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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 1987
Filed:
Dec. 21, 1984
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yoshihiro Shinohara, Tsuchiura, JP;
Kiyoshi Oizumi, Tsuchiura, JP;
Yasuhiko Itoh, Tsuchiura, JP;
Makoto Hori, Tsuchiura, JP;
Assignee:
Hitachi Cable, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F28F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
165133 ; 165184 ;
Abstract
A heat-transfer tube with a grooved inner surface adapted to phase-transition for fluid flowing inside the tube disposed in a heat exchanger is disclosed. This tube can achieve the reduction in the weight per unit length, improvements in workability and characteristics of the tube by limiting the cross-sectional area of respective grooved section and the shape of the ridge defining the grooved section.