A total heat exchange element includes partition plates, and spacers shaped into a corrugated shape in which a plurality of apexes are connected by side walls, the partition plates and the spacers being stacked such that extending directions of the plurality of apexes intersect between the spacers adjacent to each other. A plurality of flow paths include flow paths each having a shape which is line-symmetrical with respect to a straight line extending in the stacking direction, and flow paths each having a shape which is not line-symmetrical with respect to a straight line extending in the stacking direction. The length of the side walls constituting the flow paths each having a shape which is not line-symmetrical is longer than the length of the side walls constituting the flow paths having a shape which is line-symmetrical.

The invention relates to a heat exchanger that is configured to permit an exchange of heat between a first fluid and a second fluid that circulate in passage paths formed by plates (14a, 14b) and fins (16a, 16b) of the heat exchanger, the fluids flowing in a multitude of passage channels (10) each consisting of a closed space (12) delimited by two adjacent plates and two adjacent fins, characterized in that each plate extends along a non-planar surface following at least a first oscillating curve, and each fin further following at least one second oscillating curve along at least one second main direction, in such a way that each passage path allows the fluid to flow in the closed space along a fluid direction defined by a generatrix that is a combination at least of the first oscillating curve and the second oscillating curve.

A method for manufacturing a counter flow total heat exchanger is disclosed. The method for manufacturing a counter flow total heat exchanger, according to the present invention, comprises the steps of: inserting, between a pair of rollers (210, 210a) having protrusions formed on the surface thereof, a first paper having a first width, so as to form same into a single face corrugated cardboard sheet (T) having flow paths (111c, 121c); attaching the corrugated cardboard sheet (T) to a middle region of a second paper having a second width that is wider than the first width; cutting, into a length corresponding to guide corrugated cardboards (111, 121), the second paper to which the corrugated cardboard sheet (T) is attached; and cutting the second paper by means of a liner (130) having triangular resin tube coupling surfaces (133) formed on both sides of the cut guide corrugated cardboards (111, 121).

A method for manufacturing a heat exchanger includes: providing a porous material that has a porosity of about 30% to about 80%; forming an oxide layer on a surface of the porous material by heat treating the porous material at a temperature in a range of 600° C. to 900° C. for a time period in a range of 8 hours to 12 hours in air; and integrating the porous material into a cold side flow passage of the heat exchanger.

A heat exchanger including a corrugated heat transfer sheet having a first surface and a second surface on opposite sides thereof, a first flow channel for a first fluid flow in a first flow direction parallel to a longitudinal direction, and a second flow channel for a second fluid flow in a second flow direction parallel to the longitudinal direction, the second flow direction being opposite to the first flow direction. The heat exchanger includes a channel dividing system which provides the first flow channel and the second flow channel on opposite sides of the corrugated heat transfer sheet such that the first fluid flow is adapted to be in contact with the first surface, and the second fluid flow is adapted to be in contact with the second surface.

Methods and systems are provided for a heat exchanger. In one example, the heat exchanger may dissipate energy generated by a battery module and may include a first plate and a second plate arranged in opposed facing relation to one another. A plurality of flow passages may be formed between the first and second plates, the plurality of flow passages including at least one multipass fluid flow passage with at least three longitudinally-extending legs.

A plate (2) for a plate kind heat exchanger (1) is disclosed. The plate (2) is provided with a plurality of corrugations (8), a cross-section of the plate (2) thereby defining a plurality of hills (9) and valleys (10) which define flow paths along surfaces of the plate (2). The hills (9) and/or the valleys (10) have a shape which is asymmetrical with respect to a center line (11, 12) intersecting a top point of the hill (9) and/or valley (10). A plate kind heat exchanger (1) having a plurality of such plates (2) arranged in a stacked configuration, where the hills (9) and valleys (10) formed in the plates (2) define flow paths between the plates (2) is also disclosed.

A total heat exchange element includes a stacked body that is formed by alternately stacking a first layer provided with a first passage through which a first air flow passes and a second layer provided with a second passage through which a second air flow passes. The stacked body includes a partition member between the first layer and the second layer, a spacing member provided in the first layer and the second layer and maintaining a spacing between the partition members facing each other, and a latent heat shielding member provided partly on the partition member and shielding transfer of latent heat between the first air flow and the second air flow through the partition member.

In a first and second corrugated portions of a first and second heat transfer plates, first front-side convex portions that are convex toward one side in a first direction and first back-side convex portions that are convex toward the opposite side in the first direction are alternately formed along a second direction. In at least one end of both ends of each of the first front-side convex portions in the second direction, a first front-side protruding portion protruding toward another first front-side convex portion is provided. The first front-side protruding portion is contactable with the second heat transfer plate. In at least one end of both ends of each of the second front-side convex portions in the second direction, a second front-side protruding portion protruding toward another second front-side convex portion is provided. The second front-side protruding portion is contactable with the first heat transfer plate.

A heat exchanger (4) has fluid flow channels (6) with at least one heat exchanging surface (10) which has an undulating surface section for which the surface profile varies along a predetermined direction such that at a first edge (E1) the surface profile follows a first transverse wave (20), at a second edge (E)2 the surface profile follows a second transverse wave (22) and at an intermediate point I between the edges the surface profile follows a third transverse wave (24). The third transverse wave (24) has a different phase, frequency or amplitude to the first and second transverse waves so that chevron-shaped ridges and valleys are formed. This improves the mixing of fluid passing through the channel and hence the heat exchange efficiency.