EP3534104B1 - A heat exchanger - Google Patents
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- F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
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- 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
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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
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- 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
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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
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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
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- the invention relates to a high pressure heat exchanger.
- heat exchangers configured to exchange heat between two fluids
- One of the fluids is guided between said manifolds via these tubes, while the second fluid is guided around and in a space between the tubes to enable heat exchange.
- the tubes can be for a example flat tubes.
- the tubes are secured in the manifolds in a fluid-tight manner.
- the heat exchanger When the fluid traveling between the manifolds and in the tubes is a high pressure fluid, like R744 (CO2), the heat exchanger has to be adapted accordingly.
- high pressure fluid imposes additional design constrains on the heat exchanger, as the pressure of the fluid necessitates higher mechanical resistance of its components. This pressure can exceed 120 bars.
- JP2003166791A discloses a heat exchanger according to the preamble of claim 1 and shows how to easily and simply form an inserting hole of a header and to reduce diameter of the header.
- plural flat tubes and a pair of headers are fixed by a joint.
- the joint has connecting parts for the tubes with a shape branching into, for example, a trifurcation at one end and connection parts for the headers so as to insert the other end into inserting holes formed at the headers.
- connection parts for the tubes Three flat tubes are respectively inserted into the connection parts for the tubes and fixed by brazing.
- connection parts for the headers are inserted into the inserting holes of the header and fixed by brazing, flow passages inside the headers are connected to those inside three flat tubes.
- EP2372288A1 shows a heat exchanger which has ducts defining a fluid circulation path, where the ducts are arranged parallel to each other.
- the ducts are spaced for forming another fluid circulation path, where the ducts are provided with plates.
- Inlets and/or outlets of the ducts are attached to each other for forming connection blocks, where height of each connection block is lower than height of a space of the ducts.
- a distribution case includes a distribution chamber for distributing fluid e.g. water.
- the manifolds In case of heat exchangers comprising flat tubes, the manifolds have slots with shape corresponding to the cross-section of the tubes.
- the flat tubes are mounted in these slots.
- the number of tubes is linked to the efficiency of the heat exchange, it is generally preferable to increase the number of tubes to improve the heat exchange between fluids.
- the distance between the consecutive slots in the manifold decreases. At some point, the distance becomes too small to ensure a proper mechanical resistance of the manifold, given that the fluid which travels through the tubes and which enters said manifold operates at high pressure.
- the object of the invention is a high pressure heat exchanger comprising a first manifold and a second manifold connected fluidly by a plurality of tube sets arranged in a spaced manner along the manifolds, each tube set comprising a first tube and a second tube, wherein each of the first and the second tubes comprises an intermediate tube section between two opposing tube end sections, and wherein the manifolds comprise slots receiving the tube end sections in a fluid-tight manner, wherein in the tube set, at least the first tube comprises a bent tube section between the tube end section and the intermediate tube section, so that the intermediate tube sections of the first and second tubes run substantially in a parallel and spaced manner to each other, while the tube end tube sections are stacked on each other within a single slot.
- the bent tube section comprises two opposing turns.
- both the first tube and the second tube comprise bent tube sections.
- the spaces between the tubes in a tube set have equal height to the spaces between the tube sets.
- a flow disruptor is arranged in a space between the first tube and the second tube in the tube set.
- a flow disruptor is arranged in a space between the tube sets.
- a tube height h1 of flat tubes is between 2 mm and 3 mm
- a flow disruptor height h2 is between 1,7 mm and 2,5 mm
- a material height h3 between consecutive slots is (2*h2)-a, a being between 0,4 and 0,8 mm.
- a third tube is located between the first tube and the second tube, so that the end sections of the tubes 11, 12, 16 are stacked on each other within a single slot.
- a tube height h1 of flat tubes is between 3 mm and 4,5 mm
- a flow disruptor height h2 is between 1,7 mm and 2,5 mm
- a material height h3 between consecutive slots is (3*h2)-a, a being between 0,4 and 0,8 mm.
- Fig. 1 shows a known heat exchanger with flat tubes 11 in partial cross-section.
- the heat exchanger 1 comprises a plurality of flat tubes 11 for guiding the first fluid, in particular a fluid operating at high pressure, for example R744. These tubes 11 are connected at their end portions with manifolds 10a, 10b.
- the flat tubes 11 are arranged in horizontally parallel rows so that the first fluid can enter through the block 30 into the first manifold 10a, travel through the first column of tubes 11, reach the second manifold 10b and make a U-turn, returning to the first manifold 10a via second column of tubes 11, and then exit through outlet channel in the manifold 10a and the connecting block 30.
- Fig. 2 shows the heat exchanger of Fig. 1 in greater detail.
- the flat tubes 11 are placed in slots 13 of the manifold 10b (in a consecutive manner along the vertical direction).
- the other ends of the tubes 11 are situated in manifold 10a in an analogous manner.
- the heat exchanger further comprises flow disruptors 15, which disrupt the flow of the second fluid, in order to improve the heat exchange with the first fluid.
- the tube height h1 is slightly smaller than manifold material height h3 between consecutive slots 13.
- the flow disruptor 15 has a height h2. As the height of the disruptor 15 approaches the h1 value, h3 also decreases, which is detrimental to the manifolds strength. The following embodiments propose avoiding this negative dependency.
- Fig. 3 shows a heat exchanger according to the invention in a first embodiment.
- the invention differs from the heat exchanger discussed in relation to Figs. 1 and 2 in The example is explained relative to manifold 10b, but this description applies to manifold 10a in an analogous manner.
- a plurality of tube sets 20, each comprising a first tube 11 and a second tube 12, is arranged along the manifold 10b in a spaced manner.
- Each of the first and the second tubes 11, 12 comprises an intermediate tube section 11a between two opposing tube end sections 11b.
- the manifolds 10a, 10b comprise slots 13, in which the tube end sections 11b of tubes 11, 12 are mounted in a fluid-tight manner.
- the first tube 11 comprises a bent tube section 11c between the tube end section 11b and the intermediate tube section 11a.
- the intermediate tube sections 11a of the first and second tubes 11, 12 then run substantially in a parallel and spaced manner to each other, while the tube end sections 11b are stacked on each other within a single slot 13. Because at least one of the tubes 11, 12 is bent in this manner, the distance between the consecutive slots 12 is enlarged. It is therefore clear that by the term 'bent' it is understood any shape which allows providing two sections of the tube, preceding the bend and following the bend, which would run in parallel but in shifted relation, as shown in the drawings. For example, the first tube 11 is bent so that it has two opposing bends (i.e. forms a chicane).
- the tube bent section 11c is located close to the tube end section 11b. Consequently, the disruptors 15 can occupy most of the space between the tubes and prevent excessive by-passing of the second fluid.
- the second tube 12 is a straight (i.e. non-bent) flat tube, which nevertheless comprises an intermediate portion 11a and a tube end section 11b, the tube end section 10b being placed in the slot 13.
- the arrangement according to the invention improves mechanical resistance of the header, and at the same time allows application of known, standard flow disrupters 15.
- the number of tubes applied along the manifold consequently can also be greater.
- Fig. 4 shows a heat exchanger according to the invention in a second embodiment.
- This embodiment differs from the first embodiment in that a third tube 16 is present in the tube set 20. It has the same shape as the first tube 11, but is arranged inversely and stacked below the second tube 12.
- the tube height h1 is preferably between 3 mm and 4,5 mm
- the flow disruptor height h2 is between 1,7 mm and 2,5 mm
- the material height h3 between the consecutive tube slots 13 is (3*h2)-a, which is between 0,4 and 0,8 mm.
- Fig. 5 shows a heat exchanger according to the invention in a third embodiment. It differs from the previous embodiments in that both the first tube 11 and the second tube 12 comprise tube bent sections 11c, and there is no flat tube between them.
- the disruptors 15 can be located between the tubes 11, 12 and/or between the consecutive tube sets 20.
- the tube height h1 is preferably between 2 mm and 3 mm
- the flow disruptor height h2 is between 1 1,7 mm and 2,5 mm
- the material height h3 between the consecutive tube slots 13 is (2*h2)-a, which is between 0,4 and 0,8 mm.
- the spaces between the tubes in a tube set 20 can have equal height to the spaces between the tube sets 20. This can enable applying identical flow distributors 15.
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Description
- The invention relates to a high pressure heat exchanger.
- In known heat exchangers, configured to exchange heat between two fluids, it is common to provide two manifolds connected fluidly by plurality of tubes. One of the fluids is guided between said manifolds via these tubes, while the second fluid is guided around and in a space between the tubes to enable heat exchange. The tubes can be for a example flat tubes. The tubes are secured in the manifolds in a fluid-tight manner.
- When the fluid traveling between the manifolds and in the tubes is a high pressure fluid, like R744 (CO2), the heat exchanger has to be adapted accordingly. In particular, high pressure fluid imposes additional design constrains on the heat exchanger, as the pressure of the fluid necessitates higher mechanical resistance of its components. This pressure can exceed 120 bars.
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JP2003166791A claim 1 and shows how to easily and simply form an inserting hole of a header and to reduce diameter of the header. In this document, plural flat tubes and a pair of headers are fixed by a joint. The joint has connecting parts for the tubes with a shape branching into, for example, a trifurcation at one end and connection parts for the headers so as to insert the other end into inserting holes formed at the headers. - Three flat tubes are respectively inserted into the connection parts for the tubes and fixed by brazing. When the connection parts for the headers are inserted into the inserting holes of the header and fixed by brazing, flow passages inside the headers are connected to those inside three flat tubes.
- Document [
EP2372288A1 ] shows a heat exchanger which has ducts defining a fluid circulation path, where the ducts are arranged parallel to each other. The ducts are spaced for forming another fluid circulation path, where the ducts are provided with plates. Inlets and/or outlets of the ducts are attached to each other for forming connection blocks, where height of each connection block is lower than height of a space of the ducts. A distribution case includes a distribution chamber for distributing fluid e.g. water. - However, at the same time, efficiency requirements pose further demands on the heat exchanger, and consequently render an optimal design even more problematic to achieve.
- In case of heat exchangers comprising flat tubes, the manifolds have slots with shape corresponding to the cross-section of the tubes. The flat tubes are mounted in these slots. As the number of tubes is linked to the efficiency of the heat exchange, it is generally preferable to increase the number of tubes to improve the heat exchange between fluids. However, as the number of tubes grows, the distance between the consecutive slots in the manifold decreases. At some point, the distance becomes too small to ensure a proper mechanical resistance of the manifold, given that the fluid which travels through the tubes and which enters said manifold operates at high pressure.
- It is therefore an object of the invention to provide a high pressure heat exchanger which would offer efficient operation without sacrificing its mechanical resistance, and which thus would be safe to operate.
- The object of the invention is a high pressure heat exchanger comprising a first manifold and a second manifold connected fluidly by a plurality of tube sets arranged in a spaced manner along the manifolds, each tube set comprising a first tube and a second tube, wherein each of the first and the second tubes comprises an intermediate tube section between two opposing tube end sections, and wherein the manifolds comprise slots receiving the tube end sections in a fluid-tight manner, wherein in the tube set, at least the first tube comprises a bent tube section between the tube end section and the intermediate tube section, so that the intermediate tube sections of the first and second tubes run substantially in a parallel and spaced manner to each other, while the tube end tube sections are stacked on each other within a single slot.
- Preferably, the bent tube section comprises two opposing turns.
- Preferably, both the first tube and the second tube comprise bent tube sections.
- Preferably, the spaces between the tubes in a tube set have equal height to the spaces between the tube sets.
- Preferably, a flow disruptor is arranged in a space between the first tube and the second tube in the tube set.
- According to the invention, a flow disruptor is arranged in a space between the tube sets.
- According to the invention a tube height h1 of flat tubes is between 2 mm and 3 mm, a flow disruptor height h2 is between 1,7 mm and 2,5 mm, and a material height h3 between consecutive slots is (2*h2)-a, a being between 0,4 and 0,8 mm. Preferably, a third tube is located between the first tube and the second tube, so that the end sections of the
tubes - Wherein a tube height h1 of flat tubes is between 3 mm and 4,5 mm, a flow disruptor height h2 is between 1,7 mm and 2,5 mm, and a material height h3 between consecutive slots is (3*h2)-a, a being between 0,4 and 0,8 mm.
- Examples of the invention will be apparent from and described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
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Fig. 1 shows a known heat exchanger with flat tubes in partial cross-section; -
Fig. 2 shows the heat exchanger ofFig. 1 in greater detail; -
Fig. 3 shows a heat exchanger according to the invention in a first embodiment; -
Fig. 4 shows a heat exchanger according to the invention in a second embodiment; -
Fig. 5 shows a heat exchanger according to the invention in a third embodiment. -
Fig. 1 shows a known heat exchanger withflat tubes 11 in partial cross-section. Theheat exchanger 1 comprises a plurality offlat tubes 11 for guiding the first fluid, in particular a fluid operating at high pressure, for example R744. Thesetubes 11 are connected at their end portions withmanifolds flat tubes 11 are arranged in horizontally parallel rows so that the first fluid can enter through theblock 30 into thefirst manifold 10a, travel through the first column oftubes 11, reach thesecond manifold 10b and make a U-turn, returning to thefirst manifold 10a via second column oftubes 11, and then exit through outlet channel in the manifold 10a and the connectingblock 30. -
Fig. 2 shows the heat exchanger ofFig. 1 in greater detail. Theflat tubes 11 are placed inslots 13 of the manifold 10b (in a consecutive manner along the vertical direction). The other ends of thetubes 11 are situated inmanifold 10a in an analogous manner. The heat exchanger further comprisesflow disruptors 15, which disrupt the flow of the second fluid, in order to improve the heat exchange with the first fluid. The tube height h1 is slightly smaller than manifold material height h3 betweenconsecutive slots 13. Theflow disruptor 15 has a height h2. As the height of the disruptor 15 approaches the h1 value, h3 also decreases, which is detrimental to the manifolds strength. The following embodiments propose avoiding this negative dependency. -
Fig. 3 shows a heat exchanger according to the invention in a first embodiment. The invention differs from the heat exchanger discussed in relation toFigs. 1 and 2 in The example is explained relative tomanifold 10b, but this description applies to manifold 10a in an analogous manner. A plurality of tube sets 20, each comprising afirst tube 11 and asecond tube 12, is arranged along the manifold 10b in a spaced manner. Each of the first and thesecond tubes intermediate tube section 11a between two opposingtube end sections 11b. Themanifolds slots 13, in which thetube end sections 11b oftubes first tube 11 comprises abent tube section 11c between thetube end section 11b and theintermediate tube section 11a. Theintermediate tube sections 11a of the first andsecond tubes tube end sections 11b are stacked on each other within asingle slot 13. Because at least one of thetubes consecutive slots 12 is enlarged. It is therefore clear that by the term 'bent' it is understood any shape which allows providing two sections of the tube, preceding the bend and following the bend, which would run in parallel but in shifted relation, as shown in the drawings. For example, thefirst tube 11 is bent so that it has two opposing bends (i.e. forms a chicane). Preferably, the tubebent section 11c is located close to thetube end section 11b. Consequently, thedisruptors 15 can occupy most of the space between the tubes and prevent excessive by-passing of the second fluid. In the example ofFig. 3 , thesecond tube 12 is a straight (i.e. non-bent) flat tube, which nevertheless comprises anintermediate portion 11a and atube end section 11b, thetube end section 10b being placed in theslot 13. - The arrangement according to the invention improves mechanical resistance of the header, and at the same time allows application of known,
standard flow disrupters 15. The number of tubes applied along the manifold consequently can also be greater. -
Fig. 4 shows a heat exchanger according to the invention in a second embodiment. This embodiment differs from the first embodiment in that athird tube 16 is present in the tube set 20. It has the same shape as thefirst tube 11, but is arranged inversely and stacked below thesecond tube 12. - For embodiment with three tubes in one header slot, the tube height h1 is preferably between 3 mm and 4,5 mm, the flow disruptor height h2 is between 1,7 mm and 2,5 mm, and the material height h3 between the
consecutive tube slots 13 is (3*h2)-a, which is between 0,4 and 0,8 mm. - For the above examples the boundary values of the ranges are understood to be not excluded.
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Fig. 5 shows a heat exchanger according to the invention in a third embodiment. It differs from the previous embodiments in that both thefirst tube 11 and thesecond tube 12 comprise tube bentsections 11c, and there is no flat tube between them. - The
disruptors 15 can be located between thetubes - For embodiments with two tubes in one header slot, the tube height h1 is preferably between 2 mm and 3 mm, the flow disruptor height h2 is between 1 1,7 mm and 2,5 mm, and the material height h3 between the
consecutive tube slots 13 is (2*h2)-a, which is between 0,4 and 0,8 mm. - For the above examples the boundary values of the ranges are understood to be not excluded.
- The spaces between the tubes in a tube set 20 can have equal height to the spaces between the tube sets 20. This can enable applying
identical flow distributors 15. - Other variations to the disclosed embodiments can be understood and effected by those skilled in the art, from a study of the drawings and the disclosure. The invention is defined by the appended claims.
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- A high pressure heat exchanger (1) comprising a first manifold (10a) and a second manifold (10b) connected fluidly by a plurality of tube sets (20) arranged in a spaced manner along the manifolds (10a, 10b), each tube set (20) comprising a first tube (11) and a second tube (12), wherein each of the first and the second tubes (11, 12) comprises an intermediate tube section (11a) between two opposing tube end sections (11b), and wherein the manifolds (10a, 10b) comprise slots (13) receiving the tube end sections (11b) in a fluid-tight manner, wherein in the tube set (20), at least the first tube (11) comprises a bent tube section (11c) between the tube end section (11b) and the intermediate tube section (11a), so that the intermediate tube sections (11a) of the first and second tubes (11, 12) run substantially in a parallel and spaced manner to each other, while the tube end tube sections (11b) are stacked on each other within a single slot (13), wherein a flow disruptor (15) is arranged in a space between the tube sets (20), characterized in that a tube height (h1) of the first and the second flat tubes (11, 12) is between 2 and 3 mm, a flow disruptor height (h2) is between 1,7 and 2,5 mm, and a material height (h3) between consecutive slots (13) is (2 * flow disruptor height (h2)) - a, a being between 0,4 and 0,8 mm.
- A heat exchanger according to any preceding claim, wherein the bent tube section (11c) comprises two opposing turns.
- A heat exchanger according to any preceding claim, wherein both the first tube (11) and the second tube (12) comprise bent tube sections (11c).
- A heat exchanger according to any preceding claim, wherein the spaces between the tubes in a tube set (20) have equal height to the spaces between the tube sets (20).
- A heat exchanger according to any preceding claim, wherein a flow disruptor (15) is arranged in a space between the first tube (11) and the second tube (12) in the tube set (20).
- A heat exchanger according to any of claims 1 to 5, wherein a third tube (16) is located between the first tube (11) and the second tube (12), so that the end sections (11b) of the first, second and third tubes (11, 12, 16) are stacked on each other within a single slot (13).
- A heat exchanger according to claim 6, wherein a tube height (h1) of the first, second and third flat tubes (11, 12, 16) is between 3 and 4,5 mm, a flow disruptor height (h2) is between 1,7 and 2,5 mm, and a material height (h3) between consecutive slots (13) is (3 * flow disruptor height (h2)) - a, a being between 0,4 and 0,8 mm.
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