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US 2009/0166020 A1Published application
Automotive heat exchanger assemblies having internal fins and methods of making the same
OwnerPaul R. Smith, Kellie M. Irish +4inventors
InventorsPaul R. Smith, Kellie M. Irish, Sam J. Lamancuso, Kevin L. Freestone, David S. Johnson, Terrence P. Lynch
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to automotive heat exchanger assemblies that may withstand high environmental temperature and pressures conditions. By providing a tube strengthener into the tubes at the areas of highest stress, the heat exchanger assembly may be strengthened so that it is substantially more efficient under typical operating conditions.
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A heat exchanger assembly, comprising:
- a first end tank;
- a second end tank opposite the first end tank;
- at least one tube in fluid communication with the first and second end tanks, the at one least tube adapted to have a fluid flow therethrough;
- at least one tube strengthener;
- and
- at least one internal fin;
- wherein the at least one tube strengthener and the at least one internal fin are positioned inside the at least one tube.
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A heat exchanger assembly comprising:
- a first end tank;
- a second end tank opposite the first end tank;
- at least one tube positioned between the first and second end tanks;
- and
- at least one tube strengthener;
- wherein the at least one tube strengthener is positioned inside the at least one tube.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.