CPC F28F 1/126 (2013.01) [F28D 1/05391 (2013.01); F28F 1/022 (2013.01); F28F 2260/02 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A heat exchanger, comprising:
a microchannel tube having a plurality of straight sections interconnected by a plurality of bent sections;
a plurality of accordion-style fins located between adjacent straight sections of the microchannel tube; and
a plurality of brackets having a plurality of slots formed therein that are each configured for receipt of a respective straight section of the microchannel tube,
wherein the plurality of brackets are configured to orient adjacent straight sections of the microchannel tube such that the plurality of accordion-style fins located between the adjacent straight sections of the microchannel tube are compressed by the adjacent straight sections of tube, and
wherein the accordion-style fins are compressed by the adjacent straight sections of the microchannel tube a distance that lies in the range of 0.003 inches to 0.015 inches.
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