F28D1/05341

HEAT EXCHANGER

A heat exchanger includes an inlet header in which a first inlet space and a second inlet space are formed, a plurality of first inlet-side heat exchanger tubes that are connected to the first inlet space, a plurality of second inlet-side heat exchanger tubes that are connected to the second inlet space, a return header in which a plurality of first return spaces connected to the first inlet-side heat exchanger tubes, respectively, and a plurality of second return spaces connected to the second inlet-side heat exchanger tubes, respectively, are formed, and a plurality of outlet-side heat exchanger tubes that are connected to the first and second return spaces, respectively, wherein a communication path that enables a first return space on a bottom side among the first return spaces and a second return space on a top side among the second return spaces to communicate is formed in the return header.

Multiple cooled supports for heat exchange tubes in heat exchanger

A heat exchanger includes a casing configured to direct a working fluid therethrough, and at least one heat exchanger (HE) section in the casing. Each HE section includes a pair of spaced supports. The spaced supports include: an upstream support and a downstream support with at least one of them including a coolant carrying body configured to direct a coolant therethrough. A first cross-support couples to and extends between respective upstream and downstream supports; and at least one second cross-support couples to and extends between the respective upstream and downstream supports. Cross-supports are vertically distanced from adjacent cross-supports. A plurality of tube positioners coupled to each cross-support position a plurality of heat exchange tubes extending across a working fluid path through the casing. The tube positioners and the cooling of the cross-supports allows ferritic material to be used for once-through, duct-fired HRSGs.

Interlaced heat exchanger

Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to a climate management system that includes a heat exchanger having a first set of microchannel coils fluidly coupled to a first circuit of the climate management system and a second set of microchannel coils fluidly coupled to a second circuit of the climate management system, where the first circuit and the second circuit are fluidly separate from one another, and where the first set of microchannel coils and the second set of microchannel coils are disposed in an alternating arrangement along a length of the heat exchanger such that the first set of microchannel coils and the second set of microchannel coils are interlaced in the heat exchanger.

HEAT EXCHANGER
20220325956 · 2022-10-13 ·

The present disclosure discloses a heat exchanger including a group of collecting pipes and a number of heat exchange assemblies. Each heat exchange assembly includes a fin plate and at least one heat exchange tube. The heat exchange assembly includes a main heat exchange area. The heat exchange tube is connected with the fin plate. The heat exchange tube at least partially protrudes from at least one side of the fin plate. In addition, in the main heat exchange area corresponding to two adjacent heat exchange assemblies, at least two adjacent heat exchange tubes are staggered along an array direction of the heat exchange assemblies. The two heat exchange tubes respectively belong to the two adjacent heat exchange assemblies. The present disclosure is beneficial to improve the performance of the heat exchanger.

COAXIAL TUBE ARRANGEMENT
20230064641 · 2023-03-02 ·

A coaxial tube arrangement for a heat exchanger may include a coaxial tube and a closing cover. The coaxial tube may include an inner core channel and an outer annular channel. The closing cover may close the coaxial tube at a longitudinal end side. The closing cover may have a base region and a circumferential edge. The base region may be aligned transversely to a flow direction through the coaxial tube. The circumferential edge may be aligned with the flow direction and may face the coaxial tube. The circumferential edge may have a thickness, which is defined transversely to the flow direction, that is equal to or greater than a height of the annular channel, which is defined transversely to the flow direction. The circumferential edge may cover the annular channel transversely to the flow direction and may separate the annular channel from the core channel in a fluid-tight manner.

Tube Bank Heat Exchanger

A heat exchanger has: a first manifold assembly having a stack of plates; a second manifold assembly having a stack of plates; and a plurality of tubes extending from the first manifold assembly to the second manifold assembly. The plurality of tubes is a plurality groups of tubes. For each of the groups of the tubes: the tubes of the group have first ends mounted between plates of the first manifold assembly; and the tubes of the group have second ends mounted between plates of the second manifold assembly.

HEAT EXCHANGER

A heat exchanger includes a plurality of principal heat exchange sections and auxiliary heat exchange sections. Each of the auxiliary heat exchange sections is in series connection to a corresponding one of the principal heat exchange sections. Of tube number ratios of the number of the flat tubes constituting each of the heat exchange sections to the number of the flat tubes constituting a corresponding one of the auxiliary heat exchange sections, the first principal heat exchange sections which is the lowermost one has the smallest tube number ratio. Consequently, discharge of liquid refrigerant from a lower portion of the first principal heat exchange section is accelerated during defrosting, thereby shortening the time required for defrosting.

Vehicle interior heat exchanger and inter-header connecting member of vehicle interior heat exchanger

Cooling performance is secured by reducing a compression loss when a high-pressure gas refrigerant is allowed to flow without heat exchange on cooling in a vehicle interior heat exchanger. In the vehicle interior heat exchanger, an upstream header and a downstream header are communicated and connected with the same end side of the refrigerant circulation tubes of an upstream tube group and a downstream tube group where the refrigerant circulation tubes are stacked. Internal spaces of the upstream header and the downstream header are communicated and connected with each other via communication holes in the boss portions of the connecting member. In the vehicle interior heat exchanger, the total opening area of the communication holes is set such that the percentage thereof, with respect to the total opening area of the channel on the uppermost stream side of the upstream tube group, is in the range of 38% to 93%.

Cleaning apparatus for heat exchange tubes of air cooled heat exchangers
09784510 · 2017-10-10 · ·

A spray mat for spraying cleaning fluid under pressure onto the outer surfaces of heat exchange tubes that extend in rows in a heat exchanger, the rows of tubes being spaced apart from each other with a generally planar space defined between each two adjacent rows, the spray mat formed of a plurality of spray strips, each spray strip including: (a) a base part having upper and lower surfaces, (b) a fluid inlet, (c) a plurality of spray nozzles spaced apart and secured on the upper and lower surfaces, and (d) a duct system for fluid coupling the fluid inlet to the spray nozzles, each spray strip is bendably and fluid coupled to the next forming a flexible spray mat which is positionable into and removable out of selected ones of the planar spaces between each two adjacent rows of the heat exchange tubes.

Liquid cooling device and projection device
20220034591 · 2022-02-03 ·

A liquid cooling device includes a first liquid cooling row having a first inflow end and a first outflow end for liquid to flow in a first direction, a second liquid cooling row having a second inflow end and a second outflow end, and a fan. The second liquid cooling row is disposed opposite to the first liquid cooling row. The second inflow end is connected to the first outflow end for the liquid flowing out from the first outflow end to flows in a second direction opposite to the first direction. Airflow generated by the fan sequentially flows through the second and first liquid cooling rows to cool the liquid. A projection device having the liquid cooling device is also provided.