A heat exchanger including a plurality of horizontally arranged tubes, headers to support the tubes and to enable a refrigerant to flow in the tubes, and a corrugated fin horizontally disposed between the tubes, wherein the corrugated fins includes a vertical fin body, flat contact parts formed at an upper part and a lower part of the fin body, the flat contact parts being in surface contact with a top and a bottom of the tubes, and curved contact parts extending from opposite ends of the flat contact parts, the curved contact parts being in surface contact with the sides of the tubes, the fin body includes drainage guides formed outside the flat contact parts in a lateral direction, and each drainage guide includes protruding parts protruding more upward and downward than the flat contact parts.

The present disclosure provides a plate heat exchanger comprising: a plurality of heat transfer plates stacked in a first direction, wherein the heat transfer plate is configured to have a heat transfer plate edge on its side in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction; first and second fluid channels formed between adjacent heat transfer plates and fluidly isolated from each other; two first ports formed in the heat transfer plate on the side and an opposite other side of the heat transfer plate in the second direction, respectively, and fluidly communicated to the first fluid channel; and a hole formed in the heat transfer plate between one of the two first ports located on the side and the heat transfer plate edge in a second direction, which is fluidly communicated to the first fluid channel and fluidly isolated from the second fluid channel. By disposing the hole in a bottom area of the plate heat exchanger, excessive water remained in the plate heat exchanger when it is not in use is avoided, so as to prevent freezing in the plate heat exchanger.

A heat exchanger is provided which is capable of rapidly moving condensed water downward. The heat exchanger may include a plurality of flat tubes forming a plurality of flow paths therein; and a fin located between the plurality of flat tubes to conduct heat. The fin may include at least one first fin portion located between the plurality of flat tubes; at least one first bent portion bent at the first fin portion so as to come into contact with a first one of the plurality of flat tubes; at least one second fin portion bent at the first bent portion, the second fin portion being opposite to the first fin portion and being located between the plurality of flat tubes; a flow space defined between the first fin portion and the second fin portion; at least one second bent portion bent at the second fin portion so as to come into contact with a second one of the plurality of flat tubes; at least one condensed water discharge hole formed by cutting at least one of the first bent portion or the second bent portion; and at least one condensed water discharge fin bent at the at least one of the first bent portion or the second bent portion.

A header for a heat exchanger and method for cleaning a heat exchanger in a loop without disconnecting loop components is provided. The header is in flow communication with the heat exchanger for distributing fluid through a plurality of adjacent channels. The header is connected between a main heat exchanger inlet nozzle and a channel flow distributor. A filter element is disposed within the header between the nozzle and channel flow distributor. Under normal operation, the filter element removes particulates and fouling material from the main flow stream before it enters the heat exchanger channels. During the cleaning process, fluid is injected on or through the filter element to remove particulates and fouling material through at least one outlet port. The header arrangement allows the filter element to be cleaned in place without draining the system and disconnecting the heat exchanger or other components from the flow loop.

A heat exchanger includes a plurality of heat exchange modules. Each of the plurality of heat exchange modules includes a pair of headers, a plurality of flat heat-transfer tubes, and a plurality of corrugated fins. The plurality of corrugated fins each have a corrugated shape and are each placed between ones of the flat heat-transfer tubes that face each other. The corrugated shape has apices joined to the flat heat-transfer tubes. The plurality of corrugated fins each include fin modules between the a pieces. The fin modules are arranged in the up-down direction. One of the corrugated fins situated on a leeward side in the direction of flow of the air is higher in outside-tube heat transfer coefficient than is one of the corrugated fins situated on a windward side in the direction of flow of the air.

A fin structure applied to a microchannel heat exchanger is provided. The fin structure is configured for allowing a flat tube to penetrate. The fin structure includes a plurality of inclined sections, wherein each of the plurality of inclined sections extends from one end of the fin structure to the other end thereof. The plurality of inclined sections are sequentially connected end to end to form a wave shape, and two opposite sides of each of the inclined sections are both provided with an inclined surface.

A heat exchanger for a vehicular air conditioning system is disclosed. The heat changer includes a heat exchanger body, a water storage tank, and a condensate water circulating device. The heat exchanger body is provided with an air-inlet side and an air-outlet side. The air-inlet side is configured to enable an external air flow to enter the heat exchanger body, so that the air flow conducts heat exchange with a refrigerant in the heat exchanger body. The air-outlet side is configured to exhaust the air flow completing heat exchange with the refrigerant. The water storage tank is arranged below the heat exchanger body and is configured to store condensate water formed on the heat exchanger body. The condensate water circulating device is configured to transport cold water in the water storage tank to the air-inlet side of the heat exchanger body for heat exchange with the heat exchanger body.

A manifold for a heat exchanger and a heat exchanger wherein the manifold includes: a pipe having an end portion; an end cover disposed at the end portion of the pipe and closing the end portion of the pipe to define an inner cavity in the pipe; and a discharge passage including: a first end opening into the inner cavity of the pipe, and a second end located at or adjacent to an end of the manifold and positioned at an outer peripheral surface of the manifold. The first end of the discharge passage is located on a side of the end cover facing the inner cavity of the pipe. According to embodiments of the disclosure, the stacking mounting of the heat exchangers in the axial direction of the manifold and the mounting of the heat exchanger with the end cover of the manifold contacting the ground can be achieved.