EP2553375B1 - Wärmetauscher und platten für den wärmetauscher - Google Patents

Wärmetauscher und platten für den wärmetauscher Download PDF

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EP2553375B1
EP2553375B1 EP11713724.0A EP11713724A EP2553375B1 EP 2553375 B1 EP2553375 B1 EP 2553375B1 EP 11713724 A EP11713724 A EP 11713724A EP 2553375 B1 EP2553375 B1 EP 2553375B1
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Nicolas Vallee
Olivier Schild
Alain Bauerheim
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    • 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
    • F28D9/00—Heat-exchange apparatus having stationary plate-like or laminated conduit assemblies for both heat-exchange media, the media being in contact with different sides of a conduit wall
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
    • F28F—DETAILS OF HEAT-EXCHANGE AND HEAT-TRANSFER APPARATUS, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
    • F28F3/00—Plate-like or laminated elements; Assemblies of plate-like or laminated elements
    • F28F3/08—Elements constructed for building-up into stacks, e.g. capable of being taken apart for cleaning
    • 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
    • F28D1/00—Heat-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
    • 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
    • F28D9/00—Heat-exchange apparatus having stationary plate-like or laminated conduit assemblies for both heat-exchange media, the media being in contact with different sides of a conduit wall
    • F28D9/0031—Heat-exchange apparatus having stationary plate-like or laminated conduit assemblies for both heat-exchange media, the media being in contact with different sides of a conduit wall the conduits for one heat-exchange medium being formed by paired plates touching each other
    • F28D9/0043—Heat-exchange apparatus having stationary plate-like or laminated conduit assemblies for both heat-exchange media, the media being in contact with different sides of a conduit wall the conduits for one heat-exchange medium being formed by paired plates touching each other the plates having openings therein for circulation of at least one heat-exchange medium from one conduit to another
    • 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
    • F28D9/00—Heat-exchange apparatus having stationary plate-like or laminated conduit assemblies for both heat-exchange media, the media being in contact with different sides of a conduit wall
    • F28D9/0031—Heat-exchange apparatus having stationary plate-like or laminated conduit assemblies for both heat-exchange media, the media being in contact with different sides of a conduit wall the conduits for one heat-exchange medium being formed by paired plates touching each other
    • F28D9/0043—Heat-exchange apparatus having stationary plate-like or laminated conduit assemblies for both heat-exchange media, the media being in contact with different sides of a conduit wall the conduits for one heat-exchange medium being formed by paired plates touching each other the plates having openings therein for circulation of at least one heat-exchange medium from one conduit to another
    • F28D9/0056—Heat-exchange apparatus having stationary plate-like or laminated conduit assemblies for both heat-exchange media, the media being in contact with different sides of a conduit wall the conduits for one heat-exchange medium being formed by paired plates touching each other the plates having openings therein for circulation of at least one heat-exchange medium from one conduit to another with U-flow or serpentine-flow inside conduits; with centrally arranged openings on the plates
    • 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
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
    • F28F—DETAILS OF HEAT-EXCHANGE AND HEAT-TRANSFER APPARATUS, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
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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
    • F28F3/00—Plate-like or laminated elements; Assemblies of plate-like or laminated elements
    • F28F3/02—Elements or assemblies thereof with means for increasing heat-transfer area, e.g. with fins, with recesses, with corrugations
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
    • F28F—DETAILS OF HEAT-EXCHANGE AND HEAT-TRANSFER APPARATUS, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
    • F28F9/00—Casings; Header boxes; Auxiliary supports for elements; Auxiliary members within casings
    • F28F9/02—Header boxes; End plates
    • F28F9/04—Arrangements for sealing elements into header boxes or end plates
    • F28F9/06—Arrangements for sealing elements into header boxes or end plates by dismountable joints
    • F28F9/12—Arrangements for sealing elements into header boxes or end plates by dismountable joints by flange-type connections
    • 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
    • F28D21/00—Heat-exchange apparatus not covered by any of the groups F28D1/00 - F28D20/00
    • F28D2021/0019—Other heat exchangers for particular applications; Heat exchange systems not otherwise provided for
    • F28D2021/008—Other heat exchangers for particular applications; Heat exchange systems not otherwise provided for for vehicles
    • F28D2021/0082—Charged air coolers
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
    • F28F—DETAILS OF HEAT-EXCHANGE AND HEAT-TRANSFER APPARATUS, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
    • F28F2265/00—Safety or protection arrangements; Arrangements for preventing malfunction
    • F28F2265/26—Safety or protection arrangements; Arrangements for preventing malfunction for allowing differential expansion between elements
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
    • F28F—DETAILS OF HEAT-EXCHANGE AND HEAT-TRANSFER APPARATUS, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
    • F28F2275/00—Fastening; Joining
    • F28F2275/04—Fastening; Joining by brazing
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  • the present invention relates to the field of heat exchangers, in particular for thermal engines of motor vehicles.
  • the present invention relates to a heat exchanger as defined in the preamble of claim 1, and to a heat exchange blade as defined in the preamble of claim 12.
  • Such an exchanger and such a blade are known from the document WO 2005 / 116436A1 .
  • the present invention applies in particular to a heat exchanger used as cooler charge (possibly mixed with recirculated exhaust gas) of a motor vehicle engine, such a cooler including to increase the density of the air at the engine intake.
  • such a heat exchanger can use, for cooling the supercharging gases, a coolant, such as water or brine, transported and guided in a suitable cooling circuit.
  • a coolant such as water or brine
  • it is the so-called "low temperature" cooling system of the vehicle.
  • This exchanger comprises a bundle of metal blades stacked on each other, this beam being housed inside a housing (also called housing) also metal.
  • the housing comprises two transverse walls (relative to the large dimension of the blades) facing each other, connected to lower and upper walls so as to form a peripheral belt of rectangular section around the bundle of blades.
  • inlet and outlet manifolds On the open sides of the circumferential belt of the housing are intended to be fixed inlet and outlet manifolds, which can be presented in the form of both a cover and an intake air distributor for the engine and through which enter and exit the bundle of blades the supercharging gases.
  • the blades of the bundle of blades are each formed of a pair of plates assembled by soldering.
  • the plates of each pair define between them first generally longitudinal circulation channels in which circulates the brine.
  • the spaces formed between the pairs of adjacent plates define second transverse channels intended to be crossed by the supercharging gases to be cooled, these gases exchanging heat with the water. glycolated through the plates.
  • the longitudinal end slices of the blades are secured to the two transverse walls facing the housing, by brazing.
  • the brazing operation of the pairs of plates between them and the walls of the housing can be performed at once by passing the pre-assembled heat exchanger in a brazing furnace.
  • the blade heads comprise means for fixing the housing in the form of tongues or flanges, having surfaces substantially parallel to the transverse walls of the housing, arranged to be plated on them and on which is affixed a brazing material.
  • the brazing material melts and binds the fastening means to the transverse walls of the housing.
  • the object of the present invention is, in particular, to improve the heat exchangers of the type described above.
  • the invention relates to a heat exchanger comprising a casing inside which a heat exchange bundle comprising a stack of heat exchange blades is housed and brazed, each blade comprising at least one brazing wafer to the housing, characterized in that it comprises means, said disengagement, for preventing soldering on the housing of at least a portion of the wafer of at least one end blade of the stack.
  • the end blades of the stack are not integral with the housing at said portions of blades, which provides the heat exchanger relaxation of stress in these areas of the end plates.
  • the blades extending substantially in planes and being stacked on each other along a direction substantially perpendicular to these planes, it is understood, by end blades of the stack, the blade or blades located at the one or other of the ends of the stack in this stacking direction.
  • connection blades can be provided between the casing and the blades. ends provided with said means for separating.
  • said end blades are thus constituted by the pairs of blades defining a circulation channel for the cooling fluid, provided on the one hand and / or the other of the beam.
  • the rigidity of the exchanger is reduced and its increased flexibility, globally and particularly in the areas of the separation means, which improves the absorption of mechanical stresses by the end plates, limiting the risk of fatigue of the structure of the exchanger.
  • the problem at the origin of the invention relates to a heat exchanger for cooling, with brine, the charge air of a motor vehicle engine.
  • the Applicant does not intend to limit the scope of his rights to this application alone, the invention applies more generally to any heat exchanger with a stack of brazed blades to its housing, regardless of the fluids circulating there.
  • the uncoupling means are arranged along the entire edge of said end plate, in other words continuously along this wafer, from one end to the other of the wafer.
  • detuning means may be provided at a wall of the housing or at two walls of the housing (on both sides of the blades).
  • the uncoupling means comprise a clearance formed between said blade edge portion and the housing. Such a clearance prohibited, during brazing, the joining of said end blade to the housing at said wafer portion, since the surfaces considered are not in contact.
  • the casing comprises at least one internal groove disposed facing said end plate, said clearance being formed in said groove.
  • the uncoupling means are formed by simple conformation of the housing walls.
  • the casing comprises at least as many internal grooves as ends, each of said internal grooves being arranged facing at least one of said end blades.
  • the blades of the exchanger comprising, along at least some of their edges, fastening means (for example in the form of tongues or flanges) of predefined width intended to come into contact with the casing for brazing to the latter, the internal groove has a width at least equal to the predefined width of said fixing means.
  • the blades having a width parallel to the direction of their slices and perpendicular to the direction of the stack, the inner groove has a length at least equal to the width of said end plate.
  • the blades having a length perpendicular to the direction of their slices and the direction of the stack, said end blade has a shorter length than the other blades.
  • this clearance is preferably at least equal to 0.1 mm.
  • the uncoupling means comprise at least one non-braze material strip formed on the housing, oriented towards said bundle of blades and arranged facing said slice portion of said end blade.
  • brazing is forbidden in the zone of the strip, which thus defines the portion of slice disjointed from the end plate.
  • the wafer portion of the blade is devoid of brazing material, this portion therefore not being secured to the housing during brazing.
  • the blades comprising, along at least some of their edges, fixing means (for example in the form of tongues or flanges) intended to come into contact with the casing for brazing thereto, said wafer portion of said end plate is devoid of such fastening means.
  • the uncoupling means are thus obtained by adaptation of the structure of the blades.
  • all of the blades of the stack of heat exchange blades comprise means of uncoupling.
  • the invention also relates to a blade for the exchanger presented above, the blade having at least one brazing wafer to the housing, the blade having means for separating the housing from at least a portion of its wafer.
  • the means may for example consist of the absence of brazing material on the wafer portion of the blade, in the absence of wafer on the portion in question or in the formation of the blade of the blade. a shorter length than the other blades.
  • FIG 1 schematically shows an exemplary embodiment of a heat exchanger 1 according to the invention for cooling the supercharging air of a motor vehicle engine (not shown).
  • the heat exchanger 1 comprises a metal casing 2 inside which is housed and fixed by brazing a heat exchange beam 3 comprising a stack of metal blades 4 of heat exchange.
  • Each blade 4 of the bundle 3 is of generally flat (or flattened parallelepipedal) shape and has a length L (still designated large side), a width I (also called small side) and a thickness e (shown on the figure 2 ), in corresponding directions, in a conventional manner.
  • the notions of longitudinal, lateral or transversal are defined respectively with respect to the direction of the length L, the direction of the width l and the direction of the thickness e of the blades 4.
  • the notions of upstream and downstream are defined with respect to the direction of flow of the recirculating gas flow in the beam (symbolized by the arrow G).
  • the stack 3 of blades 4, superimposed on each other, is made along a stacking direction parallel to the transverse direction e of the blades 4 and orthogonal to their longitudinal direction L.
  • the notions of upper and lower are defined with respect to the lower and upper sides 3I and 3S respectively of the stack 3, in the direction of the stack.
  • the blades 4 of the bundle 3 are each formed of a pair of plates 5 assembled by brazing.
  • Each plate 5, stamped, comprises two bosses 6 each provided with an opening 7 respectively for the entry and exit of a heat transfer fluid, for example glycol water, from a low temperature circuit of the motor vehicle.
  • a heat transfer fluid for example glycol water
  • the two respective bosses 6 of a plate 5 belonging to a blade 4 are in communication with the respective two respective bosses 6 of a neighboring plate 5 opposite belonging to a plate 5 of a neighboring blade 4.
  • the two bosses assemblies 6 successive and superimposed respectively form two distribution conduits 8, 8 'substantially parallel to the direction of the stack. This makes it possible to establish the fluidic communication of the brine between the superimposed blades 4 of the bundle 3.
  • the heat transfer fluid enters the bundle of blades through one of the two distribution ducts 8, called the inlet duct 8, at the means of an inlet pipe 9 mounted on the casing 2 and connected to the inlet duct 8; it leaves the beam 3 by the other distribution pipe 8 ', said outlet duct 8', by means of an outlet pipe 9 'also mounted on the casing 2 and communicating with the outlet duct 8'.
  • Each plate 5 of a blade 4 comprises a series of stampings 10 intended to be joined, for example by brazing, to the stampings 10 of the other plate 5 of the blade 4.
  • first channels 11 in a coil for the circulation of the coolant within each blade 4 of the beam 3.
  • the first channels 11 of the blades 4 comprise longitudinal portions 11A connected to each other by returns 11B in the vicinity of the longitudinal ends of the blades 4, which makes it possible to define a plurality of circulation passes for the brine in each of the blades 4 .
  • Each plate 5 further comprises a series of disruptive bosses 12 arranged within the first channels 11 (that is to say in the different passes of circulation of the latter). These disruptive humps 12 are capable of disturbing the circulation of the brine in the first channels 11, thus improving the heat exchange between the brine and the supercharging gases to be cooled.
  • each of the blades define second channels 13 ( figure 2 ), in the direction of the width I of the blades 4, orthogonal to the longitudinal portions 11A of the first channels 11 and to be traversed by the supercharging gases to be cooled.
  • second channels 13 Within these second channels 13 are arranged corrugated inserts (not shown in the figures) which are brazed to the adjacent adjacent blades 4 to disturb the flow of the gas flow and promote heat exchange.
  • the supercharging gases thus circulate in the second channels 13, through the corrugated inserts, to be cooled in contact with the walls of the plates 5 of the blades 4 of the bundle 3.
  • the supercharging gases are thus cooled by the brine which initially enters the beam 3 via the inlet pipe 9, is then distributed in the different plates 4 by the inlet pipe 8, circulates in the first channels 11 for exchanging heat with the supercharging gases and is finally discharged from the beam 3 of blades through the conduit 8 'and the outlet pipe 9'.
  • the stack 3 comprises in particular two individual connector plates 5R, respectively disposed at the ends of the lower 3I and upper 3S sides of the stack 3 and respectively brazed to the faces, facing the stack 3, of the lower walls 2I and upper 2S of the casing 2, by means of their stampings 10.
  • each of the two plates 5 of a blade 4 has an end edge 14, or blade head, at each of its longitudinal ends (or small sides).
  • the longitudinal end slices 14 of each of the plates 5 of a blade 4 comprise a tongue (or rim) 15 which extends, in the direction of its length, along the width I of the blade 4 (ie in the lateral direction) and, in the width direction, along the thickness e of the blade (i.e. in the stacking direction).
  • the length of a fastening tab 15 corresponds to the width I of the plate 5 to which it belongs.
  • the fastening tongue 15 of the upper plate 5 of the blade 4 extends toward the upper side of the stack 3, while that of the plate complementary bottom extends towards the lower side of the latter.
  • each blade 4 of the bundle 3 comprises at each of its slices 14 of longitudinal ends a pair of fastening tabs 15, which forms means for fixing the housing, of predefined width.
  • the beam 3 of blades is housed inside the metal casing 2 comprising two transverse walls 2A (extending in the transverse and lateral directions) facing brazed to a lower wall 2I and a top wall 2S vis-à-vis (extending in the longitudinal and lateral directions), so as to form a peripheral belt (or body) of rectangular section, in a known manner. Any other type of section (square, trapezoidal, ...) is, of course, also possible.
  • the peripheral belt could also be formed from a pre-assembled frame U-section and a complementary wall joining the two free wings of the frame, or with two pieces in L.
  • the transverse walls 2A and the lower walls 2I and 2S are of rectangular shape, so that the housing 2 has a generally parallelepiped shape.
  • the periphery of the transverse walls 2A has a peripheral raised edge 16 extending along the longitudinal direction (i.e. orthogonal to the corresponding transverse wall 2A).
  • the lower side portions 16I and upper 16S of the raised edge 16 of each of the transverse walls 2A serve as a support surface to the lower walls respectively 2I and upper 2S, for the assembly of the peripheral belt of the housing 2 by brazing.
  • the lower walls 2I and upper 2S of the casing 2 each comprise two longitudinal raised edges 17A and 17B respectively disposed at their upstream and downstream lateral ends.
  • the peripheral belt has two upstream and downstream open faces that extend on either side of the exchanger.
  • the upstream open face is delimited by the upstream transverse portions 16A of the raised edge 16 of each of the two transverse walls 2A, as well as by the upstream longitudinal raised edges 17A of the lower walls 2I and upper 2S.
  • the downstream open face is delimited by the downstream transverse portions 16B of the raised edge 16 of each of the two transverse walls 2A and the upstream longitudinal raised edges 17B of the lower walls 2I and upper 2S.
  • the upstream open face is associated with the inlet of the supercharging gases in the exchanger, while the downstream face is associated with the exit of these gases from the latter. In other words, these two open faces allow the circulation of the supercharging gases in the heat exchanger 1.
  • the open faces of the peripheral belt of the casing 2 are intended to be fixed inlet and outlet manifolds 2B, which can be in the form of both a cover and an air distributor intake valves for the engine and through which the supercharging gases enter and exit.
  • each of the lower lateral portions 16I and upper 16S of the raised edge 16 of the transverse walls 2A comprise two auxiliary assembly tongues 18 extending perpendicularly to the longitudinal direction and each formed by cutting said raised edge 16.
  • the auxiliary tongues 18 are intended to cooperate with corresponding openings 19 facing each other, formed in each of the lower walls 2I and upper 2S of the casing 2.
  • the longitudinal end slices 14 of the stacked blades 4 of the bundle 3 are respectively secured to the two transverse walls 2A of the casing 2, by brazing; more specifically, they are soldered to the internal surfaces of these transverse walls 2A of the casing 2.
  • the tongues 15 of the slices 14, forming the fixing means are conventionally covered, over their entire face facing the internal surfaces of the transverse walls 2A, with a brazing material (not shown in the figures) intended to allow the fixing the blades 4 to the internal surfaces of the transverse walls 2A of the casing 2, during the soldering operation.
  • the latter in order to reduce the rigidity of the exchanger 1 and to increase its flexibility, the latter comprises means, known as uncoupling means, making it possible to avoid brazing the casing 2 of a portion or the all of the longitudinal end slices 14 of one or more end blades 4E of the stack 3, arranged at the lower 3I and / or upper 3S sides of the latter.
  • the portions or the entirety of the slices 14 of the non-linked end plates 4E are not integral with the casing 2 at the level of said slice portions 14, which gives the exchanger 1 a relaxation of stresses in these zones of the 4E end blades.
  • a particular embodiment proposes that it is all of the longitudinal end slices 14 of the blades of the stack 3 which are not integral with the housing 2 of the heat exchanger.
  • the disengaging means are arranged to cause the casing 2 of the two longitudinal end wafers 14 to separate from the two lower and upper end plates 4E of the stack 3 over their entire length.
  • two end blades 4E, upper and lower sides of the exchanger are concerned by the separation to the housing 2, along all of their two slices 14 (on either side of the length of the exchanger).
  • each 5R connecting plate is not combined with a another plate to form a blade 4 and its function is mainly structural.
  • the uncoupling means comprise internal rectilinear grooves 20 (four in the present example), extending lengthwise in the lateral direction along the blade section 14 corresponding end 4E.
  • These internal grooves 20 are formed in the inner surface, that is to say facing the beam 3, the transverse walls 2A of the housing 2. They are further arranged opposite the corresponding longitudinal end slices 14 of the two blades end 4E.
  • the length of the grooves 20, defined in the lateral direction, is advantageously greater than the width of the end blades, but it could of course be quite different (for example equal or lower).
  • the width of the internal grooves 20, defined in the direction of the stack is advantageously greater than the width of the means for fixing the slices 14 of the end plates 4E.
  • each groove 20 forms a clearance 21 between the transverse wall of the casing 2 and the wafer 14 facing the corresponding end plate 4E, which prevents any joining by brazing of this wafer 14 to the transverse wall 2A of the casing 2. vis-a-vis.
  • the clearance 21 is at least equal to 0.1 mm.
  • the length L of each of the two end plates 4E is smaller than that of the other blades 4.
  • the length L of the end plates 4E may be such that a game 22 of 0.1mm is formed between each of their slices 14 of longitudinal end and the corresponding transverse wall 2A.
  • the clearance 22 obtained by providing end blades 4E of shorter length prohibits soldering the wafers 14 of these blades 4E to the housing 2.
  • the separation means comprise strips of non-brazeable material 23.
  • These strips 23, affixed on the face of the transverse walls 2A, facing the beam 3, are advantageously under the form of a thin film of material.
  • paper tape called tiro or called bodybuilder scotch.
  • Each non-brazeable strip 23 may be defined by a length and a width.
  • non-brazeable strips 23 could be affixed to the plates concerned 5.
  • the tabs 15 for fixing the slices 14, forming means for fixing the housing 2 are not covered with solder material, so that no brazing of these tongues 15 to the corresponding transverse wall 2A facing each other can be obtained during the brazing operation of the exchanger 1.
  • the longitudinal end slices 14 of the two end plates 4E are devoid of fixing means 15 to the housing 2.
  • brazing material is only affixed to the faces of the fastening tongues 15 of the blade slices 14 (and not on the internal face of the transverse walls 2A), no solder connection to the transverse walls 2A of the housing 2 can be obtained, because of the lack of brazing material capable of making such a connection.
  • the end blades 4E without fixing means can be obtained in any desired manner (cutting means for fixing a blade already equipped with such means, initial manufacture of a blade without fastening means, etc ).
  • the removal of these fixing means 15 may also cause the formation of a clearance 24 between the wafer and the transverse wall 2A. corresponding case 2, preventing joining by brazing.
  • the present invention is in no way limited to the sole application of heat exchangers for heat engines of motor vehicles and more generally applies to any heat exchanger with a stack of brazed blades to its casing, regardless of the fluids circulating therein.

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  1. Wärmetauscher, der ein Gehäuse (2) umfasst, in dem ein Wärmetauschbündel (3) untergebracht und durch Hartlöten befestigt ist, das einen Stapel aus Wärmetauschplatten umfasst, wobei jede Platte (4) mindestens eine Schmalseite (14) zum Hartlöten an das Gehäuse (2) umfasst,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass er Mittel, so genannte Trennmittel (20, 21, 22, 23), umfasst, die dazu bestimmt sind, das Hartlöten mindestens eines Abschnitts der Schmalseite (14) mindestens einer Endplatte (4E) des Stapels (3) an das Gehäuse (2) zu verhindern.
  2. Wärmetauscher nach Anspruch 1, bei dem die Trennmittel (20, 21, 22, 23) entlang der gesamten Schmalseite (14) der Endplatte (4E) angeordnet sind.
  3. Wärmetauscher nach Anspruch 2, der Trennmittel umfasst, die entlang von mindestens einem Abschnitt der Schmalseite (14) einer Vielzahl von Endplatten (4E) auf derselben Seite und/oder auf beiden Seiten (3I, 3S) des Stapels (3) angeordnet sind.
  4. Wärmetauscher nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 3, bei dem die Trennmittel (20) ein Spiel (21) umfassen, das zwischen dem Abschnitt der Plattenschmalseite (14) und dem Gehäuse (2) ausgebildet ist.
  5. Wärmetauscher nach Anspruch 4, bei dem das Gehäuse (2) mindestens eine innere Nut (20) umfasst, die gegenüber der Endplatte (4E) angeordnet ist, wobei das Spiel (21) in der Nut (20) ausgebildet ist.
  6. Wärmetauscher nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 5, bei dem, wenn die Platten (4, 4E) eine Länge (L) senkrecht zur Richtung ihrer Schmalseiten (14) und zur Richtung des Stapels aufweisen, die Endplatte (4E) eine geringere Länge (L) als die anderen Platten (4) aufweist.
  7. Wärmetauscher nach einem der Ansprüche 4 bis 6, bei dem das vorgegebene Spiel (21) mindestens 0,1 mm beträgt.
  8. Wärmetauscher nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 7, bei dem die Trennmittel mindestens einen Streifen (23) aus nicht hartlötbarem Material umfassen, der an dem Gehäuse (2) ausgebildet ist, der dem Plattenbündel (3) zugewandt ist und gegenüber dem Schmalseitenabschnitt (14) der Endplatte (4E) angeordnet ist.
  9. Wärmetauscher nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 8, bei dem der Schmalseitenabschnitt der Platte (14) kein Hartlötmaterial aufweist.
  10. Wärmetauscher nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 9, bei dem die Platten (4, 4E) entlang von mindestens einigen ihrer Schmalseiten (14) Befestigungsmittel (15) umfassen, die dazu bestimmt sind, mit dem Gehäuse (2) in Kontakt zu kommen, um an dieses hartgelötet zu werden, wobei der Schmalseitenabschnitt der Endplatte (4E) keine solchen Befestigungsmittel (15) aufweist.
  11. Wärmetauscher nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 10, bei dem sämtliche Platten des Stapels aus Wärmetauschplatten Trennmittel (20, 21, 22, 23) umfassen.
  12. Platte für den Tauscher nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 11, wobei die Platte mindestens eine Schmalseite (14) zum Hartlöten an das Gehäuse (2) umfasst, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass sie Trennmittel zum Trennen mindestens eines Abschnitts ihrer Schmalseite vom Gehäuse (2) umfasst, wobei die Trennmittel einen oder mehrere Abschnitte von Streifen aus nicht hartlötbarem Material (23) umfassen.
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