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Copper in heat exchangers
Heat exchangers are devices that transfer heat in order to achieve desired heating or cooling. An important design
aspect of heat exchanger technology is the selection of appropriate materials to conduct and transfer heat fast and
efficiently.
Copper has many desirable properties for thermally efficient and durable heat exchangers. First and foremost,
copper is an excellent conductor of heat. This means that copper's high thermal conductivity allows heat to pass
through it quickly. Other desirable properties of copper in heat exchangers include its corrosion resistance,
biofouling resistance, maximum allowable stress and internal pressure, creep rupture strength, fatigue strength,
hardness, thermal expansion, specific heat, antimicrobial properties, tensile strength, yield strength, high melting
point, alloyability, ease of fabrication, and ease of joining.
The combination of these properties enable copper to be specified for heat exchangers in industrial facilities, HVAC
systems, vehicular coolers and radiators, and as heat sinks to cool computers, disk drives, televisions, computer
monitors, and other electronic equipment. [1] Copper is also incorporated into the bottoms of highquality
cookware because the metal conducts heat quickly and distributes it evenly.
Noncopper heat exchangers are also available. Some alternative materials include aluminium, carbon steel,
stainless steel, nickel alloys, and titanium.
This article focuses on beneficial properties and common applications of copper in heat exchangers. New copper
heat exchanger technologies for specific applications are also introduced.
Contents
History
Beneficial properties of copper heat exchangers
Thermal conductivity
Corrosion resistance
Biofouling resistance
Antimicrobial properties
Ease of inner grooving
Common applications for copper heat exchangers
Industrial facilities and power plants
Solar thermal water systems
HVAC systems
Gas water heaters
Forced air heating and cooling
Direct Exchange (DX) Geothermal Heating/Cooling
Electronic systems
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New technologies
CuproBraze
internally grooved
References
History
Heat exchangers using copper and its alloys have evolved along with heat transfer technologies over the past
several hundred years. Copper condenser tubes were first used in 1769 for steam engines. Initially, the tubes were
made of unalloyed copper. By 1870, Muntz metal, a 60% Cu40% Zn brass alloy, was used for condensers in
seawater cooling. Admiralty metal, a 70% Cu30% Zn yellow brass alloy with 1% tin added to improve corrosion
resistance, was introduced in 1890 for seawater service. [2] By the 1920s, a 70% Cu30% Ni alloy was developed for
naval condensers. Soon afterwards, a 2% manganese and 2% iron copper alloy was introduced for better erosion
resistance. A 90% Cu10% Ni alloy first became available in the 1950s, initially for seawater piping. This alloy is
now the most widely used coppernickel alloy in marine heat exchangers.
Today, steam, evaporator, and condenser coils are made from copper and copper alloys. [3] These heat exchangers
are used in air conditioning and refrigeration systems, industrial and central heating and cooling systems,
radiators, hot water tanks, and underfloor heating systems.
Copperbased heat exchangers can be manufactured with copper tube/aluminium fin, cupronickel, or allcopper
constructions. Various coatings can be applied to enhance corrosion resistance of the tubes and fins. [3][4]
Beneficial properties of copper heat exchangers
Thermal conductivity
Thermal conductivity (k, also denoted as λ or κ) is a measure of a material's ability to conduct heat. Heat transfer
across materials of high thermal conductivity occurs at a higher rate than across materials of low thermal
conductivity. In the International System of Units (SI), thermal conductivity is measured in watts per meter
Kelvin (W/(m•K)). In the Imperial System of Measurement (British Imperial, or Imperial units), thermal
conductivity is measured in Btu/(hr•ft⋅F).
Copper has a thermal conductivity of 231 Btu/(hrftF). This is higher than all other metals except silver, a
precious metal. Copper has a 60% better thermal conductivity rating than aluminium and a 3,000% better rating
than stainless steel. [5]
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Thermal conductivity of some common
metals [6]
Thermal conductivity
Metal
(Btu/(hrftF)) (W/(m•K))
Silver 247.87 429
Copper 231 399
Gold 183 316
Aluminium 136 235
Yellow brass 69.33 120
Cast iron 46.33 80.1
Stainless steel 8.1 14.0
Further information about the thermal conductivity of selected metals is available. [7]
Corrosion resistance
Corrosion resistance is essential in heat transfer applications where fluids are involved, such as in hot water tanks,
radiators, etc. The only affordable material that has similar corrosion resistance to copper is stainless steel.
However, the thermal conductivity of stainless steel is 1/30th that of copper. Aluminium tubes are not suitable for
potable or untreated water applications because it corrodes at pH<7.0 and releases hydrogen gas. [8][9][10]
Protective films can be applied to the inner surface of copper alloy tubes to increase corrosion resistance. For
certain applications, the film is composed of iron. In power plant condensers, duplex tubes consisting of an inner
titanium layer with outer coppernickel alloys are employed. This enables the use of copper’s beneficial mechanical
and chemical properties (e.g., stress corrosion cracking, ammonia attack) along with titanium’s excellent
corrosion resistance. A duplex tube with inner aluminium brass or coppernickel and outer stainless or mild steel
can be used for cooling in the oil refining and petrochemical industries. [11]
Biofouling resistance
Copper and coppernickel alloys have a high natural resistance to biofouling relative to alternative materials.
Other metals used in heat exchangers, such as steel, titanium and aluminium, foul readily. Protection against
biofouling, particularly in marine structures, can be accomplished over long periods of time with copper metals.
Coppernickel alloys have been proven over many years in sea water pipework and other marine applications.
These alloys resist biofouling in open seas where they do not allow microbial slime to build up and support
macrofouling. [12]
Researchers attribute copper’s resistance to biofouling, even in temperate waters, to two possible mechanisms: 1) a
retarding sequence of colonization through slow release of copper ions during the corrosion process, thereby
inhibiting the attachment of microbial layers to marine surfaces;[13] and/or, 2) separating layers that contain
corrosive products and the larvae of macroencrusting organisms. [14] The latter mechanism deters the settlement
of pelagic larval stages on the metal surface, rather than killing the organisms.
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Antimicrobial properties
Due to copper’s strong antimicrobial properties, copper fins can inhibit bacterial, fungal and viral growths that
commonly build up in air conditioning systems. Hence, the surfaces of copperbased heat exchangers are cleaner
for longer periods of time than heat exchangers made from other metals. This benefit offers a greatly expanded
heat exchanger service life and contributes to improved air quality. Heat exchangers fabricated separately from
antimicrobial copper and aluminium in a fullscale HVAC system have been evaluated for their ability to limit
microbial growth under conditions of normal flow rates using singlepass outside air. Commonly used aluminium
components developed stable biofilms of bacteria and fungi within four weeks of operation. During the same time
period, antimicrobial copper was able to limit bacterial loads associated with the copper heat exchanger fins by
99.99% and fungal loads by 99.74%. [15][16][17]
Copper fin air conditioners have been deployed on buses in Shanghai to rapidly and completely kill bacteria,
viruses and fungi that were previously thriving on noncopper fins and permitted to circulate around the systems.
The decision to replace aluminium with copper followed antimicrobial tests by the Shanghai Municipal Center for
Disease Control and Prevention (SCDC) from 2010 to 2012. The study found that microbial levels on copper fin
surfaces were significantly lower than on aluminium, thereby helping to protect the health of bus
passengers. [17][18]
Further information about the benefits of antimicrobial copper in HVAC systems is available. [19][20][21]
Ease of inner grooving
Internally grooved copper tube of smaller diameters is more thermally efficient, materially efficient, and easier to
bend and flare and otherwise work with. It is generally easier to make inner grooved tubes out of copper, a very soft
metal.
Common applications for copper heat exchangers
Industrial facilities and power plants
Copper alloys are extensively used as heat exchanger tubing in fossil and nuclear steam generating electric power
plants, chemical and petrochemical plants, marine services, and desalination plants.
The largest use of copper alloy heat exchanger tubing on a per unit basis is in utility power plants. These plants
contain surface condensers, heaters, and coolers, all of which contain copper tubing. The main surface condenser
that accepts turbinesteam discharges uses the most amount of copper. [2]
Copper nickel is the group of alloys that are commonly specified in heat exchanger or condenser tubes in
evaporators of desalination plants, process industry plants, air cooling zones of thermal power plants, high
pressure feed water heaters, and sea water piping in ships. [11] The composition of the alloys can vary from 90%
Cu–10% Ni to 70% Cu–30% Ni.
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Condenser and heat exchanger tubing of arsenical admiralty brass (CuZnSnAs) once dominated the industrial
facility market. Aluminium brass later rose in popularity because of its enhanced corrosion resistance. [22] Today,
aluminiumbrass, 90%Cu10%Ni, and other copper alloys are widely used in tubular heat exchangers and piping
systems in seawater, brackish water and fresh water. Aluminiumbrass, 90% Cu10% Ni and 70% Cu30% Ni
alloys show good corrosion resistance in hot deaerated seawater and in brines in multistage flash desalination
plants. [23][24]
Fixed tube liquidcooled heat exchangers especially suitable for marine and harsh applications can be assembled
with brass shells, copper tubes, brass baffles, and forged brass integral end hubs. [25]
Copper alloy tubes can be supplied either with a bright metallic surface (CuNiO) or with a thin, firmly attached
oxide layer (aluminium brass). These finish types allow for the formation of a protective layer. [24] The protective
oxide surface is best achieved when the system is operated for several weeks with clean, oxygen containing cooling
water. While the protective layer forms, supportive measures can be carried out to enhance the process, such as
the addition of iron sulfate or intermittent tube cleaning. The protective film that forms on CuNi alloys in aerated
seawater becomes mature in about three months at 60 °F and becomes increasingly protective with time. The film
is resistant to polluted waters, irregular velocities, and other harsh conditions. Further details are available. [26]
The biofouling resistance of CuNi alloys enables heat exchange units to operate for several months between
mechanical cleanings. Cleanings are nevertheless needed to restore original heat transfer capabilities. Chlorine
injection can extend the mechanical cleaning intervals to a year or more without detrimental effects on the CuNi
alloys.
Further information about copper alloy heat exchangers for industrial facilities is available. [27][28][29][30]
Solar thermal water systems
Solar water heaters can be a costeffective way to generate hot water for homes in many regions of the world.
Copper heat exchangers are important in solar thermal heating and cooling systems because of copper’s high
thermal conductivity, resistance to atmospheric and water corrosion, sealing and joining by soldering, and
mechanical strength. Copper is used both in receivers and in primary circuits (pipes and heat exchangers for water
tanks) of solar thermal water systems. [31]
Various types of solar collectors for residential applications are available with either direct circulation (i.e., heats
water and brings it directly to the home for use) or indirect circulation (i.e., pumps a heat transfer fluid through a
heat exchanger, which then heats water that flows into the home) systems. [32] In an evacuated tube solar hot
water heater with an indirect circulation system, the evacuated tubes contain a glass outer tube and metal
absorber tube attached to a fin. Solar thermal energy is absorbed within the evacuated tubes and is converted into
usable concentrated heat. Evacuated glass tubes have a double layer. Inside the glass tube is the copper heat pipe.
It is a sealed hollow copper tube that contains a small amount of thermal transfer fluid (water or glycol mixture)
which under low pressure boils at a very low temperature. The copper heat pipe transfers thermal energy from
within the solar tube into a copper header. As the solution circulates through the copper header, the temperature
rises.
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Other components in solar thermal water systems that contain copper include solar heat exchanger tanks and
solar pumping stations, along with pumps and controllers. [33][34][35][36][37]
HVAC systems
Air conditioning and heating in buildings and motor vehicles are two of the largest applications for heat
exchangers. While copper tube is used in most air conditioning and refrigeration systems, typical air conditioning
units currently use aluminium fins. These systems can harbor bacteria and mold and develop odors and fouling
that can make them function poorly. [38] Stringent new requirements including demands for increased operating
efficiencies and the reduction or elimination of harmful emissions are enhancing copper's role in modern HVAC
systems. [39]
Copper’s antimicrobial properties can enhance the performance of HVAC systems and associated indoor air
quality. After extensive testing, copper became a registered material in the U.S. for protecting heating and air
conditioning equipment surfaces against bacteria, mold, and mildew. Furthermore, testing funded by the U.S.
Department of Defense is demonstrating that allcopper air conditioners suppress the growth of bacteria, mold
and mildew that cause odors and reduce system energy efficiency. Units made with aluminium have not been
demonstrating this benefit. [40][41]
Copper can cause a galvanic reaction in the presence of other alloys, leading to corrosion. [42]
Gas water heaters
Water heating is the second largest energy use in the home. Gaswater heat exchangers that transfer heat from
gaseous fuels to water between 3 and 300 kilowatts thermal (kWth) have widespread residential and commercial
use in water heating and heating boiler appliance applications.
Demand is increasing for energyefficient compact water heating systems. Tankless gas water heaters produce hot
water when needed. Copper heat exchangers are the preferred material in these units because of their high thermal
conductivity and ease of fabrication. To protect these units in acidic environments, durable coatings or other
surface treatments are available. Acidresistant coatings are capable of withstanding temperatures of
1000 °C. [43][44]
Forced air heating and cooling
Airsource heat pumps have been used for residential and commercial heating and cooling for many years. These
units rely on airtoair heat exchange through evaporator units similar to those used for air conditioners. Finned
water to air heat exchangers are most commonly used for forced air heating and cooling systems, such as with
indoor and outdoor wood furnaces, boilers, and stoves. They can also be suitable for liquid cooling applications.
Copper is specified in supply and return manifolds and in tube coils. [8]
Direct Exchange (DX) Geothermal Heating/Cooling
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Geothermal heat pump technology, variously known as "ground source," "earthcoupled," or "direct exchange,"
relies on circulating a refrigerant through buried copper tubing for heat exchange. These units, which are
considerably more efficient than their airsource counterparts, rely on the constancy of ground temperatures below
the frost zone for heat transfer. The most efficient ground source heat pumps use ACR, Type L or specialsize
copper tubing buried into the ground to transfer heat to or from the conditioned space. Flexible copper tube
(typically 1/4inch to 5/8inch) can be buried in deep vertical holes, horizontally in a relatively shallow grid
pattern, in a vertical fencelike arrangement in mediumdepth trenches, or as custom configurations. Further
information is available. [45]
Electronic systems
Copper and aluminium are used as heat sinks and heat pipes in electronic cooling applications. A heat sink is a
passive component that cools semiconductor and optoelectronic devices by dissipating heat into the surrounding
air. Heat sinks have temperatures higher than their surrounding environments so that heat can be transferred into
the air by convection, radiation, and conduction.
Aluminium is the most prominently used heat sink material because of its lower cost. [46] Copper heat sinks are a
necessity when higher levels of thermal conductivity are needed. An alternative to allcopper or allaluminium
heat sinks is the joining of aluminium fins to a copper base. [47]
Copper heat sinks are diecast and bound together in plates. They spread heat quickly from the heat source to
copper or aluminium fins and into the surrounding air.
Heat pipes are used to move heat away from central processing units (CPUs) and graphics processing units
(GPUs) and towards heat sinks, where thermal energy is dissipated into the environment. Copper and aluminium
heat pipes are used extensively in modern computer systems where increased power requirements and associated
heat emissions result in greater demands on cooling systems.
A heat pipe typically consists of a sealed pipe or tube at both the hot and cold ends. Heat pipes utilize evaporative
cooling to transfer thermal energy from one point to another by the evaporation and condensation of a working
fluid or coolant. They are fundamentally better at heat conduction over larger distances than heat sinks because
their effective thermal conductivity is several orders of magnitude greater than that of the equivalent solid
conductor. [48]
When it is desirable to maintain junction temperatures below 125150 °C, copper/water heat pipes are typically
used. Copper/methanol heat pipes are used if the application requires heat pipe operations below 0 °C. [49]
New technologies
CuproBraze
CuproBraze is a copperalloy heat exchanger technology developed for applications that need to withstand harsh
conditions. The technology is particularly amenable for higher temperature and pressure environments required in
cleaner diesel engines that are being mandated by global environmental regulations. [50][51]
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CuproBraze is an alternative to soldered copper/brass plate fin, soldered copper brass serpentine fin, and brazed
aluminium serpentine fin. [51] The technology enables brazed copper serpentine fins to be used in copperbrass heat
exchanger designs. These are less expensive to manufacture than soldered serpentine fin designs. They are also
stronger, lighter, more durable, and have tougher joints. [51]
internally grooved
The benefits of smallerdiameter internally grooved copper tube for heat transfer are well documented. [55][56]
Smaller diameter coils have better rates of heat transfer than conventional sized coils and they can withstand
higher pressures required by the new generation of environmentally friendlier refrigerants. Smaller diameter coils
also have lower material costs because they require less refrigerant, fin, and coil materials; and they enable the
design of smaller and lighter highefficiency air conditioners and refrigerators because the evaporators and
condensers coils are smaller and lighter. MicroGroove uses a grooved inner surface of the tube to increase the
surface to volume ratio and increase turbulence to mix the refrigerant and homogenize temperatures across the
tube. [57][58][59]
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