Carrier Corporation

Eric Konkle

Michael F Taras

Luis Felipe Avila

Bruce J Poplawski

Jason Michael Thomas

Loren D Hoffman

Jeffrey L Jones

Melkamu Woldesemayat

Michael W Samko

Timothy Andrecheck

Qinghua Huang

James T Beals

Changsheng Guo

A brazing ring is provided and includes ring material including an aluminum-zinc-silicon alloy having a first melting point and flux material contained within the ring material having a second melting point, which is substantially lower than the first melting point, the ring material being formed such that the flux material is exposed outwardly to a heat source and such that, upon heating, flux material melts before the ring material.

Brazing ring

A method and an apparatus are disclosed for removing a solvent from a solvent wetted surface of a heat exchange tube. The method includes placing the heat exchange tube in a vacuum chamber, evacuating the vacuum chamber to a lower pressure at which the solvent boils to a vapor, and reclaiming the solvent vapor. The method may include heating the heat exchange tube within the vacuum chamber to a temperature of at least room temperature, but below the solvent's flash point temperature. The apparatus includes a vacuum chamber, a vacuum pump for evacuating the vacuum chamber and a solvent reclaimer for recovering solvent vapor. The apparatus may also include an infrared heater, a radiant heater or other non-flame heater. The method and apparatus may be used for removing solvent from a heat exchange tube having an inside surface wetted with a solvent carrying a dry lubricant.

Vacuum drying of heat exchanger tubes

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Plainfield, IN, United States of America

Eric Konkle