A heat exchange tube for use in a heat exchanger including a first nose and a second nose aligned on an axis along a width of the heat exchange tube; an end port immediately adjacent to the first nose; wherein the end port has a non-circular, polygonal shape.

A heat exchanger includes a distributor, and a first heat transfer tube and a second heat transfer tube connected in parallel with each other with respect to the distributor. The first heat transfer tube is disposed above the second heat transfer tube. The first heat transfer tube has a first inner circumferential surface, and at least one first groove recessed relative to the first inner circumferential surface and arranged side by side in a circumferential direction of the heat transfer tube. The second heat transfer tube has a second inner circumferential surface, and at least one second groove recessed relative to the second inner circumferential surface and arranged side by side in a circumferential direction. An internal pressure loss of the first heat transfer tube is smaller than an internal pressure loss of the second heat transfer tube.

A heat exchanger is provided. The heat exchanger comprises: a first header comprising a first globe and a second globe; a second header disposed in parallel with the first header; a tube assembly comprising multiple first tubes for connecting the first header and the second header and causing a refrigerant introduced from the first globe to flow in a first direction toward the position of the second header, and multiple second tubes disposed continuously with the multiple first tubes so as to cause a refrigerant introduced from the second header to flow in a second direction that is opposite to the first direction; and multiple heat exchange-fins individually having multiple insertion portions, into which the multiple first tubes and the multiple second tubes are inserted, respectively, and heat exchange surfaces disposed between the multiple insertion portions. The first heat-exchange fin, which is adjacent to the first header among the multiple heat exchange fins, has a heat-exchange surface including a first surface having a louver formed thereon, and a second surface formed to be flat and adjacent to insertion portions into which multiple second tubes are inserted. The second heat-exchange fin, which is adjacent to the second header, has a heat-exchange surface including a first surface.

A heat exchanger includes a heat exchanger body having a first end and a second end opposed to the first end along a flow axis. A plurality of flow channels is defined in the heat exchanger body extending axially with respect to the flow axis. A first set of the flow channels forms a first flow circuit and a second set of the flow channels forms a second flow circuit that is in fluid isolation from the first flow circuit. Each flow channel is fluidly isolated from the other flow channels. The flow channels all conform to a curvilinear profile.

A heat exchanger according to the present disclosure includes plural heat transfer tubes disposed with a specified spacing from each other in the up and down direction, and a distributor configured to distribute refrigerant to the heat transfer tubes. The distributor includes a body part, and plural flow-splitting parts, the body part including a first passage in which refrigerant flows upward, the flow-splitting parts communicating with the first passage and with one of the heat transfer tubes. The flow-splitting parts include one or more first flow-splitting parts each communicating with a first heat transfer tube, which is a higher positioned heat transfer tube. The flow-splitting parts include one or more second heat transfer tubes each communicating with a second heat transfer tube positioned below the first heat transfer tube. The refrigerant inlet of the first flow-splitting part through which refrigerant enters from the first passage communicates with the first passage at a location below the refrigerant inlet of the second flow-splitting part that communicates with the first passage at the highest location.

A heat-exchanger unit according to the present invention comprises: a sensible-heat heat-exchange portion arranged in a sensible-heat heat-exchange area for receiving sensible heat generated by a combustion reaction and thereby heating water, the sensible-heat heat-exchange portion having a sensible-heat heat-exchange pipe for receiving the water and causing same to flow through the interior thereof, thereby forming a sensible-heat channel along which the water flows; and a latent-heat heat-exchange portion positioned downstream of the sensible-heat heat-exchange area with reference to a first reference direction along which combustion gas generated during the combustion reaction flows, the latent-heat heat-exchange portion being arranged in a latent-heat heat-exchange area for receiving latent heat generated during a phase change of the combustion gas and thereby heating the water, the latent-heat heat-exchange portion having a latent-heat heat-exchange pipe for receiving the water and causing same to flow through the interior thereof.

This stacked heat exchanger is provided with: a high temperature layer that comprises a plurality of channels into which a high temperature-side fluid is introduced; and a low temperature layer that is superposed on the high temperature layer and comprises a plurality of channels into which a low temperature-side fluid is introduced, said low temperature-side fluid being at a temperature that is lower than the temperature of the high temperature-side fluid. Each one of the plurality of channels of the low temperature layer has: an upstream-side part in which at least some of the low temperature-side fluid evaporates by being heated by the high temperature-side fluid that flows within the high temperature layer; and a downstream-side part in which the low temperature-side fluid that has evaporated in the upstream-side part is heated by the high temperature-side fluid that flows within the high temperature layer. The ratio of the areas of the plurality of upstream-side parts in a predetermined area of the low temperature layer is lower than the ratio of the areas of the plurality of downstream-side parts in the predetermined area of the low temperature layer.

An evaporator includes: a vessel having a refrigerant inlet for receiving a refrigerant at a lower part of the vessel, and a refrigerant outlet for discharging the refrigerant in an evaporated state at an upper part of the vessel; and a plurality of heat-transfer tubes disposed so as to extend inside the vessel along a longitudinal direction of the vessel, and configured to transfer heat received from a fluid flowing inside the heat-transfer tubes to the refrigerant flowing outside the heat-transfer tubes. The plurality of heat-transfer tubes are disposed so that at least one downward flow passage is defined through the plurality of heat-transfer tubes or around the plurality of heat-transfer tubes, the at least one downward flow passage having a width larger than a representative interval between the plurality of heat-transfer tubes. A representative interval between the plurality of heat-transfer tubes disposed on an upper side among the plurality of heat-transfer tubes is larger than a representative interval between the plurality of heat-transfer tubes disposed on a lower side among the plurality of heat-transfer tubes.

A shell-and-tube heat exchanger and an air conditioning system. The shell-and-tube heat exchanger includes: a shell provided with a liquid inlet and an vapor outlet, the vapor outlet being disposed at an top portion of the shell; and a heat exchange tube bundle disposed in the shell in an axial direction of the shell; wherein the heat exchange tube bundle includes: a plurality of first heat exchange tubes located at an upper portion, the first heat exchange tubes having a first spacing therebetween; and a plurality of second heat exchange tubes located at a lower portion, the second heat exchange tubes having a second spacing therebetween; the first spacing is different from the second spacing.

A heat exchanger has first and second manifold portions and an array of substantially-parallel heat-transfer tubes extending between the first and second manifold portions. Each heat-transfer tube has an outer surface and an inner surface defining a conduit. In a cross-sectional view, the outer surface of each heat-transfer tube can form a first shape that is non-circular, and the inner surface of heat-transfer tube can form a second shape different than the first shape. Alternatively or additionally, at least one of the first shape and the second shape lacks reflectional symmetry in the cross-sectional view. Methods for fabricating such heat exchangers are also provided.