Background technology
Existing schematic diagram with heat exchanger of flat tube assembly has been shown among Fig. 1.As shown in fig. 1, heat exchanger has flat tube assembly P ', and the first section flat tube P that is arranged on flat tube assembly P '
1' and second section flat tube P
2' the header H of end
1And H
2Flat tube assembly P ' is formed by a flat tube, and has first section adjacent flat tube P
1' and second section flat tube P
2' (only showing two sections flat tubes among the figure, also can be the multistage flat tube), and at first section flat tube P
1' and second section flat tube P
1' between linkage section flat tube P
12'.First section flat tube P
1' with linkage section flat tube P
12' form the first wreath piece J by reversing relatively
1', and second section flat tube P
2' with linkage section flat tube P
12' form the second wreath piece J by reversing relatively
2', form the flat tube assembly P ' shown in the figure thus.In the heat exchanger that constitutes by this flat tube assembly P ', air along the direction shown in the arrow A from first section flat tube P
1' and second section flat tube P
2' between the space that forms outside this space, blow.As shown in fig. 1, dotted arrow RL is illustrated in first section flat tube P
1' in be in the flow direction of the cold-producing medium of leeward side, and solid arrow RW is illustrated in first section flat tube P
1' in be in the flow direction of the cold-producing medium of windward side.
The schematic diagram of the process of above-mentioned flat tube assembly P ' has been shown among Fig. 2, as shown in Figure 2, by linkage section flat tube P with respect to the roughly camber of flat tube assembly P '
12' T in the clockwise direction
1' reverse first section flat tube P
1' and form the first wreath piece J
1', and with respect to linkage section flat tube P
12' T in the counterclockwise direction
2' reverse second section flat tube P
2' and form the second wreath piece J
2', form flat tube assembly P '.
In the flat tube assembly P ' shown in Fig. 1, at first section flat tube P
1' in the cold-producing medium of leeward side at second section flat tube P
2' in still be in leeward side, at first section flat tube P
1' in the cold-producing medium of windward side at second section flat tube P
2' in still be in windward side, cause the cold-producing medium heat exchange among the flat tube assembly P ' inhomogeneous thus.
If above-mentioned heat exchanger is as evaporimeter, air successively passes through the windward side and the leeward side of heat exchanger, blow out heat exchanger then, the air themperature of windward side can be higher than the air themperature of leeward side like this, according to heat exchanger heat transfer formula Q=KA Δ T, the heat exchange amount that can obtain windward side will be greater than the heat exchange amount of leeward side.Cause windward side refrigerant temperature field and leeward side refrigerant temperature field inhomogeneous, the outlet degree of superheat of windward side cold-producing medium influences the heat exchange property of heat exchanger greater than the outlet degree of superheat of leeward side cold-producing medium, can not give full play to the potentiality of heat exchanger.If also there is similar problem in above-mentioned heat exchanger as condenser.
In the evaporimeter air with the refrigeration heat exchange temperature variation curve as shown in Figure 3, wherein dotted line is illustrated in first section flat tube P
1' in be in the cold-producing medium of leeward side from header H
1Flow to header H
2Variations in temperature, and solid line is illustrated in first section flat tube P
1' in be in the cold-producing medium of windward side from header H
1Flow to header H
2Variations in temperature, as can be seen from the figure, first section flat tube P
1' in be in the cold-producing medium of leeward side and at first section flat tube P
1' in be in windward side cold-producing medium along with from header H
1Flow to header H
2The temperature difference strengthens gradually.
Summary of the invention
The heat exchanger that the purpose of this invention is to provide a kind of flat tube assembly and have this flat tube assembly can improve the heat exchange performance of flat tube assembly and heat exchanger thus.
According to an aspect of the present invention, the invention provides a kind of flat tube assembly that is used for heat exchanger, this flat tube assembly is made of a flat tube, and this flat tube has the first relative side surface and second side surface, and this flat tube assembly comprises: adjacent first section flat tube and second section flat tube; And be connected linkage section flat tube between first section flat tube and the second section flat tube, and first section flat tube reverses with respect to second section flat tube, and second side surface that makes first side surface of the section of winning flat tube and second section flat tube is roughly towards identical direction.
According to an aspect of the present invention, the invention provides a kind of flat tube assembly that is used for heat exchanger, this flat tube assembly is made of a flat tube, and this flat tube assembly comprises: adjacent first section flat tube and second section flat tube; And being connected linkage section flat tube between first section flat tube and the second section flat tube, first section flat tube reverses roughly 180 degree with respect to second section flat tube.
According to an aspect of the present invention, the invention provides a kind of be used to the connect first section flat tube of flat tube of heat exchanger assembly and the linkage section flat tube of second section flat tube, this linkage section flat tube is made of a flat tube, one end of this flat tube is used for linking to each other with first section flat tube and the other end is used for linking to each other with second section flat tube, and wherein a described end of this flat tube reverses roughly 180 degree with respect to the described other end.
According to an aspect of the present invention, the invention provides a kind of method that is used to process the flat tube assembly of heat exchanger, this method comprises the steps: to provide the flat tube of predetermined length, the flat tube of this predetermined length comprises first section flat tube and second section flat tube, and the linkage section flat tube between first section flat tube and the second section flat tube; Make first section flat tube reverse roughly 180 degree with respect to second section flat tube.
According to an aspect of the present invention, the invention provides a kind of method that is used to form the linkage section flat tube, this linkage section flat tube connects first section flat tube and second section flat tube of flat tube of heat exchanger assembly, one end of this linkage section flat tube is used for linking to each other with first section flat tube and the other end is used for linking to each other with second section flat tube, described method comprises the steps: to provide the flat tube of predetermined length, this flat tube has the first relative side surface and second side surface, one end of flat tube is reversed with respect to the other end, and second side surface of first side surface of the flat tube that making wins holds and the flat tube of second end is roughly towards identical direction.
According to an aspect of the present invention, the invention provides a kind of heat exchanger, this heat exchanger comprises: above-mentioned flat tube assembly; Be arranged in first section flat tube of flat tube assembly and second section flat tube at least one the end and the header that is communicated with this end fluid; And air blast, this air blast is used for towards flat tube assembly blow air.
The present invention is by adopting said structure, for example, can balanced cold-producing medium and the heat transfer temperature difference of air, can improve the heat exchange efficiency of heat exchanger.
The specific embodiment
The present invention will be further described below in conjunction with the drawings and the specific embodiments.
As shown in Figure 4, heat exchanger has flat tube assembly P according to an embodiment of the invention, and the first section flat tube P that is separately positioned on flat tube assembly P
1With second section flat tube P
2The header H of end
1And H
2Flat tube assembly P has first section adjacent flat tube P
1With second section flat tube P
2, and be connected first section flat tube P
1With second section flat tube P
1Between linkage section flat tube P
12Angle between first section flat tube and the second section flat tube is roughly 0 to 90 degree or other any suitable angle.This heat exchanger also has air blast, and this air blast is used for towards flat tube assembly blow air.
This flat tube assembly P is made of a flat tube, and flat tube can be any existing flat tube.
First section flat tube P
1With respect to second section flat tube P
2Reverse, make the section of winning flat tube P
1With respect to second section flat tube P
2Reverse roughly 180 degree.
As selection, this flat tube has the first relative side surface and second side surface, and the 3rd relative side surface and the 4th side surface, and the width of first side surface and second side surface is greater than the width of the 3rd side surface and the 4th side surface.Fin between the flat tube of first side surface and second side surface and heat exchanger contacts and almost parallel each other.First section flat tube P
1With respect to second section flat tube P
2Reverse, make the section of winning flat tube P
1First side surface and second section flat tube P
2Second side surface roughly towards identical direction.First side surface of described first section flat tube and second side surface of second section flat tube can be roughly in same planes.That is, first side surface and second side surface can be and the contacted surface of the fin of heat exchanger.
First section flat tube P
1With respect to second section flat tube P
2Reverse, can be first section flat tube P
1Around being parallel to first section flat tube P
1Center line or the straight line of longitudinal axis with respect to second section flat tube P
2Reverse.As selection, first section flat tube P
1With respect to second section flat tube P
2Reverse, can be first section flat tube P
1Around first section flat tube P
1Center line or longitudinal axis with respect to second section flat tube P
2Reverse.
As of living among Fig. 5-6, first section flat tube P
1With linkage section flat tube P
12Form the first wreath piece J by reversing relatively
1, and second section flat tube P
2With linkage section flat tube P
12Form the second wreath piece J by reversing relatively
2, form the flat tube assembly P shown in the figure thus.First section flat tube P
1With respect to linkage section flat tube P
12Reverse first angle and second section flat tube P
2With respect to linkage section flat tube P
12Reverse second angle, make the section of winning flat tube P thus
1With respect to second section flat tube P
2Reverse.The scope of first angle and second angle can for roughly 45 to 135 the degree.According to technological requirement, the scope of first angle and second angle also can for roughly 0 to 180 the degree.First section flat tube P
1With respect to linkage section flat tube P
12To reverse can be first section flat tube P
1Around being parallel to first section flat tube P
1Center line or the straight line of longitudinal axis with respect to linkage section flat tube P
12Reverse and second section flat tube P
2With respect to linkage section flat tube P
12To reverse can be second section flat tube P
2Around being parallel to second section flat tube P
2Center line or the straight line of longitudinal axis with respect to linkage section flat tube P
12Reverse.As selection, first section flat tube P
1With respect to linkage section flat tube P
12To reverse can be first section flat tube P
1Around first section flat tube P
1Center line or longitudinal axis with respect to linkage section flat tube P
12Reverse and second section flat tube P
2With respect to linkage section flat tube P
12To reverse can be second section flat tube P
2Around second section flat tube P
2Center line or longitudinal axis with respect to connecting the x section of connecing flat tube P
12Reverse.Assembling for convenience, linkage section flat tube P
12Or linkage section flat tube P
12Mid portion can have substantially conical in shape so that the linkage section flat tube P of a plurality of flat tube assemblies
12Overlapped.
The method of the flat tube assembly that is used to process heat exchanger according to an embodiment of the invention is described below.
The method that is used to process the flat tube assembly P of heat exchanger according to an embodiment of the invention comprises the steps: that as shown in Figure 5 at first, provide the flat tube of predetermined length, the flat tube of this predetermined length comprises first section flat tube P
1With second section flat tube P
2, and first section flat tube P
1With second section flat tube P
2Between linkage section flat tube P
12Then, make first section flat tube P
1With respect to second section flat tube P
2Reverse roughly 180 degree.
Make first section flat tube P
1With respect to second section flat tube P
2The step of reversing can comprise: make first section flat tube P
1With respect to linkage section flat tube P
12Reverse first angle and make second section flat tube P
2With respect to linkage section flat tube P
12Reverse second angle.The scope of first angle and second angle can for roughly 45 to 135 the degree.According to technological requirement, the scope of first angle and second angle also can for roughly 0 to 180 the degree.
Next, can crooked linkage section flat tube P
12, make linkage section flat tube P
12Or linkage section flat tube P
12Pars intermedia be divided into roughly arc.As selection, can and make first section flat tube P after the step of the flat tube that predetermined length is provided
1With respect to linkage section flat tube P
12Reverse first angle and make second section flat tube P
2With respect to linkage section flat tube P
12Reverse before the step of second angle crooked linkage section flat tube P
12, make linkage section flat tube P
12Or linkage section flat tube P
12Pars intermedia be divided into roughly arc.Can pass through crooked linkage section flat tube P
12, make first section flat tube P
1With second section flat tube P
2Between angle be roughly 0 to 90 the degree.As shown in Figure 5, by linkage section flat tube P with respect to the roughly camber of flat tube assembly P
12T in the clockwise direction
1Reverse first section flat tube P
1And form the first wreath piece J
1, and with respect to linkage section flat tube P
12T in the clockwise direction
2Reverse second section flat tube P
2And form the second wreath piece J
2, thus, form flat tube assembly P.According to the dogleg section at the top of flat tube assembly P of the present invention by an arc flat pipe carry out twice clockwise distortion form.
In the heat exchanger that flat tube assembly P constitutes according to an embodiment of the invention, air along the direction shown in the arrow A from first section flat tube P
1With second section flat tube P
2Between the space that forms outside this space, blow.In addition, air also can be from first section flat tube P
1With second section flat tube P
2The top by first section flat tube P
1With second section flat tube P
2Between this space, lateral in the space that forms blow, promptly air is along blowing in the opposite direction with the side shown in the arrow A.In addition, air also can blow with any other suitable manner well known in the art.As shown in Figure 4, dotted arrow RL is illustrated in first section flat tube P
1In be in the flow direction of the cold-producing medium of leeward side, and solid arrow RW is illustrated in first section flat tube P
1In be in the flow direction of the cold-producing medium of windward side.
As shown in Figure 4, by the flat tube distortion mode at change heat exchanger top, two heat exchanger windward sides and leeward side are alternately about making.The cold-producing medium that dotted arrow RL represents is a leeward side at the left side heat exchanger, just becomes windward side to the right side heat exchanger; The cold-producing medium that solid arrow RW represents is a windward side at the left side heat exchanger, just becomes leeward side to the right side heat exchanger.Like this can balanced cold-producing medium and the heat transfer temperature difference of air, can improve the heat exchange efficiency of heat exchanger.
When heat exchanger according to the present invention when the evaporimeter, the temperature curve of air and cold-producing medium as shown in Figure 6, wherein dotted line is illustrated in first section flat tube P
1In be in the cold-producing medium of leeward side from header H
1Flow to header H
2Variations in temperature, and solid line is illustrated in first section flat tube P
1In be in the cold-producing medium of windward side from header H
1Flow to header H
2Variations in temperature, as can be seen from the figure, first section flat tube P
1' in be in the cold-producing medium of leeward side and at first section flat tube P
1' in be in windward side cold-producing medium along with from header H
1Flow to header H
2The temperature difference reduces gradually.That is, because left side heat exchanger leeward side cold-producing medium transfers windward side to the right side, left side heat exchanger windward side transfers leeward side to the right side, can balanced cold-producing medium in the temperature field of heat exchanger, assurance exports the identical degree of superheat, has improved the heat transfer efficiency of heat exchanger.
Evaporimeter can be used as according to this heat exchanger of the present invention, also condenser can be used as.The air intake mode of heat exchanger shown in Figure 5 is last air-out, and heat exchanger of the present invention is equally applicable to down the air-out mode of air-out and horizontal air-out.
In addition, principle of the present invention can be applied to various heat exchangers, for example the heat exchanger shown in Fig. 7-9.
Heat exchanger shown in Fig. 7 is the N type heat exchanger, and this heat exchanger comprises: flat tube assembly P, and the first section flat tube P that is separately positioned on flat tube assembly P
1With the 3rd section flat tube P
3The header H of end
1And H
2Flat tube assembly P has first section flat tube P
1, second section flat tube P
2, the 3rd section flat tube P
3, be connected first section flat tube P
1With second section flat tube P
2Between linkage section flat tube P
12And be connected first section flat tube P
2With second section flat tube P
3Between linkage section flat tube P
23
Heat exchanger shown in Fig. 8 is M or W type heat exchanger, and this heat exchanger comprises: flat tube assembly P, and the first section flat tube P that is separately positioned on flat tube assembly P
1With the 4th section flat tube P
4The header H of end
1And H
2Flat tube assembly P has first section flat tube P
1, second section flat tube P
2, the 3rd section flat tube P
3, the 4th section flat tube P
4, be connected first section flat tube P
1With second section flat tube P
2Between linkage section flat tube P
12, be connected second section flat tube P
2With the 3rd section flat tube P
3Between linkage section flat tube P
23And be connected the 3rd section flat tube P
3With the 4th section flat tube P
4Between linkage section flat tube P
34
Heat exchanger shown in Fig. 9 is double-deck A type heat exchanger, and this heat exchanger comprises: flat tube assembly P, and the first section flat tube P that is separately positioned on flat tube assembly P
1With the 4th section flat tube P
4The header H of end
1And H
2Flat tube assembly P has first section flat tube P
1, second section flat tube P
2, the 3rd section flat tube P
3, the 4th section flat tube P
4, be connected first section flat tube P
1With second section flat tube P
2Between linkage section flat tube P
12, be connected second section flat tube P
2With the 3rd section flat tube P
3Between linkage section flat tube P
23And be connected the 3rd section flat tube P
3With the 4th section flat tube P
4Between linkage section flat tube P
34
Below with reference to the first section flat tube P being used to connect flat tube of heat exchanger assembly of Fig. 4-5 description according to the embodiment of the invention
1With second section flat tube P
2Linkage section flat tube P
12With reference to Fig. 4-5, this linkage section flat tube P
12Be made of a flat tube, an end of this flat tube is used for and first section flat tube P
1Continuous and the other end is used for and second section flat tube P
2Link to each other.A described end of this flat tube reverses roughly 180 degree with respect to the described other end.Utilize this linkage section flat tube P
12The first section flat tube P that connects the flat tube of heat exchanger assembly
1With second section flat tube P
2Can realize above-mentioned advantage of the present invention.
A described end of this flat tube and the mid portion between the described other end can have the shape of arc substantially, and an end of this flat tube reverses roughly with respect to the other end, and the formed wreath piece of 180 degree can lay respectively between a described end and the described other end and the described mid portion.Assembling for convenience, mid portion can have conical in shape substantially, so that a plurality of mid portion can overlappedly be arranged.
As selection, this flat tube also has the mid portion between a described end and the described other end, and an end of this flat tube reverses roughly with respect to the other end, and 180 degree form in the following way: a described end reverses first angle with respect to mid portion and the described other end reverses second angle with respect to mid portion.The scope of first angle and second angle can for roughly 45 to 135 the degree.According to technological requirement, the scope of first angle and second angle also can for roughly 0 to 180 the degree.
Below with reference to the method that be used to form linkage section flat tube of Fig. 4-5 description according to the embodiment of the invention.This linkage section flat tube P
12An end be used for and first section flat tube P
1Continuous and the other end is used for and second section flat tube P
2Link to each other.Described method comprises the steps: at first to provide the flat tube of predetermined length, and this flat tube has the first relative side surface and second side surface.Then, an end of flat tube is reversed with respect to the other end, second side surface of flat tube that making first side surface of flat tube of the end of winning and second end is roughly towards identical direction.This flat tube can also have the 3rd relative side surface and the 4th side surface, and the width of first side surface and second side surface is greater than the width of the 3rd side surface and the 4th side surface.In other words, first side surface and second side surface are two surfaces of the broad of flat tube, and the 3rd side surface and the 4th side surface are two narrower surfaces of flat tube.
One end of flat tube is finished in the following way with respect to the step that the other end reverses: a described end reverses first angle with respect to the mid portion of linkage section flat tube and the described other end reverses second angle with respect to mid portion, and wherein the mid portion of this linkage section flat tube is between a described end and the described other end.
This method can also comprise the steps: the mid portion of crooked flat tube, makes roughly arc of mid portion.As selection, after the flat tube of predetermined length is provided and before the end with flat tube reverses with respect to the other end, the mid portion of crooked flat tube makes the pars intermedia of flat tube be divided into roughly arc.
Although described embodiments of the invention in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, under the situation that does not deviate from inventive concept of the present invention, can make amendment to the foregoing description.
In addition, above-mentioned technical characterictic of the present invention or various structure can make up mutually and form new structure, and this combination obviously within the scope of the invention.