Fabricated Heat Exchange Tube For Microchannel Heat Exchanger

Abstract: ABSTRACT FABRICATED HEAT EXCHANGE TUBE FOR MICROCHANNEL HEAT EXCHANGER A heat exchange tube segment for use in a heat exchange includes a fabricated 5 tube body having an upper surface, a lower surface, a leading edge, a trailing edge, and a plurality of fluidly distinct flow channels formed therein. The fabricated tube body has a length, width, height, and a total tube cross-sectional area measured between the upper surface, the lower surface, the leading edge, and the trailing edge. A ratio of the width to the height of the fabricated tube body is between about 10 and 20 and a ratio 10 of the width to a number of the plurality of fluidly distinct flow channels is between 1 and 2.5. Each of the plurality of fluidly distinct flow channels forms an open area in a cross-section of the fabricated tube body, and a ratio of the open area to the total tube cross-sectional area is between 0.3 and 0.44.

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