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Internally enhanced tubes

CA 1294271 C · Owner: Zogg, Robert A. · Inventors: Zogg, Robert A.; Robertson, Gerald F.; Brown, Will C.

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An enhanced heat-transfer tube for use in a condenser of a refrigeration system, in which fine grooves having a depth equal to or less than 0.0012 inches, when the refrigerant has a mass velocity equal to or greater than 200,000 lbm/hr-ft2 improves the average heat-transfer coefficient.

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  • Granted January 14, 1992. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended January 14, 2009.
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FiledMay 27, 1987
GrantedJanuary 14, 1992
Term endedJanuary 14, 2009
Patent numberCA 1294271 C
Classification (IPC)F28B1/00 +1 more

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19881991199419972000200320062009Application filedMay 27, 1987Patent grantedJan 14, 1992Term endedJan 14, 2009

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