A cold plate heat exchanger for battery thermal management has first and second plates defining a plurality of fluid flow passages, with inlet and outlet ports proximate to a first end thereof. Each fluid flow passage has first and second ends communicating with respective inlet and outlet ports. One or more portions of each fluid flow passage are immediately adjacent to and in close proximity to a portion of another fluid flow passage or channel, such that heat energy will be transferred by conduction through the first and second plates between the fluid flow passages or channels, thereby providing enhanced heat transfer. The fluid flow passages or channels may be separated by a distance which is less than a width of one of the fluid flow passages or channels, and may be separated by a single rib which partially defines each of the fluid flow passages or channels.

A heat exchanger includes a plurality of heat exchange tubes stacked with a gap through which a first fluid can pass. The heat exchange tube includes: an internal flow path through which a second fluid for exchanging heat with the first fluid and which includes a folded portion; a plurality of slits provided between two flow path portions in the internal flow paths, the two flow path portions each extending from the folded portion and facing each other at an interval; and a plurality of protruding support portions in contact with another adjacent heat exchange tube to form the gap. As viewed in a stacking direction of the plurality of heat exchange tubes, at least one of the plurality of slits extends in a state where a center in an extending direction thereof deviates from a straight line connecting the two adjacent protruding support portions.

A plate-like fluid container for guiding a fluid, container having two at least partially abutting layers, an inlet for inflow of the fluid into the fluid container and an outlet for outflow of the fluid from the fluid container, in particular at least intermittently continuous inflow and outflow of the fluid, whereby, between the layers along at least one recess present at least in one of the layers, at least one fluid channel associated with the recess is present for guiding a fluid from the inlet to the outlet.

This air distributor (1) comprises two half-shells (2) made of plastic material and a stack of plates (4) made of plastic material, the two half-shells (2) defining a volume inside of which the stack of plates (4) is positioned, the stack of plates (4) comprising two end plates (40) and the stack of plates (4) defining between its adjacent plates (4) a set of intermediate spaces (10) suitable for a fluid circulation. The plates (4) of the stack of plates (4) are attached to one another, each end plate (40) is attached to one of the two half-shells (2), and the two half-shells (2) are attached to one another.

A heat exchanger includes a body that includes an at least two opposing surfaces and the at least two opposing surfaces are a trapezoidal. The body of the heat exchanger also includes, an area of cross sectional flow channels through the body. The area of cross-sectional flow channels in a direction perpendicular to the bases of the trapezoid increase or decrease between the two bases.

A method of making and operating a heat exchanger that includes introducing a first fluid into a fluid chamber of a membrane heat exchanger to change the membrane heat exchanger from a flat configuration to a non-flat configuration while the membrane heat exchanger is disposed within a chamber with the membrane heat exchanger extending from a first end to a second end of the chamber and generating a fluid flow of the first fluid within the fluid chamber of the membrane heat exchanger between first and second ends of the membrane heat exchanger, the first fluid generating heat exchange with a second fluid disposed within the chamber. The membrane heat exchanger includes sheets that form a fluid chamber.

An air fin for a heat exchanger has air channels defined by corrugations, the corrugations having generally planar flanks joined by alternating crests and troughs. Perforations extend through portions of at least some of the flanks and are aligned within two spaced apart planes. A rectangular aperture extends through at least two consecutive ones of the corrugations, and is bounded by the two planes. A method of making the air fin includes forming perforations into a continuous strip of metal sheet at regular intervals, corrugating the strip to form crests and troughs between the perforations, and punching out a portion of the strip at regular intervals. The punching out includes shearing webs between the perforations, and results in the formation of the rectangular aperture.

The invention deals with a heat exchanger tube (1) for use in a heat exchanger tube (1) of a motor vehicle, the heat exchanger tube (1) comprising a pair (2) of plates (3) elongating along a longitudinal plan (A), the pair (2) of plates (3) comprising a first plate (3) and a second plate (4) joined to each other to form an inner area (5) dedicated to refrigerant fluid (RF) circulation and divided in at least six channels (6), at least one channel (6) is defined by a cross section area (S) that has a length (L), at least one of the plate is defined by a thickness (T) measured between an internal wall (7) of the plate and an external wall (8) of the plate opposed to the internal wall (7), wherein said thickness (T) is between 0.190 mm and 0.300 mm and said length (L) is between 2 mm and 5 mm.

A heat exchanger such as a cold plate or ICE plate has an integrated electric heating element provided on an external heater support surface of the heat exchanger. The external heater support surface is directly opposite to an internal surface of the heat exchanger which at least partly defines one or both of the inlet manifold and the outlet manifold. A thermal management system for a vehicle having a plurality of rechargeable battery units includes a circulation loop for circulating a first volume of the heat transfer fluid, and a plurality of battery heat exchangers, including a first heat exchanger with an integrated electric heating element. A sub-loop of the circulation loop includes the internal fluid flow passage of the first heat exchanger, and is adapted for a second, smaller volume of the heat transfer fluid.

A battery module according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a battery cell stack in which a plurality of battery cells are stacked; a module frame for accommodating the battery cell stack; and a heat sink formed under the module frame to cool the plurality of battery cells, wherein the heat sink includes a lower plate and a flow path part which is a flow path for a refrigerant, and a dimple part is formed on the surface of the flow path part.