EP3534103B1 - Heat exchanger and refrigeration cycle device - Google Patents

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EP3534103B1
EP3534103B1 EP16920027.6A EP16920027A EP3534103B1 EP 3534103 B1 EP3534103 B1 EP 3534103B1 EP 16920027 A EP16920027 A EP 16920027A EP 3534103 B1 EP3534103 B1 EP 3534103B1
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Tsuyoshi Maeda
Akira Ishibashi
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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
    • 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
    • F28D1/02—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 with heat-exchange conduits immersed in the body of fluid
    • F28D1/04—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 with heat-exchange conduits immersed in the body of fluid with tubular conduits
    • F28D1/053—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 with heat-exchange conduits immersed in the body of fluid with tubular conduits the conduits being straight
    • F28D1/0535—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 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
    • F28D1/05366—Assemblies of conduits connected to common headers, e.g. core type radiators
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25B—REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
    • F25B39/00—Evaporators; Condensers
    • F25B39/02—Evaporators
    • 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
    • F28D1/02—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 with heat-exchange conduits immersed in the body of fluid
    • F28D1/04—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 with heat-exchange conduits immersed in the body of fluid with tubular conduits
    • F28D1/053—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 with heat-exchange conduits immersed in the body of fluid with tubular conduits the conduits being straight
    • 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
    • F28D1/02—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 with heat-exchange conduits immersed in the body of fluid
    • F28D1/04—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 with heat-exchange conduits immersed in the body of fluid with tubular conduits
    • F28D1/053—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 with heat-exchange conduits immersed in the body of fluid with tubular conduits the conduits being straight
    • F28D1/0535—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 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
    • F28D1/05366—Assemblies of conduits connected to common headers, e.g. core type radiators
    • F28D1/05383—Assemblies of conduits connected to common headers, e.g. core type radiators with multiple rows of conduits or with multi-channel conduits
    • 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
    • F28F1/02—Tubular elements of cross-section which is non-circular

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  • the present invention relates to a fin-and-tube heat exchanger and a refrigeration cycle apparatus including the fin-and-tube heat exchanger.
  • a fin-and-tube heat exchanger known in the art includes a plurality of fins that are plate-shaped and arranged at a predetermined fin pitch and a plurality of heat transfer tubes extending through the fins in a direction in which the fins are arranged.
  • the plurality of fins each have a plurality of openings, such as through-holes and cuts, and into which the heat transfer tubes penetrate.
  • the heat transfer tubes extend through the fins in the direction in which the fins are arranged.
  • Each heat transfer tube has an end connected to a distribution pipe or a header that forms a refrigerant passage together with the heat transfer tubes.
  • a heat exchange fluid such as air
  • a heat-exchange target fluid such as water and refrigerant
  • a heat exchanger having raised cuts, called slits or louvers, that open to a direction in which air mainly flows is known in the art.
  • a heat exchanger including protrusions, called scratches or a waffled pattern that protrude to the direction in which air mainly flows is also known in the art.
  • the raised cuts or the protrusions increase the surface area on which heat is exchanged, thus improving the performance of heat exchange.
  • a heat exchanger including heat transfer tubes each having, in the heat transfer tube, a plurality of passages and a heat exchanger including heat transfer tubes each having an inner surface with grooves are known in the art.
  • the passages or the grooves increase the surface area on which heat is exchanged, thus improving the heat exchange performance.
  • the types of heat transfer tubes included in the above-described heat exchangers include flat heat transfer tubes having a substantially elliptical cross-section or a substantially oblong cross-section.
  • frost tends to form on a region located upwind in an air passing direction on the heat exchanger because this region serves as a thermal entrance region in which the absolute humidity of air is high and the thermal boundary layer is thin.
  • parts surrounding the heat transfer tubes and closest to the refrigerant flowing inside the flat heat transfer tubes decrease in temperature, leading to an increase in temperature difference between the air and the parts of the heat exchanger.
  • a heat exchanger has been proposed that includes fins each having a fin region located downwind in the air passing direction to reduce or eliminate the likelihood that water droplets may accumulate on the heat exchanger after air starts to pass through the heat exchanger (refer to Patent Literature 2, for example).
  • the heat exchanger disclosed in Patent Literature 1 has the following disadvantage. As described above, after the start of the operation that can cause frost formation, water droplets accumulate on upper parts or lower parts of the flat heat transfer tubes and fail to appropriately flow out of the heat exchanger. This heat exchanger thus has poor drainage performance.
  • the heat exchanger disclosed in Patent Literature 2 has a configuration in which upwind parts of heat transfer tubes are exposed. Disadvantageously, frost may form on and grow from the exposed upwind parts, so that air passages tend to be blocked with the frost.
  • next defrosting operation it is necessary to melt not only frost that has formed on a heat exchanger in the heating operation but also the frozen water droplets. Consequently, an increase in duration of defrosting is caused, resulting in a reduction in comfort.
  • repeating the heating operation and the defrosting operation causes a reduction in average heating capacity over a predetermined period of time. Additionally, the blocking of the air passages with frost causes a reduction in air flow rate, resulting in a reduction in capacity in the heating operation.
  • the heat exchangers including the flat heat transfer tubes disclosed in Patent Literature 1 and Patent Literature 2 fail to have good drainage performance and good resistance to frost, and have the above-described disadvantages.
  • the present invention has been made to overcome the above-described disadvantages and aims to provide a heat exchanger that includes flat heat transfer tubes and has improved drainage performance and improved resistance to frost as compared to those in the art and a refrigeration cycle apparatus including the heat exchanger.
  • An embodiment of the present invention provides a heat exchanger that is supplied with air by a fan.
  • the heat exchanger according to the embodiment of the present invention has a two-column structure and including an upwind heat exchanger element disposed upwind in a passing direction in which the air passes and a downwind heat exchanger element disposed downwind in the passing direction, each of the upwind heat exchanger element and the downwind heat exchanger element.
  • the heat exchanger includes a fin that is plate-shaped, a first heat transfer tube extending through the fin and having a flat cross-section, and a second heat transfer tube extending through the fin and having a flat cross-section.
  • the second heat transfer tube is disposed at a distance from the first heat transfer tube in a gravity direction.
  • the first heat transfer tube has a first upwind end located upwind in a passing direction and a first downwind end located downwind in the passing direction.
  • the second heat transfer tube has a second upwind end located upwind in the passing direction and a second downwind end located downwind in the passing direction.
  • the fin has an upwind fin end located upwind in the passing direction and a downwind fin end located downwind in the passing direction.
  • the fin has an upwind fin region defined by the upwind fin end and the first imaginary line, a heat-transfer-tube region defined by the first imaginary line and the second imaginary line, and a downwind fin region defined by the second imaginary line and the downwind fin end.
  • a dimension of the upwind fin region is larger than a dimension of the downwind fin region in the passing direction.
  • a dimension of the upwind fin region in the downwind heat exchanger element is equal in the passing direction to the dimension of the downwind fin region in the upwind heat exchanger element.
  • a dimension of the downwind fin region in the downwind heat exchanger element is equal in the passing direction to the dimension of the upwind fin region in the upwind heat exchanger element.
  • the heat exchanger When the heat exchanger is installed as an outdoor heat exchanger in a refrigeration cycle and a heating operation is performed, moisture in outdoor air sent from the air-sending fan deposits as frost on the heat exchanger. Subsequently, when a defrosting operation is performed, the frost is melted.
  • the heat exchanger according to an embodiment of the present invention is configured in such a manner that a dimension of the upwind fin region of the fin is larger than a dimension of the downwind fin region in the passing direction of the air supplied from the fan. In other words, the fin has a relatively long region located upwind and with which the air from the air-sending fan first comes into contact.
  • Such a configuration reduces or eliminates the likelihood that frost may block the space between the heat transfer tubes on upwind part, on which relatively much frost can form in the heating operation, of the fin, and allows frost melted in the defrosting operation, or water droplets, to promptly flow downwardly out of the upwind fin region.
  • air supply from the fan causes water droplets formed by melting frost in the defrosting operation to move on upper and lower parts of the heat transfer tubes and promptly flow downwardly out of the downwind fin region.
  • the heat exchanger according to an embodiment of the present invention and a refrigeration cycle apparatus including the heat exchanger have improved resistance to frost and improved drainage performance.
  • a facility to manufacture the upwind heat exchanger elements is prepared, it is unnecessary to prepare a facility to manufacture the downwind heat exchanger elements, thus reducing an increase in manufacturing cost.
  • Embodiment 1 is not presented as an embodiment of the present invention but as an example useful for understanding the present invention.
  • a refrigeration cycle apparatus 501 according to Embodiment 1 will be described first.
  • Fig. 1 is a refrigerant circuit diagram illustrating an example of a refrigeration cycle apparatus according to Embodiment 1.
  • the direction of refrigerant flow in a cooling operation is represented by dotted-line arrows and that in a heating operation is represented by full-line arrows.
  • the refrigeration cycle apparatus 501 is an exemplary refrigeration cycle apparatus.
  • the refrigeration cycle apparatus 501 includes a compressor 502, an indoor heat exchanger 503, an indoor fan 504, an expansion device 505, an outdoor heat exchanger 10, an outdoor fan 506, and a four-way valve 507.
  • the compressor 502, the indoor heat exchanger 503, the expansion device 505, the outdoor heat exchanger 10, and the four-way valve 507 are connected by refrigerant pipes, thus forming a refrigerant circuit.
  • the compressor 502 compresses refrigerant.
  • the refrigerant compressed by the compressor 502 is discharged from the compressor 502 and is sent to the four-way valve 507.
  • the compressor 502 can be, for example, a rotary compressor, a scroll compressor, a screw compressor, or a reciprocating compressor.
  • the indoor heat exchanger 503 acts as a condenser in the heating operation, and acts as an evaporator in the cooling operation.
  • the indoor heat exchanger 503 can be, for example, a fin-and-tube heat exchanger, a microchannel heat exchanger, a shell-and-tube heat exchanger, a heat pipe heat exchanger, a double-pipe heat exchanger, or a plate heat exchanger.
  • the expansion device 505 expands the refrigerant flowing through the indoor heat exchanger 503 or the outdoor heat exchanger 10 to reduce the pressure of the refrigerant.
  • the expansion device 505 is preferably, for example, an electric expansion valve capable of regulating the flow rate of refrigerant.
  • Usable examples of the expansion device 505 include a mechanical expansion valve including a diaphragm, serving as pressure receiving part, and a capillary tube in addition to the electric expansion valve.
  • the outdoor heat exchanger 10 acts as an evaporator in the heating operation, and acts as a condenser in the cooling operation.
  • the outdoor heat exchanger 10 may be configured in such a manner that the heat exchanger is bent in a direction in which heat transfer tubes extend to increase the efficiency of installation in an outdoor unit.
  • the outdoor heat exchanger 10 will be described in detail later.
  • the four-way valve 507 switches between a refrigerant flow direction for the heating operation and a refrigerant flow direction for the cooling operation. Specifically, the four-way valve 507 is switched to connect a discharge outlet of the compressor 502 to the indoor heat exchanger 503 and connect a suction inlet of the compressor 502 to the outdoor heat exchanger 10 in the heating operation. Furthermore, the four-way valve 507 is switched to connect the discharge outlet of the compressor 502 to the outdoor heat exchanger 10 and connect the suction inlet of the compressor 502 to the indoor heat exchanger 503 in the cooling operation.
  • the indoor fan 504 is disposed adjacent to the indoor heat exchanger 503, and supplies air, serving as a heat exchange fluid, to the indoor heat exchanger 503.
  • the outdoor fan 506 is disposed adjacent to the outdoor heat exchanger 10, and supplies air, serving as a heat exchange fluid, to the outdoor heat exchanger 10.
  • driving the compressor 502 causes the compressor 502 to discharge high-temperature, high-pressure gas refrigerant.
  • the refrigerant flows as represented by the dotted-line arrows.
  • the high-temperature, high-pressure, single-phase gas refrigerant discharged from the compressor 502 passes through the four-way valve 507 and flows into the outdoor heat exchanger 10, serving as a condenser.
  • the outdoor heat exchanger 10 the high-temperature, high-pressure gas refrigerant that has flowed into the outdoor heat exchanger 10 exchanges heat with the air supplied by the outdoor fan 506, so that the high-temperature, high-pressure gas refrigerant condenses into high-pressure, single-phase liquid refrigerant.
  • the high-pressure liquid refrigerant sent from the outdoor heat exchanger 10 is turned into low-pressure, two-phase gas-liquid refrigerant by the expansion device 505.
  • the two-phase refrigerant flows into the indoor heat exchanger 503, serving as an evaporator.
  • the indoor heat exchanger 503 the two-phase refrigerant that has flowed into the indoor heat exchanger 503 exchanges heat with the air supplied by the indoor fan 504, so that liquid refrigerant included in the two-phase refrigerant evaporates.
  • the refrigerant turns into low-pressure, single-phase gas refrigerant. This heat exchange allows an indoor space to be cooled.
  • the low-pressure gas refrigerant sent from the indoor heat exchanger 503 passes through the four-way valve 507 and flows into the compressor 502, in which the refrigerant is compressed into high-temperature, high-pressure gas refrigerant. Then, the refrigerant is again discharged from the compressor 502. Subsequently, such a cycle is repeated.
  • Fig. 1 the full-line arrows represent the refrigerant flow direction in the heating operation.
  • driving the compressor 502 causes the compressor 502 to discharge high-temperature, high-pressure gas refrigerant.
  • the refrigerant flows as represented by the full-line arrows.
  • the high-temperature, high-pressure, single-phase gas refrigerant discharged from the compressor 502 passes through the four-way valve 507 and flows into the indoor heat exchanger 503, serving as a condenser.
  • the indoor heat exchanger 503 the high-temperature, high-pressure gas refrigerant that has flowed into the indoor heat exchanger 503 exchanges heat with the air supplied by the indoor fan 504, so that the high-temperature, high-pressure gas refrigerant condenses into high-pressure, single-phase liquid refrigerant. This heat exchange allows the indoor space to be heated.
  • the high-pressure liquid refrigerant sent from the indoor heat exchanger 503 is turned into low-pressure, two-phase gas-liquid refrigerant by the expansion device 505.
  • the two-phase refrigerant flows into the outdoor heat exchanger 10, serving as an evaporator.
  • the outdoor heat exchanger 10 the two-phase refrigerant that has flowed into the outdoor heat exchanger 10 exchanges heat with the air supplied by the outdoor fan 506, so that liquid refrigerant included in the two-phase refrigerant evaporates.
  • the refrigerant turns into low-pressure, single-phase gas refrigerant.
  • the low-pressure gas refrigerant sent from the outdoor heat exchanger 10 passes through the four-way valve 507 and flows into the compressor 502, in which the refrigerant is compressed into high-temperature, high-pressure gas refrigerant. Then, the refrigerant is again discharged from the compressor 502. Subsequently, such a cycle is repeated.
  • liquid refrigerant flowing into the compressor 502 leads to liquid compression, causing a failure of the compressor 502. It is therefore preferred that the refrigerant flowing out of the evaporator be single-phase gas refrigerant.
  • the indoor heat exchanger 503 acts as an evaporator in the cooling operation, and the outdoor heat exchanger 10 acts as an evaporator in the heating operation.
  • the outdoor heat exchanger 10 acts as an evaporator. In the heating operation, thus, moisture included in the air may deposit as frost on the outdoor heat exchanger 10.
  • a refrigeration cycle apparatus capable of performing the heating operation typically performs a defrosting operation for removing frost when outdoor air is at or below a predetermined temperature (for example, 0 degrees C).
  • the defrosting operation is an operation in which hot gas, which is high-temperature, high-pressure gas refrigerant, is supplied from the compressor 502 to the outdoor heat exchanger 10 to prevent frost from forming on the outdoor heat exchanger 10 acting as an evaporator.
  • the defrosting operation may be performed when the duration of the heating operation reaches a predetermined value (e.g., 30 minutes). Furthermore, the defrosting operation may be performed before the heating operation when the outdoor heat exchanger 10 is at or below a predetermined temperature (e.g., -6 degrees C). Frost or ice on the outdoor heat exchanger 10 is melted by hot gas supplied to the outdoor heat exchanger 10 in the defrosting operation.
  • the discharge outlet of the compressor 502 can be connected to the outdoor heat exchanger 10 by a bypass refrigerant pipe (not illustrated) so that hot gas can be supplied directly to the outdoor heat exchanger 10 from the compressor 502 in the defrosting operation.
  • the discharge outlet of the compressor 502 can be connected to the outdoor heat exchanger 10 through a refrigerant flow switching device, for example, the four-way valve 507, so that hot gas can be supplied to the outdoor heat exchanger 10 from the compressor 502.
  • Fig. 2 is a perspective view illustrating an example of an outdoor heat exchanger in the refrigeration cycle apparatus according to Embodiment 1.
  • Figs. 3 and 4 are enlarged views of essential part of the outdoor heat exchanger of Fig. 2 .
  • Fig. 5 is a perspective view illustrating a process of inserting heat transfer tubes into fins.
  • the X direction is a horizontal direction and corresponds to the lateral direction, or width direction, of fins 30 of the outdoor heat exchanger 10.
  • the Y direction is a horizontal direction and corresponds to a direction in which the fins 30 included in a single heat exchanger element are arranged.
  • the Z direction is a vertical direction, or the direction of gravity, and corresponds to the longitudinal direction of the fins 30.
  • Outlined arrows represent the flow direction of air supplied from the outdoor fan 506 to the outdoor heat exchanger 10.
  • the outdoor heat exchanger 10 according to Embodiment 1 is supplied with air flowing in the X direction from the outdoor fan 506 in Fig. 1 .
  • Fig. 3 illustrates the essential part of the outdoor heat exchanger 10 viewed in the Y direction.
  • Fig. 4 illustrates the essential part of the outdoor heat exchanger 10 viewed in the X direction.
  • the outdoor heat exchanger 10 is, for example, a heat exchanger having a two-column structure, and includes an upwind heat exchanger element 601 and a downwind heat exchanger element 602.
  • the upwind heat exchanger element 601 and the downwind heat exchanger element 602 are each a fin-and-tube heat exchanger and are arranged in the X direction corresponding to the flow direction, or passing direction, of the air supplied from the outdoor fan 506 in Fig. 1 .
  • the upwind heat exchanger element 601 is disposed upwind in the passing direction of the air supplied from the outdoor fan 506.
  • the downwind heat exchanger element 602 is disposed downwind in the passing direction of the air supplied from the outdoor fan 506.
  • First ends of heat transfer tubes included in the upwind heat exchanger element 601 are connected to an upwind header collecting pipe 603.
  • First ends of heat transfer tubes included in the downwind heat exchanger element 602 are connected to a downwind header collecting pipe 604.
  • Second ends of the heat transfer tubes of the upwind heat exchanger element 601 and those of the downwind heat exchanger element 602 are connected to a column connecting part 605.
  • the refrigerant is distributed from one of the upwind header collecting pipe 603 and the downwind header collecting pipe 604 to the heat transfer tubes in the corresponding one of the upwind heat exchanger element 601 and the downwind heat exchanger element 602. Then, the refrigerant distributed to the heat transfer tubes in one of the upwind heat exchanger element 601 and the downwind heat exchanger element 602 flows into the heat transfer tubes in the other one of the upwind heat exchanger element 601 and the downwind heat exchanger element 602 through the column connecting part 605.
  • the refrigerant flowing into the heat transfer tubes in the other one of the upwind heat exchanger element 601 and the downwind heat exchanger element 602 divides into a plurality of streams flowing through the heat transfer tubes and then the plurality of streams join together in the corresponding one of the upwind header collecting pipe 603 and the downwind header collecting pipe 604. Subsequently, the refrigerant flows to the suction inlet of the compressor 502 or the expansion device 505.
  • the upwind heat exchanger element 601 and the downwind heat exchanger element 602 have the same configuration. Consequently, the upwind heat exchanger element 601 will be described below as a representative of the two heat exchanger elements.
  • the upwind heat exchanger element 601 and the downwind heat exchanger element 602 correspond to a heat exchanger according to the present invention.
  • only one of the upwind heat exchanger element 601 and the downwind heat exchanger element 602 may constitute the outdoor heat exchanger 10.
  • the outdoor heat exchanger 10 includes the plurality of fins 30 and the plurality of heat transfer tubes.
  • each of the fins 30 is a plate-shaped part, which is long in the vertical direction.
  • the fin has a vertically long rectangular shape.
  • the fins 30 are arranged at a predetermined fin pitch FP in each heat exchanger element.
  • first heat transfer tube 21 an upper one of the heat transfer tubes in the Z direction will be referred to as a first heat transfer tube 21 and a lower one of the heat transfer tubes in the Z direction will be referred to as a second heat transfer tube 22.
  • first heat transfer tube 21 and the second heat transfer tube 22 are arranged at a predetermined distance from each other in the vertical direction.
  • the first heat transfer tube 21 and the second heat transfer tube 22 are each inserted into the plurality of fins 30 in the Y direction, in which the plurality of fins 30 are arranged.
  • the first heat transfer tube 21 and the second heat transfer tube 22 each extend through the fins 30.
  • the first heat transfer tube 21 and the second heat transfer tube 22 are each a flat tube having a flat cross-section taken along a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the first heat transfer tube 21 and the second heat transfer tube 22.
  • each of the fins 30 of the outdoor heat exchanger 10 has an upwind fin end 131 and a downwind fin end 132, serving as opposite ends in the X direction corresponding to the lateral direction of the fin 30.
  • the first heat transfer tube 21 has an upwind end 141 and a downwind end 142, serving as opposite ends in the X direction corresponding to the lateral direction of the fins 30, and the second heat transfer tube 22 has an upwind end 241 and a downwind end 242, serving as opposite ends in the X direction corresponding to the lateral direction of the fins 30.
  • the upwind end 141 of the first heat transfer tube 21 and the upwind end 241 of the second heat transfer tube 22 are located upwind in the passing direction of the air supplied from the outdoor fan 506.
  • the downwind end 142 of the first heat transfer tube 21 and the downwind end 242 of the second heat transfer tube 22 are located downwind in the passing direction of the air supplied from the outdoor fan 506.
  • first imaginary line refers to a straight line connecting the upwind ends of the heat transfer tubes located upwind in the passing direction of the air supplied from the outdoor fan 506, and the term “second imaginary line”, denoted by 152, refers to a straight line connecting the downwind ends of the heat transfer tubes located downwind in the passing direction of the air supplied from the outdoor fan 506.
  • the upwind end 141 of the first heat transfer tube 21 and the upwind end 241 of the second heat transfer tube 22 are connected by the first imaginary line 151
  • the downwind end 142 of the first heat transfer tube 21 and the downwind end 242 of the second heat transfer tube 22 are connected by the second imaginary line 152.
  • upwind fin region refers to a region defined by the upwind fin end 131 and the first imaginary line 151
  • the term “downwind fin region”, denoted by 162 refers to a region defined by the downwind fin end 132 and the second imaginary line 152
  • the term "heat-transfer-tube region”, denoted by 163, refers to a region defined by the first imaginary line 151 and the second imaginary line 152.
  • the heat-transfer-tube region 163 is a region in which the heat transfer tubes are located in the Z direction. In Fig. 3 , the first heat transfer tube 21 and the second heat transfer tube 22 are located in the heat-transfer-tube region 163.
  • the dimension of the upwind fin region 161 in the X direction or the passing direction is denoted by A
  • the dimension of the downwind fin region 162 in the X direction or the passing direction is denoted by B.
  • the dimension A is larger than the dimension B.
  • the resistance to frost and the drainage performance of the outdoor heat exchanger 10 according to Embodiment 1 will be described below.
  • the configurations of outdoor heat exchangers according to Comparative Examples 1, 2, and 3 will be described first.
  • the resistance to frost and the drainage performance of the outdoor heat exchanger 10 according to Embodiment 1 will then be described.
  • Comparative Examples 1 to 3 components in Comparative Examples are denoted by reference signs obtained by adding 1000, 2000, and 3000 to the reference signs of the corresponding components in Embodiment 1.
  • an outdoor heat exchanger according to Comparative Example 1 is denoted by 1010
  • an outdoor heat exchanger according to Comparative Example 2 is denoted by 2010,
  • an outdoor heat exchanger according to Comparative Example 3 is denoted by 3010.
  • Fig. 6 is an enlarged view of essential part of the outdoor heat exchanger according to Comparative Example 1.
  • Fig. 6 illustrates the essential part of the outdoor heat exchanger 1010 according to Comparative Example 1 viewed in the Y direction.
  • the outdoor heat exchanger 1010 differs from the outdoor heat exchanger 10 according to Embodiment 1 in that the outdoor heat exchanger 1010 has no downwind fin region 162, which is illustrated in Fig. 3 .
  • a downwind end 1142 of a first heat transfer tube 1021, a downwind end 1242 of a second heat transfer tube 1022, and a downwind fin end 1132 are located at the same position in the X direction.
  • a dimension A1 of an upwind fin region 1161 in the X direction is larger than the dimension A, illustrated in Fig. 3 , of the upwind fin region 161 in the X direction in Embodiment 1.
  • the outdoor heat exchanger 1010 according to Comparative Example 1 is highly resistant to frost.
  • the outdoor heat exchanger 1010 has no downwind fin region.
  • frost is melted in the defrosting operation and the fan is again actuated to start an operation that can cause frost formation
  • water droplets formed by melting the frost accumulate on upper and lower parts of the first heat transfer tube 1021 and the second heat transfer tube 2022 in proximity to the downwind fin end 1132 and fail to properly flow out of the outdoor heat exchanger 1010.
  • the outdoor heat exchanger 1010 according to Comparative Example 1 has poor drainage performance.
  • accumulating water droplets refreeze again and become an obstacle in air passages, thus reducing the resistance to frost. An increase in amount of heat required for defrosting is thus caused, resulting in an increase in duration of defrosting.
  • Fig. 7 is an enlarged view of essential part of the outdoor heat exchanger according to Comparative Example 2.
  • Fig. 7 illustrates the essential part of the outdoor heat exchanger 2010 according to Comparative Example 2 viewed in the Y direction.
  • the outdoor heat exchanger 2010 differs from the outdoor heat exchanger 10 according to Embodiment 1 in that the outdoor heat exchanger 2010 has no upwind fin region 161, which is illustrated in Fig. 3 .
  • an upwind end 2141 of a first heat transfer tube 2021, an upwind end 2241 of a second heat transfer tube 2022, and an upwind fin end 2131 are located at the same position in the X direction.
  • a dimension B2 of a downwind fin region 2162 in the X direction is larger than the dimension B, illustrated in Fig. 3 , of the downwind fin region 162 in the X direction in Embodiment 1.
  • the outdoor heat exchanger 2010 according to Comparative Example 2 has relatively good drainage performance because, even when frost is melted in the defrosting operation and the fan is again actuated to start the operation that can cause frost formation, air flow causes water droplets formed by melting the frost to flow to the rear of fins and flow out of the outdoor heat exchanger 2010.
  • upwind parts of the first heat transfer tube 2021 and the second heat transfer tube 2022 are exposed.
  • frost may form on and grow from the exposed parts and thus tend to block air passages.
  • the outdoor heat exchanger 2010 has poor resistance to frost.
  • Fig. 8 is an enlarged view of essential part of the outdoor heat exchanger according to Comparative Example 3.
  • Fig. 8 illustrates the essential part of the outdoor heat exchanger 3010 according to Comparative Example 3 viewed in the Y direction.
  • the outdoor heat exchanger 3010 differs from the outdoor heat exchanger 10 according to Embodiment 1 in that a dimension A3 of an upwind fin region 3161 in the X direction is equal to a dimension B3 of a downwind fin region 3162 in the X direction.
  • Such a configuration has relatively good drainage performance because, even when frost is melted in the defrosting operation and the fan is again actuated to start the operation that can cause frost formation, air flow causes water droplets formed by melting the frost to flow to the rear of fins and flow out of the outdoor heat exchanger 3010.
  • upwind part of a first heat transfer tube 3021 and upwind part of a second heat transfer tube 3022 are in close proximity to an upwind fin end 3131.
  • the outdoor heat exchanger 3010 has poor resistance to frost.
  • the outdoor heat exchanger 10 As illustrated in Fig. 3 , the outdoor heat exchanger 10 according to Embodiment 1 has the downwind fin region 162 as in Comparative Example 3. Consequently, even when frost is melted in the defrosting operation and the fan is again actuated to start the operation that can cause frost formation, air flow causes water droplets formed by melting the frost to flow to the rear of the fins and flow out of the outdoor heat exchanger 10.
  • the outdoor heat exchanger 10 has relatively good drainage performance.
  • the outdoor heat exchanger 10 has good resistance to frost in the operation that can cause frost formation.
  • the upwind heat exchanger element 601 in Embodiment 1 has improved drainage performance in the defrosting operation and has improved resistance to frost in the operation that can cause frost formation.
  • the downwind heat exchanger element 602 has the same configuration as that of the upwind heat exchanger element 601. Consequently, the downwind heat exchanger element 602 has the same advantages.
  • the refrigeration cycle apparatus 501 including the outdoor heat exchanger 10 having a two-column structure in which the upwind heat exchanger element 601 and the downwind heat exchanger element 602 are arranged adjacent to each other the time required for the defrosting operation is reduced, resulting in a reduction in amount of heat required for the defrosting operation.
  • improved reliability, reduced resistance to air flow, and improved resistance to frost are achieved by reducing water remaining in the outdoor heat exchanger 10 in the operation that can cause frost formation and retarding blocking of air passages in the outdoor heat exchanger 10 in the operation that can cause frost formation.
  • the refrigeration cycle apparatus 501 according to Embodiment 1 has increased average heating capacity in a defrosting and frosting cycle.
  • Embodiment 2 is not presented as an embodiment of the present invention but as an example useful for understanding the present invention.
  • the first heat transfer tube 21 and the second heat transfer tube 22 are arranged parallel to each other in the flow direction of the air supplied from the outdoor fan 506, and extend perpendicular to the Z direction or the gravity direction.
  • the angle of the first heat transfer tube 21 and the second heat transfer tube 22 is not limited to that in the configuration in Embodiment 1.
  • the first heat transfer tube 21 and the second heat transfer tube 22 may be arranged as will be described below in Embodiment 2. Items not particularly mentioned in Embodiment 2 are similar to those in Embodiment 1, and the same functions and components as those in Embodiment 1 are denoted by the same reference signs in the following description.
  • Fig. 9 is an enlarged view of essential part of an outdoor heat exchanger according to Embodiment 2. Similarly to Fig. 3 , Fig. 9 illustrates the essential part of the outdoor heat exchanger 10 viewed in the Y direction.
  • Embodiment 2 differs from Embodiment 1 in that heat transfer tubes slope from the upwind ends downwardly in the gravity direction to the downwind ends in fins 31.
  • the first heat transfer tube 21 is inclined in such a manner that the downwind end 142 is located at a lower level than the upwind end 141 in the gravity direction.
  • the second heat transfer tube 22 is inclined in such a manner that the downwind end 242 is located at a lower level than the upwind end 241 in the gravity direction.
  • the first heat transfer tube 21 slopes from the upwind end 141 downwardly in the gravity direction to the downwind end 142
  • the second heat transfer tube 22 slopes from the upwind end 241 downwardly in the gravity direction to the downwind end 242.
  • the arrangement of the first heat transfer tube 21 and the second heat transfer tube 22 sloping downwardly in the gravity direction along the air flow allows water droplets to be directed downwind and thus promotes drainage.
  • the outdoor heat exchanger 10 according to Embodiment 2 has further improved drainage performance.
  • Embodiment 3 is not presented as an embodiment of the present invention but as an example useful for understanding the present invention.
  • the outdoor heat exchanger 10 has a two-column structure, and the upwind heat exchanger element 601 and the downwind heat exchanger element 602, which constitute the outdoor heat exchanger 10, have the same configuration.
  • the heat exchanger according to the present invention may include heat exchanger elements, serving as columns, having different configurations. Items not particularly mentioned in Embodiment 3 are similar to those in Embodiment 1 or Embodiment 2, and the same functions and components as those in Embodiment 1 or Embodiment 2 are denoted by the same reference signs in the following description.
  • Fig. 10 is an enlarged view of essential part of an outdoor heat exchanger according to Embodiment 3.
  • Fig. 10 illustrates the essential part of the outdoor heat exchanger 10 when the upwind heat exchanger element 601 and the downwind heat exchanger element 602 constituting the outdoor heat exchanger 10 are viewed in the Y direction.
  • the fins 31 of the upwind heat exchanger element 601 of the outdoor heat exchanger 10 according to Embodiment 3 have the same configuration as that of the fins 31 in Embodiment 2.
  • the outdoor heat exchanger 10 according to Embodiment 3 differs from that according to Embodiment 2 in that a dimension A_2 of an upwind fin region 161' in the X direction in each fin 32 of the downwind heat exchanger element 602 is smaller than a dimension A_1 of the upwind fin region 161 in the X direction in each fin 31 of the upwind heat exchanger element 601.
  • the outdoor heat exchanger 10 may have a bent configuration.
  • the downwind fin region 162 of the fin 31 of the upwind heat exchanger element 601 faces the upwind fin region 161' of the fin 32 of the downwind heat exchanger element 602.
  • the downwind fin region 162 and the upwind fin region 161' are each likely to receive a load from the other one of the downwind fin region 162 and the upwind fin region 161'.
  • the fins 31 and the fins 32 may buckle.
  • the outdoor heat exchanger 10 according to Embodiment 3 is configured in such a manner that the dimension A_2 of the upwind fin region 161' in the X direction in the fin 32 of the downwind heat exchanger element 602 is smaller than the dimension A_1 of the upwind fin region 161 in the X direction in the fin 31 of the upwind heat exchanger element 601.
  • Such a configuration enhances the buckling strength of the upwind fin region 161' in the fin 32 of the downwind heat exchanger element 602.
  • the downwind fin region 162 in the fin 31 of the upwind heat exchanger element 601 has relatively high buckling strength as in Embodiment 2 because a dimension B_1 of the downwind fin region 162 in the X direction is smaller than the dimension A_1 of the upwind fin region 161 in the X direction.
  • the above-described configuration enables the fins 31 and the fins 32 to be less likely to buckle when the outdoor heat exchanger 10 is bent and installed in an outdoor unit.
  • the resistance to frost of the outdoor heat exchanger 10 will be described below.
  • air flowing through the outdoor heat exchanger 10 first comes into contact with the upwind heat exchanger element 601.
  • Moisture included in the air deposits as frost on the upwind heat exchanger element 601.
  • the flowing air then comes into contact with the downwind heat exchanger element 602.
  • the moisture in the air is reduced to some extent, and the amount of frost on the downwind heat exchanger element 602 is smaller than that on the upwind heat exchanger element 601. Consequently, the dimension A_2, which is small, of the upwind fin region 161' in the X direction in the fin 32 of the downwind heat exchanger element 602 has little influence on the resistance to frost of the outdoor heat exchanger 10.
  • the outdoor heat exchanger 10 according to Embodiment 3 has higher product quality, such as buckling strength, than those in the art.
  • Fig. 10 illustrates an exemplary configuration in which the heat transfer tubes slope
  • the configuration is not limited to this example. It is only required that the dimension A_2 of the upwind fin region 161' in the X direction in the fin 32 of the downwind heat exchanger element 602 is smaller than the dimension A_1 of the upwind fin region 161 in the X direction in the fin 31 of the upwind heat exchanger element 601.
  • the heat transfer tubes do not necessarily have to slope.
  • Fig. 11 is an enlarged view of essential part of an outdoor heat exchanger according to Embodiment 4 of the present invention.
  • the dimension A_1 of the upwind fin region 161 in the X direction is larger than the dimension B_1 of the downwind fin region 162 in the X direction in each fin 31 of the upwind heat exchanger element 601 according to Embodiment 4.
  • a dimension B_2 of a downwind fin region 162' in the X direction in each fin 33 of the downwind heat exchanger element 602 is equal to the dimension A_1 of the upwind fin region 161 in the X direction in the fin 31 of the upwind heat exchanger element 601
  • the dimension A_2 of the upwind fin region 161' in the X direction in the fin 33 of the downwind heat exchanger element 602 is equal to the dimension B_1 of the downwind fin region 162 in the X direction in the fin 31 of the upwind heat exchanger element 601.
  • the downwind heat exchanger element 602 has a configuration obtained by flipping the upwind heat exchanger element 601 horizontally and vertically.
  • the upwind heat exchanger element 601 can be flipped horizontally and vertically and be used as the downwind heat exchanger element 602. Consequently, as long as a facility to manufacture the upwind heat exchanger elements 601 is prepared, it is unnecessary to prepare a facility to manufacture the downwind heat exchanger elements 602, thus reducing an increase in manufacturing cost.
  • Fig. 11 illustrates an exemplary configuration in which the heat transfer tubes slope
  • the configuration is not limited to this example. It is only required that the dimension A_1 of the upwind fin region 161 in the X direction is larger than the dimension B_1 of the downwind fin region 162 in the X direction in the fin 31 of the upwind heat exchanger element 601 and the downwind heat exchanger element 602 has a configuration obtained by flipping the upwind heat exchanger element 601 horizontally and vertically.
  • the heat transfer tubes do not necessarily have to slope.
  • the heat exchanger according to each of Embodiments 1 to 4 described above is used as the outdoor heat exchanger 10, the use of the heat exchanger is not limited to this example.
  • the heat exchanger according to each of Embodiments 1 to 4 may be used as the indoor heat exchanger 503 in Fig. 1 . In such a case, reducing moisture to accumulate on the indoor heat exchanger 503 can reduce power to be supplied to the indoor fan 504, leading to a reduction in energy consumed by the refrigeration cycle apparatus 501.

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