Abstract: Structure (1) for the heat treatment of an electrical storage device (2) for a motor vehicle, the structure (1) including at least one heat exchange plate (10, 11, 12) intended to be in contact with the electrical storage device (2) and having a thickness (5) defined by two external surfaces (3, 4), the heat exchange plate (10, 11, 12) comprising at least one channel (6, 61, 62) formed in its thickness (5) and opening at at least one end (7) into the thickness (5) of the heat exchange plate (10, 11, 12), characterized in that, at the level of the end (7) of the channel (6, 61, 62), the external surfaces (3, 4) of the heat exchange plate (10, 11, 12) are separated from one another by a distance (53) less than the thickness (5).

Abstract: A cooling and dehumidification system, including a rotary desiccant assembly at least partially coated with a desiccant material, the desiccant material configured to rotate, thereby providing for simultaneous loading and unloading of moisture.

Abstract: A fluorine-containing elastomer composition for a heat dissipation material, including a fluorine-containing elastomer being VdF-based fluoroelastomer having a Mooney viscosity at 121° C. of 10 or lower and an insulating thermal conductive filler. Also disclosed is a sheet obtained by molding the fluorine-containing elastomer composition.

Abstract: A heat transfer plate comprises first, third and fourth guiding sections. The first and fourth guiding sections each comprise, as seen from a first side of the heat transfer plate, a male projection to engage the first adjacent heat transfer plate for aligning the plate and the first adjacent heat transfer plate, and, as seen from a second side of the heat transfer plate, a female recess to engage the second adjacent heat transfer plate for aligning the plate and the second adjacent heat transfer plate. The third guiding section comprises, as seen from the second side of the plate, a male projection to engage the second adjacent heat transfer plate for aligning the plate and the second adjacent plate, and, as seen from the first side of the plate, a female recess to engage the first adjacent heat transfer plate for aligning the plate and the first adjacent plate.

Abstract: New aluminum alloy brazing sheets are disclosed. The new aluminum alloy brazing sheets may include a core, an interliner layer adjacent the core, and a braze liner adjacent the interliner layer. The interliner layer may include a first aluminum alloy having at least 0.35 wt. % Si and from 0.05 to 2.0 wt. % Mg. The braze liner may include a second aluminum alloy having 0.05 to 2.0 wt. % Mg. The first aluminum alloy and the second aluminum alloy may include an amount of magnesium sufficient to achieve Tsolidus(IL)?5° C. Tliquidus(BL). The new aluminum alloy brazing products may be useful, for instance, in fluxfree brazing.

Abstract: An apparatus, material and method for forming a brazing sheet has a high strength core bonded with corrosion protection layer on the coolant side and/or layers on both airside and coolant side. The material enables heat exchanger components, such as tube, header, plate, etc., for applications, such as automotive heat exchangers, that require high fatigue life as well as high service life in a corrosive environment.

Abstract: An aluminum alloys, essentially includes silicon (Si), iron (Fe), and magnesium (Mg), and is characterized as being an aluminum alloys including at least one or two or more of copper (Cu), manganese (Mn), zinc (Zn), titanium (Ti), calcium (Ca), tin (Sn), phosphorus (P), chromium (Cr), zirconium (Zr), nickel (Ni), strontium (Sr), and vanadium (V).

Abstract: A heat conduction device includes a heat source portion, a temperature control surface, and heat transfer portions. The heat source portion is configured to generate at least hot heat or cold heat. The temperature control surface is sectioned into a plurality of temperature control sections, and at least some of the plurality of temperature control sections are disposed away from the heat source portion. The plurality of heat transfer portions connect the heat source portion and the plurality of the temperature control sections to transfer heat between the heat source portion and the plurality of temperature control sections. The plurality of temperature control sections are separated from each other based on a distance from the heat source portion.

Abstract: A heat exchanger includes a heat exchange tube (10) and a first water collecting tank (20). The first water collecting tank (20) is provided on the heat exchange tube (10), a first water diversion hole (21) is provided at a bottom portion of the first water collecting tank (20), the heat exchange tube (10) passes through the first water diversion hole (21), and the first water diversion hole (21) has a diameter greater than an outer diameter of the heat exchange tube (10). By providing the first water collecting tank (20), and making the heat exchange tube (10) pass through the first water diversion hole (21) provided on the first water collecting tank (20), and leaving a gap between the heat exchange tube (10) and the first water diversion hole (21), the water in the first water collecting tank (20) evenly flows into the first water diversion hole (21).

Abstract: A high conductance thermal link (1) includes a thermal conductive strap (2) having pyrolytic graphite layers arranged in stacks (5) and polyimide film (6) at least partially covering each stack (5). Adhesive material is between the pyrolytic graphite layers. The thermal conductive strap (2) has two opposite ends (4) and two end fittings (3, 3?) that house the corresponding ends (4) of the thermal conductive strap (2). An adhesive material is in the ends (4) of the thermal conductive strap (2) between the pyrolytic graphite layers and between the stacks (5) of pyrolytic graphite layers. At least one of the ends (4) of the thermal conductive strap (2) has a geometry including protrusions (7) separated by intermediate gaps (8).

Abstract: An electronic element mounting substrate includes: a first substrate including a first principal face; a second substrate located inside the first substrate in a plan view of the electronic element mounting substrate, the second substrate being made of a carbon material; a third substrate located between the first substrate and the second substrate in the plan view, the third substrate being made of a carbon material; and a first mounting portion for mounting a first electronic element, the first mounting portion being located on the first principal face side in a thickness direction of the substrate. The second substrate and the third substrate each have a low heat conduction direction and a high heat conduction direction. The second substrate and the third substrate is arranged so that the low heat conduction directions thereof are perpendicular to each other, and the high heat conduction directions thereof are perpendicular to each other.

Abstract: A cooling plate for a metallurgical furnace including a body with a front face and an opposite rear face, the body having at least one cooling channel therein having an opening in the rear face and a coolant feed pipe is connected to the rear face of the cooling panel and is in fluid communication with the cooling channel, where in use, the front face is turned towards a furnace interior, and at least one emergency cooling tube is arranged within the cooling channel, the emergency cooling tube having a cross-section smaller than a cross-section of the cooling channel, the emergency cooling tube has an end section with connection means for connecting an emergency feed pipe thereto, and in an emergency operation, the emergency cooling tube is physically connected to an emergency feed pipe via the connection means; while, in a normal operation, the connection means of the emergency cooling tube is physically disconnected from the emergency feed pipe. The invention also concerns the use of such a cooling plate.

Abstract: A method for fabricating an article from an aluminum alloy is provided. The method includes providing an aluminum alloy containing at least 0.04 wt % Sc, at least 0.5 wt % Mn, at least 0.5 wt % Zr, at least 0.05 wt % Mg, and at least 90 wt % Al; casting the alloy into a sheet; subjecting the cast alloy to a thermal cycle which includes raising the temperature of the alloy along a first temperature gradient, holding the temperature of the alloy at a temperature T for a period of time t, and reducing the temperature of the alloy along a second temperature gradient; and utilizing the sheet in a brazing operation.

Abstract: A heat exchanger includes tube expansion portions provided respectively on a plurality of heat transfer tubes such that outer peripheral surfaces of the heat transfer tubes are respectively pressed against inner peripheral surfaces of a plurality of first holes provided in a side wall portion of a case, and a plurality of first concave surface portions provided in an outer surface of the tube expansion portion so that first gaps, into which brazing material of a first brazed portion advances, are formed between the outer surface of the tube expansion portion and the inner peripheral surface of the first hole. At least one of the plurality of first concave surface portions is positioned in an outside peripheral surface portion of the outer peripheral surface of the heat transfer tube. According to this configuration, the strength with which the heat transfer tubes are attached to the case can be increased while simplifying a manufacturing operation and reducing the manufacturing cost.

Abstract: A composite server heat sink with a metal base having a thermal conductivity of at least 200W/mK. Plural fins extend from the metal base, each fin having an anisotropic thermal conductivity in a range of approximately 300 to 650 W/mK in a longitudinal direction of the fin and less than approximately 30 W/mK in a widthwise direction of the fin. Each fin includes graphite in an amount of approximately 45-70 wt. %, diamond in an amount of approximately 2.5 to 10 wt. % with the balance comprising a metal selected from one or more of copper and aluminum. To create the anisotropic thermal properties, the graphite is aligned along the longitudinal direction of the fin.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first semiconductor element having an upper electrode and a lower electrode, a first upper heat sink connected to the upper electrode, and a first lower heat sink connected to the lower electrode. The first lower heat sink is opposed to the first upper heat sink such that the first semiconductor element is sandwiched between the upper and lower heat sinks. One of the first upper heat sink and the first lower heat sink is a laminated substrate having an insulator substrate (such as a ceramic substrate) and conductor layers disposed on opposite surfaces of the insulator substrate, and the other of the first upper heat sink and the first lower heat sink is a conductor plate that is a conductor having higher thermal conductivity than the insulator substrate.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a brazing sheet comprises: a core layer, a braze liner on the first side of the core layer; and a waterside liner on the second side of the core layer. The core layer is comprised of a 3xxx series aluminum alloy. The waterside liner is an aluminum alloy comprising: 7-20 wt % Zn; up to 0.25 wt % Si; up to 0.1 wt % Cu; up to 0.25 wt % Mn; up to 0.1 wt % Mg; and up to 0.1 wt % Cr. In some embodiments, the brazing sheet has a thickness of 60-180 microns. In some embodiments, the waterside liner comprises 1-15% of the thickness of the brazing sheet.

Abstract: A structural member having an internal geometry capable of receive an object and substantially seamless outer surfaces, and that is obtainable by a method that includes providing several small plates, welding together the small plates, removing the weld residue, and polishing an outer surface of the structural member to achieve a certain desired visual effect. A middle plate, or several middle plates, may be positioned between a first plate and a second plate. The middle portion occupied by the middle plates includes an opening, cavity, and/or channel. The opening, cavity, and/or channel may receive a cable from an electronic device, or house a component. The plates and the opening, cavity, and/or channels between the plates, generally have a small form factor, and accordingly, require an assembly process to create the opening, cavity, and/or channels rather than using traditional drilling and/or milling techniques.

Abstract: A heat dissipation substrate having a metallic layer with few defects on its surface is obtained by a process including the steps of: forming a metallic layer by plating on the surface of an alloy composite mainly composed of a powder of a principal metal, additional metal and diamond; and heating and pressurizing alloy composite coated with metallic layer, at a temperature equal to or lower than melting points of the metallic layer and the alloy composite. Consequently a heat dissipation substrate is obtained which has a coefficient of linear expansion of 6.5 ppm/K or higher and 15 ppm/K or lower as well as a degree of thermal conductivity of 420 W/m·K or higher, the substrate having a metallic layer with few defects in its surface layer and thereby allowing for a Ni-based plating on which the void percentage in the solder joint will be 5% or lower.

Abstract: A structure of assembly grasp for palladium-alloy tubes and the manufacturing method thereof are described. The structure of assembly grasp for palladium-alloy tubes includes a grasp with a plurality of holes, a plurality of palladium-alloy tubes inserted into the plurality of holes, and an intermetallic compound layer between the palladium-alloy tubes and the inner sidewalls of the plurality of holes.

Abstract: A light bulb (10) including an outer housing (12) shaped like a standard Edison light bulb. The interior of the bulb includes a circuit board (24) and one or more LEDs (26). A heat sink (30) is provided inside the bulb housing that draws thermal energy away from the LEDs using graphite based materials.

Abstract: A stiffener tape for a wafer. The stiffener tape includes a mounting tape; a heat spreading stiffener removably attached to the mounting tape; and an attachment film secured to the heat spreading stiffener, wherein the attachment film includes thermal conductive fillers having at least one of silver, alumina, crystalline silica, boron nitride or aluminum nitride. An electronic assembly includes a wafer; a plurality of integrated circuits on the wafer; and an attachment film covering the plurality of integrated circuits and the substrate, wherein the attachment film includes thermal conductive fillers having at least one of silver, alumina, crystalline silica, boron nitride or aluminum nitride; and a heat spreading stiffener secured to the attachment film.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a new silver-based electrical contact material, in which silver is in a continuous phase and carbon being in a nano-dispersed phase is dispersed in continuous phase silver. The content of the dispersed phase carbon in the silver-based electrical contact material can be 0.02% to 5% by weight, on the basis of the total weight of the silver-based electrical contact material. According to the present invention, the carbon contains carbon in a diamond form. Such a silver-based electrical contact material shows excellent mechanical wear resistance and electrical performance.

Abstract: An LED support assembly and an LED module are provided. The LED support assembly includes: a metal heat sink, a first ceramic substrate and a second ceramic substrate, the metal heat sink defines an upper surface; the first ceramic substrate is adapted to support a LED chip and disposed on the upper surface of the metal heat sink; the second ceramic substrate is adapted to support electrodes of the LED chip and surrounds the first ceramic substrate.

Abstract: An aluminum alloy clad sheet for heat exchangers includes a core material, a cladding material 1, and a cladding material 2, one side and the other side of the core material being respectively clad with the cladding material 1 and the cladding material 2, the core material containing 0.5 to 1.2% of Si, 0.2 to 1.0% of Cu, 1.0 to 1.8% of Mn, and 0.05 to 0.3% of Ti, with the balance being Al and unavoidable impurities, the cladding material 1 containing 3 to 6% of Si, 2 to 8% of Zn, and at least one of 0.3 to 1.8% of Mn and 0.05 to 0.3% of Ti, with the balance being Al and unavoidable impurities, and the cladding material 2 containing 6 to 13% of Si, with the balance being Al and unavoidable impurities, the cladding material 1 serving as the outer side of the aluminum alloy clad sheet during use.

Abstract: Various illustrative embodiments of a multi-layer brazing sheet are provided. The multi-layer brazing sheet demonstrates improved corrosion resistance on its exposed air side surface.

Abstract: There are provided an aluminum-alloy clad sheet and a clad sheet subjected to heating equivalent to brazing, which each have a high strength and an excellent erosion resistance and thus allow a reduction in thickness of a clad sheet subjected to heating equivalent to brazing such as an aluminum alloy radiator tube, and/or of a clad sheet such as an aluminum-alloy brazing sheet. An aluminum-alloy clad sheet or a clad sheet subjected to heating equivalent to brazing includes at least a core aluminum alloy sheet and an aluminum-alloy sacrificial anti-corrosive material cladded with each other, and is to be formed into a heat exchanger by brazing. The core aluminum alloy sheet includes a specified 3000 series composition.

Abstract: A heat exchanger includes a housing which maintains a first section that has a first inlet and a first outlet, and a second section that has a second inlet and a second outlet. At least one conductive plate extends between the first section and the second section, wherein the conductive plate transfers heat from a fluid flowing in one of the sections to another fluid flowing in the other of the sections. The sections may be positioned side-by-side such that the fluids' flow is coplanar, or co-curvilinear, and non-intersecting.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of brazing articles of stainless steel, which method comprises the following steps: step (i) applying an iron-based brazing filler material to parts of stainless steel; step (ii) optionally assembling the parts; step (iii) heating the parts from step (i) or step (ii) to a temperature of at least about 1000° C. in a non-oxidizing atmosphere, a reducing atmosphere, vacuum or combinations thereof, and heating the parts at the temperature of at least about 1000° C. for at least about 15 minutes; step (iv) providing articles having an average hardness of less than about 600 HV1 of the obtained brazed areas. The present invention relates also to brazed articles of stainless steel.

Abstract: A core material for an aluminum alloy clad material contains Si in a content of 0.3% to 1.5% (hereinafter “%” means “percent by mass”), Mn in a content of 0.3% to 2.0%, Cu in a content of 0.3% to 1.5%, Ti in a content of 0.01% to 0.5%, and B in a content of 0.001% to 0.1%, with the remainder including Al and inevitable impurities. The core material and an aluminum alloy clad material using the same ensure sufficient corrosion resistance and give a product having an extended life.

Abstract: A heat-dissipation unit with heat-dissipation microstructure and method of manufacturing the same is disclosed. The heat-dissipation unit with heat-dissipation microstructure includes a main body internally defining a chamber; a wick structure formed on an inner surface of the chamber; and at least a SiO2 nano thin film coated on the wick structure. The SiO2 nano thin film is formed of a plurality of SiO2 nanograins, and is coated on the wick structure of the heat-dissipation unit through the sol-gel process. With the at least one layer of SiO2 nano thin film coated on the wick structure, it is able to upgrade the heat dissipation performance of the heat-dissipation unit.

Abstract: A heat exchanger system extracts heat from sewer waste water. Preferably, a first surface is narrow band in an interior surface of a pipe, and the band is preferably oriented transverse to a direction of fluid flow. In the case of a horizontal pipe, the band may be a partial band, and may be limited substantially to a wetted portion of the pipe in order to reduce the size of the band.

Abstract: Disclosed is an air conditioner for attempting to improve on the corrosion of the outdoor unit. The air conditioner of the present invention for performing a cooling operation and a heating operation by switching a four side valve, that includes an outdoor side heat exchanger operating as a condenser during the cooling operation and an evaporator during the heating operation, and having fins and heat transfer tubes, wherein the outdoor side heat exchanger is placed on a baseboard which configures a lower portion of a chassis of the outdoor unit, comprises the fins and the heat transfer tubes of the outdoor side heat exchanger that are constructed with aluminum or aluminum alloy, and the baseboard that is constructed with Zn—Al plated steel board or Zn—Al—Mg plated steel board.

Abstract: Disclosed is an aluminum alloy clad material which includes a core material; a sacrificial anode material on one surface of the core material; and a filler material on the other surface of the core material and composed of an Al—Si alloy, in which the core material contains 0.3 to 2.0 percent by mass of Mn, 0.15 to 1.6 percent by mass of Si, 0.1 to 1.0 percent by mass of Cu, and 0.1 to 1.0 percent by mass of Mg, with the remainder including Al and inevitable impurities, the sacrificial anode material contains 7.0 to 12.0 percent by mass of Zn, 0.3 to 1.8 percent by mass of Mn, and 0.3 to 1.2 percent by mass of Si, with the remainder including Al and inevitable impurities, and has a thickness of 10 to 30 ?m. The sacrificial anode material shows resistance to both local corrosion and general corrosion.

Abstract: Provided is a solid type heat dissipation device for electronic communication appliances. The solid type heat dissipation device includes a graphite thin plate horizontally transferring heat, a plurality of metal fillers passing through the graphite thin plate to vertically transfer heat, and a plurality of metal thin plates attached to upper and lower surfaces of the graphite thin plate and connected to the metal fillers.

Abstract: The invention relates to a sandwich material for brazing comprising a core layer of a first aluminum alloy and a barrier layer of a second aluminum alloy characterized by that: the first alloy, constituting the core layer contains (in weight %): 0.8-2% Mn, ?1.0% Mg, 0.3-1.5% Si, ?0.3% Ti, ?0.3% Cr, ?0.3% Zr, ?1.3% Cu, ?0.5% Zn, ?0.2% In, ?0.1% Sn and ?0.7% (Fe+Ni), the balance consisting of Al and ?0.05% of each of the unavoidable impurities, and that the second alloy, constituting the barrier layer contains (in weight %): ?0.2% Mn+Cr, ?1.0% Mg, ?1.5% Si, ?0.3% Ti, ?0.2% Zr, ?0.3% Cu, ?0.5% Zn, ?0.2% In, ?0.1% Sn and ?1.5% (Fe+Ni), the balance consisting of Al and ?0.05% of each of the unavoidable impurities, The invention also concerns a method for the manufacture of the sandwich material, a brazed product, such as a heat exchanger comprising the sandwich material and the use of the brazed product at high and low temperatures.

Abstract: A coating composition according to the present invention includes silica microparticles and fluorine resin particles. The coating film formed on a surface of an article includes a silica film composed of the silica microparticles, in which the fluorine resin particles are dotted so as to partially expose from a surface of the silica film, an exposed area of the silica film is larger than an exposed area of the fluorine resin particles, and amount of natrium contained in the coating composition is made equal to or less than 0.5% in a ratio by weight to contained amount of the silica microparticles.

Abstract: A two-phase heat transfer system includes an evaporator, a condenser, a vapor line, and a liquid return line. The evaporator includes a liquid inlet, a vapor outlet, and a capillary wick having a first surface adjacent the liquid inlet and a second surface adjacent the vapor outlet. The condenser includes a vapor inlet and a liquid outlet. The vapor line provides fluid communication between the vapor outlet and the vapor inlet. The liquid return line provides fluid communication between the liquid outlet and the liquid inlet. The wick is substantially free of back-conduction of energy from the second surface to the first surface due to an increase in a conduction path from the second surface to the first surface and due to suppression of nucleation of a working fluid from the second surface to the first surface to promote liquid superheat tolerance in the wick.

Abstract: A ceramic heat exchanger includes a heat exchange section that heat-exchanges between two fluids A and B flowing opposite directions to each other. The heat exchange section includes ceramic blocks stacked one on top of another with a seal therebetween. The ceramic blocks have a plurality of parallel lines of flow channels, each line defined by the flow channels through which the same fluid flows, any two adjacent lines being defined by the flow channels through which the different fluids A and B flow respectively. Both ends in the stacking direction of the stack are bound to join and integrate the ceramic blocks with tightening means including end plates and a tie rod. A thermal expansion absorber is disposed on an external surface of the end plates for absorbing thermal expansion in the axial direction of the tie rod.

Abstract: The exemplary embodiments relate to a multilayer aluminum alloy sheet material suitable for fabrication into coolant-conveying tubes, headers and the like used for heat exchangers, and to the tubes and headers, etc., fabricated from the sheet. The multi-layer metal sheet has a core layer of aluminum alloy having first and second sides. The first side has an interlayer made of a Zn-containing aluminum alloy positioned between a Zn-containing outer layer and the core layer. The alloy of the outer layer is more electronegative than the alloy of the interlayer. The alloy of the interlayer is preferably more electronegative than the alloy of the core layer. The first side clad in this way is the side intended for exposure to the coolant, and provides good resistance to corrosion and erosion.

Abstract: Provided is a multi-layered sheet which has undergone heating corresponding to brazing, such as an aluminum-alloy radiator tube, or a multi-layered sheet such as an aluminum-alloy brazing sheet. The multi-layered sheet can have a reduced thickness and has excellent fatigue properties. The multi-layered sheet of aluminum alloys comprises a core layer (2) which has been clad at least with a sacrificial layer (3). This multi-layered sheet is a multi-layered sheet to be subjected to brazing or welding to produce a heat exchanger or is a multi-layered sheet which has undergone heating corresponding to brazing. The core layer (2) comprises a specific 3000-series composition. In this core layer (2), the average density in number of dispersed particles having a specific size has been regulated. As a result, fatigue properties, which govern cracking, can be highly improved.

Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus including aluminum alloy vessel, the vessel including aluminum in combination with a gettering metal and a method for making such apparatus.

Abstract: A laminated body comprises a thermally conductive sheet, a protective sheet, an auxiliary sheet, a carrier sheet and a coating sheet. The thermally conductive sheet comprises a main sheet body and an adhesive layer. The coefficient of static friction of the main sheet body is 1.0 or lower. The adhesive layer has high adhesiveness in comparison with the main sheet body, and has an outer shape smaller than that of the main sheet body. The protective sheet is formed having an outer shape larger than that of the adhesive layer, and provided with a cutting line extending toward the adhesive layer from the peripheral portion of the protective sheet so that the protective sheet can be cut along the cutting line.

Abstract: A thermal energy exchanger assembly (100) includes an exchanger housing (138). The exchanger housing (138) houses a pair of core support assemblies (174) formed of individual core supports (200). The core supports (200) are coupled together so as to form apertures 228. Core tubes (180) are received within the apertures (228). A fresh airstream (122) is made to flow through the core tubes (180) while a stale airstream (114) is made to flow between and around the core tubes (180). In this manner, an exchange of thermal energy occurs between the fresh airstream (122) and the stale airstream (114).

Abstract: To provide an aluminum alloy brazing sheet which can improve erosion resistance while maintaining post-braze strength, brazability, formability, corrosion resistance and other properties even when Mg is added to the core material. The aluminum alloy brazing sheet comprises an Al—Si-based or Al—Si—Zn-based filler material cladded on at least one side of a core material. The core material comprises Si: 0.3 to 1.0% by mass, Mn: 0.6 to 2.0% by mass, Cu: 0.3 to 1.0% by mass, Mg: 0.15 to 0.5% by mass, Ti: 0.05 to 0.25% by mass, with the remainder being Al and inevitable impurities, and has the density of an Mg—Si-based, Al—Mg—Cu-based, Al—Cu—Mg—Si-based intermetallic compound with a particle size smaller than 0.5 ?m of 10000/mm2 or higher, or has the density of the Mg—Si-based, Al—Mg—Cu-based and Al—Cu—Mg—Si-based intermetallic compounds with a particle size of 1.0 ?m or larger lower than 5000/mm2.

Abstract: An aluminum alloy brazing sheet includes a core material containing Si, Cu and Mn by a predetermined amount, the balance being Al and inevitable impurities, a sacrificial anode material disposed on one face side of the core material and containing Si, Zn and Mg by a predetermined amount, the balance being Al and inevitable impurities, and a brazing filler material disposed on the other face side of the core material and formed of an aluminum alloy, and the area fraction of Zn—Mg-based intermetallic compounds with 2.0 ?m or above particle size on the surface of the sacrificial anode material may be 1.0% or below. Or otherwise, in the aluminum alloy brazing sheet, the number density of Al—Cu-based intermetallic compounds with 0.5 ?m or above particle size inside the core material may be 1.0 piece/?m2 or below.

Abstract: There is provided an aluminum alloy brazing sheet having an improved brazability than in the related art while keeping the post-braze strength, workability, corrosion resistance, and the like at respective prescribed or higher levels. An aluminum alloy brazing sheet has a two-layered structure in which on one side of a core material, a brazing material is provided. The core material contains Si: 0.6 to 1.0 mass %, Cu: 0.6 to 1.0 mass %, Mn: 0.7 to 1.8 mass %, Mg: 0.1 to 0.7 mass %, and Ti: 0.06 to 0.20 mass %, and the balance including Al and inevitable impurities. The brazing material includes an aluminum alloy containing Si: 3.0 to 12.0 mass %, the gage of the aluminum alloy brazing sheet is 0.6 to 1.4 mm, and the area ratio of a {001} plane in the core material surface is 0.3 or more.

Abstract: A heated energy system includes an integral ceramic insert heat exchanger having an integral ceramic construction and an outer ceramic wall that is helical in shape. When the heat exchanger is positioned within a surrounding fluid path enclosure, the outer ceramic wall forms, with the enclosure, at least one spiral path for flowing products of energy generation. No more than one insert body has an outer wall that is helical in shape that is present along the first length of the surrounding fluid path enclosure. The outer ceramic wall receives heat energy when the products of energy generation flow through the fluid path. A method for fabricating integral ceramic insert heat exchangers includes using a tool having a silicon carbide channel and a cavity channel, the silicon carbide channel extending at least partially outside the cavity channel in directions defined by a rotational plane of the tool.

Abstract: The invention relates to an aluminum alloy brazing sheet including: a thin covering material layer, a core material layer, and an Al—Si alloy brazing material layer as an intermediate material interposed between the thin covering material and the core material. The thin covering material and the core material being of aluminum alloys having a solidus temperature higher than a liquidus temperature of the brazing material so that the molten brazing material seeps onto a surface of the thin covering material when the brazing material is molten in a brazing operation. The Al—Si alloy brazing material contains from 0.01 to 0.09% mg, and the aluminum alloy brazing sheet has a total Mg-content of less than 0.06%.

Abstract: A heat transfer apparatus includes a first protective layer of a first metallic material, a second protective layer of a second metallic material, and a heat transfer layer bonded between the first protective layer and the second protective layer. The heat transfer layer is made of a metal matrix composite, such as aluminum oxide reinforcement dispersed within a copper matrix.