abstract: A low-cost hybrid heat exchanger uses sheet copper and rigid plastic tubing. Copper is used only where actual heat transfer takes place, adjacent the drainpipe wall. All other components are plastic to lower cost. It pre-heats fresh cold water using waste heat from the drain such as from a shower drain. The heat exchanger comprises an inner copper conduit or drainpipe, a rolled sheet copper cylinder, an outer plastic tube and manifolds, and O-ring. On assembly, inserting the drainpipe results in the O-ring being compressed between the copper cylinder and the plastic tube. The result is a sealed water chamber wherein heat transfer takes place. The ends of the plastic tube have radially spaced water distribution holes into the chamber and inlet and outlet manifolds, each with water connections to the building's cold water supply. A method of recovering heat from non-shower hot water uses using a separate reservoir is also disclosed.

Abstract: The disclosure presents a heat exchanger assembly having a first manifold, a second manifold spaced from the first manifold, a plurality of refrigerant tubes extending between and in hydraulic communication with the first and second manifolds, a plurality of corrugated fins inserted between the plurality of refrigerant tubes, and a condensate extractor having a comb baffle portion with fingers inserted between the plurality of refrigerant tubes and a conveyance portion. The comb baffle portion is configured to extract condensate from between the plurality of refrigerant tubes and the conveyance portion is configured to convey condensate away from the heat exchanger assembly.

Abstract: A low cost hybrid horizontal drainpipe heat exchanger using a mixture of plastic and copper to reduce cost, the heat exchanger including a conduit which has upper and lower tube segments sealed together along respective longitudinal edges so as to create a tube or a pipe wherein the lower segment is thermally conductive and the upper segment is thermally insulative, the arrangement being such that any drainwater flowing through the drainpipe will flow interiorly on the lower segment for heat exchange purposes.

Abstract: A fin of a heat exchanger includes: a plurality of intermediate plates arranged one above another and dividing a space between adjacent ones of flat tubes into air passages; a plurality of tube insertion portions each provided between vertically adjacent ones of the intermediate plates, with an upwind side thereof being open such that a corresponding one of the flat tubes is inserted therein; a vertically extending downwind plate that is continuous with downwind ends of the plurality of intermediate plates arranged one above another; and a plurality of upwind plates extending further toward an upwind side than the flat tubes from upwind side ends of the intermediate plates. Each of the upwind plates is provided with at least one upwind side heat-transfer portion which projects toward the air passages.

Abstract: Each of a plurality of heat-transfer portions has a plurality of protrusions which are protruded toward an air passage and extend in a direction intersecting with an airflow direction. The protrusions are arranged in the airflow direction.

Abstract: A heat exchanger has a plurality of flat tubes, and a plurality of fins in which the flat tubes are inserted in an orthogonal direction. Each of the fins includes a fin body, and an attachment portion to which the flat tube is attached. The fin body includes an insertion region in which the flat tube is inserted, and an extension region on the downwind side of the insertion region. A spacer configured to keep a space between the fins is formed in each of the insertion region and the extension region by cutting and bending part of the fin. The spacer of the extension region is straight behind the spacer of the insertion region on the downwind side. The spacer of the insertion region is configured such that the spacer body is tilted with respect to an airflow.

Abstract: A heat exchanger assembly and method of servicing is described and illustrated, and in some embodiments includes a pair of core units in an end-to-end arrangement, and a fluid tank arranged between the core units. Each core unit includes air fins arranged in parallel with one another and spaced apart in a core stacking direction, and parallel arranged fluid conveying tubes located between and bonded to adjacent air fins. The fluid tank includes a first end sealingly attached to a header plate of one core unit and a second end sealingly attached to a header plate of the other core unit. The fluid tank can be crimped to adjacent core units, and can be located entirely within the core stacking direction outermost boundaries of at least one of the core units.

Abstract: A heat dissipation module includes a centrifugal fan and a heat pipe. The centrifugal fan includes at least one axial air inlet and a radial air outlet, wherein an air channel sidewall of the centrifugal fan has heat dissipation fins in an inner wall thereof. The heat pipe has a heat source contact section and a heat dissipation section, the heat dissipation section is in contact with an outer wall of the air channel sidewall, and the heat source contact section is in contact with a heat source.

Abstract: An intercooler for an internal combustion engine has a fin-and-tube block including a plurality of flat heat transfer units having internal fluid passages orientated transversely to the direction of air flow, and arranged parallel to one another to define gaps therebetween. Fin units are disposed in the gaps and contact adjacent heat transfer units. Each fin unit defines a longitudinally-oriented air flow passage, the air flow passages having a first air flow area at an air inlet end and a second air flow area at an air outlet end, the first air flow area greater than the second air flow area. The fins of the fin units converge in the direction of the air flow through the passage so that the pitch of the fins at the air inlet end of is greater than the pitch of the fins at the air outlet end.

Abstract: In a resin heat exchanger unit, a resin pipe having straight portions and curved portions and a plurality of resin fins are integrally molded and there can be realized high reliability, high heat exchange efficiency, and a simple manufacturing process. The resin heat exchanger unit includes a resin pipe (1), which has straight portions (2) and curved portions (3) provided alternatively and continuously, and a plurality of resin fins (4) connected to the pipe (1), the pipe (1) and the fins (4) being integrally injection-molded.

Abstract: A heat dissipation module includes a heat sink. A plurality of grooves are defined in a bottom surface of the heat sink, a heat pipe is accommodated in each groove of the heat sink, and a heat conducting pad made of phase change material is adhered to the bottom surface of the heat sink to cover the grooves and the heat pipes. The heat conducting pad is a solid material at an ambient room temperature. When heated to a temperature higher than a transition temperature of the heat conducting pad, the heat conducting pad softens to fill spaces between the heat conducting pad, the heat sink, and the heat pipes.

Abstract: An improved solid heat transfer element composed of an elongate member having a generally cylindrical surface with male vortex generating protrusions is provided. The vortex generating protrusions, which may be referred to as “turbulators,” provide improved heat transfer by convection to a flow of air transverse to the elongate members without substantially increasing the pressure drop in the flow of air passing over the members. Advantageously, a plurality of the heat transfer elements, or of straight portions of a single serpentine heat transfer element, may be arranged in an aligned or staggered array of elements or straight portions. Many advantageous profile shapes of the element and vortex generators are provided, including aerodynamic profile shapes that are symmetrical with respect to a fluid flow to provide low drag and pressure drop. Heat in the element may be generated by means of electrical resistance or absorption of radiation.

Abstract: The present invention discloses strengthened heat transmission tubes for falling film evaporators. The tube includes a tube body of the heat transmission tube and fins disposed on an outside surface of a heat transmission section of the tube body. The fins spirally surround the outside surface of the tube body of the heat transmission tube along an axial direction. The roots of the fins are integrally connected with the tube body. Each of the fins has a cross sectional T shape. Interspaces between two neighboring fins along the axial direction of the tube form small holes for coolants flow and evaporation, and form circular shape channels along the spiral direction. Each T shape fin has fin troughs along peripheral direction. The outer surfaces of the fins are disposed with grooves or extrusion lugs that guide coolants flow. Internal tube body is disposed with internal teeth.

Abstract: The present invention provides a heat exchanger for transferring heat between a first working fluid and a second working fluid. The heat exchanger can include a corrugated fin positionable along a flow path of the first working fluid between adjacent tube walls and being operable to increase heat transfer between the first working fluid and the second working fluid. The fin can include a leg defined between adjacent folds. The heat exchanger can also include a plurality of convolutions extending inwardly from a distal end of the leg and terminating at different distances from the end.

Abstract: To increase a heat exchange capacity of an indoor heat exchanger without increasing a pressure loss inside tubes of an outdoor heat exchanger. A heat exchanger is constituted by an indoor machine equipped with an indoor heat exchanger 10 constituted by a plurality of heat transfer tubes 12A, which have a spiral grooves 13A formed with a predetermined lead angle Ra on inner faces of the tubes and are made to pierce a plurality of fins 11, and an outdoor machine equipped with an outdoor heat exchanger 20 constituted by a plurality of heat transfer tubes 22A which have a lead angle Rb of spiral grooves 23A smaller than that of a heat transfer tubes 10A used for the indoor heat exchanger 10 and are made to pierce a plurality of fins 11.

Abstract: A fin (3) of a fin-tube heat exchanger (1) has protuberances (5) each disposed between two adjacent heat transfer tubes (2, 2) and holes 8 (cut-outs) each formed upstream of the protuberances (5). Each of the protuberances (5) has, as an upstream portion adjacent to the hole (8), a wing portion (6) tapering toward an upstream side.

Abstract: To increase a heat exchange capacity of an indoor heat exchanger without increasing a pressure loss inside tubes of an outdoor heat exchanger. A heat exchanger is constituted by an indoor machine equipped with an indoor heat exchanger 10 constituted by a plurality of heat transfer tubes 12A, which have a spiral grooves 13A formed with a predetermined lead angle Ra on inner faces of the tubes and are made to pierce a plurality of fins 11, and an outdoor machine equipped with an outdoor heat exchanger 20 constituted by a plurality of heat transfer tubes 22A which have a lead angle Rb of spiral grooves 23A smaller than that of a heat transfer tubes 10A used for the indoor heat exchanger 10 and are made to pierce a plurality of fins 11.

Abstract: To increase a heat exchange capacity of an indoor heat exchanger without increasing a pressure loss inside tubes of an outdoor heat exchanger. A heat exchanger is constituted by an indoor machine equipped with an indoor heat exchanger 10 constituted by a plurality of heat transfer tubes 12A, which have a spiral grooves 13A formed with a predetermined lead angle Ra on inner faces of the tubes and are made to pierce a plurality of fins 11, and an outdoor machine equipped with an outdoor heat exchanger 20 constituted by a plurality of heat transfer tubes 22A which have a lead angle Rb of spiral grooves 23A smaller than that of a heat transfer tubes 10A used for the indoor heat exchanger 10 and are made to pierce a plurality of fins 11.

Abstract: A refrigerant guiding pipe has a pipe wall in which an inner chamber is formed; an opening formed in the pipe wall; and a refrigerant guiding wall portion, at least a part of an edge of the refrigerant guiding wall portion being separated from the pipe wall, thereby forming the opening. The refrigerant guiding pipe can help alleviate generation of non-uniform distribution of refrigerant due to layering of gaseous refrigerant and liquid refrigerant.

Abstract: The instant disclosure relates to a heat dissipating device capable of mounting on at least one heat conducting pipe. The heat dissipating device includes a heat dissipating fin having a main body. At least one through hole is formed on the main body. At least one set of ribs is formed on the main body and around the through hole. A slot is defined between any two adjacent ribs. The through hole of the main body is for insertion of the heat conducting pipe in allowing the ribs to grip resiliently against the heat conducting pipe. Thus, the heat dissipating device of the instant disclosure enables multiple heat dissipating fins to be stacked on the heat conducting pipe in one run. In saving assembly time, the heat dissipating fins need not be mounted on the heat conducting pipe one piece after another.

Abstract: A plate cooling fin includes a plate member and projection parts disposed on the plate member. Each of the projection parts has rectangular slots disposed at the periphery thereof with a partition is disposed between adjacent rectangular slots respectively. Therefore, the cold airflow is guided to pass through the slots and turned into a turbulent flow surrounding the plate member so as to extend the stagnation time of the airflow at the plate member for a large amount of heat being carried outward the cooling fin to enhance the heat dissipation efficiency.

Abstract: A multiple-layered microfluidic device includes at least a first fluid path and at least a second fluid path, wherein the first fluid path includes a layer or portion of a layer of the microfluidic device. The first path has multiple rows of serpentine wall segments positioned there along. The wall segments extend in a direction along the first path. The rows extend along a direction cross-ways to the first path. Adjacent ones of wall segments within a row are arranged such that concave portions face concave portions of adjacent ones of segments, while convex portions face convex portions of adjacent ones of segments.

Abstract: A purpose of the invention is to provide a spiral piece of steel having high mechanical strength and being capable of easily making smaller the pitch intervals of twisted portions (spiral blade portions) even without changing the twist angle, and also to provide an application product thereof and a method for manufacturing the spiral piece of steel.

Abstract: A heat exchanger apparatus for a vehicle may include a tank receiving a first operating fluid therein through a first inflow port and exhausting the first operating fluid therefrom through a first exhaust port, first and second headers formed to lower and upper portion of the tank and receiving and exhausting a second operating fluid respectively through a second inflow port and a second exhaust port formed respectively at the lower portion and the upper portion of the tank, and mounted respectively at the lower portion and the upper portion of the tank so as to form first and second chambers at the lower and upper portion of the tank, and at least one heat radiating unit provided with at least one coupling pipe fluidly connecting the first chamber of the first header with the second chamber of the second header.

Abstract: A condenser or heat exchanger includes a circulation system for moving a cooling fluid, and a graphite foam in thermal communication with the circulation system. The condenser or heat exchanger can be used to remove water, or more particularly freshwater from humid air in tropical, subtropical, and arid climates.

Abstract: An isothermal chemical reactor (1) comprising an array of radially arranged plate-like heat exchange elements (11) inside a reaction space, each element comprising feeding and collecting ducts and a bundle of parallel tubes (15) defining channels (12) for a heat exchange medium, the tubes (15) having an elongated cross section and being disposed with a variable orientation relative to the radial direction of the reactor, so that inner tubes near the axis of the reactor have the cross-section major axis aligned with said radial direction, and outer tubes have the same axis perpendicular to the radial direction. The preferred structure of a plate-like heat exchange element is also disclosed.

Abstract: A heat exchanger, turbulizer or heat transfer surface, and a method of making same wherein the turbulizer is a corrugated member having parallel, spaced-apart ridges and planar fins extending therebetween. The planar fins have spaced-apart apertures with opposed peripheral edge portions including transversely extending flanges.

Abstract: An air conditioner is provided. The air conditioner may include a compressor, a condenser, an expansion device and an evaporator. The condenser or the evaporator may include a heat exchange tube formed of an aluminum material and allowing refrigerant to flow therein, and a fin connected to the heat exchange tube, the fin being formed of the same metal material as that of the heat exchange tube so as to prevent potential corrosion of the heat exchange tube.

Abstract: A cooling jacket for cooling an electric motor is provided. The cooling jacket has one or more than one wave-shaped pipe, covering the electric motor, for conducting working fluid, wherein each wave-shaped pipe has a forwarding portion and a reversed portion, parallel to the axis of the electric motor, for conducting the working fluid to flow in opposite directions, wherein the forwarding portion includes at least two forwarding sub-pipes, and the reversed portion includes at least two reversed sub-pipes; and a turning portion, connected between the forwarding portion and the reversed portion.