Claims
- 1. A method of transferring heat between a first pipe and fluid flowing through a second pipe, said method comprising the steps of:
- substantially roughening an outer side surface portion of a first pipe to create relatively small, laterally outwardly projecting sections;
- tightly wrapping a second pipe around the outer surface portion of the first pipe, the second pipe being pressed firmly against the laterally projecting sections on the outer side surface of the first pipe in a manner substantially increasing surface-to-surface contact area, and thus the heat transfer rate, between the first pipe and the second pipe, and creating a substantial gripping force between the outer side surface portion of the first pipe and the second pipe which materially inhibits movement of the second pipe relative the first pipe.
- 2. The method as set forth in claim 1 wherein the step of substantially roughening is performed by mechanically knurling the outer side surface portion of the first pipe.
- 3. The method of claim 2 further comprising the step of soldering one end of the wrapped second pipe to the outer side surface portion of the first pipe.
- 4. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of forming a hollow jacket structure secured to the first pipe and enclosing the second pipe wrapped around the outer side surface portion of the first pipe such that fluid flowing through the first pipe empties into a flow channel formed between the outer side surface portion of the first pipe, the jacket structure and adjacent sections of the second pipe wrapped around the first pipe.
- 5. A heat exchanger for transferring heat from a first pipe to fluid flowing through a second pipe, the heat exchanger comprising:
- a first pipe having a roughened outer surface portion, the roughened outer surface portion having spaced apart series of relatively small, laterally outwardly projecting sections;
- a second pipe tightly wrapped around the roughened outer surface portion of the first pipe, the relatively small, laterally outwardly projecting sections pressing firmly against side surface portions of the second pipe in a manner substantially increasing surface-to-surface contact area between the first and second pipes, and thus the heat transfer rate, between the first and the second pipes, and creating a substantial gripping force between the first and the second pipes which materially inhibits movement of the second pipe relative to the first pipe.
- 6. The heat exchanger of claim 5 further comprising a hollow jacket structure secured to the first pipe and enclosing the second pipe wrapped around the outer side surface portion of the first pipe such that fluid flowing through the first pipe empties into a flow channel formed between the outer side surface portion of the first pipe, the jacket structure and adjacent sections of the second pipe wrapped around the first pipe.
Parent Case Info
This application is a division of Ser. No. 443,019 filed Nov. 29, 1989 which is a continuation of prior application Ser. No. 257,770 as originally filed on Oct. 14, 1988 (now abandoned).
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