EP3239636A1 - Collecteur pour échangeur de chaleur, en particulier pour un radiateur de véhicule automobile - Google Patents

Collecteur pour échangeur de chaleur, en particulier pour un radiateur de véhicule automobile Download PDF

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EP3239636A1
EP3239636A1 EP16167508.7A EP16167508A EP3239636A1 EP 3239636 A1 EP3239636 A1 EP 3239636A1 EP 16167508 A EP16167508 A EP 16167508A EP 3239636 A1 EP3239636 A1 EP 3239636A1
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Dawid Szostek
Grzegorz Romanski
Boleslaw Kurowski
Piotr WOZNIAK
Marcin MALIK
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    • 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
    • F28D1/0535Heat-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 the conduits having a non-circular cross-section
    • F28D1/05366Assemblies of conduits connected to common headers, e.g. core type radiators
    • 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
    • F28F9/0219Arrangements for sealing end plates into casing or header box; Header box sub-elements
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F28HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
    • F28FDETAILS OF HEAT-EXCHANGE AND HEAT-TRANSFER APPARATUS, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
    • F28F2275/00Fastening; Joining
    • F28F2275/04Fastening; Joining by brazing
    • F28F2275/045Fastening; Joining by brazing with particular processing steps, e.g. by allowing displacement of parts during brazing or by using a reservoir for storing brazing material

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  • the present invention relates to a manifold for a heat exchanger, in particular for an automotive radiator.
  • the cover is connected to the housing by brazing in a brazing furnace on the surfaces of the cover and housing adhering to each other.
  • Brazing of two relatively large surfaces, which are surfaces of the cover and housing adhering to each other, can lead to occurring brazing defects, which causes the leakage of the cooling medium flowing through the manifold and prevents the operation and deteriorates stability of the heat exchanger.
  • the aim of the present invention is to develop a manifold in which the drawbacks presently occurring during brazing of the housing with the cover are overcome.
  • the aim of the invention is a manifold, which allows obtaining an improved connection by brazing between the housing and the cover.
  • the aim of the invention is to provide a manifold which assures correct clad flow management between the housing and the cover and degassing during debonding process during Nockolock CAB brazing, which is easier and less expensive in the production and has improved durability.
  • the manifold according to the invention having the housing provided, on its outer surface covered by the cover, with undercuts extending in the longitudinal direction of the housing which form channels for correct clad flow management between the housing and the cover, allows obtaining an improved connection by brazing between the housing and the cover.
  • the undercuts also helps with degassing during debonding process during Nockolock CAB brazing.
  • the longitudinal undercuts are arranged on the slotted surface of the housing or on two side surfaces of the housing, or may be formed in both the slotted surface of the housing as well as in two side surfaces of the housing.
  • undercuts are easy to make since they are formed during the extrusion process of the housing, wherein the undercuts in the housing extend in the extrusion direction.
  • making the undercuts in the housing reduces its weight, which is an additional beneficial effect by saving material.
  • the object of the present invention is also a heat exchanger, in particular an automotive radiator, having such manifold according to Claim 14.
  • Fig. 1 shows the manifold 1 according to the first embodiment of the invention, which is adapted to attach flat tubes 20 thereto for conducting a cooling medium to form the heat exchanger 22, in particular an automotive radiator, such as shown in Fig. 6 and discussed hereinafter.
  • Each manifold 1 comprises a housing 4 and a cover 2, as shown in particular in Fig. 1 .
  • the cover 2 is manufactured as one part of a sheet metal plate, preferably of aluminium and/or its alloys, of a thickness of 0.8 mm to 2 mm, more preferably 1 mm, by means of the stamping process in such manner that it substantially replicates an external shape of the housing 4.
  • the cover 2 has a plurality of slots 3 arranged in one row and parallel to each other, into which, during use of the manifold 1, flat tubes 20 of the heat exchanger 22 having internal channels are introduced.
  • the slots 3 are precisely matched to the dimensions of the flat tubes 20 in such a manner that the flat tubes 20 are tightly introduced into these slots 3.
  • the housing 4 has a closed hollow profile, it is an uniform element manufactured using an extrusion process, it has thick and solid walls resulting in its resistance to high operational pressure and, in the shown embodiments, it contains in its interior two separate longitudinal channels 5a and 5b for the flow of a cooling medium.
  • the channels 5a and 5b are separated from each other by a reinforcing arch 6 in order to strengthen the structure of the housing 4 and the entire manifold 1.
  • the housing may also contain in its interior only one longitudinal channel 5.
  • the housing 4 has a plurality of slots 7 at positions corresponding to positions of the slots 3 in the cover 2, wherein the slots 7 need not be made with such accurate dimensions as the slots 3 of the cover 2, that is, their dimensions did not have to be exactly matched to the dimensions of the flat tubes 20, but it is sufficient if the slots 7 will have the size at least the same or larger than the size of the flat tubes 20, and hence also the slots 3. This results in that the flat tubes 20 are received loosely into slots 7 and tightly into slots 3.
  • the housing 4 is also preferably made of aluminium and/or its alloys.
  • the housing 4 has a surface 8 with slots 7, hereafter called the slotted surface 8, substantially exposed surface 10 opposite the slotted surface 8, which are connected to each other by side surfaces 11.
  • the cover 2 is applied on said slotted surface 8 and on said side surfaces 11 of the housing 4 and bent over the housing 4, in particular over its corners 9, so that, preferably, a larger portion of the surface 10, opposite to the slotted surface 8, remains uncovered by the cover 2.
  • the cover 2 can protrude longitudinally beyond the ends 12 of the housing 4, so as to form a seat for the baffle/plug 13 preferably of aluminium and/or its alloys, for sealing the ends of the channels 5, 5a, 5b and the entire manifold 1.
  • the plug can abut against both elements.
  • the cover 2 and the housing 4 are joined together and sealed against each other by brazing in a brazing furnace.
  • Such brazing joint should seal all contact surfaces between the cover 2 and the housing 4, while it is necessary to ensure the tightness of the joint of the cover 2 to the housing 4 against the environment and to ensure the mechanical strength of the structure made as a result of brazing against working conditions of the assembly (a high pressure in particular having pulsating nature).
  • the brazing is a process of joining materials by means of a molten clad having characteristics close to the materials to be joined (base materials) at a temperature lower but close to their melting temperature.
  • the clad usually it is AlSi family alloy
  • the clad is applied on at least one of the components, the housing 4 or the cover 2, and the clad, while melting during brazing in a controlled atmosphere (oxygen-free atmosphere, thus preventing oxidation of the clean metal surface from which the oxides presented there have been removed directly earlier by the flux), will produce a joint between the two contacting surfaces of the components.
  • the clad is applied on one or both sides of the cover 2 by plating method, wherein the clad is an alloy (e.g. AlSi alloys) having melting point lower than the melting point of the material of the cover 2.
  • the clad is applied on both sides of the cover 2 in order to connect both cover 2 with the housing 4 on the one side as well as the cover 2 with the flat tubes 20 of the heat exchanger 22 on the other side.
  • brazing of two relatively large surfaces can lead to brazing defects in the form of gaps, which will result in leakage of the cooling medium out of the housing 2 through the regions around the tubes 20 mounted loosely in the slots 7 and through said gaps in the brazing joint.
  • the housing 4 has undercuts 14, 15, on its outer surface covered by the cover 2, extending in the longitudinal direction of the housing 4 and forming the channels for correct clad flow management between the housing 4 and the cover 2.
  • the undercuts 14, 15 reduce the contact surface region between the housing 4 and the cover 2, which is advantageous for reasons of brazing these surfaces, support the distribution of the clad to critical regions due to the formation of the adequate system of capillary forces, and simultaneously the internal spaces in the manifold acts as containers for collecting products of a thermal decomposition of the binder (i.e. gases and ash of the organic matter) used to maintain on the cover 2 or the housing 4 (or possibly on both) the flux necessary to remove the oxide layer on the brazed surfaces (it is applied respectively earlier, immediately prior to assembly of the housing 4 and the cover 2 together).
  • This is a quite important feature, as the presence of the above mentioned products of the so-called debonding in the brazing joint leads to deterioration of its quality (increase porosity until to lack of the formation of the brazing joint inclusively).
  • said longitudinal undercuts 14 are arranged on the slotted surface 8 of the housing 4, as shown in figs. 1 , 2 and 3 .
  • a manifold 1 in the second embodiment of the invention comprises the housing 4 and the cover 2 which are the same as described above in the first embodiment of the invention.
  • longitudinal undercuts 15 are arranged on the side surfaces 11 of the housing 4, as shown in figs. 4 and 5 , and not in the slotted surface 8.
  • undercuts 14, 15 can be arranged both on the slotted surface 8 and on the side surfaces 11 of the housing 4.
  • undercuts The size of the undercuts, their number and distribution should be such that the manifold has adequate mechanical strength. Generally, the design of such undercuts will be clear to designers developing brazing products with the requirements imposed on strength and/or requirements related to the tightness.
  • the side wall of the undercut should be inclined to its bottom at the preferred angle 90-150 degrees and the depth of the undercut should be greater than 0.4 mm in order to ensure formation of capillary forces at the place of the contact of the edge of the undercut at the housing 4 to the cover 2, that is, the forces causing the flow of the clad during the brazing process from the places.
  • Other dimensional restrictions have to result from said mechanical strength of the structure in this region, i.e. unbrazed places may not be too large as they will negate the very idea of the invention (i.e. ensuring proper brazing on a minimal, defined experimentally or by simulation, surface of the joint of the two components subjected to pressure).
  • undercuts are easy to make, since they are formed during the extrusion process of the housing, wherein the undercuts 14, 15 extend in the extrusion direction.
  • making the undercuts in the housing reduces its weight, which is an additional beneficial effect by saving material.
  • the undercut 15 has an asymmetrical shape: the side wall of the undercut 15 closer to the corner 9 is perpendicular to the bottom, while the wall located further from the corner 9 is obliquely tapered to the side 11.
  • This shape results from the principle of forming the capillary force in such joint that is significantly greater when the gap disappear gradually than abruptly. Thanks to that we prioritize formation of the brazing joint in the critical region in terms of the functionality of the manifold, i.e. in region distal from the corner 9 at the expense of the region proximal to the corner 9.
  • undercuts 15 help in detection of soldering defects, since, if the cover 2 is not tightly joined to the housing 4, then leaks will occur.
  • the flat tubes 20 are inserted into the slots 3, 7 of both components of the manifold 1 that is into the cover 2 and the housing 4.
  • the flat tubes 20 are secured to and sealed against the manifold 1 by brazing between the flat tube 20 and the cover 2, i.e. around the slots 3.
  • Fig. 6 shows the heat exchanger 22, in which manifolds 1 according to the invention are used.
  • Two separate manifolds 1 are arranged on the right side of the heat exchanger 22, wherein one of them is used for supplying the cooling medium into the heat exchanger, while the other is for discharging that medium.
  • These manifolds 1 are provided with openings/ports 21 on their exposed surfaces 10, i.e. uncovered by the cover 2, for connection to an external circuit of a cooling medium. These openings are in fluid communication with the channels 5, 5a, 5b of the housing 4.
  • the manifold 1 shown on the left side of the heat exchanger 22 is not provided with such openings/ports, therefore it is only an intermediate element in the heat exchanger 22 assembly, i.e.
  • the cooling medium enters through one of the manifolds 1 on the right side of the heat exchanger, flows through a part of the flat tubes, flows into the manifold 1 on the left side of the assembly, re-enters later into the second part of the flat tubes 20 and exits through the other of the manifolds 1 on the right side of the heat exchanger 22.
  • one manifold 1 can be used on its each side, each of which has an opening/port 21, wherein one of the tubes is an inlet tube and the other is an outlet tube.

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JPH02309196A (ja) * 1989-05-23 1990-12-25 Nippondenso Co Ltd 熱交換器およびそのヘッダの製造方法
DE19524052A1 (de) * 1995-07-01 1997-01-02 Behr Gmbh & Co Wärmetauscher
WO2002035170A1 (fr) * 2000-10-25 2002-05-02 Showa Denko K.K. Echangeur thermique
US6564863B1 (en) * 1999-04-28 2003-05-20 Valeo Thermique Moteur Concentrated or dilutable solutions or dispersions, preparation method and uses
US20080105419A1 (en) * 2006-11-07 2008-05-08 Kwangheon Oh Heat exchanger
EP2960609A1 (fr) 2014-06-26 2015-12-30 Valeo Autosystemy SP. Z.O.O. Collecteur, en particulier pour une utilisation dans un système de refroidissement d'un refroidisseur

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JPH02309196A (ja) * 1989-05-23 1990-12-25 Nippondenso Co Ltd 熱交換器およびそのヘッダの製造方法
DE19524052A1 (de) * 1995-07-01 1997-01-02 Behr Gmbh & Co Wärmetauscher
US6564863B1 (en) * 1999-04-28 2003-05-20 Valeo Thermique Moteur Concentrated or dilutable solutions or dispersions, preparation method and uses
WO2002035170A1 (fr) * 2000-10-25 2002-05-02 Showa Denko K.K. Echangeur thermique
US20080105419A1 (en) * 2006-11-07 2008-05-08 Kwangheon Oh Heat exchanger
EP2960609A1 (fr) 2014-06-26 2015-12-30 Valeo Autosystemy SP. Z.O.O. Collecteur, en particulier pour une utilisation dans un système de refroidissement d'un refroidisseur

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