Abstract:
A heat-transmitting device for transmitting heat between first and second fluids respectively flowing through first and second containers has a heat transmitter which is secured to at least one of the containers. The heat transmitter includes at least one heat pipe which extends into each container, such that one end of the heat pipe is disposed in the first fluid and the other end is disposed in the second fluid. The containers are separated by a double wall construction, and the heat pipe extends through such double wall. Heat from the first liquid is transferred to and through the heat pipe and into the second liquid.
Abstract:
A heat exchanger for transferring heat from liquids or gases has an outer tube spaced from an concentric finned inner tube by a plurality of spacers. The spacers each have a tubular sleeve which engages the fins of the inner tube and a portion of the sleeve engages in the groove between adjacent fin turns of the inner tube. The outer surface of the spacer engages the internal surface of the outer tube. The spacer is preferably made of plastics material and the inner finned tube has fins formed in a threaded fashion. A preferred embodiment of the heat exchanger has a longitudinally slotted sleeve and the adjacent edges of the slot are formed to provide a snap-in engagement.