An evaporative cooling system having a heat conducting device, the heat conducting device being capable of coupling to a heating element to be cooled and the heat conducting device comprising a first medium; a heat dissipating device having one or more heat dissipating outlets; and an evaporator disposed in the heat dissipating device and arranged in relation to the heat conducting device that is arranged at least partially outside the heat dissipating device. The heat dissipating device comprises a second medium, and the evaporator is configured to receive heat from the heat conducting device to heat the second medium of the heat dissipating device and discharge the heat from the one or more heat dissipating outlets of the heat dissipating device.

A heat exchange device includes a heat exchanger and a mounting plate for fixing the heat exchange device, and includes first and second flow passages which are not in communication with each other. The mounting plate includes a communication hole, a protruding portion and a mounting hole. The protruding portion protrudes outwards from the front side of the mounting plate. The mounting hole extends through the protruding portion and the mounting plate and includes a valve core receiving cavity. The valve core receiving cavity is in communication with the communication hole via a connection groove at a back side of the mounting plate; the mounting plate is fixed to the heat exchanger in a sealed manner, the mounting hole is in communication with the first flow passage, and the communication hole is in communication with the first flow passage via the connection groove and the mounting hole.

An evaporator includes a leeward upper header portion, a leeward lower header portion, a refrigerant inlet, leeward heat exchange tubes, a windward upper header portion, a windward lower header portion, a refrigerant outlet, windward heat exchange tubes, and a resistance divider. The resistance divider has at least one refrigerant passage hole and at least one communication path and is provided in the leeward upper header portion or the leeward lower header portion at a position corresponding to a first row of the leeward heat exchange tubes. The refrigerant inlet is in communication with the first row via the at least one refrigerant passage hole. The refrigerant inlet is in communication with the second row via the at least one communication path.

An ice maker evaporator assembly having an evaporator pan with a back wall and left, right, top and bottom sidewalls extending from the back wall, and a freeze plate located within the evaporator pan. Refrigerant tubing is thermally coupled to the back wall of the evaporator pan opposite the left, right, top and bottom sidewalls. A first layer of insulation is formed on the refrigerant tubing. An evaporator housing having a housing back wall and housing left, right, top and bottom sidewalls extending from the housing back wall is attached to the evaporator pan and covers refrigerant tubing. A second layer of insulation is formed on top of the first layer of insulation.

A shell and plate heat exchanger includes a shell and a plate pack. The shell defines a cavity configured to receive a first fluid and a second fluid. The plate pack is arranged inside the cavity. The plate pack has a plurality of heat exchanger plates. Each of the heat exchanger plates has two sides facing in opposite directions in a thickness direction of the heat exchanger plate. At least one of the sides of at least one of the heat exchanger plates has a surface roughness of between 5 ?m and 100 ?m.

A heat exchanger and an air conditioner including the same. The heat exchanger includes a plurality of heat transfer tubes formed in a flat shape and configured to allow a refrigerant to flow in a vertical direction therein. The heat transfer tube includes a gas refrigerant region including one end connected to a refrigerant inlet port and another end disposed above the refrigerant inlet port; a two-phase refrigerant region including one end connected to the other end of the gas refrigerant region and another end disposed below a refrigerant outlet port; and a liquid refrigerant region including one end connected to the other end of the two-phase refrigerant region and another end connected to the refrigerant outlet port.

A plate heat exchanger (100) comprises a number of plates (110) provided with a pressed pattern of ridges (R) and grooves (G) arranged to keep the plates (110) on a distance from one another under formation of interplate flow channels for media to exchange heat. The interplate flow channels communicate with port openings (A, B, C, 140) being in selective communication with said interplate flow channels, one of the port openings (140) providing for connection to a downstream side of an expansion valve (EXP) such that coolant from the expansion valve (EXP) may enter the interplate flow channels communicating with the one port opening (140). A heat exchanging means (160, 165, 150, 155; HEP, LC, DP) is provided inside the one port opening (140), said heat exchanging means (160, 165, 150, 155; HEP, LC, DP) being arranged for exchanging heat between coolant downstream the expansion valve (EXP) and coolant about to enter the expansion valve (EXP).

Disclosed is an evaporator for an ice maker including: a refrigerant pipe having a circular cross-section, with refrigerant flowing therethrough; and a pair of ice making plates disposed on opposite sides of the refrigerant pipe. The refrigerant pipe is disposed between inner side surfaces of the ice making plates facing each other, and rounded parts are provided by being formed outwards at a place where the refrigerant pipe is located such that the rounded parts cover both sides of the refrigerant pipe by being in close contact therewith.

A stacked plate heat exchanger for a motor vehicle may include a plurality of elongated plates stacked on one another between which a plurality of cavities are disposed alternately for two media. The plurality of cavities may be respectively delimited by a respective plate of the plurality of plates zonally by a plate surface and a surrounding wall. The respective plate may include two flow openings, two passage openings, and two domes respectively arranged around one of the two passage openings. At least of one of the plurality of plates may further include an elongated separation shaping arranged on the plate surface, projecting into the respective cavity, and extending from the first short side between the two flow openings in a direction of the second short side. The separation shaping may adjoin the first short side at an angle of 45 to 90.

An evaporator for an absorption heat pump or a single coolant cooling process comprises a number of stacked plates provided with a pressed pattern to hold the plates on a distance from one another to form a heat exchanging strip, vapor leading spaces and outer walls, the heat exchanging strip being designed such that flow channels are formed by internal surfaces of the strip, said flow channels connecting a heat carrier inlet and a heat carrier outlet, wherein a coolant forms a falling film on external surfaces of the heat carrier channels by being provided above the heat carrier channels by a coolant inlet, wherein coolant being vaporized from the external surfaces by heat from a heat carrier flowing from the inlet to the outlet rapidly enters the vapor leading spaces. The vapor leading spaces are provided between the heat exchanging strip and the outer walls.