EP4006474A1 - Échangeur de chaleur et dispositif à cycle de réfrigération - Google Patents

Échangeur de chaleur et dispositif à cycle de réfrigération Download PDF

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EP4006474A1
EP4006474A1 EP19940038.3A EP19940038A EP4006474A1 EP 4006474 A1 EP4006474 A1 EP 4006474A1 EP 19940038 A EP19940038 A EP 19940038A EP 4006474 A1 EP4006474 A1 EP 4006474A1
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Toshiki KANATANI
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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
    • F28D1/047—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 bent, e.g. in a serpentine or zig-zag
    • F28D1/0477—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 bent, e.g. in a serpentine or zig-zag the conduits being bent in a serpentine or zig-zag
    • 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
    • F28F1/10—Tubular elements and assemblies thereof with means for increasing heat-transfer area, e.g. with fins, with projections, with recesses
    • F28F1/12—Tubular elements and assemblies thereof with means for increasing heat-transfer area, e.g. with fins, with projections, with recesses the means being only outside the tubular element
    • F28F1/24—Tubular elements and assemblies thereof with means for increasing heat-transfer area, e.g. with fins, with projections, with recesses the means being only outside the tubular element and extending transversely
    • F28F1/32—Tubular elements and assemblies thereof with means for increasing heat-transfer area, e.g. with fins, with projections, with recesses the means being only outside the tubular element and extending transversely the means having portions engaging further tubular elements
    • F28F1/325—Fins with openings
    • 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
    • F28F9/027—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 distribution pipes
    • F28F9/0275—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 distribution pipes with multiple branch pipes
    • 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
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
    • F28F—DETAILS OF HEAT-EXCHANGE AND HEAT-TRANSFER APPARATUS, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
    • F28F2210/00—Heat exchange conduits
    • F28F2210/08—Assemblies of conduits having different features

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  • the present invention relates to a heat exchanger and a refrigeration cycle apparatus.
  • refrigerant flowing in a heat transfer tube and air flowing around the heat transfer tube exchange heat with each other in an outdoor heat exchanger, and thereby, moisture in the air may be condensed into condensation water on the surface of the outdoor heat exchanger.
  • the condensation water is frozen on the surface of the outdoor unit heat exchanger and becomes frost. Since the condensation water accumulates in a lower part of the heat exchanger, the lower part of the heat exchanger is particularly affected by the frost.
  • an overcooling heat exchange member configured to excessively cool the liquid refrigerant condensed in the indoor heat exchanger during the heating operation is located on the windward side of the lower part of the outdoor heat exchanger.
  • a part of the heat exchange member which operates as an evaporator in the outdoor heat exchanger during the heating operation is located on the leeward side of the overcooling heat exchange member.
  • a main object of the present invention is to provide a heat exchanger capable of preventing the formation of frost while preventing the performance thereof from being deteriorated by frost as compared with a conventional outdoor heat exchanger.
  • the heat exchanger according to the present invention includes a plurality of heat transfer tubes.
  • the plurality of heat transfer tubes include at least one first heat transfer tube configured to extend in a first direction intersecting a vertical direction, and at least one second heat transfer tube which is located above the at least one first heat transfer tube and configured to extend in the first direction.
  • a first air passage is formed in a region adjacent to the at least one first heat transfer tube in the vertical direction and is configured to extend in a second direction intersecting both the vertical direction and the first direction.
  • a second air passage is formed in a region adjacent to the at least one second heat transfer tube in the vertical direction and is configured to extend in the second direction.
  • the at least one first heat transfer tube is connected in series to the at least one second heat transfer tube.
  • the flow path cross-sectional area of the at least one first heat transfer tube is smaller than the flow path cross-sectional area of the at least one second heat transfer tube.
  • the projected area of the first air passage is greater than the projected area of the second air passage.
  • the present invention it is possible to provide a heat exchanger capable of preventing the formation of frost while preventing the performance thereof from being deteriorated by the frost as compared with a conventional outdoor heat exchanger.
  • a refrigeration cycle apparatus 100 includes a refrigerant circuit in which refrigerant is circulated.
  • the refrigerant circuit includes a compressor 101, a four-way valve 102 which serves as a flow path switching unit, a decompressor 103, a first heat exchanger 1, and a second heat exchanger 104.
  • the refrigeration cycle apparatus 100 further includes a first fan 105 configured to blow air to the first heat exchanger 1 and a second fan 106 configured to blow air to the second heat exchanger 104.
  • the compressor 101 is provided with a discharge port configured to discharge refrigerant and a suction port configured to suck refrigerant.
  • the decompressor 103 may be, for example, an expansion valve.
  • the decompressor 103 is connected to a first inlet/outlet 6 of the first heat exchanger 1.
  • the first fan 105 creates an airflow in a second direction B which will be described later.
  • the four-way valve 102 is provided with a first port P1 connected to the discharge port of the compressor 101 via a discharge pipe, a second port P2 connected to the suction port of the compressor 101 via a suction pipe, a third opening P3 connected to a second inlet/outlet 7 and a third inlet/outlet 8 of the first heat exchanger 1, and a fourth opening P4 connected to the second heat exchanger 104.
  • the four-way valve 102 is configured to switch between a first state in which the first heat exchanger 1 operates as a condenser while the second heat exchanger 104 operates as an evaporator, and a second state in which the second heat exchanger 104 operates as a condenser while the first heat exchanger 1 operates as an evaporator.
  • the arrows in solid line as illustrated in Fig. 1 indicate a flow direction of refrigerant circulated in the refrigerant circuit when the refrigeration cycle apparatus 100 is operating in the second state
  • the arrows in dotted line as illustrated in Fig. 1 indicate a flow direction of refrigerant circulated in the refrigerant circuit when the refrigeration cycle apparatus 100 is operating in the first state.
  • the first heat exchanger 1 mainly includes, for example, a plurality of fins 2, a plurality of heat transfer tubes 3, 4 and 5, and a distributor 10.
  • the first heat exchanger 1 is configured to exchange heat between refrigerant flowing in each of the plurality of first heat transfer tubes 3, 4 and 5 in a first direction A and air flowing through the plurality of fins 2 in a second direction B.
  • the first direction A intersects the second direction B, and may be, for example, orthogonal to the second direction B.
  • the first direction A and the second direction B both intersect a vertical direction C, and each may be, for example, a horizontal direction.
  • each of the plurality of fins 2 extends in the vertical direction C and the second direction B, and the plurality of fins 2 are spaced from each other in the first direction A.
  • the plurality of heat transfer tubes 3, 4 and 5 are composed of a plurality of first heat transfer tubes 3, a plurality of second heat transfer tubes 4, and a plurality of third heat transfer tubes 5.
  • the plurality of first heat transfer tubes 3, the plurality of second heat transfer tubes 4, and the plurality of third heat transfer tubes 5 are configured to extend in the first direction A and are spaced from each other in the vertical direction C.
  • the plurality of first heat transfer tubes 3 are arranged below the plurality of second heat transfer tubes 4 and the plurality of third heat transfer tubes 5.
  • the plurality of heat transfer tubes provided in the first heat exchanger 1 at least one first heat transfer tube 3 is arranged at the lowest position.
  • the plurality of first heat transfer tubes 3 are not aligned with the plurality of second heat transfer tubes 4 in the second direction B.
  • the plurality of third heat transfer tubes 5 are located above the plurality of second heat transfer tubes 4.
  • the plurality of first heat transfer tubes 3 are connected in series to each other via a first connection member 11.
  • the plurality of second heat transfer tubes 4 are connected in series to each other via a second connection member 12.
  • the plurality of third heat transfer tubes 5 are connected in series to each other via a third connection member 13.
  • the plurality of first heat transfer tubes 3 are connected in series to the distributor 10 via a fourth connection member 21.
  • the plurality of second heat transfer tubes 4 are connected in series to the distributor 10 via a fifth connection member 22.
  • the plurality of third heat transfer tubes 5 are connected in series to the distributor 10 via a sixth connection member 23.
  • Each of the first connection member 11, the second connection member 12, the third connection member 13, the fourth connection member 21, the fifth connection member 22, and the sixth connection member 23 is formed as a connection tube that connects two inlets/outlets in series to each other.
  • each first connection member 11 indicated by a solid line is connected to one end of each first heat transfer tube 3
  • each second connection member 12 indicated by a solid line is connected to one end of each second heat transfer tube 4
  • each third connection member 13 indicated by a solid line is connected to one end of each third heat transfer tube 5; and each first connection member 11 indicated by a dotted line is connected to the other end of each first heat transfer tube 3,
  • each second connection member 12 indicated by a dotted line is connected to the other end of each second heat transfer tube 4, and each third connection member 13 indicated by a dotted line is connected to the other end of each third heat transfer tube 5.
  • the distributor 10 includes a first port P5 connected to the first heat transfer tube 3 via the fourth connection member 21, a second port P6 connected to the second heat transfer tube 4 via the fifth connection member 22, and a third port P7 connected to the third heat transfer tube 5 via the sixth connection member 23.
  • the first port P5 is arranged below both the second port P6 and the third port P7.
  • the distributor 10 further includes a refrigerant flow path which connects the first port P5 to the second port P6, and a refrigerant flow path which connects the first port P5 to the third port P7.
  • the plurality of first heat transfer tubes 3 connected in series to each other via the first connection member 11 constitute a first refrigerant flow path.
  • the plurality of second heat transfer tubes 4 connected in series to each other via the second connection member 12 constitute a second refrigerant flow path.
  • the plurality of third heat transfer tubes 5 connected in series to each other via the third connection member 13 constitute a third refrigerant flow path.
  • the first refrigerant flow path is arranged below the second refrigerant flow path.
  • the third refrigerant flow path is located above the second refrigerant flow path, for example.
  • the first refrigerant flow path is connected in series to both the second refrigerant flow path and the third refrigerant flow path via the distributor 10.
  • the first heat transfer tubes 3 are connected in series to both the second heat transfer tubes 4 and the third heat transfer tubes 5 via the distributor 10.
  • the second refrigerant flow path and the third refrigerant flow path are branched from the first refrigerant flow path.
  • the second heat transfer tubes 4 and the third heat transfer tubes 5 are connected to the distributor 10 in parallel with each other.
  • One end of the first refrigerant flow path is connected to the first port P5 of the distributor 10. The other end of the first refrigerant flow path is connected to the first inlet/outlet 6.
  • One end of the second refrigerant flow path is connected to the second port P6 of the distributor 10. The other end of the second refrigerant flow path is connected to the second inlet/outlet 7.
  • One end of the third refrigerant flow path is connected to the third port P7 of the distributor 10. The other end of the third refrigerant flow path is connected to the third inlet/outlet 8.
  • the refrigerant flows from the second inlet/outlet 7 and the third inlet/outlet 8 into the first heat exchanger 1, after the refrigerant flows through the second refrigerant flow path and the third refrigerant flow path, the refrigerant flows through the first refrigerant flow path, and then flows out of the first heat exchanger 1 from the first inlet/outlet 6.
  • the refrigerant flows from the first inlet/outlet 6 into the first heat exchanger 1, after the refrigerant flows through the first refrigerant flow path, the refrigerant flows through the second refrigerant flow path and the third refrigerant flow path, and then flows out of the first heat exchanger 1 from the second inlet/outlet 7 and the third inlet/outlet 8.
  • each of the plurality of first heat transfer tubes 3 has the same configuration.
  • the plurality of first heat transfer tubes 3 include a first group of first heat transfer tubes 3A spaced from each other in the vertical direction C, and a second group of first heat transfer tubes 3B spaced from each other in the vertical direction C and spaced from the first group of first heat transfer tubes 3A in the second direction B.
  • the column number of the first heat transfer tubes 3 arranged in the second direction B is 2 or more.
  • the column number of the first heat transfer tubes 3 arranged in the second direction B is equal to the column number of the second heat transfer tubes 4 arranged in the second direction B.
  • the first group of first heat transfer tubes 3A and the second group of first heat transfer tubes 3B are adjacent to each other in the second direction B. When viewed from the second direction B, at least a part of each first heat transfer tube 3B is located between two of the first heat transfer tubes 3A adjacent to each other in the vertical direction. For example, the entire part of each first heat transfer tube 3B is located between two of the first heat transfer tubes 3A adjacent to each other in the vertical direction.
  • the first group of first heat transfer tubes 3A are connected in series to each other, for example.
  • the second group of first heat transfer tubes 3B are connected in series to each other, for example.
  • the first group of first heat transfer tubes 3A are connected in series to the second group of first heat transfer tubes 3B, for example.
  • the lowest first heat transfer tube 3 of the plurality of first heat transfer tubes 3 is the lowest first heat transfer tubes 3A in the first group of first heat transfer tubes 3A.
  • the lowest first heat transfer tubes 3A in the first group of first heat transfer tubes 3A is connected to the first inlet/outlet 6.
  • the uppermost first heat transfer tube 3 of the plurality of first heat transfer tubes 3 is the uppermost first heat transfer tube 3B in the second group of first heat transfer tubes 3B.
  • the uppermost first heat transfer tube 3B in the second group of first heat transfer tubes 3B is connected to the distributor 10 via the fourth connection member 21.
  • the first group of first heat transfer tubes 3A are located on the windward side of the second group of first heat transfer tubes 3B.
  • each of the plurality of second heat transfer tubes 4 has the same configuration.
  • the plurality of second heat transfer tubes 4 include a first group of second heat transfer tubes 4A spaced from each other in the vertical direction C, and a second group of second heat transfer tubes 4B spaced from each other in the vertical direction C and spaced from the first group of second heat transfer tubes 4A in the second direction B.
  • the column number of the plurality of second heat transfer tubes 4 arranged in the second direction B is 2 or more.
  • the first group of second heat transfer tubes 4A and the second group of second heat transfer tubes 4B are adjacent to each other in the second direction B.
  • at least a part of each second heat transfer tube 4B is located between two of the second heat transfer tubes 4A adjacent to each other in the vertical direction.
  • the entire part of each second heat transfer tube 4B is located between two of the second heat transfer tubes 4A adjacent to each other in the vertical direction.
  • the first group of second heat transfer tubes 4A are connected in series to each other, for example.
  • the second group of second heat transfer tubes 4B are connected in series to each other, for example.
  • the first group of second heat transfer tubes 4A are connected in series to the second group of second heat transfer tubes 4B, for example.
  • the first group of second heat transfer tubes 4A are located on the windward side of the second group of second heat transfer tubes 4B.
  • the lowest second heat transfer tubes 4 of the plurality of second heat transfer tubes 4 is the lowest second heat transfer tubes 4A in the first group of second heat transfer tubes 4A.
  • the lowest second heat transfer tube 4A in the first group of second heat transfer tubes 4A is connected to the lowest second heat transfer tube 4B in the second group of second heat transfer tubes 4B via the second connection member 12.
  • each of the plurality of third heat transfer tubes 5 has the same configuration.
  • the plurality of third heat transfer tubes 5 include a first group of third heat transfer tubes 5A spaced from each other in the vertical direction C, and a second group of third heat transfer tubes 5B spaced from each other in the vertical direction C and spaced from the first group of third heat transfer tubes 5A in the second direction B.
  • the column number of the third heat transfer tubes 5 arranged in the second direction B is 2 or more.
  • the first group of third heat transfer tubes 5A and the second group of third heat transfer tubes 5B are adjacent to each other in the second direction B.
  • the first group of third heat transfer tubes 5A are located on the windward side of the second group of third heat transfer tubes 5B.
  • at least a part of each third heat transfer tube 5B is located between two of the third heat transfer tubes 5A adjacent to each other in the vertical direction.
  • the entire part of each third heat transfer tube 5B is located between two of the third heat transfer tubes 5A adjacent to each other in the vertical direction.
  • the first group of third heat transfer tubes 5A are connected in series to each other, for example.
  • the second group of third heat transfer tubes 5B are connected in series to each other, for example.
  • the first group of third heat transfer tubes 5A are connected in series to the second group of third heat transfer tubes 5B, for example.
  • a plurality of first air passages A1 are formed in a region adjacent to each first heat transfer tube 3 in the vertical direction C and configured to extend in the second direction B.
  • Each first air passage A1 is a minimum unit of the entire air passage formed in a region adjacent to each first heat transfer tube 3 in the vertical direction C.
  • the plurality of first air passages A1 are arranged side by side in the first direction A. Two of the first air passages A1 adjacent to each other in the first direction are partitioned by a fin 2.
  • each first air passage A1 is located between the first heat transfer tubes 3A and 3B adjacent to each other in the vertical direction C.
  • a width D3 of each first air passage A1 in the vertical direction C is equal to a gap between the first heat transfer tubes 3A and 3B adjacent to each other in the vertical direction C when viewed from the second direction B, but is smaller than a gap D1 (see Fig. 2(A) ) between two of the first heat transfer tubes 3 arranged side by side in the vertical direction C.
  • an air passage located at the lowest position constitutes the first air passage A1.
  • a plurality of second air passages A2 are formed in a region adjacent to each second heat transfer tube 4 in the vertical direction C and configured to extend in the second direction B.
  • Each second air passage A2 is a minimum unit of the entire air passage formed in a region adjacent to each second heat transfer tube 4 in the vertical direction C.
  • the second air passages A2 are arranged side by side in the first direction A.
  • Two of the second air passages A2 adjacent to each other in the first direction are partitioned by a fin 2.
  • Each second air passage A2 is located above each first air passage A1.
  • each second air passage A2 is located between the second heat transfer tubes 4A and 4B adjacent to each other in the vertical direction C.
  • a width D4 of the second air passage A2 in the vertical direction C is equal to a gap between the second heat transfer tubes 4A and 4B adjacent to each other in the vertical direction C when viewed from the second direction B, but is smaller than a gap D2 (see Fig. 2(A) ) between two of the second heat transfer tubes 4 arranged side by side in the vertical direction C.
  • each first air passage A1 when viewed from the second direction B, the projected area of each first air passage A1 is greater than the projected area of each second air passage A2.
  • the width of each first air passage A1 in the vertical direction C is greater than the width of each second air passage A2 in the vertical direction C.
  • the gap D1 between two of the first heat transfer tubes 3 arranged side by side in the vertical direction C is equal to the gap D2 between two of the second heat transfer tubes 4 arranged side by side in the vertical direction C.
  • a width W1 of each first heat transfer tube 3 in the vertical direction is smaller than a width W2 of each second heat transfer tube 4 in the vertical direction. Therefore, the gap D3 between the first heat transfer tubes 3A and 3B in the vertical direction C when viewed from the second direction B is greater than the gap D4 between the second heat transfer tubes 4A and 4B in the vertical direction C when viewed from the second direction B.
  • the gap D3 between the first heat transfer tubes 3A and 3B in the vertical direction C when viewed from the second direction B is equal to the width of the first air passage A1 in the vertical direction C.
  • the gap D4 between the second heat transfer tubes 4A and 4B in the vertical direction C when viewed from the second direction B is equal to the width of each second air passage A2 in the vertical direction C. Therefore, the width of each first air passage A1 in the vertical direction C is greater than the width of each second air passage A2 in the vertical direction C.
  • the projected area of each first air passage A1 is obtained by subtracting, from the projected area of a space between two of the first heat transfer tubes 3 located on the most windward side and arranged adjacent to each other in the vertical direction C, the projected area of a first heat transfer tube 3 located between the two first heat transfer tubes 3.
  • the projected area of each second air passage A2 is obtained by subtracting, from the projected area of a space between two of the second heat transfer tubes 4 located on the most windward side and arranged adjacent to each other in the vertical direction C, the projected area of a second heat transfer tube 4 located between the two second heat transfer tubes 4.
  • the flow path cross-sectional area of the refrigerant in each of the plurality of first heat transfer tubes 3 is smaller than the flow path cross-sectional area of the refrigerant in each of the plurality of second heat transfer tubes 4.
  • each of the plurality of first heat transfer tubes 3 and the plurality of second heat transfer tubes 4 is formed as a circular tube, for example.
  • the outer diameter W1 of each of the plurality of first heat transfer tubes 3 is smaller than the outer diameter W2 of each of the plurality of second heat transfer tubes 4.
  • the inner diameter of each of the plurality of first heat transfer tubes 3 is smaller than the inner diameter of each of the plurality of second heat transfer tubes 4.
  • a plurality of third air passages are formed in a region adjacent to each third heat transfer tube 5 in the vertical direction C and configured to extend in the second direction B.
  • the third air passages are arranged side by side in the first direction A.
  • Two of the third air passages adjacent to each other in the first direction are partitioned by a fin 2.
  • Each third air passage is a minimum unit of the entire air passage formed in a region adjacent to each third heat transfer tube 5 in the vertical direction C. When viewed from the second direction B, each third air passage is located between the third heat transfer tubes 5A and 5B adjacent to each other in the vertical direction C.
  • the width of the third air passage in the vertical direction C is equal to the gap between the third heat transfer tubes 5A and 5B adjacent to each other in the vertical direction C when viewed from the second direction B, but is smaller than the gap between two of the third heat transfer tubes 5 arranged side by side in the vertical direction C.
  • each first air passage A1 When viewed from the second direction B, the projected area of each first air passage A1 is greater than the projected area of each third air passage.
  • the gap between two of the plurality of first heat transfer tubes 3 adjacent to each other in the vertical direction is equal to the gap between two of the plurality of third heat transfer tubes 5 adjacent to each other in the vertical direction.
  • the vertical width W1 of each first heat transfer tube 3 in the vertical direction is smaller than the vertical width of each third heat transfer tube 5 in the vertical direction.
  • the flow path cross-sectional area of the refrigerant in each of the plurality of first heat transfer tubes 3 is smaller than the flow path cross-sectional area of the refrigerant in each of the plurality of third heat transfer tubes 5.
  • the projected area of each third air passage is equal to the projected area of each second air passage.
  • the gap between two of the plurality of third heat transfer tubes 5 adjacent to each other in the vertical direction is equal to the gap between two of the plurality of second heat transfer tubes 4 adjacent to each other in the vertical direction.
  • the width of each third heat transfer tube 5 in the vertical direction is equal to the width W2 of each second heat transfer tube 4 in the vertical direction.
  • the flow path cross-sectional area of the refrigerant in each of the plurality of third heat transfer tubes 5 is equal to the flow path cross-sectional area of the refrigerant in each of the plurality of second heat transfer tubes 4.
  • the flow path cross-sectional area of the refrigerant in the first heat transfer tube 3 is smaller than the flow path cross-sectional area of the refrigerant in the second heat transfer tube 4.
  • the pressure loss of the refrigerant flowing in the first heat transfer tube 3 is greater than the pressure loss of the refrigerant flowing in the second heat transfer tube 4. Therefore, when the refrigerant flows from the first heat transfer tube 3 into the second heat transfer tube 4 in the second state, the pressure of the refrigerant flowing in the first heat transfer tube 3 is higher than the pressure of the refrigerant flowing in the second heat transfer tube 4.
  • the refrigerant flowing through the first heat transfer tube 3 and the second heat transfer tube 4 is in a gas-liquid two-phase state, and the pressure of the refrigerant is positively correlated to the temperature of the refrigerant. Therefore, in the second state, the temperature of the refrigerant flowing in the first heat transfer tube 3 is higher than the temperature of the refrigerant flowing in the second heat transfer tube 4.
  • the projected area of the first air passage A1 is greater than the projected area of the second air passage A2. Therefore, the air volume in the first air passage A1 is greater than the air volume in the second air passage A2, which makes it easier to drain the condensation water in the first air passage A1 to the outside.
  • the air flowing around the first heat transfer tube 3 and the refrigerant flowing in the first heat transfer tube 3 prevent frost from being formed on the first heat transfer tube 3. Therefore, even if the temperature difference between the temperature of the refrigerant flowing in the first heat transfer tube 3 and the temperature of the refrigerant flowing in the second heat transfer tube 4 is smaller than the temperature difference between the temperature of the overcooling heat exchange member and the temperature of the other heat exchange members in the conventional heat exchanger mentioned above, it is possible to prevent frost from being formed on the first heat transfer tube 3 at a capacity equal to or greater than that of the conventional heat exchanger mentioned above. In other words, according to the first heat exchanger 1, it is possible to prevent the formation of frost while preventing the performance thereof from being deteriorated by the frost as compared with a conventional outdoor heat exchanger.
  • an air passage which is located at the lowest position among the plurality of air passages formed in a region adjacent to each of the plurality of heat transfer tubes 3, 4 and 5 in the vertical direction C and configured to extend in the second direction B constitutes the first air passage A1.
  • Frost is more likely to be formed in the lowest air passage than an upper air passage thereof. Therefore, according to the first heat exchanger 1 in which the first air passage A1 is constituted by the lowest air passage, it is possible to effectively prevent the performance thereof from being deteriorated by the frost.
  • the first heat exchanger 1 further includes a plurality of third heat transfer tubes 5 connected to the plurality of first heat transfer tubes 3 in parallel with the plurality of second heat transfer tubes 4. Therefore, the flow rate of the refrigerant flowing through each of the first heat transfer tubes 3 is greater than the flow rate of the refrigerant flowing through each of the second heat transfer tubes 4, which makes the flow velocity of the refrigerant flowing through each of the first heat transfer tubes 3 faster than the flow velocity of the refrigerant flowing through each of the second heat transfer tubes 4.
  • the pressure loss of the refrigerant flowing through the first heat transfer tube 3 becomes greater than the pressure loss of the refrigerant flowing through the second heat transfer tube 4 due to the difference in the flow path cross-sectional area and the difference in the flow velocity, whereby the temperature of the refrigerant flowing through the first heat transfer tube 3 becomes higher than the temperature of the refrigerant flowing through the second heat transfer tube 4 in the second state.
  • the first heat exchanger 1 is configured in such a manner that the refrigerant flows from the first heat transfer tube 3 into the second heat transfer tube 4 in the second state.
  • the first heat exchanger 1 it is possible for the first heat exchanger 1 to prevent the formation of frost while preventing the performance thereof from being deteriorated by the frost as compared with a conventional outdoor heat exchanger.
  • the operation efficiency of the refrigeration cycle apparatus 100 in the second state is improved than that of a refrigeration cycle apparatus equipped with the conventional outdoor heat exchanger.
  • a first heat exchanger 1A according to a second embodiment has basically the same configuration as the first heat exchanger 1 according to the first embodiment, but differs from the first heat exchanger 1 according to the first embodiment in that the gap D1 between two of the first heat transfer tubes 3 adjacent to each other in the vertical direction C is greater than the gap D2 between two of the second heat transfer tubes 4 adjacent to each other in the vertical direction C.
  • the projected area of the first air passage A1 in the first heat exchanger 1A is greater than the projected area of the second air passage A2 in the first heat exchanger 1A.
  • the gap D1 in the first heat exchanger 1A is greater than the gap D1 in the first heat exchanger 1, whereby the projected area of the first air passage A1 in the first heat exchanger 1A is greater than the projected area of the first air passage A1 in the first heat exchanger 1.
  • the first heat exchanger 1A according to the second embodiment to further prevent frost from being formed on the first heat transfer tube 3 as compared with the first heat exchanger 1 according to the first embodiment.
  • a first heat exchanger 1B according to a third embodiment has basically the same configuration as the first heat exchanger 1 according to the first embodiment, but differs from the first heat exchanger 1 according to the first embodiment in that the column number of the plurality of first heat transfer tubes 3 arranged in the second direction B is smaller than the column number of the plurality of second heat transfer tubes 4 arranged in the second direction B.
  • the column number of the first heat transfer tubes 3 arranged in the second direction B is 1 or more.
  • the column number of the plurality of second heat transfer tubes 4 arranged in the second direction B is greater than the column number of the plurality of first heat transfer tubes 3 arranged in the second direction B, and is 2 or more.
  • each first air passage A1 is located between two adjacent first heat transfer tubes 3 arranged side by side in the vertical direction C. Therefore, the width of the first air passage A1 in the vertical direction C is equal to the gap D1 between the two adjacent first heat transfer tubes 3 arranged side by side in the vertical direction C.
  • each second air passage A2 is located between the second heat transfer tubes 4A and 4B adjacent to each other in the vertical direction C when viewed from the second direction B.
  • the width of the second air passage A2 in the vertical direction C is equal to the gap between the second heat transfer tubes 4A and 4B adjacent to each other in the vertical direction C when viewed from the second direction B, but is smaller than the gap D2 (see Fig. 2(A) ) between two of the second heat transfer tubes 4 arranged side by side in the vertical direction C.
  • the width of the first air passage A1 in the vertical direction C is twice as great as the width of the second air passage A2 in the vertical direction C.
  • the projected area of the first air passage A1 is twice as great as the projected area of the second air passage A2, whereby the drainage efficiency of the first air passage A1 is considerably higher than the drainage efficiency of the second air passage A2.
  • the projected area of the first air passage A1 in the first heat exchanger 1B is greater than the projected area of the first air passage A1 in the first heat exchanger 1.
  • the drainage efficiency of the first air passage A1 in the first heat exchanger 1B becomes higher than the drainage efficiency of the first air passage A1 in the first heat exchanger 1.
  • the column number of the first heat transfer tubes 3 arranged in the second direction B may be two or more as long as the column number of the first heat transfer tubes 3 arranged in the second direction B is smaller than the column number of the first heat transfer tubes 3 arranged in the second direction B. Even in this case, the column number of the first heat transfer tubes 3 which are located on the most windward side and arranged between two of the first heat transfer tubes 3 adjacent to each other in the vertical direction C when viewed from the second direction B is smaller than the column number of the second heat transfer tubes 4 which are located on the most windward side and arranged between two of the second heat transfer tubes 4 adjacent to each other in the vertical direction C.
  • the projected area of each first air passage A1 is obtained by subtracting, from the projected area of a space between the projected area of two of the first heat transfer tubes 3 located on the most windward side and arranged adjacent to each other in the vertical direction C, the projected area of a first heat transfer tube 3 arranged between the two first heat transfer tubes 3.
  • the projected area of each second air passage A2 is obtained by subtracting, from the projected area of a space between two of the second heat transfer tubes 4 located on the most windward side and arranged adjacent to each other in the vertical direction C, the projected area of a second heat transfer tube 4 arranged between the two second heat transfer tubes 4.
  • the number of the first heat transfer tubes 3 arranged between two of the first heat transfer tubes 3 is smaller than the number of the second heat transfer tubes 4 arranged between two of the second heat transfer tubes 4.
  • the projected area of the first air passage A1 is greater than the projected area of the second air passage A2, and thereby, the drainage efficiency of the first air passage A1 is higher than the drainage efficiency of the second air passage A2.
  • the first heat exchanger 1C according to a fourth embodiment has basically the same configuration as the first heat exchanger 1A according to the second embodiment, but differs from the first heat exchanger 1A according to the second embodiment in that the column number of the plurality of first heat transfer tubes 3 arranged in the second direction B is smaller than the column number of the plurality of second heat transfer tubes 4 arranged in the second direction B.
  • the first heat exchanger 1C has basically the same configuration as the first heat exchanger 1B according to the third embodiment, but differs from the first heat exchanger 1B according to the third embodiment in that the gap D1 between two of the first heat transfer tubes 3 adjacent to each other in the vertical direction C is greater than the gap D2 between two of the second heat transfer tubes 4 adjacent to each other in the vertical direction C.
  • the projected area of the first air passage A1 of the first heat exchanger 1C is greater than the projected area of the second air passage A2 of the first heat exchanger 1C, and is greater than the projected area of the first air passage A1 of the first heat exchanger 1, the projected area of the first air passage A1 of the first heat exchanger 1A, and the projected area of the first air passage A1 of the first heat exchanger 1B.
  • the first heat exchanger 1C it is possible for the first heat exchanger 1C to more efficiently prevent frost from being formed on the first heat transfer tube 3 than the first heat exchanger 1, the first heat exchanger 1A, and the first heat exchanger 1B.
  • each of the plurality of heat transfer tubes 3, 4 and 5 is formed as a circular tube, but it is not limited thereto.
  • Each of the plurality of heat transfer tubes 3, 4 and 5 may be formed as a flat tube.
  • Each of the first heat exchangers 1, 1A, 1B and 1C is configured to include a plurality of first heat transfer tubes 3 and a plurality of second heat transfer tubes 4, but it is not limited thereto.
  • Each of the first heat exchangers 1, 1A, 1B and 1C may include one first heat transfer tube 3 and one second heat transfer tube 4.
  • 1, 1A, 1B, 1C first heat exchanger; 2: fin; 3, 3A, 3B: first heat transfer tube; 4, 4A, 4B: second heat transfer tube; 5, 5A, 5B: third heat transfer tube; 6: first inlet/outlet; 7: second inlet/outlet; 8: third inlet/outlet; 10: distributor; 11: first connection member; 12: second connection member; 13: third connection member; 21: fourth connection member; 22: fifth connection member; 23: sixth connection member; 100: refrigeration cycle apparatus; 101: compressor; 102: four-way valve; 103: decompressor; 104: second heat exchanger; 105: first fan; 106: second fan

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