F28D7/024

HEAT EXCHANGER

A heat exchanger with centric structure for waste heat recovery is disclosed. The heat exchanger (2) includes an annular heat exchange passage (10) with an array of heat exchange pipes located therein and a bypass passage (6) located concentrically within the heat exchange passage. A valve arrangement (40) is provided to switch the flow of exhaust gas between a duty mode and a bypass mode. The valve arrangement comprises a central chamber and a valve plug (96) that is axially movable between a duty position and a bypass position.

Efficient suction-line heat exchanger

A heat exchanger includes a shell, a coiled tube, and a swirler. The shell has an inlet and an outlet and forms a cavity. A first of a liquid refrigerant and a vapor refrigerant enters the inlet of the shell. The coiled tube is positioned within the cavity and is connected to an inlet tube from outside the shell and an outlet tube to outside the shell. A second of the liquid refrigerant and the vapor refrigerant enters the inlet tube of the coiled tube. The swirler is arranged adjacent the inlet of the shell and is dimensioned to distribute the first of the liquid refrigerant and the vapor refrigerant across the coiled tube.

Coil wound heat exchanger

A coil-wound heat exchanger with mixed refrigerant shell side cooling that is adapted to reduce radial temperature maldistribution by providing tube sheets at one end of a warm bundle that are each connected to tube sheets in a single circumferential zone and are in fluid flow communication with a control valve. Tube sheets at the other end of the warm bundle are each connected to tube sheets in a single radial section and in multiple circumferential zones. A temperature sensor is provided in each circumferential zone. When a temperature difference is detected, one or more of the control valves is adjusted to reduce the temperature difference.

GAS-LIQUID SEPARATION DEVICE AND THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
20230213251 · 2023-07-06 ·

A gas-liquid separation device includes a heat exchange member having a heat exchange tube spirally wound around a first cylinder body. The heat exchange tube includes a first flow passage, a tube wall surrounding the first flow passage, and a first extension portion protruding from the tube wall. A second flow passage is formed between the first cylinder body, the second cylinder body, and the heat exchange tube. The first extension portion is located in the second flow passage. A heat exchange area between the heat exchange tube and a fluid in the second flow passage is increased. The heat exchange effect between a fluid in the first flow passage and the fluid in the second flow passage is improved. A thermal management system having the gas-liquid separation device is also disclosed.

Support of heat exchangers made of wound tubes

A heat exchanger, comprising: a tube bundle having at least one tube for receiving a fluid medium, wherein the at least one tube is wound about a core tube which extends along a longitudinal axis, and a first tube section of the at least one tube rests against at least one web which extends along the tube core and at least one first bracket element for securing the first tube section to the at least one web, the at least one first bracket element having a lower face which faces the first tube section and rests against the first tube section. The invention additionally relates to a securing system and to a method.

FUEL CELL SYSTEM

The invention relates to a fuel cell system (10) comprising at least one fuel cell stack (11) having an anode section (12) and a cathode section (13), an ejector (14), a fuel mixture line (15) for conveying a fuel mixture—containing primary fuel and secondary fuel—from the ejector (14) to the anode section (12), a primary fuel line (16) for supplying the primary fuel to the ejector (14), and a recirculation line (17) for returning the secondary fuel from the anode section (16) to the ejector (14), wherein at least sections of the primary fuel line (16) extend through a heat exchange volume (18) within the recirculation line (17) for a heat-transmitting connection between the secondary fuel and the primary fuel.

COOLING SYSTEM FOR DOWNHOLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE

The present invention is related to cooling systems for electronic devices used in downhole operations. In this scenario, the present invention provides a downhole electronic device cooling system comprising a first heat exchanger element (1) internal to a heat exchanger vessel (3), and a second heat exchanger element (2) associated with the electronic device (4), wherein the first (1) and second (2) heat exchanger elements are in fluid communication by a cooling fluid, wherein the heat exchanger vessel (3) allows the circulation of a secondary cooling fluid,

AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM, AND HEAT EXCHANGE SYSTEM FOR HEAT DISSIPATION OF ELECTRONIC CONTROL ASSEMBLY OF AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM
20230033824 · 2023-02-02 ·

An air conditioning system includes a first system and a second system. The first system includes a compressor, a first heat exchanger, a second heat exchanger, an electronic control assembly, and a first throttle. The second system includes a first heat exchange assembly and a heat exchange member. The first heat exchange assembly includes a first channel and a second channel isolated from each other. A second communication port of the first channel is in communication with a second opening of the compressor or a second opening of the second heat exchanger. A first communication port of the heat exchange member is in communication with a first communication port of the second channel A second communication port of the heat exchange member is in communication with a second communication port of the second channel. The heat exchange member includes a heat dissipation surface in contact with the electronic control assembly.

Condensation Heat Exchanger
20220341684 · 2022-10-27 · ·

A condensation heat exchanger including at least one helically-coiled tube, inside which a fluid to be heated can circulate, a deflector, and a shell mounted inside which the tube, the shell having a gas-discharge sleeve having a bottom and a facade for feeding and/or producing a hot gas, inside the shell. The shell comprises a tubular metallic shroud closed at its two ends by a facade and a bottom, wherein the bottom is made of composite plastic, the rear edge of the shroud has a plurality of fastening tongues, the bottom has, at its periphery, a plurality of fastening slots arranged along at least part of its circumference, each fastening slot bordered longitudinally by a first longitudinal rib projecting outwardly, and wherein each fastening tongue is inserted into a fastening slot and folded twice around the first rib.

EFFICIENT SUCTION-LINE HEAT EXCHANGER

A heat exchanger includes a shell, a coiled tube, and a swirler. The shell has an inlet and an outlet and forms a cavity. A first of a liquid refrigerant and a vapor refrigerant enters the inlet of the shell. The coiled tube is positioned within the cavity and is connected to an inlet tube from outside the shell and an outlet tube to outside the shell. A second of the liquid refrigerant and the vapor refrigerant enters the inlet tube of the coiled tube. The swirler is arranged adjacent the inlet of the shell and is dimensioned to distribute the first of the liquid refrigerant and the vapor refrigerant across the coiled tube.