摘要 |
A heat exchanger incorporating a heat pipe apparatus, said heat pipe apparatus comprises a plurality of evaporative pipe (16A - 16D) groups disposed within a flow of a heating fluid; a plurality of first condenser pipe groups (20A - 20D) disposed within a flow of fluid to be heated and located away from said evaporative pipe groups; and first passage means for connecting said evaporative pipe groups with said condenser pipe groups and for circulating therethrough a working medium between said both pipe groups. One or more evaporative pipe groups (16D) of said evaporative pipe groups, which are disposed in an upper stream-side of the flow of the heating medium, are connected by means of said first passage means to the respective one or more condenser pipe groups (20D) of said first condenser pipe groups, which are disposed in an upper stream-side of the flow of the fluid to be heated. |