A refrigerant evaporator includes: a first heat exchange part in which refrigerant flows to exchange heat with fluid to be cooled; a second heat exchange part arranged to oppose the first heat exchange part; a first tank arranged below the first heat exchange part to distribute the refrigerant to the first heat exchange part; a second tank arranged below the second heat exchange part to collect the refrigerant flowing through the second heat exchange part; and a third tank joined to the first tank and the second tank by brazing. A projection part is formed at one of joint portions between the first tank and the third tank. An insertion part is formed at the other of the joint portions between the first tank and the third tank, and the projection part is inserted in the insertion part.

A heat exchanger cabinet includes a base pallet. A heat exchanger base bracket of a selected fixed height or of an adjustable height bracket provides a support for a bottom of a heat exchanger, such that regardless of a height the heat exchanger, and within a range of different heat exchanger heights, a plurality of top mounted fluid inlets and outlets of the heat exchanger are disposed at about a same height above the base pallet. A set of heat exchanger base brackets, a stackable heat exchanger base bracket, a heat shield for a heat exchanger cabinet, and a heat exchanger cabinet for a vertically mounted heat exchanger are also described.

Provided is a heat exchanger including a plurality of refrigerant flow paths each being a flow path into which refrigerant flows in a gas state and out of which the refrigerant flows in a liquid state, and including upstream-side flow paths allowing passage of the refrigerant in the gas state and a two-phase gas-liquid state, and at least one downstream-side flow path allowing passage of the refrigerant in the two-phase gas-liquid state and the liquid state. The heat exchanger further includes an upstream-side heat exchanger including the upstream-side flow paths, a downstream-side heat exchanger including the at least one downstream-side flow path, and at least one merger for merging the refrigerant flowing out of each of the upstream-side flow paths and causing the merged refrigerant to flow into the at least one downstream-side flow path. The upstream-side heat exchanger and the downstream-side heat exchanger are configured separately. The number of the downstream-side flow paths is smaller than the number of the upstream-side flow paths.

A fluid/air heat exchanging device (2) has fluid-conducting outside collecting chambers (6, 10) having an inlet (8) or outlet (12) and being connected to one another via duct-shaped fluid guides (14) that control the temperature of a fluid flow by an air flow. The air flows in duct-shaped air guides separated from the fluid guides (14). A further collecting chamber (18; 20, 22) is inserted between outside collecting chambers (6, 10). The further collecting chamber (18; 20, 22) is arranged parallel to the outside collecting chambers (6, 10). All the fluid guides (14) are connected to the further collecting chamber and one of the outside collecting chambers (6, 10).

A cooling apparatus for a vehicle includes air-cooling first and second heat exchangers that are placed beside each other. A coolant flow-out portion of the first heat exchanger from which a first coolant which is a cooling target of the first heat exchanger flows out and a coolant flow-out portion of the second heat exchanger from which a second coolant which is a cooling target of the second heat exchanger flows out are placed at ends at opposite positions separated along a diagonal line on a parallel placement surface of the two heat exchangers. A first cooling fan is placed opposing the coolant flow-out portion of the first heat exchanger, and a second cooling fan is placed opposing the coolant flow-out portion of the second heat exchanger. With this configuration, cooling performance of two air-cooling heat exchangers placed beside each other can be improved.

An outdoor heat exchanger of an outdoor unit includes a main heat exchanger portion and an auxiliary heat exchanger portion. In the main heat exchanger portion, refrigerant path groups are formed. In the auxiliary heat exchanger portion, refrigerant paths are formed. The refrigerant path in the auxiliary heat exchanger portion, which is located closest to the main heat exchanger portion, is connected to the refrigerant path group in the main heat exchanger portion, which is disposed in a region where a wind velocity of the outdoor air passing through the main heat exchanger portion is relatively high. In addition, the refrigerant path is connected to the refrigerant path group. The refrigerant path is connected to the refrigerant path group. The refrigerant path is connected to the refrigerant path group.

The present invention relates to a cooling module for a vehicle, and more particularly, to a cooling module for a vehicle including a condenser, a first radiator through which coolant for an engine flow, a second radiator through which coolant for electrical components flows, and an intercooler, and capable of evenly distributing air resistance of the front surface of the first radiator to secure an overall balance of an air volume distribution by disposing the condenser, the second radiator, and the first radiator in a flow direction of air or disposing the second radiator, the condenser, and the first radiator in this order, and disposing the intercooler on lower sides of the condenser and the second radiator, and capable of minimizing a gap of each heat exchange period by disposing the condenser C and the first radiator R to be in closely contact with the second radiator L.

A device for transferring heat between a body of water and the surrounding atmosphere includes a water heat exchanger disposed to lie beneath an air heat exchanger. A fan moves ambient air into and through the air heat exchanger, which includes pipes for circulating water from the body of water through the air heat exchanger. The air heat exchanger includes a partition that separates the water flowing through the air heat exchanger from the ambient air flowing through the air heat exchanger. The partition mediates the transfer of heat energy between the ambient air flowing through the air heat exchanger and the water flowing through the air heat exchanger.

A heat exchanger includes: a plurality of first heat transfer tubes, a plurality of second heat transfer tubes located on leeward side relative to the plurality of first heat transfer tubes, a first distribution unit connecting the first ends of the plurality of first heat transfer tubes and the third ends of the plurality of second heat transfer tubes. The first distribution unit includes a flow rate control unit configured to be capable of switching between a first state and a second state. In the first state, refrigerant flows in the plurality of first heat transfer tubes and the plurality of second heat transfer tubes. In the second state, in only the plurality of first heat transfer tubes, a flow rate of the refrigerant is smaller than a flow rate of the refrigerant in the first state.

A condenser system that includes a first compressor and a second compressor. An upper coil and a de-superheater coil are fluidly coupled to the first compressor. The upper coil, the de-superheater coil, and the first compressor define a first compressor circuit. A lower coil is fluidly coupled to the second compressor. The lower coil and the second compressor define a second compressor circuit. The upper coil and the de-superheater coil together utilize an entire heat-transfer surface area.