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WATER-COOLING RADIATOR STRUCTURE WITH PUMP
20220163264 · 2022-05-26 ·

A water-cooling radiator structure with pump includes a pump having a water outlet and a water inlet; and a water-cooling radiator including a first chamber that has a water-receiving room and a plurality of mutually communicable water passages therein. The water-receiving room is filled with a working fluid that reaches a level. The first chamber is externally provided with an outlet and an inlet as well as a pump mounting recess for mounting the pump therein. The water outlet and the water inlet are located corresponding to the outlet and the inlet, respectively, to be communicable with the water-receiving room and located lower than or flush with the level of the working fluid in the water-receiving room. And, the pump is detachably integrated into the water-cooling radiator. With these arrangements, it is able to overcome the problem of failed operation of the pump when the water-cooling radiator is laid horizontally.

HEAT EXCHANGER

A heat exchanger includes a pair of headers, and a plurality of heat exchanger tubes stacked between the pair of headers. Each of the headers includes header members each having a gutter-shaped cross section and including an open part and a bottom part. The header members are stacked in a staking direction of the heat exchanger tubes in such a way that the bottom part of one header member closes the open part of another header member. A fitted hole into which an end of a heat exchanger tube is fitted is provided in a side part of the header member.

Refrigerant distributor, heat exchanger, and air-conditioning apparatus

A refrigerant distributor has a double-pipe structure including an inner pipe and an outer pipe. A plurality of outer pipes are disposed, each of the plurality of outer pipes being the outer pipe. A space is formed between adjacent ones of the plurality of outer pipes. The inner pipe is disposed to be continuous through the plurality of outer pipes. A plurality of heat-transfer tubes are arrayed in a direction in which the outer pipe extends and connected to the outer pipe. The refrigerant distributor distributes refrigerant flowing into between the inner pipe and the outer pipe to the plurality of heat-transfer tubes.

Water cooling radiator
11732969 · 2023-08-22 · ·

A water cooling radiator includes a water pump assembly and a water drain assembly. The water pump assembly includes a base and a housing spliced with the base to form an accommodating cavity. A water inlet portion and a water outlet portion in the accommodating cavity are formed on the base. The water inlet portion includes a water inlet tank provided on the base, a water inlet pump arranged in the water inlet tank and connected with the base, and a water inlet nozzle connected to the base and communicated with the water inlet tank. The water inlet tank is communicated with the water drain assembly. The water outlet portion includes a water outlet tank provided on the base, a water outlet pump arranged in the water outlet tank and connected with the base, and a water outlet nozzle connected to the base and communicated with the water outlet tank.

STACKED PANEL HEAT EXCHANGER FOR AIR COOLED INDUSTRIAL STEAM CONDENSER
20230251039 · 2023-08-10 ·

A stacked panel tube bundle for an air cooled steam condenser having two sets of condensing tubes, one set arranged above the other, the first (lower) set of tubes in direct fluid communication with a combined steam delivery/condensate collection manifold at a bottom end and in indirect fluid communication with a non-condensable collection manifold via an L-shaped extension member; the second (upper) set of tubes in direct fluid communication with the non-condensable collection manifold at the top, and in indirect fluid communication with the combined steam delivery/condensate collection manifold via an L-shaped extension member.

Refrigerator
11719485 · 2023-08-08 · ·

A refrigerator includes a cabinet that defines a storage space and a machine compartment that accommodates a compressor, a blow fan, and a condenser. The condenser is curved along front, rear, and side surfaces of the machine compartment. The condenser includes a first header disposed at a first end of the condenser, a second header disposed at a second end of the condenser, tubes that connect the first header and the second header to each other, heat exchange fins disposed the tubes, an input connection portion that extends from the first header toward the second header and is configured to supply refrigerant to the first header, and an output connection portion that extends from the first header toward the second header and is spaced apart from the input connection portion. The output connection portion is configured to receive the refrigerant discharged from the first header.

Tube stay installation assembly

A tube stay mounting assembly includes a press assembly having a housing and a top block configured to flatten fins on a first surface of a finned tube. A press arm is operable to move the top block vertically with respect to the housing. A bottom block is configured to flatten fins on a second surface of the finned tube when the press arm is rotated and moves the top block downwardly. A tube stay clamping assembly includes a clamping housing configured to receive a tube stay having a top, bottom, rear, and front walls, the tube stay being configured to receive a flattened portion of the finned tube. A clamping arm is connected by linking arms to a clamping block, the clamping block configured to engage and force the front wall into snap-fit engagement with the top wall of the tube stay.

Heat exchanger and air conditioner

A heat exchanger including: a header; flat tubes connected to the header and disposed in line along a longitudinal direction of the header; a first partition that partitions an inner space of the header into a first space on a side where the flat tubes are connected and a second space on a side opposite to the first space; and a second partition that partitions the inner space of the header into a first side and a second side. The first side is one side of the header in the longitudinal direction and the second side is opposite to the first side. The first partition has a common opening. The common opening includes an insertion opening and a refrigerant opening. A refrigerant moves between the first space and the second space via the refrigerant opening. The second partition is inserted into the insertion opening.

HEADER-TANK ASSEMBLY
20210356219 · 2021-11-18 · ·

A tank for a heat exchanger is provided. The tank includes a foot portion, an internal wall, a sealing member and at least one first coupling member. The internal wall is formed along the foot portion at a first end of the foot portion. Further, the sealing member is disposed on the foot portion along an outer circumference of the internal wall to provide a fluid-tight sealing between the tank and a header, when the tank is placed on the header. The at least one first coupling member is provided on the foot portion, adjacent to the sealing member, to couple with the header.

HEAT EXCHANGER WITH COOLING ARCHITECTURE
20230323813 · 2023-10-12 ·

An heat exchanger and method for forming the heat exchanger, the heat exchanger including a cooling architecture comprising at least one unit cell having a set of walls with a thickness, the set of walls defining fluidly separate conduits having multiple openings, each of the multiple openings having a hydraulic diameter, wherein an average fluid temperature (T.sub.f) to material temperature limit (T.sub.m) ratio (T.sub.f/T.sub.m) is greater than 0 and less than or equal to 1.25 (0<T.sub.f/T.sub.m≤1.25), and wherein the thickness (t) and the hydraulic diameter (D.sub.H) relate to each other by an equation:

[00001] T f T m .Math. D H 2 / 3 ( D H + t ) ( D H + 2 t ) 8 / 3

to define a unit cell performance factor (UCPF).