EP2031334B1 - Échangeur de chaleur - Google Patents

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EP2031334B1
EP2031334B1 EP07744382.8A EP07744382A EP2031334B1 EP 2031334 B1 EP2031334 B1 EP 2031334B1 EP 07744382 A EP07744382 A EP 07744382A EP 2031334 B1 EP2031334 B1 EP 2031334B1
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Takahiro Ozaki
Ikuhiro Iwata
Masakazu Okamoto
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25BREFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
    • F25B39/00Evaporators; Condensers
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F28HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
    • F28DHEAT-EXCHANGE APPARATUS, NOT PROVIDED FOR IN ANOTHER SUBCLASS, IN WHICH THE HEAT-EXCHANGE MEDIA DO NOT COME INTO DIRECT CONTACT
    • F28D1/00Heat-exchange apparatus having stationary conduit assemblies for one heat-exchange medium only, the media being in contact with different sides of the conduit wall, in which the other heat-exchange medium is a large body of fluid, e.g. domestic or motor car radiators
    • F28D1/02Heat-exchange apparatus having stationary conduit assemblies for one heat-exchange medium only, the media being in contact with different sides of the conduit wall, in which the other heat-exchange medium is a large body of fluid, e.g. domestic or motor car radiators with heat-exchange conduits immersed in the body of fluid
    • F28D1/04Heat-exchange apparatus having stationary conduit assemblies for one heat-exchange medium only, the media being in contact with different sides of the conduit wall, in which the other heat-exchange medium is a large body of fluid, e.g. domestic or motor car radiators with heat-exchange conduits immersed in the body of fluid with tubular conduits
    • F28D1/047Heat-exchange apparatus having stationary conduit assemblies for one heat-exchange medium only, the media being in contact with different sides of the conduit wall, in which the other heat-exchange medium is a large body of fluid, e.g. domestic or motor car radiators with heat-exchange conduits immersed in the body of fluid with tubular conduits the conduits being bent, e.g. in a serpentine or zig-zag
    • F28D1/0477Heat-exchange apparatus having stationary conduit assemblies for one heat-exchange medium only, the media being in contact with different sides of the conduit wall, in which the other heat-exchange medium is a large body of fluid, e.g. domestic or motor car radiators with heat-exchange conduits immersed in the body of fluid with tubular conduits the conduits being bent, e.g. in a serpentine or zig-zag the conduits being bent in a serpentine or zig-zag
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F28HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
    • F28DHEAT-EXCHANGE APPARATUS, NOT PROVIDED FOR IN ANOTHER SUBCLASS, IN WHICH THE HEAT-EXCHANGE MEDIA DO NOT COME INTO DIRECT CONTACT
    • F28D1/00Heat-exchange apparatus having stationary conduit assemblies for one heat-exchange medium only, the media being in contact with different sides of the conduit wall, in which the other heat-exchange medium is a large body of fluid, e.g. domestic or motor car radiators
    • F28D1/02Heat-exchange apparatus having stationary conduit assemblies for one heat-exchange medium only, the media being in contact with different sides of the conduit wall, in which the other heat-exchange medium is a large body of fluid, e.g. domestic or motor car radiators with heat-exchange conduits immersed in the body of fluid
    • F28D1/04Heat-exchange apparatus having stationary conduit assemblies for one heat-exchange medium only, the media being in contact with different sides of the conduit wall, in which the other heat-exchange medium is a large body of fluid, e.g. domestic or motor car radiators with heat-exchange conduits immersed in the body of fluid with tubular conduits
    • F28D1/053Heat-exchange apparatus having stationary conduit assemblies for one heat-exchange medium only, the media being in contact with different sides of the conduit wall, in which the other heat-exchange medium is a large body of fluid, e.g. domestic or motor car radiators with heat-exchange conduits immersed in the body of fluid with tubular conduits the conduits being straight
    • F28D1/05308Assemblies of conduits connected side by side or with individual headers, e.g. section type radiators
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F28HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
    • F28DHEAT-EXCHANGE APPARATUS, NOT PROVIDED FOR IN ANOTHER SUBCLASS, IN WHICH THE HEAT-EXCHANGE MEDIA DO NOT COME INTO DIRECT CONTACT
    • F28D7/00Heat-exchange apparatus having stationary tubular conduit assemblies for both heat-exchange media, the media being in contact with different sides of a conduit wall
    • F28D7/08Heat-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 otherwise bent, e.g. in a serpentine or zig-zag
    • F28D7/082Heat-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 otherwise bent, e.g. in a serpentine or zig-zag with serpentine or zig-zag configuration
    • F28D7/085Heat-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 otherwise bent, e.g. in a serpentine or zig-zag with serpentine or zig-zag configuration in the form of parallel conduits coupled by bent portions
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F28HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
    • F28FDETAILS OF HEAT-EXCHANGE AND HEAT-TRANSFER APPARATUS, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
    • F28F1/00Tubular elements; Assemblies of tubular elements
    • F28F1/10Tubular elements and assemblies thereof with means for increasing heat-transfer area, e.g. with fins, with projections, with recesses
    • F28F1/12Tubular elements and assemblies thereof with means for increasing heat-transfer area, e.g. with fins, with projections, with recesses the means being only outside the tubular element
    • F28F1/24Tubular elements and assemblies thereof with means for increasing heat-transfer area, e.g. with fins, with projections, with recesses the means being only outside the tubular element and extending transversely
    • F28F1/32Tubular elements and assemblies thereof with means for increasing heat-transfer area, e.g. with fins, with projections, with recesses the means being only outside the tubular element and extending transversely the means having portions engaging further tubular elements
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F28HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
    • F28FDETAILS OF HEAT-EXCHANGE AND HEAT-TRANSFER APPARATUS, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
    • F28F9/00Casings; Header boxes; Auxiliary supports for elements; Auxiliary members within casings
    • F28F9/02Header boxes; End plates
    • F28F9/0229Double end plates; Single end plates with hollow spaces
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25BREFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
    • F25B2309/00Gas cycle refrigeration machines
    • F25B2309/06Compression machines, plants or systems characterised by the refrigerant being carbon dioxide
    • F25B2309/061Compression machines, plants or systems characterised by the refrigerant being carbon dioxide with cycle highest pressure above the supercritical pressure
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25BREFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
    • F25B9/00Compression machines, plants or systems, in which the refrigerant is air or other gas of low boiling point
    • F25B9/002Compression machines, plants or systems, in which the refrigerant is air or other gas of low boiling point characterised by the refrigerant
    • F25B9/008Compression machines, plants or systems, in which the refrigerant is air or other gas of low boiling point characterised by the refrigerant the refrigerant being carbon dioxide
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F28HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
    • F28FDETAILS OF HEAT-EXCHANGE AND HEAT-TRANSFER APPARATUS, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
    • F28F2265/00Safety or protection arrangements; Arrangements for preventing malfunction
    • F28F2265/26Safety or protection arrangements; Arrangements for preventing malfunction for allowing differential expansion between elements
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F28HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
    • F28FDETAILS OF HEAT-EXCHANGE AND HEAT-TRANSFER APPARATUS, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
    • F28F2270/00Thermal insulation; Thermal decoupling

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  • the present invention relates to an indoor unit of an air conditioner that uses CO2 refrigerant.
  • an air conditioner that uses CO2 refrigerant ensures the comfort of heating by raising the discharge air temperature during heating operation close to the compressor discharge temperature.
  • structural improvements to promote heat exchange have been made in a heat exchanger (gas cooler) that includes fins and heat transfer tubes.
  • a method is employed which accelerates the refrigerant flow rate by making the cross section of heat transfer tubes on the downstream side of the refrigerant flow during heating operation smaller than the cross section of other heat transfer tubes, and thereby activates heat transfer from the refrigerant by the effect of turbulent flow (for example, see JPH10176867 (A)).
  • Heat exchangers according to the state of the art are disclosed in JP 63 012081 U , JP 10 274490 A , and US 2007/ 023744 A1 .
  • An object of the present invention is to provide an indoor unit for an air conditioner with improved heat exchange performance.
  • the airflow exchanges heat with higher temperature refrigerant as the airflow moves downstream.
  • each plate fin is divided, heat transfer on the plate fin surface is suppressed, and the difference in temperature between the refrigerant and the air is appropriately maintained throughout the radiation process.
  • the amount of heat exchanged with the airflow increases, and heat exchange performance improves.
  • the distance in which the refrigerant moves in the long axis direction of the heat transfer tubes is shortened, and the difference in temperature between the refrigerant and the air is appropriately maintained throughout the radiation process.
  • the amount of heat exchanged with the airflow increases, and heat exchange performance improves.
  • An indoor unit according to a second aspect of the present invention is the indoor unit according to the first aspect of the present invention, wherein each plate fin is divided between all adjacent rows.
  • An indoor unit according to a third aspect of the present invention is the indoor unit according to the first aspect of the present invention, wherein each plate fin is divided from one end to the other end.
  • An indoor unit according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is the indoor unit according to the first aspect of the present invention, wherein each plate fin is partially divided from one end to the other end.
  • the dividing process of the plate fins is simplified, and also a function to suppress heat transfer on the plate fin surface is ensured.
  • the processing cost is reduced and also heat exchange performance improves.
  • An indoor unit according to a fifth aspect of the present invention is the indoor unit according to the first aspect of the present invention, wherein in the heat exchanger a plurality of passages are formed through which the refrigerant flows from the heat transfer tubes in the row on the downstream side of the airflow to the heat transfer tubes in the row on the upstream side of the airflow.
  • An indoor unit according to a sixth aspect of the present invention is the indoor unit according to the first aspect of the present invention, wherein the tube outer diameter of the heat transfer tubes is equal to or less than 4 mm.
  • the flow rate of the refrigerant flowing through the heat transfer tubes is accelerated and the flow of the refrigerant becomes a turbulent flow.
  • the amount of heat exchange between the refrigerant and the heat transfer tubes increases, and heat exchange performance improves.
  • An indoor unit according to an seventh aspect of the present invention is the indoor unit according to the first aspect of the present invention, wherein the heat exchanger includes a refrigerant which is CO2.
  • This indoor unit uses CO2 whose ozone destruction coefficient is low and thus does not lead to the destruction in the air environment.
  • An indoor unit is the indoor unit according to the fifth aspect of the present invention, wherein the heat exchanger further includes a first plate attached to end portions of the plurality of passages, a connecting tube connected to a refrigerant pipe through which the refrigerant circulates, and a wide-mouth container.
  • the wide-mouth container collects the refrigerant that flows out from each end portion of the plurality of passages, or guides the refrigerant that flows out from the connecting tube to each end portion of the plurality of passages.
  • the wide-mouth container is closely attached to the first plate.
  • An indoor unit is the indoor unit according to the first aspect of the present invention, wherein the heat exchanger further includes a second plate attached to end portions of the plurality of heat transfer tubes and a third plate having a plurality of depressed portions formed therein for interconnecting the end portions of the appropriate adjacent heat transfer tubes.
  • the third plate is closely attached to the second plate. Consequently, the work to interconnect the end portions of the heat transfer tubes with U-shaped tubes becomes unnecessary, and therefore the cost is low.
  • the airflow exchanges heat with higher temperature refrigerant as the airflow moves downstream.
  • each plate fin is divided, heat transfer on the plate fin surface is suppressed, and the difference in temperature between the refrigerant and the air is appropriately maintained throughout the radiation process.
  • the amount of heat exchanged with the airflow increases, and heat exchange performance improves.
  • the distance of the passages through which the refrigerant flows is optimized, and the difference in temperature between the refrigerant and the air is appropriately maintained throughout the radiation process.
  • the amount of heat exchanged with the airflow increases, and heat exchange performance improves.
  • the indoor unit according to the second and third aspects of the present invention because the number of divided sections on each plate fin is increased, heat transfer on the plate fin surface is further suppressed, and the difference in temperature between the refrigerant and the air is appropriately maintained throughout the radiation process. Thus, the amount of heat exchanged with the airflow increases, and heat exchange performance improves.
  • the dividing process of the plate fins is simplified, and also a function to suppress heat transfer on the plate fin surface is ensured.
  • the processing cost is reduced and also heat exchange performance improves.
  • the distance of the passages through which the refrigerant flows is optimized, and the difference in temperature between the refrigerant and the air is appropriately maintained throughout the radiation process.
  • the amount of heat exchanged with the airflow increases, and heat exchange performance improves.
  • the flow rate of the refrigerant flowing through the heat transfer tubes is accelerated and the flow of the refrigerant becomes a turbulent flow.
  • the amount of heat exchange between the refrigerant and the heat transfer tubes increases, and heat exchange performance improves.
  • the indoor unit according to the seventh aspect of the present invention uses CO2 whose ozone destruction coefficient is low and thus does not lead to the destruction in the air environment.
  • the indoor unit according to the eighth aspect of the present invention is low in cost because there is no need to connect the refrigerant pipe to each end portion of the passages.
  • the outdoor heat exchanger 4 functions as a gas cooler, and the indoor heat exchanger 6 functions as an evaporator.
  • the outdoor heat exchanger 4 functions as an evaporator, and the indoor heat exchanger 6 functions as a gas cooler.
  • the outdoor heat exchanger 4 and the indoor heat exchanger 6 both include plate fins 11 (see Figure 3 ) and heat transfer tubes 12 (see Figure 3 ). The refrigerant in the heat transfer tubes 12 exchanges heat with the airflow through the plate fins 11.
  • a point A is the suction side of the compressor 2 during heating operation
  • a point B is the discharge side of the compressor 2 during heating operation
  • a point C is the refrigerant outlet side of the indoor heat exchanger 6 during heating operation
  • a point D is the refrigerant inlet side of the outdoor heat exchanger 4 during heating operation.
  • Figure 2(b) is a temperature-entropy diagram for CO2 refrigerant.
  • the vertical axis represents temperature T and the horizontal axis represents entropy S.
  • Points A, B, C, and D in Figure 2(b) represent the states of the refrigerant corresponding to the points A, B, C, and D in Figure 1 .
  • the temperature of the refrigerant drops from the point B on the discharge side of the compressor 2 to the point C on the refrigerant outlet side of the indoor heat exchanger 6. Accordingly, the temperature distribution on the surface of the indoor heat exchanger 6 is such that the temperature on the upstream side of the refrigerant flow is higher and the temperature on the downstream side thereof is lower.
  • the difference in temperature between the air and the indoor heat exchanger 6 becomes more stabilized when the airflow passes from the downstream side of the refrigerant to the upstream side of the refrigerant, and the amount of heat exchange between the air and the indoor heat exchanger 6 increases.
  • Figure 4 is a configuration view of passages of the indoor heat exchanger according to the embodiment of the present invention.
  • the solid lines in Figure 4 represent the U-shaped tubes 12b on the front side of the figure, and the broken lines represent the U-shaped tubes 12c on the opposite side.
  • the refrigerant flows separately into the six heat transfer tubes 12 in the row 72 and flows out from the six heat transfer tubes 12 in the row 61 through six passages 81 to 86. In this way, because the refrigerant circulates separately through the plurality of passages 81 to 86, the difference in temperature between the refrigerant and the air is appropriately maintained throughout the radiation process, and the amount of heat exchanged with the airflow increases.
  • Each plate fin 11 is divided between the row 61 and the row 62. Each plate fin 11 is also divided between the following rows: the row 63 and the row 64; the row 65 and the row 66; the row 67 and the row 68; the row 69 and the row 70; and the row 71 and the row 72. Thereby, the heat on the surface of the plate fins 11 is prevented from transferring over divided portions 13. Thus, the surface temperature on the plate fins 11 is maintained high and the amount of heat exchanged with the airflow increases.
  • the direction in which the straight tubes 12a of the heat transfer tubes 12 extend is the depth of the indoor heat exchanger 6.
  • the depth is the shortest dimension among the height, width, and depth.
  • the tube outer diameter of the heat transfer tubes 12 is equal to or less than 4 mm such that the flow of the refrigerant in the heat transfer tubes 12 becomes turbulent flow.
  • FIG. 5 is a longitudinal cross sectional view of an indoor unit that uses the indoor heat exchanger according to the embodiment of the present invention.
  • An indoor unit 101 has the indoor heat exchanger 6 mounted in a casing 102.
  • a fan 103 is arranged above the indoor heat exchanger 6, and an air discharge port 102a is provided above the fan 103.
  • An air suction inlet 102b is provided below the indoor heat exchanger 6.
  • the indoor unit 101 can provide comfortable heating.
  • the airflow exchanges heat with higher temperature refrigerant as the airflow moves downstream.
  • each plate fin 11 is divided, heat transfer on the surface of the plate fins 11 is suppressed, and the difference in temperature between the refrigerant and the air is appropriately maintained throughout the radiation process.
  • the amount of heat exchanged with the airflow increases, and heat exchange performance improves.
  • This indoor heat exchanger 6 has the plurality of passages 81 to 86 formed for allowing the refrigerant to flow from the heat transfer tubes 12 in the row 72 on the downstream side of the airflow to the heat transfer tubes 12 in the row 61 on the upstream side of the airflow.
  • the heat transfer tubes extend in one of the height, width, and depth directions of the indoor heat exchanger 6 whichever is the shortest dimension.
  • the distance of the straight tubes 12a of the heat transfer tubes 12 is shortened, a decrease in temperature of the refrigerant is suppressed, and the difference in temperature between the refrigerant and the air is appropriately maintained throughout the radiation process.
  • the amount of heat exchanged with the airflow increases, and heat exchange performance improves.
  • the tube outer diameter of the heat transfer tubes 12 is equal to or less than 4 mm.
  • the flow rate of the refrigerant flowing through the heat transfer tubes 12 is accelerated and the flow of the refrigerant becomes a turbulent flow.
  • the amount of heat exchange between the refrigerant and the heat transfer tubes 12 increases, and heat exchange performance improves.
  • FIG 6 is a perspective view of an indoor heat exchanger according to a first alternative embodiment of the embodiment of the present invention.
  • Plates 31 and 32 are attached to the end portions, i.e., inlet and outlet, of the plurality of passages 81 to 86 (see Figure 4 ), and the plates 31 and 32 are more rigid than the plate fins 11.
  • An inlet side header 91 includes a connecting tube 91a connected to the refrigerant pipe, and a wide-mouth container 91b that covers the inlets of the plurality of passages 81 to 86. The inlet side header 91 is closely bonded to the plate 31.
  • An outlet side header 92 includes a connecting tube 92a connected to the refrigerant pipe, and a wide-mouth container 92b that covers the outlets of the plurality of passages 81 to 86.
  • the outlet side header 92 is closely bonded to the plate 32.
  • a plate 33 is attached to the end portions of the heat transfer tubes 12 as a whole and is more rigid than the plate fins 11.
  • the plate 33 has a plate 93 closely bonded thereto.
  • Figure 7(a) is a rear view of the first alternative embodiment
  • Figure 7(b) is a cross sectional view taken along line D-D of Figure 7(a)
  • Figure 7(c) is a cross sectional view taken along line E-E of Figure 7(a) .
  • the plate 93 in the figure has a plurality of depressed portions 93a each interconnecting the end portions of the heat transfer tubes 12.
  • the depressed portions 93a correspond to the U-shaped tubes 12c of the embodiment shown in Figure 3 .
  • the plurality of depressed portions 93a are formed by drawing the plate 93, and therefore it is economical.
  • This indoor heat exchanger 6 further includes the plates 31 and 32 attached to the end portions of the plurality of passages 81 to 86; the connecting tubes 91a and 92a connected to the refrigerant pipe through which the refrigerant circulates; and the wide-mouth containers 91b and 92b.
  • the wide-mouth containers 91b and 92b collect the refrigerant that flows out from each end portion of the plurality of passages 81 to 86 to the connecting tubes 91a and 92a, or guide the refrigerant that flows out from the connecting tubes 91a and 92a to each end portion of the plurality of passages 81 to 86.
  • the wide-mouth containers 91b and 92b are closely attached to the plates 31 and 32. Consequently, there is no need to connect the refrigerant pipe to each end portion of the passages 81 to 86, and therefore the cost is low.
  • This indoor heat exchanger 6 further includes the plate 33 attached to the end portions of the plurality of the heat transfer tubes 12; and the plate 93 having the plurality of depressed portions 93a formed therein for interconnecting the end portions of the heat transfer tubes 12.
  • the plate 93 is closely attached to the plate 33. Consequently, the work to interconnect the end portions of the heat transfer tubes 12 with U-shaped tubes becomes unnecessary, and therefore the cost is low.
  • Figure 8 is a configuration view of the indoor heat exchanger in Figure 4 with the passages being modified. Similar to Figure 4 , the solid lines in Figure 4 represent the U-shaped tubes 12b on the front side of the figure, and the broken lines represent the U-shaped tubes 12c on the opposite side.
  • the refrigerant that flowed into the heat transfer tubes 12 in the row 72 of passages 87 to 89 flows to the respective adjacent heat transfer tubes 12 in the same row 72; then flows to the heat transfer tubes 12 in the row 71 disposed further upstream of the airflow by one row; subsequently flows to the respective adjacent heat transfer tubes 12 in the same row 71; then further flows to the heat transfer tubes 12 in next row 70 disposed further upstream of the airflow by one row.
  • the refrigerant flows to the heat transfer tubes 12 in the row 61 on the most upstream side of the airflow while changing the direction of the flow.
  • Figure 9 is a configuration view of the indoor heat exchanger in Figure 4 with the pitch of the heat transfer tubes and the plate fins being modified
  • Figure 10 is a configuration view of the indoor heat exchanger in Figure 8 with the pitch of the heat transfer tubes and the plate fins being modified.
  • the heat transfer tubes 12 are arranged at the same pitch therebetween in the vertical direction.
  • a plate fin 21 is partially divided by slits 23 in the substantially middle of the pitch and also between all adjacent rows 61 to 72.
  • the slits 23 are formed by a single perforation per plate fin 11, and therefore the processing cost is reduced.
  • the present invention has a good heat exchange performance, and is useful for a heat exchanger of an air conditioner that uses CO2 refrigerant.

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  1. Unité intérieure pour un climatiseur, comprenant :
    un échangeur de chaleur (6) permettant à un réfrigérant supercritique de diffuser de la chaleur dans l'air,
    un boîtier (102) dans lequel l'échangeur de chaleur (6) est monté,
    un ventilateur (103) agencé dans le boîtier (102),
    dans laquelle le ventilateur est configuré pour générer un flux d'air,
    l'échangeur de chaleur (6) comprenant :
    une pluralité de plaques-ailettes (11), chacune d'elles ayant une pluralité de trous traversants (11a) sur la surface plane, les plaques-ailettes étant agencées pour être sensiblement parallèles au flux d'air ; et
    une pluralité de tubes de transfert de chaleur (12) insérés dans les trous traversants (11a) dans les plaques-ailettes (11), dans laquelle au moins quatre rangées (61 à 72) des tubes de transfert de chaleur (12) sont agencées pour être dans le sens en intersection avec le flux d'air, et sont formées de manière à être dans le sens de l'amont vers l'aval du flux d'air, chacune des plaques-ailettes (11) est divisée entre au moins une paire des rangées adjacentes (61, 62) ; et
    l'échangeur de chaleur est configuré de sorte que le réfrigérant s'écoule depuis les tubes de transfert de chaleur (12) dans la rangée (72) sur le côté en aval du flux d'air vers les tubes de transfert de chaleur (12) dans la rangée (61) sur le côté en amont du flux d'air ; et caractérisée en ce que
    chaque tube de transfert de chaleur (12) inclut un tube droit (12a) qui s'étend dans l'un des sens de la hauteur, de la largeur et de la profondeur de l'échangeur de chaleur, dont la dimension est la plus courte.
  2. Unité intérieure selon la revendication 1, dans laquelle
    chacune des plaques-ailettes (11) est divisée entre toutes les rangées adjacentes (61 à 72).
  3. Unité intérieure selon la revendication 1 ou la revendication 2, dans laquelle
    chacune des plaques-ailettes (11) est divisée depuis une extrémité vers l'autre extrémité dans le sens longitudinal des rangées (61 à 72).
  4. Unité intérieure selon la revendication 1 ou la revendication 2, dans laquelle
    chacune des plaques-ailettes (11) est partiellement divisée depuis une extrémité vers l'autre extrémité dans le sens longitudinal des rangées (61 à 72).
  5. Unité intérieure selon la revendication 1, dans laquelle dans l'échangeur de chaleur (6)
    une pluralité de passages (81 à 86) sont formés, à travers lesquels le réfrigérant s'écoule depuis les tubes de transfert de chaleur (12) dans la rangée (72) sur le côté en aval du flux d'air vers les tubes de transfert de chaleur (12) dans la rangée (61) sur le côté en amont du flux d'air.
  6. Unité intérieure selon la revendication 1, dans laquelle
    le diamètre extérieur de tube des tubes de transfert de chaleur (12) est inférieur ou égal à 4 mm.
  7. Unité intérieure selon la revendication 1, dans laquelle l'échangeur de chaleur (6) inclut un réfrigérant, le réfrigérante étant du CO2.
  8. Unité intérieure selon la revendication 5, dans laquelle l'échangeur de chaleur (6) comprend en outre
    une première plaque (31, 32) attachée à des portions d'extrémité de la pluralité de passages (81 à 86),
    un tube de raccordement (91a, 92a) raccordé à un tube de réfrigérant (7a, 7b) à travers lequel circule le réfrigérant, et
    un récipient à grande ouverture (91b, 92b) configuré pour recueillir le réfrigérant qui s'écoule hors de chaque portion d'extrémité de la pluralité de passages (81 à 86) ou pour guider le réfrigérant qui s'écoule hors du tube de raccordement (91a, 92a) vers chaque portion d'extrémité de la pluralité de passages (81 à 86),
    dans laquelle
    le récipient à grande ouverture (91b, 92b) est étroitement attaché à la première plaque (31, 32).
  9. Unité intérieure selon la revendication 1, dans laquelle l'échangeur de chaleur (6) comprend en outre
    une deuxième plaque (33) attachée à des portions d'extrémité de la pluralité de tubes de transfert de chaleur (12), et
    une troisième plaque (93) étroitement attachée à la deuxième plaque (33) et ayant une pluralité de portions évidées (93a) formées à l'intérieur de celle-ci pour interconnecter des portions d'extrémité des tubes de transfert de chaleur (12) adjacents appropriés.
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