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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2001
Jon Zuo, Lancaster, PA (US);
Thermal Corp., Stanton, DE (US);
Abstract
A heat-exchanger is provided that comprises a fin core formed from a continuous sheet of thermally conductive material that has been folded into alternating flat ridges and troughs defining spaced fin walls having peripheral end edges wherein each of the fin walls has a thickness of about 0.020 inches of its length. The heat-exchanger may include at least one air-barrier plate fastened to the flat ridges on a first side of the fin core and a liquid-barrier plate fastened to the flat ridges on a second side of the fin core. A pair of end caps are sealingly fastened to and cover the peripheral end edges of the fin core so as to form a plurality of input and exit openings that communicate with the troughs. The fin wall thickness of about 0.002 inches to about 0.020 inches of its length is such that polymer materials may be selected from the group consisting of polyhalo-olefins, polyamides, polyolefins, poly-styrenes, polyvinyls, poly-acrylates, polymethacrylates, polypropylene, polyesters, polystyrenes, polydienes, polyoxides, polyamides and polysulfides, for use in forming the fin core.