A condenser includes first to third header rows, including a first header extending in a first direction and having a flow path therein, a second header extending in the first direction and having a flow path therein, and a plurality of connecting tubes extending in a second direction between the first and second headers and connecting flow paths of the first and second headers. The first to third header rows are stacked in a third direction, the first to third directions are orthogonal to each other, the 1-1 header and the 2-1 header are configured to communicate with each other, the 1-2 header, the 2-2 header and the 3-2 header are configured to communicate with each other, and at least one of the 1-1 header and the 2-1 header is provided with a plurality of fluid inlets connected to a fluid supply unit.

A heat exchanger is provided including a first manifold, a second manifold separated from the first manifold, and a plurality of heat exchanger tubes arranged in spaced parallel relationship fluidly coupling the first and second manifolds. A first end of each heat exchange tube extends partially into an inner volume of the first manifold and has an inlet formed therein. A distributor is positioned within the inner volume of the first manifold. At least a portion of the distributor is arranged within the inlet formed in the first end of one or more of the plurality of heat exchange tubes.

The present disclosure relates to heat exchanger for a power generation system and related methods that use supercritical fluids, and in particular to a heat exchanger configured to minimize axial forces during operation.

The present disclosure relates to heat exchanger for a power generation system and related methods that use supercritical fluids, and in particular to a heat exchanger configured to minimize axial forces during operation.

A heat exchanger includes a heat exchanger core, a header defining a header manifold, and a transition portion that provides fluid communication between the heat exchanger core and the header manifold. The transition portion includes a transition tube extending between the header and the heat exchanger core, a header junction where the transition tube joins the header, and a splitting junction that splits the transition tube into the plurality of heat exchange tubes. The header junction may define elliptical inlet apertures, a large filleted joint, and a junction thickness that is greater than a header wall thickness.

According to the present invention, a heat exchanger comprises a plurality of coolant tubes and a coolant guide having a coolant flow path through which the plurality of coolant tubes communicate with each other, wherein the coolant guide includes a plurality of plates facing each other, wherein the pair of plates, respectively, include coolant flow path units formed facing each other, the coolant flow path unit forming the coolant flow path, and wherein the pair of plates, respectively, further include joining parts that come in surface contact with each other. Accordingly, the number of parts of the coolant guide may be minimized, and the structure of the heat exchanger may be simplified.

A refrigerant evaporator includes a first evaporation unit and a second evaporation unit disposed in series in a flow direction of fluid to be cooled by evaporating refrigerant. An intermediate tank portion through which refrigerant flows is connected to an outer surface of one tank portion of the first evaporation unit and an outer surface of one tank portion of the second evaporation unit. A tank external refrigerant space through which refrigerant flows is defined by an outer wall of the one tank portion of the first evaporation unit, an outer wall of the one tank portion of the second evaporation unit, and an outer wall of the intermediate tank portion.

The present disclosure relates to a power generation system and related methods that use closed supercritical fluid cycles, and in particular, to a power generation system and related methods where multiple cores may be selectively operated to adjust power levels generated by the system.

Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to a heat exchanger system that includes a conduit configured to flow a working fluid therethrough, where the conduit has a first portion, a second portion, and a bend directly coupling the first portion and the second portion, where the first portion includes a first header connection, the second portion includes a second header connection, and the bend is distal to the first header connection and the second header connection and a support plate coupled to the bend and positioned between the first portion and the second portion of the conduit.

A profile for a header of a cooler which also includes numerous parallel tubes. The parallel tubes have a cross-sectional shape between slots for the tubes which further include at least two wave troughs Further, the header is also included having such a profile. A cooler may also be provided, wherein the cooler has such a header.