Coated heat exchanger
AssigneeCarrier Corporation
InventorsWayde R. Schmidt, Scott Alan Eastman, Alexander Norman, Sonia Tulyani, Jodi A. Vecchiarelli, Caitlyn McIntyre Thorpe
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Abstract
A heat exchanger is disclosed for transferring heat from a first material to a second material comprises a structural heat transfer member having a first surface in contact with the first material and a second surface in contact with the second material. The heat exchanger also has a coating on the first surface, the second surface, or on the first and second surfaces. The coating comprises filler particles dispersed in a polymer resin matrix.
Claims20
A heat exchanger for transferring heat from a first material to a second material, comprising:
- a structural heat transfer member having a first surface in contact with the first material and a second surface in contact with the second material;
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- a coating disposed on the first surface or the second surface, or disposed on the first and second surfaces, the coating comprising rod, tubule, fiber, or platelet filler particles that are nanoscopic in at least one dimension dispersed in a polymer resin matrix and aligned in a direction perpendicular to said surface on which the coating is disposed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.