A plate heat exchanger has two metal plates brought into abutment, with a solder material between the plates. The plates are heated up to a first temperature. The plates are placed into a mold, the mold surfaces of which have cavities for envisaged channel structures. Channel structures are formed by local internal pressure forming of at least one plate under pressurization by the tool. The plates are heated up to a second temperature. The plates are solder bonded at the abuted surfaces. A plate heat exchanger has two metal plates, wherein channel structures have been formed in at least one plate and the plates are bonded to one another by soldering away from the channel structures. Eutectic microstructures having a longest extent of less than 50 micrometers are formed in the solder layer.

A method includes providing a first metal sheet and a second metal sheet, printing a plurality of channels on the first metal sheet, bonding the first metal sheet and the second metal sheet to each other to obtain a fin body, bending a first portion of the fin body to be transverse to a second portion of the fin body, separating the first metal sheet and the second metal sheet from each other to form the plurality of channels, introducing working fluid in the plurality of channels, and sealing the first metal sheet and the second metal sheet.

A method includes providing a first metal sheet and a second metal sheet, printing a plurality of channels on the first metal sheet, bonding the first metal sheet and the second metal sheet to each other to obtain a fin body, bending a first portion of the fin body to be transverse to a second portion of the fin body, separating the first metal sheet and the second metal sheet from each other to form the plurality of channels, introducing working fluid in the plurality of channels, and sealing the first metal sheet and the second metal sheet.

A vapor chamber structure includes a thermally conductive shell, a capillary structure layer, and a working fluid. The thermally conductive shell includes a first thermally conductive portion and a second thermally conductive portion. The first thermally conductive portion and the second thermally conductive portion are a thermally conductive plate that is integrally formed, and the thermally conductive shell is formed by folding the thermally conductive plate in half and then sealing the thermally conductive plate. The first thermally conductive portion has at least one first cavity, the second thermally conductive portion has at least one second cavity. At least one sealed chamber is defined between the thermally conductive plate, the first cavity and the second cavity. A pressure in the sealed chamber is lower than a standard atmospheric pressure. The capillary structure layer covers an inner wall of the sealed chamber. The working fluid is filled in the sealed chamber.

A heat exchanger has a plurality of metal plates, each metal plate having two contacting surfaces, at least one of the contacting surfaces having a fluid channel and abutting against another metal plate, at least two metal plates connected together with the contacting surfaces facing each other. High temperature is used to melt at least two metal plates together, so that the metal plates can be combined without additional locking or welding.

A heat exchanger has a plurality of metal plates, each metal plate having two contacting surfaces, at least one of the contacting surfaces having a fluid channel and abutting against another metal plate, at least two metal plates connected together with the contacting surfaces facing each other. High temperature is used to melt at least two metal plates together, so that the metal plates can be combined without additional locking or welding.

A heat exchanger assembly has: a front portion; a middle portion rearward of the front portion; a rear portion rearward of the middle portion, at least one of the front and rear portions being curved from the middle portion, the at least one of the front and rear portions extending below the middle portion; a top part, the top part defining at least one top recess; and a bottom part disposed below the top part and being joined to the top part, the bottom part defining at least one bottom recess. The top and bottom parts define therebetween a passage formed in part by the at least one top recess and the at least one bottom recess. The passage has an inlet and an outlet. A snowmobile having the heat exchanger assembly is also disclosed.

A heat exchanger assembly has: a front portion; a middle portion rearward of the front portion; a rear portion rearward of the middle portion, at least one of the front and rear portions being curved from the middle portion, the at least one of the front and rear portions extending below the middle portion; a top part, the top part defining at least one top recess; and a bottom part disposed below the top part and being joined to the top part, the bottom part defining at least one bottom recess. The top and bottom parts define therebetween a passage formed in part by the at least one top recess and the at least one bottom recess. The passage has an inlet and an outlet. A snowmobile having the heat exchanger assembly is also disclosed.

This application discloses a material comprising an aluminum metal alloy cladding fusion-cast to a metal alloy core. Also disclosed is a material comprising a metal core comprising a high content of scrap metal and having two sides, a first aluminum metal cladding fusion cast to the first side of the core layer, and a second aluminum metal cladding fusion cast to the second side of the core layer. The materials can be in a form of a sheet. Sheets are roll bonded together to create permanent metallurgical bonds except at regions where a weld-stop ink is applied. The sheets are used to make corrosion resistant heat exchangers.

This application discloses a material comprising an aluminum metal alloy cladding fusion-cast to a metal alloy core. Also disclosed is a material comprising a metal core comprising a high content of scrap metal and having two sides, a first aluminum metal cladding fusion cast to the first side of the core layer, and a second aluminum metal cladding fusion cast to the second side of the core layer. The materials can be in a form of a sheet. Sheets are roll bonded together to create permanent metallurgical bonds except at regions where a weld-stop ink is applied. The sheets are used to make corrosion resistant heat exchangers.