CN221151833U - Condenser, cooling system and electronic equipment - Google Patents

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CN221151833U
CN221151833U CN202322661859.4U CN202322661859U CN221151833U CN 221151833 U CN221151833 U CN 221151833U CN 202322661859 U CN202322661859 U CN 202322661859U CN 221151833 U CN221151833 U CN 221151833U
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The utility model relates to the field of electronic equipment, in particular to a condenser, a cooling system and electronic equipment, and aims to solve the problem of how to stabilize the liquid level of a liquid phase working medium in the condenser. For this purpose, the condenser of the present utility model comprises a condenser body having a liquid-phase flow passage and a gas-phase flow passage formed therein, which are communicated with each other, and arranged to allow a gas-phase working medium outside the condenser body to enter the gas-phase flow passage and a liquid-phase working medium inside the liquid-phase flow passage to be discharged outside the condenser body; the gas phase flow channel is positioned above the liquid phase flow channel, and the hydraulic diameter of the liquid phase flow channel is larger than that of the gas phase flow channel. In the arrangement mode, the hydraulic diameter of the liquid phase flow channel is increased to be larger than that of the gas phase flow channel, so that fluctuation of the liquid phase working medium level in the liquid phase flow channel in the condenser can be reduced, the liquid phase working medium in the liquid phase flow channel is stable, and the stability of the liquid phase working medium level is ensured.

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Condenser, cooling system and electronic equipment
Technical Field
The utility model relates to the field of electronic equipment, and particularly provides a condenser, a cooling system and electronic equipment.
Background
With the progress of technology and the improvement of device performance, the heat dissipation requirement of electronic devices is higher and higher. In order to meet the heat dissipation requirement of the electronic equipment and improve the performance and reliability of the electronic equipment, a cooling system with high heat dissipation efficiency is adopted to dissipate heat of the electronic equipment, such as a self-circulation evaporation cooling system. The self-circulation evaporative cooling system mainly comprises an evaporator, a condenser, a rising pipe and a falling pipe, has the advantage of self-adaptive adjustment, and can automatically adjust the running states of the evaporator and the condenser under different heat dissipation working conditions so as to meet the change of heat dissipation requirements, for example, when the system faces high heat dissipation requirements, the evaporator can correspondingly increase the evaporation capacity of working media, and the heat dissipation efficiency of the system is improved. Meanwhile, the condenser can increase the cooling capacity according to the requirements of the system, and the effective recovery and reuse of working media are ensured.
However, the liquid level of the liquid phase working medium in the condenser of the self-circulation evaporative cooling system is easily affected by the heat dissipation working conditions in the switching process of different heat dissipation working conditions, namely, the liquid level is too high, the system is possibly overloaded or overflows, otherwise, if the liquid level is too low, the cooling requirement of the system can not be met, the electronic equipment is overheated or damaged, meanwhile, the evaporator is easily damaged, and the service life of the self-circulation evaporative cooling system is influenced.
Accordingly, there is a need in the art for a new solution to the above-mentioned problems.
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In order to solve at least one of the problems of the prior art, namely to solve the problem of how to stabilize the level of the liquid phase working medium in a condenser, the present application provides a condenser comprising:
A condenser body in which a liquid-phase flow passage and a gas-phase flow passage are formed, which are communicated with each other, and which is arranged to allow a gas-phase working medium outside the condenser body to enter the gas-phase flow passage and a liquid-phase working medium inside the liquid-phase flow passage to be discharged outside the condenser body; the gas phase flow channel is positioned above the liquid phase flow channel; the hydraulic diameter of the liquid-phase flow channel is larger than that of the gas-phase flow channel.
In a preferred embodiment of the above condenser, the hydraulic diameter of the liquid-phase flow passage is greater than 10 times the hydraulic diameter of the gas-phase flow passage; and/or
The liquid-phase flow channel and the gas-phase flow channel are both arranged along the length direction of the condenser body; and/or
The number of the gas-phase flow channels is multiple, and the multiple gas-phase flow channels are arranged at intervals along the width direction of the condenser body.
In the preferred technical scheme of the condenser, the condenser further comprises a first condenser header and a second condenser header, wherein the first condenser header and the second condenser header are respectively arranged on two sides of the width direction of the condenser body and are communicated with the liquid-phase flow channel and the gas-phase flow channel.
In the preferred technical scheme of the condenser, an inlet is formed in the first condenser header, an outlet is formed in the second condenser header, and the outlet is positioned below the gas-phase flow passage; or alternatively
An outlet is formed in the first condenser header, an inlet is formed in the second condenser header, and the outlet is positioned below the gas-phase flow channel; or alternatively
An inlet and an outlet are formed in the first condenser header, and the outlet is positioned below the gas-phase flow channel; or alternatively
And an inlet and an outlet are formed in the second condenser header, and the outlet is positioned below the gas-phase flow passage.
In a preferred embodiment of the above condenser, the condenser further comprises a baffle plate, and the baffle plate is disposed in the first condenser header or in the second condenser header at a position close to the inlet.
In a preferred embodiment of the above condenser, the baffle is perpendicular to the direction of gas flow at the inlet.
In a preferred embodiment of the above condenser, the inlet is disposed on a side of the first condenser header or the second condenser header away from the condenser body, and the baffle plate is disposed to extend in a width direction of the first condenser header or the second condenser header.
In a preferred embodiment of the above condenser, the first end of the baffle plate is disposed at the top of the first condenser header, and the other end extends below the inlet.
The utility model also provides a cooling system which comprises the condenser according to the preferable technical scheme.
The utility model also provides electronic equipment, which comprises the condenser according to the preferred technology or the cooling system according to the preferred scheme.
As will be appreciated by those skilled in the art, the condenser of the present application comprises a condenser body having a liquid-phase flow passage and a gas-phase flow passage formed therein, which are communicated with each other, and being configured to allow a gas-phase working medium outside the condenser body to enter the gas-phase flow passage and a liquid-phase working medium inside the liquid-phase flow passage to be discharged outside the condenser body; the gas phase flow channel is positioned above the liquid phase flow channel, and the hydraulic diameter of the liquid phase flow channel is larger than that of the gas phase flow channel. In the arrangement mode, the hydraulic diameter of the liquid phase flow channel is increased to be larger than that of the gas phase flow channel, so that fluctuation of the liquid phase working medium level in the liquid phase flow channel in the condenser can be reduced, the liquid phase working medium in the liquid phase flow channel is stable, and the stability of the liquid phase working medium level is ensured.
Further, the hydraulic diameter of the liquid phase flow channel is set to be more than 10 times that of the gas phase flow channel, so that the liquid phase working medium flow channel can be stabilized, and the liquid level is ensured to be stabilized.
Further, an inlet is formed in the first condenser header, and an outlet is formed in the second condenser header; or the first condenser header is provided with an outlet, and the second condenser header is provided with an inlet; an inlet and an outlet are formed in the first condenser header; or the second condenser header is provided with an inlet and an outlet, so that the practicability of the condenser can be improved.
Further, a baffle plate is arranged at a position, close to an inlet, in the first condenser header or the second condenser header, so that gas and liquid in the gas-liquid two-phase mixed working medium can be separated under the action of the baffle plate.
Further, the baffle plate is perpendicular to the gas flow direction at the inlet, so that the flow direction of the gas-liquid two-phase mixed working medium is changed when the gas-liquid two-phase mixed working medium passes through the baffle plate, the gas-liquid separation is promoted, and the heat exchange efficiency of the condenser is further improved.
Further, the inlet is arranged on one side, far away from the condenser body, of the first condenser header or the second condenser header, and the baffle plate extends along the width direction of the first condenser header or the second condenser header, so that gas-liquid separation is facilitated, and the heat exchange efficiency of the condenser is improved.
Further, through setting up the first end of baffling board at first condenser header top, the other end extends to the entry below, can improve gas-liquid separation effect, avoid liquid to enter into in the gaseous phase runner, influence heat exchange efficiency.
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Preferred embodiments of the present utility model are described below with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
Fig. 1 is a cross-sectional view of the condenser of the present utility model.
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1. A condenser body; 11. a liquid phase flow path; 12. a gas phase flow path; 2. a first condenser header; 21. an inlet; 3. a second condenser header; 31. an outlet; 4. a baffle.
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Preferred embodiments of the present application are described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be understood by those skilled in the art that these embodiments are merely for explaining the technical principles of the present application, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present application. For example, while the present embodiment is described in connection with a self-circulating evaporative cooling system, this is not intended to limit the scope of the application, and one skilled in the art could apply the application to other cooling systems without departing from the principles of the application. Such as air-cooled cooling systems, etc.
It should be noted that, in the description of the present application, terms such as "upper," "lower," "inner," "bottom," "end," and the like indicate directional or positional relationships based on the directional or positional relationships shown in the drawings, which are merely for convenience of description, and do not indicate or imply that the apparatus or element must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and thus should not be construed as limiting the application.
In addition, it should be noted that, in the description of the present application, unless explicitly stated and limited otherwise, the terms "disposed," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, and may be, for example, fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected; the two components can be mechanically connected, can be directly connected or can be indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, and can be communicated with each other. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present application can be understood by those skilled in the art according to the specific circumstances.
Referring first to fig. 1, the condenser of the present utility model will be described. Wherein fig. 1 is a cross-sectional view of the condenser of the present utility model.
As shown in fig. 1, in order to solve the problem of how to stabilize the liquid level of the liquid-phase working medium in the condenser, the condenser of the present application comprises a condenser body 1, wherein a liquid-phase flow passage 11 and a gas-phase flow passage 12 which are communicated with each other are formed inside the condenser body 1, and are arranged to allow the gas-phase working medium outside the condenser body 1 to enter the gas-phase flow passage and the liquid-phase working medium inside the liquid-phase flow passage 11 to be discharged outside the condenser body 1. The gas-phase flow path 12 is located above the liquid-phase flow path 11. The hydraulic diameter of the liquid-phase flow passage 11 is larger than that of the gas-phase flow passage 12.
According to the application, the hydraulic diameter of the liquid-phase flow channel 11 is increased, so that the hydraulic diameter of the liquid-phase flow channel 11 is larger than that of the gas-phase flow channel 12, fluctuation of the liquid-phase working medium level in the liquid-phase flow channel 11 in the condenser can be reduced, the liquid-phase working medium in the liquid-phase flow channel 11 is stabilized, and the liquid-phase working medium level is ensured to be stabilized.
With further reference to fig. 1, a preferred embodiment of the condenser of the present application will now be described. It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the following description of the embodiments is merely illustrative of the principles of the present application and not in limitation of the scope of the application. On the premise that the condenser at least comprises the condenser body 1, the following arrangement can be adjusted by a person skilled in the art, so that the application can be applied to more specific application scenarios.
Referring to fig. 1, in a preferred embodiment, the condenser comprises a condenser body 1, a first condenser header 2, a second condenser header 3, and a baffle 4.
Referring to fig. 1, a liquid-phase flow passage 11 and a gas-phase flow passage 12 communicating with each other are formed inside a condenser body 1 such that a liquid-phase working medium can flow in the liquid-phase flow passage 11, a gas-phase working medium flows in the gas-phase flow passage 12, and condensed liquid after heat exchange of the gas-phase working medium can enter the liquid-phase flow passage 11. Both the liquid-phase flow path 11 and the gas-phase flow path 12 are provided along the longitudinal direction (the left-right direction as viewed in fig. 1) of the condenser body 1. Because the density of the gas phase working medium is smaller than that of the liquid phase working medium, the gas phase flow channel 12 is positioned above the liquid phase flow channel 11, which is beneficial to gas-liquid separation. Wherein the number of the gas-phase flow passages 12 is plural, the plural gas-phase flow passages 12 are arranged at regular intervals along the width direction of the condenser body 1 (up-down direction as shown in fig. 1). The hydraulic diameter of the liquid-phase flow channel 11 is greater than the hydraulic diameter of the gas-phase flow channel 12 by a factor of 10.
Of course, the arrangement of the gas-phase flow channel 12 and the liquid-phase flow channel 11 is not fixed in the present application, and can be adjusted according to the arrangement needs by those skilled in the art. For example, the gas phase flow path 12 may be disposed obliquely upward or downward from the first condenser header 2 toward the second condenser header 3. And/or the liquid phase flow path 11 may be arranged obliquely upward or downward from the first condenser header 2 to the second condenser header 3.
In addition, the arrangement mode of the plurality of gas phase flow channels 12 is not fixed, and can be adjusted by a person skilled in the art according to specific application scenarios. For example, the plurality of gas-phase flow passages 12 may be irregularly arranged at intervals along the width direction of the condenser body 1. The number of the gas-phase flow passages 12 is not limited, as long as heat exchange is possible. For example, the number of gas phase flow channels 12 is 20, 30 or other number.
In addition, the present application is not limited in the relation between the hydraulic diameter of the liquid-phase flow path 11 and the hydraulic diameter of the gas-phase flow path 12, as long as the liquid-phase notification level in the liquid-phase flow path is stabilized. For example, the hydraulic diameter of the liquid-phase flow path 11 is 11 times, 12 times, or another multiple of the hydraulic diameter of the gas-phase flow path 12.
Referring next to fig. 1, a first condenser header 2 and a second condenser header 3 are provided on both sides in the width direction of the condenser body (left and right sides as shown in fig. 1), respectively, and the condenser body 1, the first condenser header 2 and the second condenser header 3 are integrally formed. The first condenser header 2 and the second condenser header 3 are arranged with partial openings communicated with the condenser body 1. An inlet 21 is formed in the upper portion of one side, far away from the second condenser header 3, of the first condenser header 2, and an outlet 31 is formed in the bottom of the second condenser header 3, so that gas-liquid two-phase mixed working medium can enter the first condenser header 2 through the inlet 21, liquid-phase working medium in the gas-liquid two-phase mixed working medium falls down and gathers in the liquid-phase flow channel 11 under the action of gravity, and the gas-phase working medium enters the gas-phase flow channel 12 to exchange heat with other external media to release heat, so that the gas-phase working medium can be converted into the liquid-phase working medium to gather in the liquid-phase flow channel 11.
Of course, the positions of the inlet 21 and the outlet 31 are not fixed, and can be adjusted by those skilled in the art according to specific application scenarios. For example, the first condenser header 2 is provided with an outlet 31, the second condenser header 3 is provided with an inlet 21, and the outlet 31 is positioned below the gas phase flow passage 12; or the first condenser header 2 is provided with an inlet 21 and an outlet 31, and the outlet 31 is positioned below the gas-phase flow passage 12; or the second condenser header 3 is provided with an inlet 21 and an outlet 31, and the outlet 31 is positioned below the gas-phase flow passage 12. In addition, the inlet 21 may be opened not only above one side of the first condenser header 2 away from the second condenser header 3, but also above the top, front side or rear side of the first condenser header 2. In addition, the outlet 31 may be opened not only at the bottom of the second condenser header 3 but also at a side, front side or rear side of the second condenser header 3 away from the first condenser header 2 as long as the outlet 31 is located below the gas phase flow path 12.
In addition, the connection form of the first condenser header 2 and the second condenser header 3 and the condenser body 1 is not fixed, and can be adjusted according to specific application scenes by a person skilled in the art. For example, the first condenser header 2, the second condenser header 3 and the condenser body 1 are of a split structure. Or the first condenser header 2 and the condenser body 1 are integrally formed, and the second condenser header 3 and the condenser body 1 are of a split structure. Or the first condenser header 2 and the condenser body 1 are of a split structure, and the second condenser header 3 and the condenser body 1 are of an integrated structure. The split structure is described by using the first condenser header 2 and the condenser body 1 as split structures, and the first condenser header 2 and the condenser body 1 can be connected together in a welding manner.
Referring next to fig. 1, a baffle plate 4 is disposed in the first condenser header 2, the baffle plate 4 is disposed in the first condenser header 2 at a position close to the inlet 21, and the baffle plate 4 is perpendicular to the gas flow direction at the inlet 21, one end of the baffle plate 4 is disposed at a position intermediate the top of the first condenser header 2, and the other end extends to below the inlet 21 along the length direction of the first condenser header 2. The length of the baffle plate 4 along the length direction (up-down direction as shown in fig. 1) of the first condenser header 2 is 1.5 times that of the inlet 21 along the length direction of the first condenser header 2, so that the flow direction of the gas-liquid two-phase mixed working medium is changed under the action of the baffle plate 4 after the gas-liquid two-phase mixed working medium enters the first condenser header 2 from the inlet 21, the density difference of the gas-liquid two-phase mixed working medium is huge, the separation of the gas-liquid two phases is automatically realized by means of gravity, the liquid-phase working medium is converged at the lower part of the first condenser header 2 and flows into the second condenser header 3 along the liquid-phase flow channel 11, the gas-phase working medium flows along the gas-phase flow channel 12 to exchange heat with other mediums, is converged into the second condenser header 3 after releasing heat, and finally the liquid-phase working medium flows out of the outlet 31.
Of course, the present application is not limited to the installation position of the baffle plate 4, as long as the gas-liquid two-phase mixed working substance can be separated under the action of the baffle plate 4. For example, one end of the baffle 4 may be disposed at the top of the first condenser header 2 near the inlet 21, or one end of the baffle 4 may be disposed at the top of the first condenser header 2 near the condenser body 1.
In addition, the length relationship between the baffle plate 4 and the inlet 21 is not constant, and can be adjusted according to the setting requirements by a person skilled in the art. For example, the length of the baffle 4 along the length of the first condenser header 2 is 2 times, 3 times, or other times the length of the inlet 21 along the length of the first condenser header 2.
In addition, the utility model also provides a cooling system, which is the condenser in any embodiment.
It should be noted that the cooling system has all the technical effects of the foregoing condenser, and will not be described herein.
In addition, the utility model also provides electronic equipment, which comprises the condenser in any embodiment or the cooling system.
It should be noted that the electronic device has all the technical effects of the foregoing condenser, and will not be described herein.
Those skilled in the art will appreciate that while some embodiments described herein include some features but not others included in other embodiments, combinations of features of different embodiments are meant to be within the scope of the application and form different embodiments. For example, in the claims of the present application, any of the claimed embodiments may be used in any combination.
Thus far, the technical solution of the present application has been described in connection with the preferred embodiments shown in the drawings, but it is easily understood by those skilled in the art that the scope of protection of the present application is not limited to these specific embodiments. Equivalent modifications and substitutions for related technical features may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the principles of the present application, and such modifications and substitutions will fall within the scope of the present application.

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1. A condenser, the condenser comprising:
A condenser body in which a liquid-phase flow passage and a gas-phase flow passage are formed, which are communicated with each other, and which is arranged to allow a gas-phase working medium outside the condenser body to enter the gas-phase flow passage and a liquid-phase working medium inside the liquid-phase flow passage to be discharged outside the condenser body; the gas phase flow channel is positioned above the liquid phase flow channel; the hydraulic diameter of the liquid-phase flow channel is larger than that of the gas-phase flow channel.
2. The condenser of claim 1, wherein the hydraulic diameter of the liquid phase flow passage is greater than 10 times the hydraulic diameter of the gas phase flow passage; and/or
The liquid-phase flow channel and the gas-phase flow channel are both arranged along the length direction of the condenser body; and/or
The number of the gas-phase flow channels is multiple, and the multiple gas-phase flow channels are arranged at intervals along the width direction of the condenser body.
3. The condenser of claim 1, further comprising a first condenser header and a second condenser header, the first condenser header and the second condenser header being disposed on both sides of the condenser body in a width direction thereof and each communicating with the liquid-phase flow passage and the gas-phase flow passage.
4. A condenser according to claim 3, wherein the first condenser header is provided with an inlet and the second condenser header is provided with an outlet, the outlet being located below the gas phase flow passage; or alternatively
An outlet is formed in the first condenser header, an inlet is formed in the second condenser header, and the outlet is positioned below the gas-phase flow channel; or alternatively
An inlet and an outlet are formed in the first condenser header, and the outlet is positioned below the gas-phase flow channel; or alternatively
And an inlet and an outlet are formed in the second condenser header, and the outlet is positioned below the gas-phase flow passage.
5. The condenser of claim 4, further comprising a baffle disposed within the first condenser header or within the second condenser header proximate the inlet.
6. The condenser of claim 5, wherein the baffle is perpendicular to the direction of gas flow at the inlet.
7. The condenser of claim 5, wherein the inlet is provided at a side of the first condenser header or the second condenser header away from the condenser body, and the baffle plate is provided to extend in a width direction of the first condenser header or the second condenser header.
8. The condenser of claim 7, wherein a first end of the baffle is disposed at the top of the first condenser header and the other end extends below the inlet.
9. A cooling system, characterized in that it comprises a condenser according to any one of claims 1-8.
10. An electronic device comprising the condenser of any one of claims 1-8, or the cooling system of claim 9.
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