Abstract:
A heat exchanger having a plurality of heat exchanging aluminum fins with hydrophilic condensing surfaces which are stacked and clamped between two cold plates. The cold plates are aligned radially along a plane extending through the axis of a cylindrical duct and hold the stacked and clamped portions of the heat exchanging fins along the axis of the cylindrical duct. The fins extend outwardly from the clamped portions along approximately radial planes. The spacing between fins is symmetric about the cold plates, and are somewhat more closely spaced as the angle they make with the cold plates approaches 90°. Passageways extend through the fins between vertex spaces which provide capillary storage and communicate with passageways formed in the stacked and clamped portions of the fins, which communicate with water drains connected to a pump externally to the duct. Water with no entrained air is drawn from the capillary spaces.
Abstract:
Ceramic materials with relatively high resistance to wetting by various liquids, such as water, are presented, along with articles made with these materials. The oxide materials described herein as a class typically contain one or more of ytterbia (Yb2O3) and europia (Eu2O3). The oxides may further contain other additives, such as oxides of gadolinium (Gd), samarium (Sm), dysprosium (Dy), or terbium (Tb). In certain embodiments the oxide, in addition to the ytterbia and/or europia, further comprises lanthanum (La), praseodymium (Pr), or neodymium (Nd).
Abstract:
A method for producing a hydrophobic coating for condensers to obtain a dropwise condensation, a hydrophobic coating for condensers, a hydrophobically-coated condenser, and a coating agent are provided. A coating agent is applied to a condenser. The coating agent includes a liquid solvent and a coating material. The coating material may be applied by a wet-chemical method.
Abstract:
Ceramic materials with relatively high resistance to wetting by various liquids, such as water, are presented, along with articles made with these materials, methods for making these articles and materials, and methods for protecting articles using coatings made from these materials. One embodiment is a material comprising a primary oxide and a secondary oxide. The primary oxide comprises cerium and hafnium. The secondary oxide comprises a secondary oxide cation selected from the group consisting of the rare earth elements, yttrium, and scandium. Another embodiment is a material comprising a primary oxide and a secondary oxide. The primary oxide comprises cerium or hafnium. The secondary oxide comprises (i) praseodymium or ytterbium, and (ii) another cation selected from the group consisting of the rare earth elements, yttrium, and scandium.
Abstract:
A heat exchanger and an indoor thermoelectric air conditioner containing the heat exchanger, the heat exchanger includes a heat transfer plate provided with an elevation area for the plate to be erected on bottom in outer casing of the air conditioner; multiple heat sink fins parallel with one another are fixed on one side of the plate at where abutted to the elevation area; free ends of those fins are inclined downward in a direction facing the elevation area; a fan blows the air from both sides of each fin to create airway between any two abutted fins; water of vapors in the air condensed on surface of each fin fall off downward due to central gravity thus to separate waterway from airway to warrant well-facilitate air vane of the air conditioner; and outer surface of each fin being applied with a hydrophilic film to frustrate condensation to further insurance of the well-facilitated air vane.
Abstract:
A heat exchanger for a refrigerator and a method for manufacturing a tube thereof with improved heat exchanger heat transfer efficiency. The heat exchanger for a refrigerator comprising of: a tube to guide a refrigerant; and a plurality of ridges disposed on an inner peripheral surface of the tube, the ridges configured to cause the refrigerant flowing along the tube to form a turbulent flow. The method of manufacturing a tube having a plurality of ridges comprising the steps of: providing a surface of a plate; forming ridges on the surface of the plate; and coupling opposite longitudinal edges of the plate such that the surface of the plate provided with the ridges becomes an inner peripheral surface of the tube.
Abstract:
A thin coating of a solution containing a low surface energy material is applied on the inner surface of tubing of a condenser or an evaporator of an air conditioning system. The solution is run through the tubing of the heat exchanger and drained. After drying, a monomolecular layer of the low surface energy material in solution remains on the inner surface of the tubing. A polymer with a lower surface energy and chemical and thermal resistance is employed, such as silane, fluorocarbons, polyetheretherketon (PEEK) and polysulfone. The thin coating of the lower surface energy material in solution prevents lubricating oil from the compressor which mixes with the refrigerant from wetting over the inner surface of the tubing, encouraging the formation of oil droplets. By preventing the build up of lubricating oil, heat transfer is improved.
Abstract:
Process for selected adjustment of dropwise condensation on a surface comprising implanting nitrogen ions with a theoretically predicted minimum dose concentration of 1015 cm−2, the wetting characteristics of the surface being adjusted without cleaning or other preparation steps in such a way that stable dropwise condensation is formed on the surface and the intensity of condensation and thus heat transfer performance can be selected using the level of the dose concentration.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a condensing heat exchanger comprising a condenser section containing a plurality of internal fins, on which water is condensed and a succeeding slurper section, in which the condensate is removed. The condenser section and the slurper section are connected by a capillary bridge comprising capillary spaces wherein the condensate formed on the fins is transported by means of capillary forces inside the slurper section.
Abstract:
In a cooling unit for an absorption circuit, an absorber, a generator, a condenser, and an evaporator are provided. The absorber is built by at least two mutually connected profiled plates which form lines and ports for connecting the generator to the evaporator. The lines are guided in a meander pattern and two adjacent lines are mutually connected through at least one opening. The absorber can be pivoted by an at least partial inclination of the lines with respect to horizon from a neutral position by an axis extending in parallel to the plate plane by more than 3.degree., preferably more than 6.degree., without the operation of the cooling unit being impeded by the rotation of the plates. This permits the cooling unit to be used on mobile vehicles and boats where frequent inclined positions occur.