EP2843345A1 - Échangeur de chaleur à tube à ailettes et dispositif à cycle de réfrigération l'utilisant - Google Patents

Échangeur de chaleur à tube à ailettes et dispositif à cycle de réfrigération l'utilisant Download PDF

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EP2843345A1
EP2843345A1 EP13781555.1A EP13781555A EP2843345A1 EP 2843345 A1 EP2843345 A1 EP 2843345A1 EP 13781555 A EP13781555 A EP 13781555A EP 2843345 A1 EP2843345 A1 EP 2843345A1
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Yuuki Yamaoka
Osamu Aoyagi
Tosiaki Andou
Kazuki KOISHIHARA
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    • 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
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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
    • F28F1/10—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
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  • the present invention especially relates to a fin-tube heat exchanger used for heat exchange of refrigerant.
  • a conventional fin-tube heat exchanger of this kind is composed of a plurality of fins 1 arranged at predetermined intervals Fp from one another, and heat transfer pipes 2 inserted into the fins 1 substantially at right angles.
  • Fig. 18 (a) is a sectional view when fins configuring the conventional fin-tube heat exchanger are laminated on one another
  • Fig. 18 (b) is a partial plan view of fins configuring the conventional fin-tube heat exchanger.
  • a fin collar 3 rising from a surface of the fin 1 is formed on each of the fins 1, and the heat transfer pipe 2 is inserted into the fin collar 3.
  • An end surface 30 of the fin collar 3 comes into contact with adjacent fins 1 and holds a predetermined distance between the fins 1.
  • Air current 100 (e.g., air) is introduced into the fin-tube heat exchanger by an air blower (not shown).
  • the air current 100 flows through gaps between the laminated fins 1 and exchanges heat with fluid (e.g. , refrigerant such as R410a and carbon dioxide) flowing through the heat transfer pipe 2.
  • fluid e.g. , refrigerant such as R410a and carbon dioxide
  • fluid flowing through the heat transfer pipe 2 is in a two-phase state of a liquid phase and a gas phase.
  • the liquid phase of the fluid evaporates by the heat exchange with the air current 100, and the liquid becomes overheated gas and flows out from the fin-tube heat exchanger.
  • a cut-and-raised part 4 is formed over the entire region of each of the fin 1 as shown in Figs. 19 (see patent documents 1 and 2 for example).
  • Fig. 19 (a) is a sectional view when fins configuring the fin-tube heat exchanger described in patent document 1 are laminated on one another
  • Fig. 19(b) is a partial plane view of the fin configuring the fin-tube heat exchanger described in patent document 1.
  • the cut-and-raised parts 4 shown in Figs. 19 have a louver shape formed by bending a portion of the fin 1 substantially perpendicularly to a fin flat surface 1c.
  • the cut-and-raised parts 4 are inclined such that they are arranged on the fin 1 straightly from an upstream side to a downstream side of the air current 100, thereby reducing a dead water region which is generated in wake flow of the heat transfer pipe 2.
  • Fig. 20(a) is a sectional view when fins configuring a fin-tube heat exchanger described in patent document 2 are laminated on one another
  • Fig. 20(b) is a partial plane view of the fin configuring the fin-tube heat exchanger described in patent document 2.
  • Cut-and-raised parts 4 shown in Figs. 20 are offset from each other such that flat surfaces of the cut-and-raised parts 4 are substantially in parallel to a fin flat surface 1c, and both ends of the cut-and-raised part 4 are connected to the fin flat surface 1c to form a slit.
  • the cut-and-raised parts 4 are formed on the heat transfer pipe 2 on both upstream side and downstream side of the air current 100.
  • a height of the cut-and-raised part 4 is set in a predetermined range.
  • the fin-tube heat exchanger described in patent document 2 is provided with the cut-and-raised parts 4 shown in Figs. 20 . According to this, extreme deterioration in transfer performance caused when frost is formed is suppressed.
  • Fig. 21(a) is a sectional view when fins configuring a fin-tube heat exchanger described in patent document 3 are laminated on one another
  • Fig. 21(b) is a partial plane view of the fin configuring the fin-tube heat exchanger described in patent document 3.
  • Cut-and-raised parts 4 shown in Figs. 21 have a louver shape formed by bending a portion of the fin 1 substantially perpendicularly to a fin flat surface 1c.
  • the cut-and-raised part 4 formed by bending the fin 1 form a cut-and-raised part openings 4c toward adjacent fins 1.
  • the cut-and-raised part 4 is placed on the fin 1 such that the cut-and-raised part 4 inclines with respect to a flowing direction of the air current 100, and the cut-and-raised part 4 intersects with the fin flat surface 1c as viewed from a direction perpendicular to the fin flat surface 1c.
  • turbulence flow is promoted by collision between air currents 100 generated when the air current 100 passes through the cut-and-raised part openings 4c, and heat transfer of the fin-tube heat exchanger is promoted.
  • the present invention has been accomplished to solve the conventional problems, and it is an object of the invention to provide a fin-tube heat exchanger which reduces frost formed on a fin, which enhances drainage performance and which has excellent heat transfer performance.
  • the present invention provides a fin-tube heat exchanger including a plurality of fins which have cut-and-raised parts and through which air current passes, and a plurality of heat transfer pipes which penetrate the plurality of fins and through which fluid flows, wherein the cut-and-raised parts are placed only on a downstream side of a center of the closest heat transfer pipe with respect to the air current, and the cut-and-raised parts incline with respect to the air current.
  • the cut-and-raised part is provided only on the downstream side of the air current where frost is less prone to be formed, and it is possible to reduce the frost formation. Further, since water on the fin can be made to smoothly flow by the cut-and-raised part which inclines with respect to the air current direction, it is possible to enhance the drainage performance.
  • a first aspect of the invention provides a fin-tube heat exchanger including a plurality of fins which have cut-and-raised parts and through which air current passes, and a plurality of heat transfer pipes which penetrate the plurality of fins and through which fluid flows, wherein the cut-and-raised parts are placed only on a downstream side of a center of the closest heat transfer pipe with respect to the air current, and the cut-and-raised parts incline with respect to the air current.
  • the cut-and-raised part is provided only on the downstream side of the air current where frost is less prone to be formed, and it is possible to reduce the frost formation. Further, since water on the fin can be made to smoothly flow by the cut-and-raised part which inclines with respect to the air current direction, it is possible to enhance the drainage performance. Therefore, it is possible to enhance the heat transfer performance.
  • each of the fins includes a flat seat formed around the heat transfer pipe, a fin flat surface formed from the seat to a fin end located on the downstream side with respect to the air current, and a corrugated portion which is formed around the seat and around the fin flat surface and which have alternately formed peaks and valleys, and the cut-and-raised part is placed on the fin flat surface.
  • the corrugated portion is provided, a heat transfer area of the fin is increased. Further, water is induced by the fin flat surface formed from the seat around the heat transfer pipe to the fin end located on the downstream side of the air current, and it is possible to enhance the drainage performance.
  • the cut-and-raised part is formed into a bridge shape by a pair of raised sides connected to the fin and by a pair of cut-and-raised sides which are separated from the fin, a slit is formed between the cut-and-raised side and the fin, and the raised side is formed in a vertical direction.
  • the raised side where water is prone to stay by surface tension is formed vertically, drainage water is made smoothly flow down and drainage performance is enhanced.
  • one of the raised sides of the cut-and-raised part located on an upstream side with respect to the air current is in a position higher than an other raised side located on the downstream side with respect to the air current.
  • one of the raised sides of the cut-and-raised part located on an upstream side with respect to the air current is in a position lower than an other raised side located on the downstream side with respect to the air current.
  • the cut-and-raised part is formed in a direction perpendicular to a straight line passing through the center of the closest heat transfer pipe.
  • This configuration hinders heat transfer from a fin between the cut-and-raised part and the heat transfer pipe toward a fin downstream of the cut-and-raised part. Therefore, under an operating condition where frost is formed on the fin, it is possible to suppress frost formation on the fin located downstream of the cut-and-raised part in the air current direction.
  • the cut-and-raised part is formed parallel to a straight line passing through the center of the heat transfer pipe.
  • the cut-and-raised part is placed in parallel to a center axis of the heat transfer pipe, it is possible to maintain heat exchange performance without deteriorating heat transfer toward the leeward of the cut-and-raised part.
  • the fin includes a fin collar into which the heat transfer pipe is inserted, and the cut-and-raised part, the corrugated portion and the fin collar become larger in size in this order.
  • At least one of the fins located on an upstream side and one of the fins located on a downstream side are placed in a direction of the air current, and a height of the heat transfer pipe of the fin on the upstream side and a height of the heat transfer pipe of the fin on the downstream side are different from each other.
  • the fin-tube heat exchanger can substantially uniformly promote the heat transfer by the cut-and-raised part, and it is possible to uniform heat flux, to further promote the heat transfer, and to enhance the heat exchange ability.
  • a fin-tube heat exchanger in a first embodiment of the present invention is composed of a plurality of fins 1 arranged at predetermined intervals Fp from one another and heat transfer pipes 2 inserted into the fins 1 substantially at right angles.
  • the invention will be described based on a case where the fin-tube heat exchanger is used as an evaporator.
  • Fig. 1(a) is a sectional view the fin configuring the fin-tube of the heat exchanger in the first embodiment
  • Fig. 1(b) is a partial plane view of the fin of the fin-tube heat exchanger.
  • the fin 1 includes a flat seat 6, a fin flat surface 1c and a corrugated portion 5.
  • the corrugated portion 5 is also called corrugate or waffle.
  • the seat 6 is formed around a heat transfer pipe 2, and guides air current 100 to peripheries of a fin collar 3.
  • the fin flat surface 1c is formed from the seat 6 to a fin end 1d located downstream of the air current 100.
  • the corrugated portion 5 is formed around the seat 6 and the fin flat surface 1c, and peaks and valleys are alternately formed.
  • a cut-and-raised part 4 is placed on the fin flat surface 1c.
  • the cut-and-raised part 4 is formed by offsetting a portion of the fin 1 from the fin flat surface 1c in a slit form.
  • the cut-and-raised part 4 is formed into a bridge shape by a pair of raised sides 4b connected to the fin flat surface 1c and by a pair of cut-and-raised sides 4a separated from the fin flat surface 1c.
  • a cut-and-raised part opening (slit) 4c is formed between the cut-and-raised sides 4a and the fin flat surface 1c.
  • the raised sides 4b are formed in the vertical direction.
  • the cut-and-raised part 4 is placed only downstream of a center of the closest heat transfer pipe 2 in the direction of the air current 100, and the cut-and-raised part 4 inclines with respect to the air current 100.
  • the raised side 4b located upstream of the air current 100 is located at a position higher than the raised side 4b located downstream of the air current 100.
  • a boundary line between the upper side and the lower side inclines in the same direction as the cut-and-raised part 4.
  • the cut-and-raised part openings 4c are formed in an upper portion and a lower portion of the cut-and-raised part 4. Condensed drainage water flows down into the cut-and-raised part opening 4c and air current 100 passes through the cut-and-raised part opening 4c. Since the raised side 4b is formed in the vertical direction, condensed drainage water easily flows down along the raised side 4b by the gravity.
  • the cut-and-raised part 4 is placed only on the fin leeward portion 1b.
  • the corrugated portions 5 are placed on the fin windward portion 1a and the fin leeward portion 1b.
  • the cut-and-raised part 4 is placed on the fin flat surface 1c located on an outer side of the seat 6.
  • the cut-and-raised part 4 is formed in a direction (longitudinal direction) perpendicular to a radial direction phantom line N passing through a center of the closest heat transfer pipe 2. That is, the cut-and-raised part 4 is placed such that the straight cut-and-raised side 4a intersects, at right angles, with the radial direction phantom line N of the heat transfer pipe 2 which is closest to the cut-and-raised part 4.
  • a height of the fin collar 3 is defined as Hc (e.g., 1.5 mm)
  • a height of the cut-and-raised part 4 is defined as Hs (e.g., 0.75 mm)
  • a height of the corrugated portion 5 is defined as Hw (e.g., 1 mm).
  • the fin-tube heat exchanger of this embodiment at the fin windward portion 1a formed on the corrugated portion 5, since air current 100 passing through a gap of the fin 1 snakes, turbulence flow is promoted. At the fin leeward portion 1b, the air current 100 passes through the cut-and-raised part 4, and a temperature boundary layer is formed on the cut-and-raised side 4a.
  • the cut-and-raised part 4 promotes heat transfer. Therefore, if the corrugated portion 5 and the cut-and-raised part 4 are placed, heat transfer of the fin leeward portion 1b having low thermal flow rate is promoted, and thermal flow rates of the fin windward portion 1a and the fin leeward portion 1b become relatively uniform.
  • frost formation on the fin leeward portion 1b is promoted by the cut-and-raised part 4, and frost formation on the fin windward portion 1a and frost formation on the fin leeward portion 1b become relatively uniform.
  • the cut-and-raised part 4 is placed such that the cut-and-raised side 4a (longitudinal direction phantom line M of cut-and-raised part 4) and the longitudinal direction phantom line N of the heat transfer pipe 2 which comes closest to this cut-and-raised part 4 intersect with each other at right angles. According to this, of the fin leeward portion 1b, heat transferred from the fin 1 between the heat transfer pipe 2 and the cut-and-raised part 4 to a region A of the fin 1 located downstream of the cut-and-raised part 4 in the direction of the air current 100 is shut off.
  • the region A can be secured as an air trunk of the air current 100.
  • the height Hw of the corrugated portion 5 is set higher than the height Hs of the cut-and-raised part 4. According to this, air current 100 guided by the corrugated portion 5 reliably passes through the cut-and-raised part 4 and heat transfer in the cut-and-raised part 4 can be promoted.
  • the cut-and-raised part 4 is formed from the fin flat surface 1c in the same direction as the fin collar 3, eddy of the air current 100 is not generated in the vicinity of the cut-and-raised part 4, and the air current 100 does not snake more than necessary. Hence, it is possible to restrain ventilation resistance caused by the cut-and-raised part 4 from increasing.
  • the cut-and-raised part 4 opens upward and downward by the cut-and-raised opening 4c and inclines such that upstream side of the cut-and-raised part 4 in the direction of the air current 100 becomes high.
  • drainage water which adheres to the cut-and-raised part 4 flows down by the air current 100 in addition to its own weight.
  • drainage water which flows down to the fin flat surface 1c flows down by the air current 100 in addition to its own weight along the boundary line which inclines in the same direction as that of the cut-and-raised part 4.
  • the drainage water smoothly flows down against surface tension of the fin 1 which tries to stay the drainage water, and to reduce an amount of water staying on the fin 1. According to this, even under an operating condition that drainage water adheres to the fin 1, it is possible to enhance the drainage performance of drainage water and to reduce the ventilation resistance of the fin-tube heat exchanger.
  • the adjacent fin flat surface 1c and cut-and-raised part 4 do not come into contact with each other, and the amount of drainage water staying due to the surface tension of the fin 1 can be reduced.
  • the cut-and-raised part 4 is placed on an outer side of the seat 6, it is possible to secure a predetermined interval between the cut-and-raised part 4 and the fin collar 3. Hence, drainage water which adheres to the cut-and-raised part 4 does not stay between the cut-and-raised part 4 and the fin collar 3 by the surface tension, and flows downward. Therefore, even under the operating condition that drainage water adheres to the fin 1, it is possible to enhance the drainage performance of drainage water and to reduce the ventilation resistance of the fin-tube heat exchanger.
  • a length formed between contact points 20 of the corrugated portion 5 and the seat 6 is defined as a distance D
  • a circular region having the distance D as a diameter is defined as the seat 6
  • outside of the seat 6 is defined as the fin flat surface 1c.
  • the cut-and-raised part 4 which inclines with respect to the air current 100 is provided on the fin leeward portion 1b, and heat transfer of the fin leeward portion 1b is promoted.
  • frost is formed on the fin windward portion 1a and the fin leeward portion 1b relatively uniformly and in addition, melted water produced at the time of defrosting is less prone to stay on the fin 1.
  • the cut-and-raised part 4 and the fin collar 3 are provided in the same direction in this embodiment, the cut-and-raised part 4 may be formed in a direction different from the fin collar 3.
  • Figs. 6 show a second embodiment of the invention.
  • the same symbols are allocated to configurations having the same functions as those of the first embodiment, description thereof will be omitted, and only configurations which are different from the first embodiment will be described below.
  • cut-and-raised parts 4 are formed by offsetting a portion of a fin 1 shown in Fig. 1 in a slit form.
  • the cut-and-raised parts 4 may be formed by bending a portion of a fin 1 shown in Figs. 6(a) and 6(b) substantially perpendicularly to a fin flat surface 1c.
  • one side is a raised side 4b, and other three sides are cut-and-raised sides 4a which are separated from a fin flat surface 1c.
  • a cut-and-raised opening 4c is formed.
  • Figs. 7 show a third embodiment of the invention.
  • the same symbols are allocated to configurations having the same functions as those of the first embodiment, description thereof will be omitted, and only configurations which are different from the first embodiment will be described below.
  • a cut-and-raised part 4 inclines such that a downstream side thereof in the direction of air current 100 is located at a high position.
  • the raised side 4b located on the upstream side of the air current 100 is located at a position lower than a raised side 4b located on the downstream side of air current 100.
  • a boundary line between the upper side and the lower side inclines in the same direction as the cut-and-raised part 4.
  • the heat transfer pipe 2 is a round pipe
  • the heat transfer pipe 2 may be a flat pipe for example.
  • cut-and-raised part 4 described in the second embodiment may be applied to the third embodiment.
  • Fig. 8 is a partial plane view of a fin configuring a fin-tube heat exchanger in a fourth embodiment of the invention.
  • the same symbols are allocated to the same members as those of the first to third embodiments, and detailed description thereof will be omitted,
  • a plurality of fins 1 are arranged in parallel to a direction of air current 100. That is, in the fin-tube heat exchanger in the fourth embodiment, at least a fin 1 in a first row located on the upstream side and the fin 1 in a second row located on the downstream side are placed.
  • a height of a heat transfer pipe 2 of the fin 1 in the first row on the upstream side and a height of the heat transfer pipe 2 of the fin 1 in the second row on the downstream side are different from each other. It is preferable that the heat transfer pipe 2 of the fin 1 in the second row is placed between the two heat transfer pipes 2 of the fin 1 in the first row.
  • the air current 100 which passes through the fin 1 in the first row easily exchanges heat with the heat transfer pipe 2 of the fin 1 in the second row.
  • the air current 100 passes through any one of cut-and-raised parts 4 provided in the fin 1 in the first row and the fin 1 in the second row. Therefore, a temperature boundary layer is formed in the air current 100 by the cut-and-raised part 4 in the first row and the second row relatively uniformly, and heat transfer can be promoted.
  • the fin leeward portion 1b is provided with the cut-and-raised part 4 which inclines with respect to the air current 100, the fins 1 are arranged in two rows in the direction of the air current 100, and the height of the heat transfer pipe 2 of the fin 1 in the first row and the height of the heat transfer pipe 2 of the fin 1 in the second row on the downstream side are different from each other.
  • heat transfer of the air current 100 passing through any of the positions of the fin-tube heat exchanger is promoted by the cut-and-raised part 4 relatively uniformly, and heat exchange ability can be enhanced.
  • frost is formed on the fin windward portion 1a and the fin leeward portion 1b relatively uniformly, and at the time of defrosting, it is possible to prevent melted water from being again frozen, and it is possible to remarkably improve the frost formation on the fin-tube heat exchanger having the conventional cut-and-raised parts 4.
  • a fin-tube heat exchanger in the fifth embodiment of the invention is composed of a plurality of fins 1 arranged at predetermined intervals Fp from one another, and heat transfer pipes 2 inserted into the fins 1 substantially at right angles.
  • the fifth embodiment will be described based on an example in which the fin-tube heat exchanger is used as an evaporator.
  • Fig. 9 (a) is a sectional view of the fin configuring the fin-tube heat exchanger in the fifth embodiment
  • Fig. 9 (b) is a partial plane view of the fin of the fin-tube heat exchanger.
  • the fin 1 includes flat seats 6, fin flat surfaces 1c and corrugated portions 5.
  • the corrugated portion 5 is also called corrugate or waffle.
  • the seat 6 is formed around the heat transfer pipe 2, and guides air current 100 to peripheries of a fin collar 3.
  • the fin flat surface 1c is formed from the seat 6 to a fin end 1d located downstream of the air current 100.
  • the corrugated portion 5 is formed around the seat 6 and the fin flat surface 1c, and peaks and valleys are alternately formed.
  • a cut-and-raised part 4 is placed on the fin flat surface 1c.
  • the cut-and-raised part 4 is formed by offsetting a portion of the fin flat surface 1c from the fin flat surface 1c in a slit form.
  • the cut-and-raised part 4 is formed into a bridge shape by a pair of raised sides 4b connected to the fin flat surface 1c and by a pair of cut-and-raised sides 4a separated from the fin flat surface 1c.
  • a cut-and-raised part opening (slit) 4c is formed between the cut-and-raised sides 4a and the fin flat surface 1c.
  • the raised sides 4b are formed in the vertical direction.
  • the cut-and-raised part 4 is placed only downstream of a center of the closest heat transfer pipe 2 in the direction of the air current 100, and the cut-and-raised part 4 inclines with respect to the air current 100.
  • the raised side 4b located upstream of the air current 100 is located at a position higher than the raised side 4b located downstream of the air current 100.
  • a boundary line between the upper side and the lower side inclines in the same direction as the cut-and-raised part 4.
  • the cut-and-raised part 4 is parallel to a radial direction phantom line N passing through a center of the heat transfer pipe 2.
  • the two cut-and-raised parts 4 of the fifth embodiment are placed on both sides of the radial direction phantom line N passing through the center of the heat transfer pipe 2 such that the upstream side of the air current 100 comes on the upper side.
  • the cut-and-raised part openings 4c are formed in an upper portion and a lower portion of the cut-and-raised part 4. Condensed drainage water flows down into the cut-and-raised part opening 4c and air current 100 passes through the cut-and-raised part opening 4c. Since the raised side 4b is formed in the vertical direction, condensed drainage water easily flows down along the raised side 4b by the gravity.
  • the cut-and-raised part 4 is placed only on the fin leeward portion 1b.
  • the corrugated portions 5 are placed on the fin windward portion 1a and the fin leeward portion 1b.
  • the cut-and-raised part 4 is placed on the fin flat surface 1c located on an outer side of the seat 6 which is formed into a circular shape around the fin collar 3.
  • a height of the fin collar 3 is defined as Hc (e.g., 1.5 mm)
  • a height of the cut-and-raised part 4 is defined as Hs (e.g., 0.75 mm)
  • a height of the corrugated portion 5 is defined as Hw (e.g., 1 mm).
  • the fin-tube heat exchanger of this embodiment at the fin windward portion 1a formed on the corrugated portion 5, since air current 100 passing through a gap of the fin 1 snakes, turbulence flow is promoted. At the fin leeward portion 1b, the air current 100 passes through the cut-and-raised part 4, and a temperature boundary layer is formed on the cut-and-raised side 4a.
  • the cut-and-raised part 4 promotes heat transfer. Therefore, if the corrugated portion 5 and the cut-and-raised part 4 are placed, heat transfer of the fin leeward portion 1b having low thermal flow rate is promoted, and thermal flow rates of the fin windward portion 1a and the fin leeward portion 1b become relatively uniform.
  • frost formation on the fin leeward portion 1b is promoted by the cut-and-raised part 4, and frost formation on the fin windward portion 1a and frost formation on the fin leeward portion 1b become relatively uniform.
  • the cut-and-raised part 4 is placed substantially parallel to the radial direction phantom line N of the heat transfer pipe 2. Normally, heat is transferred between the heat transfer pipe 2 and the fin 1 such that isotherms T0, T1, T2, T3, T4 ... radially spread from a center of the heat transfer pipe 2 as shown in Fig. 10 . Hence, the cut-and-raised part 4 and the isotherms which spread from the heat transfer pipe 2 intersect with each other substantially perpendicularly.
  • the cut-and-raised part 4 which is placed substantially parallel to the radial direction phantom line N of the heat transfer pipe 2 promotes heat transfer between the heat transfer pipe 2 and an end of the fin 1 having a great distance from the heat transfer pipe 2. According to this, a thermal flow rate in the vicinity of the heat transfer pipe 2 and a thermal flow rate around the end of the fin 1 become relatively uniform.
  • the height Hw of the corrugated portion 5 is made higher than the height Hs of the cut-and-raised part 4. According to this, the air current 100 which is guided by the corrugated portion 5 more reliably passes through the cut-and-raised part 4, and it is possible to promote the heat transfer by the cut-and-raised part 4.
  • the cut-and-raised part 4 is formed from the fin flat surface 1c in the same direction as the fin collar 3, eddy of the air current 100 is not generated in the vicinity of the cut-and-raised part 4, and the air current 100 does not snake more than necessary. Hence, it is possible to restrain ventilation resistance caused by the cut-and-raised part 4 from increasing.
  • the cut-and-raised part 4 opens upward and downward by the cut-and-raised opening 4c and inclines such that upstream side of the cut-and-raised part 4 in the direction of the air current 100 becomes high.
  • drainage water which adheres to the cut-and-raised part 4 flows down by the air current 100 in addition to its own weight.
  • drainage water which flows down to the fin flat surface 1c flows down by the air current 100 in addition to its own weight along the boundary line which inclines in the same direction as that of the cut-and-raised part 4.
  • the drainage water smoothly flows down against surface tension of the fin 1 which tries to stay the drainage water, and to reduce an amount of water staying on the fin 1. According to this, even under an operating condition that drainage water adheres to the fin 1, it is possible to enhance the drainage performance of drainage water and to reduce the ventilation resistance of the fin-tube heat exchanger.
  • the adjacent fin flat surface 1c and cut-and-raised part 4 do not come into contact with each other, and the amount of drainage water staying between the laminated fins 1 due to the surface tension of the fin 1 can be reduced.
  • the cut-and-raised part 4 is placed on an outer side of the circular seat 6 which is formed around the fin collar 3, it is possible to secure a predetermined interval between the cut-and-raised part 4 and the fin collar 3. Hence, drainage water which adheres to the cut-and-raised part 4 does not stay between the cut-and-raised part 4 and the fin collar 3 by the surface tension, and flows downward. Therefore, even under the operating condition that drainage water adheres to the fin 1, it is possible to enhance the drainage performance of drainage water and to reduce the ventilation resistance of the fin-tube heat exchanger.
  • a length formed between contact points 20 of the corrugated portion 5 and the seat 6 is defined as a distance D
  • a circular region having the distance D as a diameter is defined as the seat 6
  • outside of the seat 6 is defined as the fin flat surface 1c.
  • the cut-and-raised part 4 which inclines with respect to the air current 100 is provided on the fin leeward portion 1b, and heat transfer of the fin leeward portion 1b is promoted.
  • frost is formed on the fin windward portion 1a and the fin leeward portion 1b relatively uniformly and in addition, melted water produced at the time of defrosting is less prone to stay on the fin 1.
  • the cut-and-raised part 4 and the fin collar 3 are provided in the same direction in this embodiment, the cut-and-raised part 4 may be formed in a direction different from the fin collar 3.
  • Figs. 14 show a sixth embodiment of the invention.
  • the same symbols are allocated to configurations having the same functions as those of the fifth embodiment, description thereof will be omitted, and only configurations which are different from the fifth embodiment will be described below.
  • cut-and-raised parts 4 are formed by offsetting a portion of a fin 1 shown in Fig. 9 in a slit form.
  • the cut-and-raised parts 4 may be formed by bending a portion of a fin 1 shown in Figs. 14(a) and 14(b) substantially perpendicularly to a fin flat surface 1c.
  • one side is a raised side 4b, and other three sides are cut-and-raised sides 4a which are separated from a fin flat surface 1c.
  • a cut-and-raised opening 4c is formed.
  • Figs. 15 show a seventh embodiment of the invention.
  • the same symbols are allocated to configurations having the same functions as those of the fifth embodiment, description thereof will be omitted, and only configurations which are different from the fifth embodiment will be described below.
  • a cut-and-raised part 4 inclines such that a downstream side thereof in the direction of air current 100 is located at a high position.
  • the raised side 4b located on the upstream side of the air current 100 is located at a position lower than a raised side 4b located on the downstream side of air current 100.
  • a boundary line between the upper side and the lower side inclines in the same direction as the cut-and-raised part 4.
  • the heat transfer pipe 2 is a round pipe
  • the heat transfer pipe 2 may be a flat pipe for example.
  • cut-and-raised part 4 described in the sixth embodiment may be applied to the seventh embodiment.
  • Fig. 16 is a partial plane view of a fin configuring a fin-tube heat exchanger in an eighth embodiment of the invention.
  • the same symbols are allocated to the same members as those of the first to seventh embodiments, and detailed description thereof will be omitted,
  • a plurality of fins 1 are arranged in parallel to a direction of air current 100. That is, in the fin-tube heat exchanger in the eighth embodiment, at least a fin 1 in a first row located on the upstream side and the fin 1 in a second row located on the downstream side are placed.
  • a height of a heat transfer pipe 2 of the fin 1 in the first row on the upstream side and a height of the heat transfer pipe 2 of the fin 1 in the second row on the downstream side are different from each other. It is preferable that the heat transfer pipe 2 of the fin 1 in the second row is placed between the two heat transfer pipes 2 of the fin 1 in the first row.
  • the air current 100 which passes through the fin 1 in the first row easily exchanges heat with the heat transfer pipe 2 of the fin 1 in the second row.
  • the air current 100 passes through any one of cut-and-raised parts 4 provided in the fin 1 in the first row and the fin 1 in the second row. Therefore, a temperature boundary layer is formed by the cut-and-raised part 4, and heat transfer can be promoted.
  • the fin leeward portion 1b is provided with the cut-and-raised part 4 which inclines with respect to the air current 100, the fins 1 are arranged in two rows in the direction of the air current 100, and the height of the heat transfer pipe 2 of the fin 1 in the first row and the height of the heat transfer pipe 2 of the fin 1 in the second row on the downstream side are different from each other.
  • heat transfer of the air current 100 passing through any of the positions of the fin-tube heat exchanger is promoted by the cut-and-raised part 4, and heat exchange ability can be enhanced.
  • frost is formed on the fin windward portion 1a and the fin leeward portion 1b relatively uniformly, and at the time of defrosting, it is possible to prevent melted water from being again frozen, and it is possible to remarkably improve the frost formation on the fin-tube heat exchanger having the conventional cut-and-raised parts 4.
  • the fin-tube heat exchanger of the present invention is formed only on the downstream side of the fin with respect to the direction of air current, frost formation can be reduced by the cut-and-raised part which inclines with respect to the direction of the air current, and drainage performance can be enhanced. Therefore, the invention can be applied to a heat exchanger of a refrigeration cycle device used for an air conditioner, a water heater and a heating system.

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