Summary of the invention
Main purpose of the present invention is for the problems referred to above of the prior art, provides a kind of and solves the delay that refrigerant in header produces because of gravity, the header that can improve parallel-flow heat exchanger heat exchange property.
In order to realize goal of the invention, the invention provides a kind of header, comprise the first cavity and the second cavity that are arranged side by side, described first cavity is provided with the flat hole in order to grafting flat tube, be provided with the refrigerant dispensing orifice both be communicated with between described second cavity and the first cavity, a part of refrigerant in refrigerant pipeline flows to the first cavity from the second cavity; Described header also comprises the 3rd cavity being arranged on the first cavity lower end, and described 3rd cavity communicates with the first cavity, and another part refrigerant in refrigerant pipeline flows to the first cavity from the bottom to top from described 3rd cavity.
Preferably, refrigerant inlet pipe inserts the 3rd cavity, and the 3rd cavity is communicated with the lower end of the second cavity.
Preferably, the port of refrigerant inlet pipe is positioned at the 3rd cavity, and is positioned at the position near spray-hole, and refrigerant has the static pressure larger than the second cavity lower end intercommunicating pore at spray-hole place.
Preferably, refrigerant inlet pipe is the second cavity of top closure, and its part be arranged in the first cavity is provided with refrigerant dispensing orifice, and refrigerant inlet pipe is also positioned at the 3rd cavity, and the pipeline section being positioned at the 3rd cavity is provided with tap hole.
Preferably, plate body is provided with in described first cavity, this plate body is connected with the internal face of cavity and realizes sealing, flat tube patchhole side is wherein had to be the first cavity, opposite side is the second cavity, between the lower surface of the first cavity and the 3rd cavity, be provided with dividing plate, and dividing plate connects and seals the end face of the first cavity, dividing plate has spray-hole be communicated with the first cavity and the 3rd cavity, above-mentioned plate body surrounds with opposite side cavity inner wall face the intercommunicating pore being communicated with the 3rd cavity and the second cavity.
Preferably, be provided with division board between described first cavity and the 3rd cavity, described division board is provided with spray-hole, the edge of this division board and the first cavity port inner wall face mating shapes.
Preferably, in described first cavity, be also provided with contracted flow plate, the edge of this contracted flow plate and the first cavity inner wall face mating shapes, be provided with the contracted flow plate intercommunicating pore being communicated with this contracted flow plate upper and lower cavity refrigerant at contracted flow plate.
Preferably, described contracted flow plate distance header refrigerant inlet end spacing far away is less; More distal apertures footpath is less for described contracted flow plate intercommunicating pore distance header refrigerant inlet end.
Preferably, described contracted flow plate distance header refrigerant inlet end spacing far away is less.
Preferably, more distal apertures footpath is less for described contracted flow plate intercommunicating pore distance header refrigerant inlet end.
The present invention separately provides a kind of parallel-flow heat exchanger, comprises header and one end and is plugged on some flat tubes on described header, and be arranged on the fin between described some flat tubes.Described header comprises the first cavity and the second cavity that are arranged side by side, described first cavity is provided with the flat hole in order to grafting flat tube, the refrigerant dispensing orifice both be communicated with is provided with between described second cavity and the first cavity, described header also comprises the 3rd cavity being arranged on the first cavity lower end, spray-hole is provided with between the 3rd cavity and the first cavity, refrigerant flows to the 3rd cavity by refrigerant inlet pipe from refrigerant pipeline, and upwards sprays into the first cavity from spray-hole; Second cavity is communicated with refrigerant pipeline, and the refrigerant from refrigerant pipeline flows to the first cavity from the second cavity by refrigerant dispensing orifice.
As from the foregoing, the first cavity, the second cavity and the 3rd cavity is at least provided with in header of the present invention, refrigerant can enter into the first cavity from the second cavity, when the refrigerant in the first cavity is subject to gravity fall, the refrigerant upper punch of the first cavity is flowed to from the 3rd cavity, the refrigerant fallen can be held up, thus avoid refrigerant delay, improve the heat exchange property of parallel-flow heat exchanger.
Detailed description of the invention
Should be appreciated that specific embodiment described herein only in order to explain the present invention, be not intended to limit the present invention.
The embodiment of the present invention provides a kind of header, and shown in Fig. 3, in a preferred embodiment, this header 1 comprises the first cavity 12 and the second cavity 11 be arranged side by side.First cavity 12 is provided with the flat hole in order to grafting flat tube 2, and be provided with the refrigerant dispensing orifice 13 both be communicated with between the second cavity 11 and the first cavity 12, a part of refrigerant in refrigerant pipeline 30 flows to the first cavity 12 from the second cavity 11.Header 1 also comprises the 3rd cavity 14 being arranged on the first cavity 12 lower end.3rd cavity 14 communicates with the first cavity 12, and another part refrigerant in refrigerant pipeline 30 flows to the first cavity 12 from the bottom to top from the 3rd cavity 14.
With reference to shown in Fig. 1, in a preferred embodiment of the present invention, between the 3rd cavity 14 and the first cavity 12, be provided with spray-hole 142.Refrigerant flows to the 3rd cavity 14 from refrigerant pipeline 30, and upwards sprays into the first cavity 12 from spray-hole 142; Second cavity 11 is communicated with refrigerant pipeline, and the refrigerant from refrigerant pipeline 30 flows to the first cavity 12 from the second cavity 11 by refrigerant dispensing orifice 13.When the refrigerant in the first cavity 12 is subject to gravity fall, refrigerant flows to the refrigerant upper punch of the first cavity 12 from spray-hole 142, is held up by the refrigerant fallen, thus avoids refrigerant delay, improves the heat exchange property of parallel-flow heat exchanger.
In the embodiment of the present invention, refrigerant pipeline 30 is communicated with the 3rd cavity 14 with the second cavity 11 respectively, such as in a preferred embodiment, a part for refrigerant pipeline 30 can be communicated with the middle part of the second cavity 11, and a part of refrigerant inputs by the middle part of this part refrigerant pipeline from the second cavity 11; Another part refrigerant inlet pipe 3 of refrigerant pipeline 30 is communicated with the 3rd cavity 14, inputs refrigerant to the 3rd cavity 14.In a further preferred embodiment, refrigerant pipeline 30 is parts of refrigerant pipeline 30 by refrigerant inlet pipe 3(refrigerant inlet pipe 3) insert the 3rd cavity 14, this refrigerant inlet pipe 3 is provided with flow dividing structure, refrigerant can flow to the 3rd cavity 14 and the second cavity 11 respectively from this refrigerant inlet pipe 3, and the present invention preferably adopts the program on the input structure of refrigerant.
Please refer to Fig. 1, in the embodiment of the present invention, header 1 is vertically placed, and the lower end of the first cavity 12 and the second cavity 11 is the refrigerant entrance point of header 1.Refrigerant inlet pipe 3 inserts the 3rd cavity 14 being arranged in the first cavity 12 and the second cavity 11 lower end, and inputs refrigerant to the 3rd cavity 14.Refrigerant inlet pipe 3 also communicates with the second cavity 11, and the refrigerant in refrigerant inlet pipe 3 can flow into the second cavity 11, and flows to the first cavity 12 by the refrigerant dispensing orifice 13 between the second cavity 11 and the first cavity 12.Owing to being provided with spray-hole 142 between the 3rd cavity 14 and the first cavity 12, the refrigerant being therefore input to the 3rd cavity 14 can upwards spray into the first cavity 12 from this spray-hole 142.
Specific works flow process is as follows:
When using as evaporimeter, gas coolant enters from outlet 4, through another header 6 to the flowing of header 1 direction, by fin 7 externally heat release between, and then condensation, liquefy or liquid phase stream mode, enter the 3rd cavity 14 from spray-hole 142; Meanwhile, enter the 3rd cavity 14 from the multiple refrigerant dispensing orifices 13 the second cavity 11, the refrigerant behind interflow is derived by refrigerant inlet pipe 3.
When using as condenser, a refrigerant part enters from refrigerant inlet pipe 3, through above-mentioned 3rd cavity 14, flow into the first cavity 12 from spray-hole 142, another part enters the first cavity 11 from the 3rd cavity 14, then spray from multiple refrigerant dispensing orifice 13, through the first cavity 12, enter multiple flat tube 2, flow to another header 6, and from extraneous air, absorb heat of vaporization by middle fin 7, form gas and discharge from outlet 1 collective.
In the embodiment of the present invention, when using as condenser, the multiple refrigerant dispensing orifices 13 from the second cavity 11 of header 1, refrigerant can be easy to impartial enter flat tube 2, thus realizes the equalization shunting of flat tube 2.And, owing to being provided with spray-hole 142 in the 3rd cavity 14, there is the function of being sprayed immediately by the refrigerant fallen in header 1 and getting back to the first cavity 12 from the gas coolant wherein flowed into, the problem that in header 1, lower liquid refrigerant is detained can be solved, improve the heat exchange property of parallel-flow heat exchanger.And when air conditioner refrigerating operates, the liquid coolant of condensation or refrigerator oil can not be accumulated in the bottom of header, be detained, refrigerant inlet pipe 3 can be flowed to smoothly.
In the embodiment of the present invention, the shape of header 1 and be configured with various ways, can select flexibly, shown in Figure 2, in a preferred embodiment of the present invention, be provided with division board 141 between first cavity 12 and the 3rd cavity 14, described division board 141 is provided with spray-hole 142, the edge of this division board 141 and the first cavity 12 port inner wall face mating shapes.
Please refer to Fig. 3, in another preferred embodiment of the present invention, the second cavity 11 is arranged in the first cavity 12, one-body molded with a sidewall of the first cavity 12, and this sidewall is relative with a sidewall with flat hole.In the embodiment of the present invention, the material of header 1 can be aluminium alloy, and the first cavity 12 split is arranged, and comprises the curved cover plate 121 that is provided with multiple flat hole and uncovered bar-shaped body 122 is formed, curved cover plate 121 is plugged in body 122, and both connect rear formation first cavity 12.Second cavity 11 is arranged in body 122, and one-body molded by mould with body 122, the mode of refrigerant dispensing orifice 13 also by machining between the second cavity 11 and the first cavity 12 is shaping.Due to body 122 and the second cavity 11 one-body molded, save moulding process, saved the manufacturing cost of header 1.
See Fig. 4, in another preferred embodiment of the present invention, plate body 15 is provided with in first cavity 12, this plate body 15 is connected with the internal face of cavity and realizes sealing, flat tube patchhole side is wherein had to be the first cavity 12, opposite side is the second cavity 11, dividing plate 16 is provided with between the lower surface of the first cavity 12 and the 3rd cavity 14, dividing plate 16 connects and seals the end face of the first cavity 12, dividing plate 16 there is spray-hole 142 be communicated with the first cavity 12 and the 3rd cavity 11, above-mentioned plate body 15 and opposite side cavity inner wall face surround the intercommunicating pore 143 being communicated with the 3rd cavity 14 and the second cavity 11.In the embodiment of the present invention, plate body 15 is provided with refrigerant dispensing orifice 13, and refrigerant flows to the first cavity 12 by refrigerant dispensing orifice 13.Refrigerant inlet pipe inserts the 3rd cavity 14, and refrigerant can flow to the second cavity 11 from intercommunicating pore 143, and flows up into the first cavity 12 from the 3rd cavity 14 by spray-hole 142.The embodiment of the present invention inserts header body interior by a plate body 15, thus shaping first cavity 12 and the second cavity 11, moulding process is simple, the low cost of manufacture of header 1.
See Fig. 5, in another preferred embodiment of the present invention, refrigerant inlet pipe 3 is the second cavity 11 of top closure, its part be arranged in the first cavity 12 is provided with refrigerant dispensing orifice 13, refrigerant inlet pipe 3 also flows through the 3rd cavity 14, and pipeline section in the 3rd cavity 14 is provided with tap hole 111.Please refer to Fig. 5, in the present embodiment, refrigerant inlet pipe 3 is bent into two sections, L-shaped setting.One section is provided with refrigerant dispensing orifice 13, and this section inserts the first cavity 12, and another section is arranged in the 3rd cavity 14, and this section is provided with tap hole 111.During parallel-flow heat exchanger work, a part of refrigerant can export the 3rd cavity 14 to from this tap hole 111, then inputs to the first cavity 12 by spray-hole 142 and continue upwards to spray; Another part refrigerant upwards sprays through the tube wall of refrigerant inlet pipe 3, and exports the first cavity 12 to by refrigerant dispensing orifice 13.
Shown in Figure 6, on the basis of previous embodiment, in further embodiment of this invention, some contracted flow plates 5 are provided with in the first cavity 12, the edge of this contracted flow plate 5 and the first cavity 12 internal face mating shapes, be provided with the contracted flow plate intercommunicating pore 51 being communicated with this contracted flow plate 5 upper and lower cavity refrigerant at contracted flow plate 5.In the embodiment of the present invention, contracted flow plate 5 is provided with contracted flow plate intercommunicating pore 51, upwards can spray for refrigerant.Owing to being provided with contracted flow plate 5, can better stoping refrigerant to drip downwards, avoid refrigerant to be detained.Further, because there is a lot of contracted flow plate 5 in space in header 1, with do not have contracted flow plate 5 situation compared with, more impartial to the coolant distribution of flat tube 2.Further, contracted flow plate 5 is less apart from header refrigerant inlet end spacing far away.Because contracted flow plate 5 is less apart from header 1 refrigerant inlet end spacing far away, the easier impartial distribution of the liquid coolant of above-below direction can be made, the easier equalization shunting of flat tube 2.Contracted flow plate intercommunicating pore 51 on contracted flow plate 5 is along with the increase of height, and aperture is also less.
Further, see Fig. 1 to Fig. 6, in previous embodiment of the present invention, quantity is more more at a distance apart from header 1 refrigerant inlet end for refrigerant dispensing orifice 13, or aperture is larger more at a distance apart from header refrigerant inlet end.So also can make the easier impartial distribution of the liquid coolant of above-below direction, the easier equalization shunting of flat tube 2.
In previous embodiment, refrigerant inlet pipe 3 can insert the 3rd cavity 14, is communicated with the lower end of the 3rd cavity 14 with the second cavity 11, makes the refrigerant flowing to the 3rd cavity 14 can branch to the second cavity 11.
The port of refrigerant inlet pipe 3 can arrange and be positioned at the 3rd cavity 14, and the position be positioned near spray-hole 142, refrigerant has the static pressure larger than the second cavity 11 lower end intercommunicating pore 143 at spray-hole 142 place, larger refrigerant pressure can be formed like this, thus the intensity that raising refrigerant upwards impacts, to bear the refrigerant of whereabouts.
In the embodiment of the present invention; also can the shaft centre line direction of refrigerant inlet pipe 3 be set to substantially parallel with the horizontal tangent direction of the 3rd cavity 14 inner face circular arc; and insert in the 3rd cavity 14 and connect; at this moment the whirlpool formed in the 3rd cavity 14 sprays from spray-hole 142, can promote the micronize of refrigerant like this.Therefore liquid coolant is easy to form the good annular flow of heat transfer ratio in the microchannel of flat tube 2, and then can improve the performance of heat exchanger.
The present invention also provides a kind of parallel-flow heat exchanger, and this parallel-flow heat exchanger at least comprises the header 1 of setting forth in previous embodiment and one end and is plugged on some flat tubes 2 on header 1, and is arranged on the fin 7 between some flat tubes 2.In parallel-flow heat exchanger embodiment of the present invention, the structure of header 1 and operation principle please refer to the embodiment of earlier figures 1 to Fig. 6 and correspondence thereof, are not described further at this.Owing to being provided with aforementioned header 1, parallel-flow heat exchanger of the present invention can avoid refrigerant to be detained, and improves heat exchange property.In addition, owing to being provided with aforementioned structure, the easier impartial distribution of the liquid coolant in parallel-flow heat exchanger of the present invention, the easier equalization shunting of flat tube 2.It should be noted that in the embodiment of the present invention, parallel-flow heat exchanger also at least comprise be oppositely arranged with header 1, with another header 6 of flat tube 2 other end grafting, the middle part of this another header 6 is provided with refrigerant exit pipe 4.Because refrigerant exit pipe 4 is positioned at the middle position of this another header 6, the flow resistance of relatively multiple flat tube 2 also becomes impartial, and the coolant distribution of multiple flat tube 2 is also more easily impartial.
The embodiment of the present invention also provides a kind of aircondition, this aircondition is provided with aforementioned parallel-flow heat exchanger, and owing to being provided with aforementioned parallel-flow heat exchanger, the aircondition in the embodiment of the present invention can avoid refrigerant to be trapped in header, and coolant distribution is more impartial, therefore heat exchange property is better.
These are only the preferred embodiments of the present invention; not thereby the scope of the claims of the present invention is limited; every utilize description of the present invention and accompanying drawing content to do equivalent structure or equivalent flow process conversion; or be directly or indirectly used in other relevant technical fields, be all in like manner included in scope of patent protection of the present invention.