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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2023
Kobe Steel, Ltd., Hyogo, JP;
Hiroaki Kanazawa, Takasago, JP;
Kentaro Tanaka, Takasago, JP;
Hideki Takafuji, Takasago, JP;
Tadashi Ikeuchi, Takasago, JP;
Kobe Steel, Ltd., Hyogo, JP;
Abstract
A method for checking quality of a heat exchanger includes the steps of: performing a liquid pressure test for the heat exchanger including a first flow path and a second flow path adjacent to the first flow path by filling the first flow path and the second flow path with a liquid in a pressurized state; discharging the liquid from the first flow path and the second flow path; and promoting evaporation of the liquid remaining in the first flow path and the second flow path by reducing pressure inside each of the first flow path and the second flow path using a vacuum pump. The step of promoting evaporation of the liquid is performed to feed heated gas into the first flow path and the second flow path.