A brazed plate heat exchanger (10) comprises an end plate (11) and a stack of heat exchanger plates (12, 12a, 12b) provided with a pattern comprising ridges (R) and grooves (G) adapted to form contact points (16) between neighbouring heat exchanger plates such that the heat exchanger plates form interplate flow channels for media to 5 exchange heat over the heat exchanger plates, the heat exchanger plates further being provided with port openings (O1-O4) for selective fluid communication with the flow channels, wherein the port openings are surrounded by port opening areas (13) for sealing against a corresponding port opening area of a neighbouring heat exchanger plate, wherein neighbouring heat exchanger plates are connected by brazing joints at said contact points (16), wherein the end plate (11) is provided with port openings (O1-O4) and flat areas (14) around the port openings in a common plane, wherein a plurality of ridges (R) of the heat exchanger plates, in an area overlapping any of said flat areas (14) of the end plate (11), are formed with an indentation (15), wherein said indentations (15) of a heat exchanger plate (12, 12a) adjacent the end plate (11) connect a flow channel, formed between the end plate and the adjacent heat exchanger plate (12, 12a), with a neighbouring flow channel to allow distribution of media between them. A brazing joint for connecting neighbouring heat exchanger plates is arranged between the port opening area (13) and at least one of said indentations (15).

A heat dissipation device includes a base plate and a plurality of fins arranged on the base plate. Each fin includes a fin body including a first metal sheet and a second metal sheet coupled to each other, wherein the fin body is curved and includes a first portion and a second portion transverse to the first portion, an evaporation channel defined in the first portion, one or more connecting channels disposed in the first portion and in fluid communication with the evaporation channel, a condensation channel defined in the second portion, and one or more auxiliary channels disposed in the second portion and in fluid communication with the one or more connecting channels and the condensation channel.

A plate heat exchanger without straight flow channels is provided, for exchanging heat between fluids. Said heat exchanger, comprises a start plate, an end plate and a number of heat exchanger plates provided with a pressed pattern of ridges and grooves with a pitch. The heat exchanger plates are kept at a distance from each other by contact between ridges and grooves of neighboring plates in contact points, when said plates are being stacked onto one another. Flow channels are thus formed between said plates, the contact points are positioned so that no straight lines are formed along the length of the heat exchanger plates.

A layer for a heat exchanger includes: an inlet; an outlet; an upper sheet; a lower sheet; a fluid flowpath defined between the upper sheet and lower sheet and from the inlet to the outlet; and at least one pin disposed in the flowpath and connecting the upper sheet to the lower sheet; wherein the lower sheet has a first undulating profile. The upper sheet has a second undulating profile different from the first undulating profile. Also disclosed is a heat exchanger including the layer, and a method of making a layer for a heat exchanger.

A heat dissipation device includes a base plate and a plurality of fins arranged on the base plate. Each fin includes a fin body including a first metal sheet and a second metal sheet coupled to each other, wherein the fin body is curved and includes a first portion and a second portion transverse to the first portion, an evaporation channel defined in the first portion, one or more connecting channels disposed in the first portion and in fluid communication with the evaporation channel, a condensation channel defined in the second portion, and one or more auxiliary channels disposed in the second portion and in fluid communication with the one or more connecting channels and the condensation channel.

A method includes providing a first metal sheet and a second metal sheet, printing a plurality of channels on the first metal sheet, bonding the first metal sheet and the second metal sheet to each other to obtain a fin body, bending a first portion of the fin body to be transverse to a second portion of the fin body, separating the first metal sheet and the second metal sheet from each other to form the plurality of channels, introducing working fluid in the plurality of channels, and sealing the first metal sheet and the second metal sheet.

A plate heat exchanger comprises heat exchanger plates each comprising a heat exchanger area extending in parallel with an extension plane and comprising a corrugation extending from a primary level on one side of the extension plane to a secondary level on an opposite side of the extension plane. Four porthole areas enclose a respective porthole and comprise two first porthole areas comprising a respective annular base area around the porthole at the secondary level. Each first porthole area comprises a first annular ridge around the porthole and projecting from the annular base area to the primary level, and a second annular ridge around and at a distance from the first annular ridge and projecting from the annular base area to the primary level. The first and second annular ridges are through-broken by a number of depressions.

The invention relates to a heat exchanger plate (10) of a heat exchanger, the heat exchanger plate (10) comprising two faces (12, 13) extending between two lateral edges and two longitudinal edges (15) of said heat exchanger plate (10). The heat exchanger plate (10) comprises at least an opening (16) extending from a first face (12) to a second face (13) of the heat exchanger plate (10). The opening (16) is delimited by a collar (17) that is arranged around the opening (16). The heat exchanger plate (10) comprises at least a dimple (18) protruding above at least one of the faces (12, 13). Said dimple (18) comprises at least a flat area (19) and a sloped area (20), said sloped area (20) being interposed between the collar (17) and the flat area (19).

A heat transfer plate includes a heat transfer area provided with a heat transfer pattern comprising elongate alternately arranged heat transfer ridges and valleys, a respective top portion of the ridges extending in a top plane and a respective bottom portion of the valleys extending in a bottom plane. The heat transfer ridges comprise ridge contact areas within which the ridges are arranged to abut an adjacent first heat transfer plate. Within at least half of the heat transfer area, the top portions of the ridges have a first width w1, and the bottom portions of the valleys have a second width w2, w1≠w2. The top portion of a number of first heat transfer ridges of the heat transfer ridges, within a respective first ridge contact area of the ridge contact areas, has a third width w3, wherein, if w1>w2 then w3<w1, and, if w1<w2 then w3>w1.

A heat exchange plate for use in a plate-type heat exchanger, and a plate-type heat exchanger having same. The heat exchange plate having a heat exchange portion and a port portion; fluids having different temperatures exchange heat with each other by means of the heat exchange portion; an opening used as the port of the heat exchanger is formed in the port portion. The heat exchange plate includes a first side and a second side in a direction perprendicular to the heat exchange plate; the port portion is provided with a contact porition that is in contact with the port portion of another heat exchange plate at the first side, and a protrusion protruding towards the second side relative to the contact portion. The heat exchange plate and the plate-type heat exchanger of the embodiments of the present invention can, for example, improve the quality of the port portion of the heat exchange plate of the heat exchanger.