EP2256452A4 - Heat exchanger and refrigerating cycle device provided with same - Google Patents

Heat exchanger and refrigerating cycle device provided with same

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Publication number
EP2256452A4
EP2256452A4 EP09726196.0A EP09726196A EP2256452A4 EP 2256452 A4 EP2256452 A4 EP 2256452A4 EP 09726196 A EP09726196 A EP 09726196A EP 2256452 A4 EP2256452 A4 EP 2256452A4
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Prior art keywords
heat exchanger
same
device provided
cycle device
refrigerating cycle
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EP09726196.0A
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German (de)
French (fr)
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EP2256452A1 (en
EP2256452B1 (en
Inventor
Yusuke Tashiro
Mamoru Hamada
Fumitake Unezaki
Takeyuki Maegawa
Hiroyuki Morimoto
Kouji Yamashita
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Mitsubishi Electric Corp
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Mitsubishi Electric Corp
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Classifications

    • 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
    • F28F1/10—Tubular elements and assemblies thereof with means for increasing heat-transfer area, e.g. with fins, with projections, with recesses
    • F28F1/12—Tubular 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
    • F28F1/24—Tubular 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
    • F28F1/32—Tubular 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
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25B—REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
    • F25B39/00—Evaporators; Condensers
    • F25B39/02—Evaporators
    • F25B39/022—Evaporators with plate-like or laminated elements
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25B—REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
    • F25B47/00—Arrangements for preventing or removing deposits or corrosion, not provided for in another subclass
    • F25B47/006—Arrangements for preventing or removing deposits or corrosion, not provided for in another subclass for preventing frost
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
    • F28F—DETAILS OF HEAT-EXCHANGE AND HEAT-TRANSFER APPARATUS, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
    • F28F13/00—Arrangements for modifying heat-transfer, e.g. increasing, decreasing
    • F28F13/18—Arrangements for modifying heat-transfer, e.g. increasing, decreasing by applying coatings, e.g. radiation-absorbing, radiation-reflecting; by surface treatment, e.g. polishing
    • F28F13/185—Heat-exchange surfaces provided with microstructures or with porous coatings
    • F28F13/187—Heat-exchange surfaces provided with microstructures or with porous coatings especially adapted for evaporator surfaces or condenser surfaces, e.g. with nucleation sites
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25B—REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
    • F25B2500/00—Problems to be solved
    • F25B2500/01—Geometry problems, e.g. for reducing size

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Thermal Sciences (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Geometry (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Crystallography & Structural Chemistry (AREA)
  • Other Air-Conditioning Systems (AREA)
  • Heat-Exchange Devices With Radiators And Conduit Assemblies (AREA)
  • Cold Air Circulating Systems And Constructional Details In Refrigerators (AREA)
EP20090726196 2008-03-24 2009-03-23 Heat exchanger and refrigerating cycle device provided with same Active EP2256452B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
JP2008075816 2008-03-24
PCT/JP2009/055585 WO2009119474A1 (en) 2008-03-24 2009-03-23 Heat exchanger and refrigerating cycle device provided with same

Publications (3)

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EP2256452A1 EP2256452A1 (en) 2010-12-01
EP2256452A4 true EP2256452A4 (en) 2013-07-31
EP2256452B1 EP2256452B1 (en) 2015-04-22

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EP20090726196 Active EP2256452B1 (en) 2008-03-24 2009-03-23 Heat exchanger and refrigerating cycle device provided with same

Country Status (5)

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EP (1) EP2256452B1 (en)
JP (1) JP5132762B2 (en)
CN (1) CN101960247B (en)
MY (1) MY160844A (en)
WO (1) WO2009119474A1 (en)

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EP1750018A2 (en) * 2005-08-03 2007-02-07 General Electric Company Surfaces and articles resistant to impacting liquids
US20070031639A1 (en) * 2005-08-03 2007-02-08 General Electric Company Articles having low wettability and methods for making

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WO2009119474A1 (en) 2009-10-01
JP5132762B2 (en) 2013-01-30
CN101960247A (en) 2011-01-26
CN101960247B (en) 2012-07-18
MY160844A (en) 2017-03-31
EP2256452A1 (en) 2010-12-01
EP2256452B1 (en) 2015-04-22
JPWO2009119474A1 (en) 2011-07-21

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