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Heat transfer tubing for natural gas evaporator
Assignee: Kobe Steel Ltd
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Filing: 1979-01-29
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Granted: 1981-10-27
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Expires: 1999-01-29
Abstract
Abstract A heat transfer tube for the water-spray panel evaporator for the gasification of liquefied natural gases which includes a tube having a pair of planar members each projecting outwardly from its peripheral surface, radially with respect to its longitudinal axis and extending longitudinally along such axis, and an internal fin disposed within the tube and having at least three fin members each projecting radially with respect to the longitudinal axis to provide a helicoidal formation extending along and about the longitudinal axis, the helix of the helicoidal formation contacting the internal wall of the tube in a pressure-fitting relationship. These heat transfer tubes can be assembled to provide a panel evaporator. The method for fabricating such heat transfer tubes and assemblies is characterized in that the above pressure-fitting relationship is established by drawing the tube alone to reduce its internal diameter until the helix of the helicoid is abutted against the internal wall of the tube.
Inventors
- 👤 Takayoshi Asami
Bibliographic Details
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2026-11-03 22:04
CPC Classifications
F; F28; F28F; F28F1/00; F28F1/10; F28F1/40; F16; F16L; F16L9/00; F16L9/18; F16L9/19; F17; F17C; F17C9/00; F17C9/02; F28F1/12; F17C2201/00; F17C2201/01; F17C2201/0138; F17C2227/00; F17C2227/03; F17C2227/0302; F17C2227/0367; F17C2227/0388; F17C2227/0393; F28D; F28D21/00; F28D2021/0019; F28D2021/0061; F28D2021/0064; F28F2275/00; F28F2275/14; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49396
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
158 words
A method of making a heat transfer tube which comprises the steps of: fabricating an elongate tubular body with two integrally attached planar fin members thereon extending longitudinally to the axis of said tubular body and projecting radially outward from the peripheral surface of said tubular body, and at the same time forming a plurality of longitudinally extending flutes on only the outer surfaces of the tubular body and fin members, while leaving the internal surface of the tubular body smooth and free of surface irregularities; fabricating a helical fin member including at least three fin elements, each of said fin elements radially projecting from and extending longitudinally to a common axis; inserting said helical fin member into said tubular body; and drawing said tubular body alone in the direction of the longitudinal axis of said tubular body such that a pressure-fitting relationship is formed between said helical fin member and the inner surface of said tubular body.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
158 words
A method of making a heat transfer tube which comprises the steps of: fabricating an elongate tubular body with two integrally attached planar fin members thereon extending longitudinally to the axis of said tubular body and projecting radially outward from the peripheral surface of said tubular body, and at the same time forming a plurality of longitudinally extending flutes on only the outer surfaces of the tubular body and fin members, while leaving the internal surface of the tubular body smooth and free of surface irregularities; fabricating a helical fin member including at least three fin elements, each of said fin elements radially projecting from and extending longitudinally to a common axis; inserting said helical fin member into said tubular body; and drawing said tubular body alone in the direction of the longitudinal axis of said tubular body such that a pressure-fitting relationship is formed between said helical fin member and the inner surface of said tubular body.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
19 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein said step of fabricating said tubular body comprises extruding said tubular body.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
38 words
A method according to claim 1 or 2 wherein said step of fabricating said helical fin member comprises first forming said helical fin member by linear extrusion and subsequently, twisting said helical fin member into a helicoidal formation.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
A method according to claim 1 or 2 wherein said step of fabricating said helical fin member comprises torsionally extruding said helical fin member.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
19 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein said step of fabricating said tubular body comprises extruding said tubular body.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
36 words
A method according to claim 5 wherein said step of fabricating said helical fin member comprises first forming said helical fin member by linear extrusion and, subsequently, twisting said helical fin member into a helicoidal formation.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
22 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein said step of fabricating said helical fin member comprises torsionally extruding said helical fin member.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
244 words
A method of making a heat transfer tube which comprises the steps of: fabricating a plurality of tubular bodies each of which includes two integrally attached planar fin members, wherein said planar fin members extend longitudinally to the axis of each of said tubular bodies and project radially outward from the peripheral surface of each of said tubular bodies, and at the same time forming a plurality of longitudinally extending flutes on only the outer surfaces of the tubular body and fin members, while leaving the internal surface of the tubular body smooth and free of surface irregularities; fabricating a plurality of helical fin members each including at least three fin elements, each of said fin elements radially projecting from and extending longitudinally to a common axis of each of said plurality of helical fin members; inserting each of said plurality of helical fin members into a corresponding tubular body of said plurality of tubular bodies; drawing said tubular bodies alone in the direction of the longitudinal axis of each of said tubular bodies so as to reduce the inner diameter of each of said tubular bodies such that a pressure-fitting relationship is formed between each of said helical fin members and the inner surface of each of said tubular bodies; and assembling said plurality of tubular bodies together by joining them along radially outermost edges of the planar fin members, to form an assembly of tubular bodies having the helical fin members therein.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
244 words
A method of making a heat transfer tube which comprises the steps of: fabricating a plurality of tubular bodies each of which includes two integrally attached planar fin members, wherein said planar fin members extend longitudinally to the axis of each of said tubular bodies and project radially outward from the peripheral surface of each of said tubular bodies, and at the same time forming a plurality of longitudinally extending flutes on only the outer surfaces of the tubular body and fin members, while leaving the internal surface of the tubular body smooth and free of surface irregularities; fabricating a plurality of helical fin members each including at least three fin elements, each of said fin elements radially projecting from and extending longitudinally to a common axis of each of said plurality of helical fin members; inserting each of said plurality of helical fin members into a corresponding tubular body of said plurality of tubular bodies; drawing said tubular bodies alone in the direction of the longitudinal axis of each of said tubular bodies so as to reduce the inner diameter of each of said tubular bodies such that a pressure-fitting relationship is formed between each of said helical fin members and the inner surface of each of said tubular bodies; and assembling said plurality of tubular bodies together by joining them along radially outermost edges of the planar fin members, to form an assembly of tubular bodies having the helical fin members therein.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
19 words
A method according to claim 8 wherein said step of fabricating said tubular bodies comprises extruding said tubular bodies.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
42 words
A method according to claim 8 or 9 wherein said step of fabricating said helical fin members comprises first forming each of said helical fin members by linear extrusion and, subsequently, twisting each of said helical fin members into a helicoidal formation.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
30 words
A method according to claim 8 or 9 wherein said step of fabricating said plurality of helical fin members comprises torsionally extruding each of said plurality of helical fin members.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
15 words
A method according to claim 8 which further comprises joining said planar members by welding.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
15 words
A method according to claim 8 which further comprises joining said planar members by pressure-fitting.
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