US 2019/0337072 A1 · METHOD OF FABRICATING HEAT EXCHANGER WITH MICRO TUBES AND FINS

Abstract

A method of manufacturing a heat exchanger includes providing a first plurality of micro-tubes, wherein each micro-tube has a first side and a second side extending along a first axis, and providing a first plurality of fins, wherein each fin having a first base having a first face and a second face disposed opposite the first face. The method further includes disposing the first side of each micro-tube of the first plurality of micro-tubes on the first face of the first base of the first plurality of fins and joining an entire length of the first side of each micro-tube of the first plurality of micro-tubes to the first face of the first base of the first plurality of fins to define a first heat exchanger layer.

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Dependent claims

A method of manufacturing a heat exchanger, comprising the steps of:

providing a first plurality of micro-tubes, each micro-tube having a first side and a second side extending along a first axis;
providing a first plurality of fins, each fin having a first base having a first face and a second face disposed opposite the first face;
disposing the first side of each micro-tube of the first plurality of micro-tubes on the first face of the first base of the first plurality of fins;
and
joining an entire length of the first side of each micro-tube of the first plurality of micro-tubes to the first face of the first base of the first plurality of fins to define a first heat exchanger layer.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Method of fabricating heat exchanger with micro tubes and fins

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Method of fabricating heat exchanger with micro tubes and fins

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Abstract

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