EP1840495B1 - Echangeur thermique a tuyau double et son procede de fabrication - Google Patents

Echangeur thermique a tuyau double et son procede de fabrication Download PDF

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EP1840495B1
EP1840495B1 EP05704232A EP05704232A EP1840495B1 EP 1840495 B1 EP1840495 B1 EP 1840495B1 EP 05704232 A EP05704232 A EP 05704232A EP 05704232 A EP05704232 A EP 05704232A EP 1840495 B1 EP1840495 B1 EP 1840495B1
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
    • F28F—DETAILS OF HEAT-EXCHANGE AND HEAT-TRANSFER APPARATUS, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
    • F28F1/00—Tubular elements; Assemblies of tubular elements
    • F28F1/08—Tubular elements crimped or corrugated in longitudinal section
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
    • F28D—HEAT-EXCHANGE APPARATUS, NOT PROVIDED FOR IN ANOTHER SUBCLASS, IN WHICH THE HEAT-EXCHANGE MEDIA DO NOT COME INTO DIRECT CONTACT
    • F28D7/00—Heat-exchange apparatus having stationary tubular conduit assemblies for both heat-exchange media, the media being in contact with different sides of a conduit wall
    • F28D7/10—Heat-exchange apparatus having stationary tubular conduit assemblies for both heat-exchange media, the media being in contact with different sides of a conduit wall the conduits being arranged one within the other, e.g. concentrically
    • F28D7/106—Heat-exchange apparatus having stationary tubular conduit assemblies for both heat-exchange media, the media being in contact with different sides of a conduit wall the conduits being arranged one within the other, e.g. concentrically consisting of two coaxial conduits or modules of two coaxial conduits
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
    • F28F—DETAILS OF HEAT-EXCHANGE AND HEAT-TRANSFER APPARATUS, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
    • F28F1/00—Tubular elements; Assemblies of tubular elements
    • F28F1/02—Tubular elements of cross-section which is non-circular
    • F28F1/06—Tubular elements of cross-section which is non-circular crimped or corrugated in cross-section
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T29/00—Metal working
    • Y10T29/49—Method of mechanical manufacture
    • Y10T29/4935—Heat exchanger or boiler making
    • Y10T29/49361—Tube inside tube

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  • the present invention relates to a double pipe heat exchanger that is: used as an EGR cooler, an oil cooler, or the like; and bent along the piping route of a vehicle.
  • An EGR cooler is interposed in the middle of the pipe for the exhaust gas of an engine and cools the exhaust gas with cooling water.
  • An example thereof is "a double pipe heat exchanger" disclosed in Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2000-161871 .
  • the heat exchanger has a double pipe structure comprising an inner pipe and an outer pipe, and radiator fins are integrally bent and formed at an intermediate portion in the axial direction of the inner pipe. That is, a large number of protrusions are formed in the radial directions from the center in a cross section at the intermediate portion of the inner pipe.
  • JP2002-013882 describes a double-page heat exchanger having radial protrusions in cross section and a continuous structure in the axial direction and according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • a conventional EGR cooler is interposed into a linear part located in the middle of the exhaust gas pipe for an engine.
  • the positioning of the EGR cooler is inflexible, the number of parts increases, and the production cost as a whole has been obliged to increase.
  • an object of the present invention is to provide: a double pipe heat exchanger that has a simple structure and can be easily bent along a piping route; and a method for producing the double pipe heat exchanger.
  • the present invention according to Claim 1 is a double pipe heat exchanger wherein:
  • the present invention according to Claim 2 is a double pipe heat exchanger according to Claim 1, wherein only the center portions of the end edges of the balloon-shaped bulges (3) on the outside in the radial directions touch the inner surface of the outer pipe (2).
  • the present invention according to Claim 3 is a double pipe heat exchanger according to Claim 1 or 2, wherein:
  • the present invention according to Claim 4 is a double pipe heat exchanger according to Claim 1 or 2, wherein:
  • the present invention according to Claim 5 is a double pipe heat exchanger according to any one of Claims 1 to 4, wherein, in an axial cross-section of the inner pipe (1) :
  • the present invention according to Claim 6 is a method for producing a double pipe heat exchanger according to any one of Claims 1 to 5, comprising the processes of:
  • a double pipe heat exchanger and a production method thereof according to the present invention are configured as stated above and exhibit the following effects.
  • a double pipe heat exchanger is: formed by bending the inner pipe 1 and the outer pipe 2 in the state where the outer pipe 2 is fitted outside the inner pipe 1; and, in the state, configured so that the inner pipe 1 may have a plurality of bulges 3 and the top portions 9 at the outermost ends of the waves formed on the bulges 3 may touch the inner surface of the outer pipe 2.
  • the inner pipe 1 has a plurality of bulges 3 extending in the radial directions from the center, the bulges 3 communicate with one another, and a plurality of grooves 10 is formed at the outer circumference of the center portion.
  • the cross section hardly deforms when the inner pipe 1 and the outer pipe 2 are bent by applying external force. That is, since the top portions 9 of the waves of the inner pipe 1 touch the inner surface of the outer pipe 2, the top portions 9 support the outer pipe 2 in the event of plastic deformation. Resultantly, a specific bush or the like is not required at deforming and bending can be applied.
  • a double pipe heat exchanger wherein only the center portions of the end edges of the bulges 3 on the outside in the radial directions touch the inner surface of the outer pipe 2 can further smoothen the flow of the second fluid 5 and accelerate the heat exchange. That is, the second fluid 5 can flow nearly all around the outer circumference of the bulges 3.
  • a double pipe heat exchanger of the same configuration is used as an oil cooler to cool oil with cooling water, it is possible to provide an oil cooler conforming to various pipes and flow channels and contributing to space-saving.
  • a method for producing a double pipe heat exchanger includes the processes of: inserting the inner pipe 1 into the outer pipe 2 while keeping the axis lines straight; welding only the opening rims 6 at both the ends of the inner pipe 1 in the axial direction of the axis line to the outer pipe 2; and successively bending the inner pipe 1 and the outer pipe 2 by applying external force.
  • the heat exchanger has an outer pipe 2 and an inner pipe 1 that is inserted into the outer pipe 2.
  • the inner pipe 1 is, except both the ends as shown in Fig. 1 , bent and formed into the shape of a three-leaf clover in cross section and the bulges 3 of the clover shape are bent into the shape of waves extending in the axial direction. Then the maximum radius of the clover shape is equal to the inner radius of the outer pipe 2. Both the ends of the inner pipe 1 are formed into a cylindrical shape and the outer diameter is equal to the inner diameter of the outer pipe 2. Further, three grooves 10 are formed at the outer circumference of the inner pipe 1 at the center portion.
  • the bulges 3 are formed into the shape of an inflated balloon as it is obvious from Fig. 3 and they communicate with one another at the axis line (the center of the inner pipe 1).
  • the width of each of the bulges 3 gradually increases up to the intermediate portion and then gradually decreases toward the tip thereof in the radius direction from the center of the inner pipe 1 to the outside. Then the inner pipe 1 is inserted into the outer pipe 2 so that only the top portions 9 at the tips may touch the outer pipe 2.
  • the inner pipe 1 is inserted into the outer pipe 2 in the state of keeping the axis lines straight. Successively, only the opening rims 6 at the ends of the inner pipe 1 are fixed to the opening ends of the outer pipe 2 by welding. On this occasion, the top portions 9 at the tips of the bulges 3 touch the inner surface of the outer pipe 2. The contact points of the top portions 9 are not bonded.
  • the pipes are bent in the state where the top portions 9 of the bulges 3 shown in Fig. 2 touch the inner surface of the outer pipe 2 to prevent the shape of the cross section of the outer pipe 2 from being extraordinarily deformed.
  • the whole body is bent as shown in Fig. 4 , for example.
  • the shape of the bending is formed so as to conform to the installation route of piping.
  • a double pipe heat exchanger thus bent is connected through flanges 8 as a part of the outlet pipe for the exhaust gas of an engine.
  • cooling water as the second fluid 5 flows in from one of the pair of pipes 11; flows between the inner pipe 1 and the outer pipe 2; and flows out from the other pipe 11.
  • an exhaust gas as the first fluid 4 flows in the inner pipe 1 and the exhaust gas is cooled with the cooling water.
  • the exhaust gas flows snakily in the bulges 3 where the exhaust gas flows comparatively easily.
  • the cooling water also flows snakily on the outside of the inner pipe 1.
  • the cooling water flows along the grooves 10 at the center portion of the inner pipe 1.
  • the double pipe heat exchanger can be used as an oil cooler in place of the EGR cooler.

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Claims (6)

  1. Echangeur de chaleur à tuyau double dans lequel:
    un tuyau extérieur (2) est ajusté sur un tuyau intérieur (1), et où un premier fluide (4) s'écoule dans le tuyau intérieur (1) et
    un deuxième fluide (5) s'écoule entre le tuyau intérieur (1) et le tuyau extérieur (2);
    en une section transversale orthogonale à la ligne d'axe du tuyau intérieur (1), le tuyau intérieur (1) possède une pluralité de renflements en forme de ballonnet (3) communiquant entre eux et s'étendant dans les directions radiales depuis le centre, et la largeur de chacun des renflements (3) est la plus large à une portion intermédiaire entre le centre et l'extérieur du tuyau intérieur (1) dans la direction radiale et diminue progressivement vers les deux côtés du renflement (3) dans la direction radiale; et
    une pluralité de rainures (10) est formée sur le côté de la surface extérieure à la portion centrale du tuyau intérieur (1) d'une manière s'étendant dans sa direction axiale;
    caractérisé en ce que la circonférence extérieure de chacun des renflements (3) est courbée en une forme d'onde en section transversale axiale;
    chaque portion supérieure (9) de l'onde touche la surface intérieure du tuyau extérieur (2) à l'extrémité la plus extérieure des renflements (3) dans les directions radiales dans la section transversale;
    les lignes d'axe du tuyau extérieur (2) et du tuyau intérieur (1) sont courbées, et où ledit échangeur de chaleur est formé en courbant le tuyau intérieur (1) et le tuyau extérieur (2) après que le tuyau extérieur (2) a été ajusté à l'extérieur du tuyau intérieur (1).
  2. Echangeur de chaleur à tuyau double selon la revendication 1, dans lequel seulement les portions centrales des bords d'extrémité desdits renflements en forme de ballonnet (3) sur le côté extérieur dans les directions radiales touchent la surface intérieure dudit tuyau extérieur (2).
  3. Echangeur de chaleur à tuyau double selon la revendication 1 ou 2, dans lequel: des bords d'ouverture (6) aux deux extrémités du tuyau intérieur (1) dans la direction axiale sont reliés et fixés à la surface intérieure du tuyau extérieur (2) tout autour des bords;
    deux orifices (7) pour le premier fluide (4) sont réalisés sur la surface extérieure aux deux extrémités du tuyau extérieur (2);
    des brides (8) pour la connection sont fixées d'une manière saillante aux deux extrémités du tuyau extérieur (2); et
    l'échangeur de chaleur à tuyau double est utilisé comme un refroidisseur ERG, où les gaz d'échappement d'un moteur s'écoulent comme le premier fluide (4), et l'eau de refroidissement s'écoule comme le deuxième fluide (5).
  4. Echangeur de chaleur à tuyau double selon la revendication 1 ou 2, dans lequel:
    des bords d'ouverture (6) aux deux extrémités du tuyau intérieur (1) dans la direction axiale sont reliés et fixés à la surface intérieure du tuyau extérieur (2) tout autour des bords;
    deux orifices (7) pour le premier fluide (4) sont prévus sur la surface extérieure aux deux extrémités du tuyau extérieur (2);
    des brides (8) pour la connection sont fixées d'une manière saillante aux deux extrémités du tuyau extérieur (2); et
    l'échangeur de chaleur à tuyau double est utilisé comme un refroidisseur d'huile, où l'un parmi le premier fluide (4) et le deuxième fluide (5) est l'eau de refroidissement et l'autre est une huile.
  5. Echangeur de chaleur à tuyau double selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 4, dans lequel en section transversale axiale dudit tuyau intérieur (1):
    les trois renflements en forme de ballonnet (3) communiquent entre eux dans le centre; et
    l'aspect dans son ensemble du tuyau intérieur (1) est réalisé dans la forme d'un trèfle à trois feuilles.
  6. Procédé de production d'un échangeur de chaleur à tuyau double selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 5, comprenant les processus consistant à:
    insérer le tuyau intérieur (1) dans le tuyau extérieur (2) et amener les portions supérieures (9) des ondes des renflements (3) du tuyau intérieur (1) en contact avec la surface intérieure du tuyau extérieur (2) tout en maintenant chacune des lignes d'axe droites;
    souder seulement les bords d'ouverture (6) aux deux extrémités du tuyau intérieur (1) dans la direction axiale au tuyau extérieur (2), et
    appliquer successivement une force externe au tuyau intérieur (1) et au tuyau extérieur (2) et courber l'ensemble du corps de manière à courber les lignes d'axe des tuyaux.
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