EP3511666A4 - Plate-type heat exchanger and refrigeration cycle device - Google Patents

Plate-type heat exchanger and refrigeration cycle device Download PDF

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EP3511666A4
EP3511666A4 EP16915717.9A EP16915717A EP3511666A4 EP 3511666 A4 EP3511666 A4 EP 3511666A4 EP 16915717 A EP16915717 A EP 16915717A EP 3511666 A4 EP3511666 A4 EP 3511666A4
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heat exchanger
refrigeration cycle
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Satoru Yanachi
Yohei Kato
Shinichi Uchino
Takafumi Mito
Hirokazu Minamisako
Masazumi Chisaki
Kohei Kasai
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Mitsubishi Electric Corp
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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
    • 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
    • F28D9/005—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 the plates having openings therein for both heat-exchange media
    • 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
    • F25B1/00—Compression machines, plants or systems with non-reversible cycle
    • 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
    • F25B39/04—Condensers
    • 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
    • F28D9/0093—Multi-circuit heat-exchangers, e.g. integrating different heat exchange sections in the same unit or heat-exchangers for more than two fluids
    • 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
    • F28F3/04—Elements or assemblies thereof with means for increasing heat-transfer area, e.g. with fins, with recesses, with corrugations the means being integral with the element
    • F28F3/042—Elements or assemblies thereof with means for increasing heat-transfer area, e.g. with fins, with recesses, with corrugations the means being integral with the element in the form of local deformations of the element
    • F28F3/046—Elements or assemblies thereof with means for increasing heat-transfer area, e.g. with fins, with recesses, with corrugations the means being integral with the element in the form of local deformations of the element the deformations being linear, e.g. corrugations

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  • Heat-Exchange Devices With Radiators And Conduit Assemblies (AREA)
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PCT/JP2016/076641 WO2018047299A1 (en) 2016-09-09 2016-09-09 Plate-type heat exchanger and refrigeration cycle device

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EP1054225A1 (en) * 1998-12-08 2000-11-22 Ebara Corporation Plate type heat exchanger for three fluids and method of manufacturing the heat exchanger
FR2843449A1 (en) * 2002-08-09 2004-02-13 Valeo Thermique Moteur Sa Heat exchanger for turbocharged engine air admission circuit comprises body divided into part with passages for supercharged air and part with passages for exhaust gases, and also comprises passages for common cooling fluid
WO2004042312A1 (en) * 2002-10-31 2004-05-21 Valeo Thermique Moteur Exchanger module with stacked plates, in particular for a motor vehicle
DE102012010681A1 (en) * 2012-05-30 2013-12-05 Audi Ag Hybrid drive device, has refrigerant circuit cooling engine lubricant and connected to first heat exchange horizontal bar of heat exchanger, and exhaust system heating lubricant and connected to second heat exchange horizontal bar
WO2016117069A1 (en) * 2015-01-22 2016-07-28 三菱電機株式会社 Plate heat exchanger and heat-pump-type outdoor device

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EP1054225A1 (en) * 1998-12-08 2000-11-22 Ebara Corporation Plate type heat exchanger for three fluids and method of manufacturing the heat exchanger
FR2843449A1 (en) * 2002-08-09 2004-02-13 Valeo Thermique Moteur Sa Heat exchanger for turbocharged engine air admission circuit comprises body divided into part with passages for supercharged air and part with passages for exhaust gases, and also comprises passages for common cooling fluid
WO2004042312A1 (en) * 2002-10-31 2004-05-21 Valeo Thermique Moteur Exchanger module with stacked plates, in particular for a motor vehicle
DE102012010681A1 (en) * 2012-05-30 2013-12-05 Audi Ag Hybrid drive device, has refrigerant circuit cooling engine lubricant and connected to first heat exchange horizontal bar of heat exchanger, and exhaust system heating lubricant and connected to second heat exchange horizontal bar
WO2016117069A1 (en) * 2015-01-22 2016-07-28 三菱電機株式会社 Plate heat exchanger and heat-pump-type outdoor device

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