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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 1984
Filed:
Aug. 30, 1982
Wayne G Blystone, Mount Vernon, IL (US);
Gerald W Lemmon, Mount Vernon, IL (US);
Chromalloy American Corporation, St. Louis, MO (US);
Abstract
An improved fin element adapted for use in a fin and tube type heat exchanger core assembly, the improved fin element having a plurality of tube openings extending therethrough and having a 'dog-bone' type pattern of corrugations extending substantially over the entire planar surface thereof, the corrugated pattern forming a uniform, discontinuous, six-sided configuration about each respective tube opening for altering the fluid flow characteristics across the fin in such a manner as to enhance its heat transfer capability. The particular pattern of corrugations utilized on the subject fin element effectively induces turbulent flow thereacross; it causes circulation of the fluid medium flowing thereacross to the downstream side of the tubes extending therethrough; and, it effectively reduces the thickness of the boundary layer associated therewith to achieve increased heat transfer performance without a corresponding increase in fluid flow resistance.