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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 13, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2015
Applicant:
Hitachi, Ltd., Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F28F 1/00 (2006.01); F28F 13/04 (2006.01); F28F 17/00 (2006.01); F28D 7/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F28F 13/04 (2013.01); F28D 7/16 (2013.01); F28F 17/005 (2013.01);
Abstract
A heat exchanger has a tubular structure inside of which a medium flows. The heat exchanger includes a liquid film removal structure and a liquid film flowing-down assistance structure. The liquid film removal structure is joined to the tubular structure. The liquid film flowing-down assistance structure is coupled directly to the liquid film removal structure and is arranged between the tubular structure and an adjacent tubular structure and in parallel to the tubular structure.