Jason Dean May

US Patent:

20120047940, Mar 1, 2012

Filed:

May 3, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/099575

Inventors:

Brent Alden Junge - Evansville IN, US
Martin Mitchell Zentner - Prospect KY, US
Jeffrey Jessie - Taylorsville KY, US
Jason Andrew May - Prospect KY, US
Michael John Kempiak - Osceola IN, US

Assignee:

GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY - Schenectady NY

International Classification:

F25D 11/00

US Classification:

62452

Abstract:

A consumer refrigeration appliance, such as a refrigerator, includes a refrigeration system charged with a refrigerant and further having a compressor, a condenser, an expansion device, and an evaporator. At least one of the evaporator or condenser is a spine fin heat exchanger having a defined length of tube with a spine fine material configured around at least a portion of tube. The tube has a reduced refrigerant side diameter that provides a reduced refrigerant side area defined by the tube length and refrigerant side diameter. The refrigeration system has a reduced refrigerant charge mass.