A heat exchanger assembly includes a first member defining fluid passages therein for a first heat exchanger fluid. A second member defines fluid passages therein for a second heat exchanger fluid. The second member is engaged to the second member with an interference fit. A method of assembling a heat exchanger includes thermally resizing at least one of a first heat exchanger member and a second heat exchanger member and assembling the second heat exchanger member to the first heat exchanger member. The method includes thermally equalizing the first and second heat exchanger members to engage the second heat exchanger member to the first heat exchanger member with an interference fit.

A liquid-cooling radiator module includes a first reservoir, a second reservoir, a heat dissipation stacked structure, a radiator inlet and a radiator outlet. The first reservoir includes a first chamber and a second chamber. The second reservoir includes a third chamber and a fourth chamber. A fin tube layer of the heat dissipation stacked structure is sandwiched between the first reservoir and the second reservoir. The radiator inlet is connected to the first reservoir and the first chamber. The radiator outlet is connected to the second reservoir and the fourth chamber. A part of fin tubes of the fin tube layer communicates with the first chamber and the third chamber, another part of the fin tubes communicates with the third chamber and the second chamber, and one another part of the fin tubes communicates with the second chamber and the fourth chamber.

In a heat exchanger, an insertion hole of a header and an end portion of a heat exchange member can be properly joined. In the heat exchanger, the heat exchange member includes at least one heat transfer tube extending in the first direction and a fin that is formed at part of an end edge of the heat transfer tube in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The fin is provided at part of a portion of the heat exchange member that is other than an end portion thereof in the first direction. Part of the heat transfer tube that is located at the end portion of the heat exchange member has a smaller width in the second direction than a width of part of the heat transfer tube in the second direction that is located at a fin setting portion.

In a heat exchanger, an insertion hole of a header and an end portion of a heat exchange member can be properly joined. In the heat exchanger, the heat exchange member includes at least one heat transfer tube extending in the first direction and a fin that is formed at part of an end edge of the heat transfer tube in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The fin is provided at part of a portion of the heat exchange member that is other than an end portion thereof in the first direction. Part of the heat transfer tube that is located at the end portion of the heat exchange member has a smaller width in the second direction than a width of part of the heat transfer tube in the second direction that is located at a fin setting portion.

The invention provides in one embodiment a heat exchanger module (1) comprising a) a flexible support (100); b) at least one tubular member (200) having its main axis substantially parallel with the plane of the flexible support (100); c) a conductive flexible matrix (300) embedding the at least one tubular member (200); and d) a flexible case (400) enwrapping the flexible support (100), the at least one tubular member (200) and the conductive flexible matrix (300). A coating for a built environment comprising a plurality of heat exchanger modules (1) can be implemented, as well as a system further including pumping means (600). The invention also foresees a method for providing heat exchange processes between the heat exchanger module (1), the coating or the system of the invention and a built environment.

A heat exchanger satisfies Expression (1) below, where the number of the main heat transfer tubes is represented as N.sub.1, and the number of the sub-heat transfer tubes is represented as N.sub.2. In this heat exchanger, the main heat exchanger satisfies Expressions (2) and (3) below, while the sub-heat exchanger satisfies Expressions (4) and (5) below.

0.1<N.sub.2(N.sub.1+N.sub.2)<0.4  (1)

0.03<Ta.sub.1/Ha.sub.1<0.3  (2)

0.03<Ta.sub.2/Ha.sub.2<0.3  (3)

AT.sub.1<Gr.sub.1/(G×D.sub.1(ρL.sub.1−ρG.sub.1)).sup.(1/2)×(X.sub.1.sup.(1/2)×ρG.sub.1.sup.(−1/4)+(1−X.sub.1).sup.(1/2)×ρL.sub.1.sup.(−1/4)).sup.2  (4)

AT.sub.2<Gr.sub.2/(G×D.sub.2(ρL.sub.2−ρG.sub.2)).sup.(1/2)×(X.sub.2.sup.(1/2)×ρG.sub.2.sup.(−1/4)+(1−X.sub.2).sup.(1/2)×ρL.sub.2.sup.(−1/4)).sup.2  (5)

A heat dissipation device is provided and includes: a temperature equalizing plate unit; at least one first vapor chamber unit and at least one second vapor chamber unit disposed on an outer surface of the temperature equalizing plate unit; at least one first tower fin set disposed on the outer surface of the temperature equalizing plate unit to sleeve the first and second vapor chamber units and partially expose the second vapor chamber unit; and at least one second tower fin set disposed on a part of a surface of the first tower fin set to sleeve the exposed part of the second vapor chamber unit.

A heat dissipation device is provided and includes: a temperature equalizing plate unit; at least one first vapor chamber unit and at least one second vapor chamber unit disposed on an outer surface of the temperature equalizing plate unit; at least one first tower fin set disposed on the outer surface of the temperature equalizing plate unit to sleeve the first and second vapor chamber units and partially expose the second vapor chamber unit; and at least one second tower fin set disposed on a part of a surface of the first tower fin set to sleeve the exposed part of the second vapor chamber unit.

A heat exchanger includes a first header, a second header and a plurality of heat transfer components, wherein the heat transfer components each includes a heat transfer tube extending from the first header to the second header and allowing refrigerant to flow in its inside, and an extension portion being provided in each of the heat transfer tubes and configured to promote heat transfer property of the heat transfer tubes, and wherein the extension portion includes a base portion extending from the heat transfer tube in a second direction in which air that flows between the plurality of heat transfer tubes flows, and a spacer portion extending from the base portion in the first direction and abutting the adjacent heat transfer component.

A heat exchanger apparatus includes: spaced-apart peripheral walls extending between an inlet and an outlet, the peripheral walls collectively defining a flow channel which includes a diverging portion downstream of the inlet, in which a flow area is greater than a flow area at the inlet; a plurality of spaced-apart fins disposed in the flow channel, each of the fins having opposed side walls extending between an upstream leading edge and a downstream trailing edge, wherein the fins divide at least the diverging portion of the flow channel into a plurality of side-by-side flow passages; and a heat transfer structure disposed within at least one of the fins.