Patent attributes
A separation wake zone behind a heat transfer tube in a heat transfer device of a heat exchanger or the like is reduced, whereby a heat transfer action of the heat transfer device can be augmented and a pressure loss thereof can be reduced. The heat transfer device of the heat exchanger has a linear or tubular heat transfer object (T) in heat transfer contact with a heat carrier fluid (A), and a heat transfer fin (F) integrally formed with the heat transfer object for heat transmission therebetween. The heat transfer fin is provided with a guide fin (10) positioned in vicinity of the heat transfer object, and the guide fin conducts the fluid to the rear of the heat transfer object, thereby reducing the separation wake zone behind the heat transfer object. A position (B) of separation point of the fluid is set to be at an angular position (β) equal to or greater than 90° from a stagnation point (E) on the heat transfer object by setting of an attack angle, configuration, position and dimensional proportion of the guide fin.
