EP3715761B1 - Nebenanschluss für wärmetauscher - Google Patents

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EP3715761B1
EP3715761B1 EP20153958.2A EP20153958A EP3715761B1 EP 3715761 B1 EP3715761 B1 EP 3715761B1 EP 20153958 A EP20153958 A EP 20153958A EP 3715761 B1 EP3715761 B1 EP 3715761B1
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Ryuji KAWABATA
Yoshimi Hayashi
Masanobu Hirota
Masaru Matsui
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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
    • F28F9/00—Casings; Header boxes; Auxiliary supports for elements; Auxiliary members within casings
    • F28F9/22—Arrangements for directing heat-exchange media into successive compartments, e.g. arrangements of guide plates
    • 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
    • F28D1/05375—Assemblies of conduits connected to common headers, e.g. core type radiators with particular pattern of flow, e.g. change of flow direction
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
    • F28F—DETAILS OF HEAT-EXCHANGE AND HEAT-TRANSFER APPARATUS, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
    • F28F9/00—Casings; Header boxes; Auxiliary supports for elements; Auxiliary members within casings
    • F28F9/02—Header boxes; End plates
    • F28F9/0202—Header boxes having their inner space divided by partitions
    • F28F9/0204—Header boxes having their inner space divided by partitions for elongated header box, e.g. with transversal and longitudinal partitions
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
    • F28F—DETAILS OF HEAT-EXCHANGE AND HEAT-TRANSFER APPARATUS, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
    • F28F9/00—Casings; Header boxes; Auxiliary supports for elements; Auxiliary members within casings
    • F28F9/02—Header boxes; End plates
    • F28F9/026—Header boxes; End plates with static flow control means, e.g. with means for uniformly distributing heat exchange media into conduits
    • F28F9/0278—Header boxes; End plates with static flow control means, e.g. with means for uniformly distributing heat exchange media into conduits in the form of stacked distribution plates or perforated plates arranged over end plates
    • 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
    • F28D21/00—Heat-exchange apparatus not covered by any of the groups F28D1/00 - F28D20/00
    • F28D2021/0019—Other heat exchangers for particular applications; Heat exchange systems not otherwise provided for
    • F28D2021/0068—Other heat exchangers for particular applications; Heat exchange systems not otherwise provided for for refrigerant cycles

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  • the present invention relates to a heat exchanger which is constituted by a pair of header pipes and a plurality of flat pipes having a plurality of refrigerant flow paths to execute heat exchange between air flowing in the plurality of flat pipes and refrigerant flowing in the refrigerant flow paths of the flat pipes.
  • a heat exchanger which is constituted by a pair of header pipes facing right and left in a horizontal direction, a plurality of flat pipes having a plurality of refrigerant flow paths and a heat-transfer fin provided between the flat pipes to execute heat exchange between air flowing in the plurality of flat pipes and refrigerant flowing in the refrigerant flow paths of the flat pipes.
  • a heat exchanger shunt in which the plurality of flat pipes are further grouped into groups of several flat pipes and each group constitutes a one-turn heat exchange section where one of the pair of header pipes flows refrigerant to the other, and an upper limit and a lower limit of the number of flat pipes constituting the one-turn heat exchange section are determined by a formula using a rated capacity of an air conditioner, a cross-sectional area of the refrigerant flow path of the flat pipes and a hydraulic diameter, so that the number of the flat pipes in the heat exchange section is optimized and uneven flow can be inhibited (for example, see Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2014-48028 .)
  • FIG. 6 is a conventional heat exchanger disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2014-48028 .
  • a heat exchanger 100 is constituted by a plurality of flat pipes 101 formed by a plurality of refrigerant flow paths and a pair of header pipes 102a, 102b each of which connects both ends of the flat pipes 101, and to the header pipes 102a, 102b, partition plates 104a, 104b and 104c are provided to divide the plurality of flat pipes 101 into a plurality of heat exchange sections 103a, 103b, 103c and 103d, and refrigerant piping 105a, 105b are connected to one header pipe 102a.
  • the heat exchange sections 103a, 103b are divided by the partition plate 104a, the heat exchange sections 103b, 103c are divided by the partition plate 104b and the heat exchange sections 103c, 103d are divided by the partition plate 104c, respectively.
  • the number of flat pipes 101 constituting each of the heat exchange sections 103a, 103b, 103c and 103d are determined as within an upper limit and a lower limit obtained by a formula using a rated capacity for heating, a cross-sectional area of the refrigerant flow path of one flat pipe 101 and a hydraulic diameter.
  • refrigerant flows from a refrigerant piping 105b into one header pipe 102a, passes through the heat exchange section 103d, flows to the other header pipe 102b, moves upward in the other header pipe 102b, passes through the heat exchange section 103c and outflows to one header pipe 102a.
  • the refrigerant flowing to one header pipe 102a moves upward in one header pipe 102a, passes through the heat exchange section 103b, flows to the other header pipe 102b, moves upward in the other header pipe 102b, passes through the heat exchange section 103a and flows to one header pipe 102a.
  • the refrigerant When the heat exchanger 100 is used as the evaporator, the refrigerant is evaporated each time when it flows in each heat exchange section, and along the flowing from an inlet to an outlet of the heat exchanger, the refrigerant is changed from a liquid state (liquid rich) to a gas state (gas rich), so that a state of refrigerant which should be distributed to each heat exchange section differs. Since the state of refrigerant differs, a flowing state of the refrigerant differs. However, in a conventional configuration, shunt current improvement is insufficient since a difference of the state of refrigerant is not considered.
  • US 2013/0126140 describes a heat exchanger according to the preamble of claim 1, that includes a plurality of refrigerant tubes extending in a horizontal direction, at least one fin coupled to the plurality of refrigerant tubes, a vertically oriented header coupled to corresponding ends of the plurality of refrigerant tubes, the header distributing refrigerant into the plurality of refrigerant tubes, and a partition device that partitions an inner space of the header, the partition device including at least two through holes that guide refrigerant into the plurality of refrigerant tubes.
  • US 2008/0023185 describes a heat exchanger assembly including a first single-piece manifold and a second single-piece manifold spaced from and parallel to the first single-piece manifold.
  • Each of the first and second single-piece manifolds has a tubular wall defining a flow path.
  • a plurality of flow tubes extend in parallel between the first and second single-piece manifolds and are in fluid communication with the flow paths.
  • An insert having a distribution surface is slidably disposed in the flow path of the first single-piece manifold to establish a distribution chamber within the first single-piece manifold.
  • a series of orifices defined in the distribution surface of the insert are in fluid communication with the flow path and the distribution chamber for uniformly distributing a heat exchange fluid between the flow path and the flow tubes.
  • the present invention resolves the conventional problem, and an object of the present invention is to evenly flow refrigerant into a plurality of flat pipes in a heat exchanger constituted by the plurality of flat pipes formed by a plurality of refrigerant flow paths and a pair of header pipes each of which connects both ends of the flat pipes.
  • the refrigerant flowing from the plurality of flat pipes into the header pipe flows in a non-connection-side space of the flat pipe of a refrigerant outflow section to move upward.
  • a flow distance of refrigerant from a second refrigerant piping is long and energy lost by pressure loss and a head difference is large.
  • the upper communication hole has a large opening area, which makes flow path resistance small, so that the refrigerant easily flows to the connection-side space of the flat pipe.
  • the refrigerant flowing from the plurality of flat pipes into the header pipe moves upward in the header pipe, the refrigerant easily flows from the upper communication hole to the connection-side space of the flat pipe while preventing uneven flow of the refrigerant to the lower portion of the header pipe since the refrigerant flows only from the lower communication hole to the connection-side space of the flat pipe before the refrigerant flows to the upper portion of the header pipe which is difficult to reach. Consequently, the refrigerant is allowed to flow to the flat pipe at an upper stage, so that the refrigerant can be evenly flowed to the plurality of flat pipes.
  • a heat exchanger shunt including among others: a plurality of flat pipes having a plurality of refrigerant flow paths; and a pair of header pipes each of which connects both ends of the flat pipes, wherein the header pipes each include a partition plate which divides the plurality of flat pipes into a plurality of heat exchange sections, when the heat exchanger functions as an evaporator, a first refrigerant piping from which refrigerant outflows is provided to an upper portion of one header pipe of the header pipes, while a second refrigerant piping into which the refrigerant flows is provided to a lower portion of the one header pipe, the other header pipe of the header pipes includes a partition wall which divides a connection-side space of the flat pipes and a non-connection-side space of the flat pipes in a refrigerant outflow section from which the refrigerant outflows to the plurality of flat pipes, the partition wall includes a plurality of communication holes arranged in a vertical direction of the refrig
  • the refrigerant flowing from the plurality of flat pipes into the header pipe flows in a non-connection-side space of the flat pipe of a refrigerant outflow section to move upward.
  • a flow distance of refrigerant from a second refrigerant piping is long and energy lost by pressure loss and a head difference is large.
  • the upper communication hole has a large opening area, which makes flow path resistance small, so that the refrigerant easily flows to the connection-side space of the flat pipe.
  • the refrigerant when the refrigerant flowing from the plurality of flat pipes into the header pipe moves upward in the header pipe, the refrigerant easily flows from the upper communication hole to the connection-side space of the flat pipe while preventing uneven flow of the refrigerant to the lower portion of the header pipe since the refrigerant flows only from the lower communication hole to the connection-side space of the flat pipe before the refrigerant flows to the upper portion of the header pipe which is difficult to reach. Consequently, the refrigerant is allowed to flow to the flat pipe at the upper stage, so that the refrigerant can be evenly flowed to the plurality of flat pipes.
  • a flow adjustment portion having a rising slope is provided from a wall surface of a header pipe toward an upper end of the communication hole existing at an uppermost stage of the plurality of communication holes.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a heat exchanger of a first embodiment of the present invention, in which an x direction is a flowing direction of refrigerant which flows in a flow path of a flat pipe, a y direction is an axial direction of a header pipe and a z direction is a flowing direction of air.
  • FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line A-A of FIG. 1 (a cross-sectional view of an x-y plane of the heat exchanger according to the first embodiment of the present invention.)
  • a heat exchanger 1 includes a plurality of flat pipes 2 and a pair of header pipes 3a, 3b.
  • the plurality of flat pipes 2 is arranged in a horizontal direction (the x direction) to be parallel with each other along the axial direction of the header pipes 3a, 3b (the y direction.)
  • a plurality of fins 4 formed as undulant continuing in the up-down direction is provided, and heat exchange is executed between air flowing in the plurality of fins 4 and refrigerant flowing in the plurality of flat pipes 2.
  • refrigerant for example, R410A, R32 and mixed refrigerants including R32 are used.
  • a plurality of refrigerant flow paths 5 provided in the flat pipes 2 communicates with an inner portion of the header pipes 3a, 3b.
  • the header pipes 3a, 3b are cylindrically formed by extrusion molding of a metal material such as aluminum.
  • first refrigerant piping 6 and a second refrigerant piping 7 are connected to one header pipe 3a.
  • the first refrigerant piping 6 is connected to an upper portion of the one header pipe 3a and the second refrigerant piping 7 is connected to a lower portion of one header pipe 3a so that the first refrigerant piping 6 and the second refrigerant piping 7 are configured to function as a flow inlet or a flow outlet of refrigerant.
  • partition plates 9a, 9b and 9c which divide the plurality of flat pipes 2 into a plurality of heat exchange sections 8a, 8b, 8c and 8d are provided.
  • the heat exchange sections 8a, 8b are divided by the partition plate 9a
  • the heat exchange sections 8b, 8c are divided by the partition plate 9b
  • the heat exchange sections 8c, 8d are divided by the partition plate 9c, respectively.
  • a dividing plate 12 which makes a division into a refrigerant inflow section 10 into which refrigerant flows from the heat exchange section 8b and a refrigerant outflow section 11 from which refrigerant outflows to the heat exchange section 8a and a partition wall 15 which makes a division into a connection-side space 13 of the flat pipe 2 of the refrigerant outflow section 11 and a non-connection-side space 14 of the flat pipe 2 and which extends in the axial direction of the other header pipe 3b (the y direction) are provided.
  • the dividing plate 12 is installed at a position with the same height in the y direction as the partition plate 9a provided in one header pipe 3a.
  • the partition wall 15 includes a plurality of communication holes 16a, 16b arranged in a vertical direction (the y direction) above an intermediate position in the vertical direction (the y direction), and the communication hole 16a is configured to have a larger opening area than an opening area of the communication hole 16b immediately below the communication hole 16a.
  • refrigerant flowing from the second refrigerant piping 7 into one header pipe 3a passes through the heat exchange section 8d in +x direction, flows to the other header pipe 3b, moves upward in the other header pipe 3b in +y direction, passes the heat exchange section 8c in -x direction and outflows to one header pipe 3a.
  • the refrigerant flowing to one header pipe 3a passes the heat exchange section 8b in the +x direction, and flows to the refrigerant inflow section 10 of the other header pipe 3b.
  • the refrigerant in the refrigerant inflow section 10 is directed to the refrigerant outflow section 11 and moves upward in the non-connection-side space 14 in the +y direction.
  • the raised refrigerant passes the plurality of communication holes 16a, 16b provided at the partition wall 15, flows in the connection-side space 13, passes through the heat exchange section 8a in the -x direction and flows to one header pipe 3a.
  • FIG. 3 is a plan view of an x-z plane showing an internal structure of the outdoor unit 20 applying the heat exchanger 1 of the present embodiment.
  • FIG. 4 is a plan view of the x-y plane showing the internal structure of the outdoor unit 20 applying the heat exchanger 1 of the present embodiment.
  • the outdoor unit 20 includes a compressor 21, a switching valve 22, an outdoor expansion valve 23, a blower 24 and the heat exchanger 1.
  • the outdoor unit 20 and an indoor unit are connected by a liquid pipe 25 and a gas pipe 26.
  • the header pipes 3a, 3b of the heat exchanger 1 are connected to the switching valve 22 via the first refrigerant piping 6 and connected to the outdoor expansion valve 23 via the second refrigerant piping 7, respectively.
  • the heat exchanger 1 functions as a condenser.
  • Gas refrigerant sent from the compressor 21 of the outdoor unit 20 is allowed to flow from the first refrigerant piping 6 into one header pipe 3a via the switching valve 22.
  • the gas refrigerant passes through an inner portion of one header pipe 3a on a connecting side of the first refrigerant piping 6 divided by the partition plate 9a, is allowed to flow into the plurality of refrigerant flow paths 5 in the plurality of flat pipes 2, flows in the heat exchange section 8a in a horizontal direction (the +x direction and +z direction) and outflows to the other header pipe 3b.
  • the outflowed refrigerant passes from the connection-side space 13 through the plurality of communication holes 16a, 16b provided at the partition wall 15 and flows into the non-connection-side space 14, moves downward in the other header pipe 3b in the vertical direction (-y direction), flows into the heat exchange section 8b, flows in the horizontal direction (-z direction and the -x direction) and outflows to one header pipe 3a.
  • the refrigerant outflowed to one header pipe 3a moves downward in the one header pipe 3a in the vertical direction (the -y direction), flows into the heat exchange section 8c, flows in the horizontal direction (the +z direction, the +x direction) and outflows to the other header pipe 3b.
  • the outflowed refrigerant moves downward in the other header pipe 3b in the vertical direction (the -y direction), flows into the heat exchange section 8d, and flows in the horizontal direction (the -z direction and the -x direction.)
  • the refrigerant dissipates heat to be condensed in the flat pipe 2 by executing heat exchange with air sent from the blower 24.
  • the condensed refrigerant flowed into the indoor unit absorbs heat to be evaporated by executing heat exchange with air in an indoor heat exchanger (not shown.)
  • the evaporated refrigerant passes through the gas pipe 26, and via the switching valve 22, circulates to the compressor 21.
  • the heat exchanger 1 When heating operation is executed, the heat exchanger 1 functions as the evaporator.
  • Gas refrigerant sent from the compressor 21 of the outdoor unit 20 passes through the gas pipe 26 via the switching valve 22 and is outflowed to the indoor unit.
  • the gas refrigerant sent to the indoor unit dissipates heat to be condensed by executing heat exchange with air in the indoor heat exchanger provided in the indoor unit.
  • the condensed refrigerant passes through the liquid pipe 25 and the outdoor expansion valve 23 to become gas-liquid two-phase refrigerant, passes through an inner portion of one header pipe 3a on the connecting side of the second refrigerant piping 7 divided by the partition plate 9c from the second refrigerant piping 7 to be flowed into the plurality of refrigerant flow paths 5 in the plurality of flat pipes 2, flows in the heat exchange section 8d in the horizontal direction (the +x direction, the +z direction) and outflows the other header pipe 3b.
  • the outflowed refrigerant moves upward in the other header pipe 3b in the vertical direction (the +y direction), flows into the heat exchange section 8c, flows in the horizontal direction (the -z direction, the -x direction) and outflows to the one header pipe 3a.
  • the refrigerant outflowed to one header pipe 3a moves upward in one header pipe 3a in the vertical direction (the +y direction), flows into the heat exchange section 8b, flows in the horizontal direction (the +x direction, the +z direction) and flows in the refrigerant inflow section 10 of the other header pipe 3b.
  • the refrigerant easily flows in the connection-side space 13 of the flat pipe 2 from the lower communication hole 16b than the upper communication hole 16a.
  • the lower communication hole 16b has a small opening area, flow path resistance is made larger and the refrigerant is difficult to flow, while the upper communication hole 16a has a large opening area, which makes flow path resistance small so that the refrigerant flows from the upper communication hole 16a to the connection-side space 13.
  • connection-side space 13 flows into the heat exchange section 8a to flow in the horizontal direction (the -z direction, the -x direction.)
  • the refrigerant absorbs heat to be evaporated in the flat pipe 2 by executing heat exchange with air sent from the blower 24.
  • the heat exchanger 1 has the flat pipe 2 including the plurality of refrigerant flow paths 5 and the pair of header pipes 3a, 3b which arranges the plurality of flat pipe 2 in the horizontal direction and each of which connects both ends of the flat pipes 2, and the plurality of flat pipes 2 are connected to be parallel with each other along the axial direction of the header pipes 3a, 3b.
  • the header pipes 3a, 3b include the partition plates 9a, 9c and 9c which divide the plurality of flat pipes 2 into the plurality of heat exchange sections 8a, 8b, 8c and 8d, and when the heat exchanger 1 functions as an evaporator, the first refrigerant piping 6 from which the refrigerant outflows is provided at the upper portion of one header pipe 3a, while the second refrigerant piping 7 into which the refrigerant flows is provided at the lower portion of the one header pipe 3a.
  • the partition wall 15 which divides the connection-side space 13 of the flat pipe 2 and the non-connection-side space 14 of the flat pipe 2 is included, the partition wall 15 includes the plurality of communication holes 16a, 16b arranged in the vertical direction (the y direction) at an upper side of the intermediate position in the vertical direction (the y direction), and the communication hole 16a is configured to have a larger opening area than the opening area of the communication hole 16b immediately below the communication hole 16a.
  • the refrigerant flowing from the plurality of flat pipes 2 into the other header pipe 3b flows in the non-connection-side space 14 of the flat pipe 2 of the refrigerant outflow section 11 to move upward.
  • a flow distance of refrigerant from the second refrigerant piping 7 is long and energy lost by pressure loss and a head difference is large.
  • the upper communication hole 16a has a large opening area, which makes flow path resistance small, so that the refrigerant easily flows to the connection-side space 13 of the flat pipe 2.
  • the liquid refrigerant can be preferentially flowed in the other header pipe 3b without the need of connecting a connection pipe as a separate member to the other header pipe 3b, so that an increase of an inner volume of the other header pipe 3b can be inhibited and a necessary amount of the refrigerant can be reduced.
  • FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the x-y plane of a second embodiment of the present invention.
  • a flow adjustment portion 17 having a rising slope is provided in the non-connection-side space 14, from a wall surface of the other header pipe 3b, toward an upper end of the communication hole 16a existing at an uppermost stage of the plurality of communication holes 16a, 16b.
  • a connection position to the wall surface of the other header pipe 3b of the flow adjustment portion 17 is preferably located at or below an intermediate position in the vertical direction (the y direction) of the uppermost communication hole 16a.
  • the refrigerant moving upward in the non-connection-side space 14 of the flat pipe 2 contacts to a surface of the flow adjustment portion 17 more obliquely, and the refrigerant flows in the connection-side space 13 of the flat pipe 2 without dropping momentum of the liquid refrigerant moving upward. Consequently, more refrigerant is allowed to flow to the upper portion of the connection-side space 13, and the refrigerant can be allowed to flow to the flat pipe 2 at the upper stage. As a result, the refrigerant is allowed to flow evenly to the plurality of flat pipes 2.
  • the plurality of communication holes 16a, 16b is preferably provided such that the number of flat pipes 2 connected to the refrigerant outflow section 11 is evenly divided by the number of communication holes 16a, 16b with inclusion of at least a height position in the y direction of the flat pipe 2 existing at the uppermost stage of the plurality of divided flat pipes 2.
  • the upper communication hole 16a includes a height position in the y direction of the flat pipe 2 at the uppermost stage of the eight flat pipes 2
  • the lower communication hole 16b includes a height position in the y direction of the fifth flat pipe 2 from the top of the eight flat pipes 2.
  • one array of the heat exchanger 1 is installed in the example, for example two or more of the heat exchangers may be provided in an air flowing direction (the z direction), and needless to say, the similar effect can be obtained even when the configuration in which two or more heat exchangers 1 are arranged in a direction of gravitational force (the y direction) is used.
  • the similar effect can be obtained even when the configuration that the fins are formed plate-like such that they are orthogonally inserted into the plurality of flat pipes 2 to be parallel with each other.
  • the flow adjustment portion 17 is constituted as a plane in the example, needless to say, the similar effect can be obtained even when the flow adjustment portion 17 is constituted as a curve shaped as an upward convex.
  • the present invention relates to a heat exchanger shunt which inhibits, when refrigerant with a small ratio of the liquid refrigerant with a high density (gas rich) flows in a header pipe in a heat exchanger using flat pipes, uneven flow of liquid refrigerant to a lower portion of a heat exchange section since the liquid refrigerant largely flows to the lower portion.
  • this heat exchanger shunt can be applied to usage for a refrigerator, an air conditioner and a composite device for hot-water supply and air conditioning etc.

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  1. Wärmetauscher-Nebenanschluss, umfassend:
    eine Mehrzahl von Flachrohren (2) mit einer Mehrzahl von Kältemittelströmungswegen (5); und
    ein Paar Verteilerrohre (3a, 3b), von denen jedes die beiden Enden der Flachrohre verbindet,
    wobei die Verteilerrohre jeweils eine Trennplatte (9a, 9b, 9c) enthalten, die die Mehrzahl von Flachrohren in eine Mehrzahl von Wärmeaustauschabschnitten (8a, 8b, 8c, 8d) unterteilt,
    eine erste Kältemittelleitung (6) an einem oberen Abschnitt eines Verteilerrohrs der Verteilerrohre vorgesehen ist, während eine zweite Kältemittelleitung (7) an einem unteren Abschnitt des einen Verteilerrohrs vorgesehen ist, so dass Kältemittel aus der ersten Kältemittelleitung (6) in die zweite Kältemittelleitung (7) ausströmt, wenn der Wärmetauscher als ein Verdampfer arbeitet,
    das andere Verteilerrohr der Verteilerrohre eine Trennwand (15) aufweist, die einen anschlussseitigen Raum (13) der Flachrohre und einen nicht-anschlussseitigen Raum (14) der Flachrohre in einen Kältemittelabflussabschnitt (11) unterteilt, von dem das Kältemittel zu der Vielzahl von Flachrohren abfließt,
    die Trennwand eine Vielzahl von Verbindungslöchern (16a, 16b) aufweist, die in einer vertikalen Richtung angeordnet sind und die im Gebrauch an einer oberen Seite einer mittleren Position des Kältemittelabflussabschnitts in der vertikalen Richtung angeordnet sind, und
    ein Verbindungsloch der Verbindungslöcher eine größere Öffnungsfläche als eine Öffnungsfläche eines anderen Verbindungslochs der Verbindungslöcher aufweist, das sich im Gebrauch unmittelbar unter dem einen Verbindungsloch befindet
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass
    in dem nicht-anschlussseitigen Raum ein Strömungseinstellungsabschnitt (17) mit einer ansteigenden Neigung vorgesehen ist, wobei die ansteigende Neigung von einer Wandoberfläche des Verteilerrohrs zu der Trennwand (15) an einem oberen Ende des Verbindungslochs, das in einer obersten Stufe der Vielzahl von Verbindungslöchern vorhanden ist, verwendet wird.
  2. Außeneinheit umfassend den Wärmetauscher-Nebenanschluss nach Anspruch 1.
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