Condensation enhancement heat transfer pipe

Abstract

A condensation enhancement heat transfer pipe includes an optical pipe section, a fin section, and a transition section connecting the optical pipe section and the fin section. The outer surface of the fin section is provided with a plurality of individual fins, each of the individual fins has an acute shape of zigzag and forms an angle relative to the axial direction, an axial fin channel forms between the two adjacent ones of said individual fins along the axial direction, a peripheral fin channel forms between the two adjacent ones of said individual fins along the peripheral direction, an end, which is distributed along said axial direction, of each of said individual fins includes platforms, the fin side walls are connected with the platform by an arc, and the platforms are parallel to each other along the peripheral direction. The platform on the fin increases the heat transfer area of the sidewall, and the fin and the platform cause liquid film to flow through several turnings so as to reduce the thickness of the condensation liquid film to decrease the heat transfer resistance. The arc connection between the fin sidewall and the platform facilitates condensation liquid flow. Under the surface tension, the liquid film can flow quickly downward, thus the enhancement of the heat transfer property is maximized.

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