Patent ID: 11953232
Assignee: RHEEM MANUFACTURING COMPANY
Field: Thermal processes and apparatus (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 0:
1. A plurality of heat exchanger tubes for use with a water heating device, each heat exchanger tube having a baffle comprising:
a first end and a second end, a length of the baffle being defined as a distance between the first end and the second end;
a body having a first side and a second side opposite the first side, the body having a first width;
a hanging portion located proximate the second end, the hanging portion having a second width that is greater than the first width; and
a plurality of fins disposed along the body, each fin of the plurality of fins extending outwardly from the body and upwardly towards the second end at an angle relative to a central axis of the body, wherein (i) a first fin of the plurality of fins is positioned proximate the first end and has a first angle and (ii) a second fin of the plurality of fins is positioned proximate the second end and has a second angle, the first angle being less than the second angle;
wherein the plurality of heat exchanger tubes are arranged in a pattern distributed within a tank of the water heating device; and wherein an orientation of each baffle within each respective heat exchanger tube is alternated relative to an orientation of a baffle of an adjacent heat exchanger tube.