EP4695574A1 - Echangeur thermique pour véhicule automobile, comprenant des tubes avec ailettes internes - Google Patents
Echangeur thermique pour véhicule automobile, comprenant des tubes avec ailettes internesInfo
- Publication number
- EP4695574A1 EP4695574A1 EP24716193.8A EP24716193A EP4695574A1 EP 4695574 A1 EP4695574 A1 EP 4695574A1 EP 24716193 A EP24716193 A EP 24716193A EP 4695574 A1 EP4695574 A1 EP 4695574A1
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- Prior art keywords
- bosses
- axis
- heat exchanger
- tube
- fluid
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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
- F28F1/00—Tubular elements; Assemblies of tubular elements
- F28F1/02—Tubular elements of cross-section which is non-circular
- F28F1/022—Tubular elements of cross-section which is non-circular with multiple channels
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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
- F28D1/03—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 plate-like or laminated conduits
- F28D1/0391—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 plate-like or laminated conduits a single plate being bent to form one or more conduits
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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
- 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
- F28F1/40—Tubular elements and assemblies thereof with means for increasing heat-transfer area, e.g. with fins, with projections, with recesses the means being only inside the tubular element
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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
- F28F13/00—Arrangements for modifying heat-transfer, e.g. increasing, decreasing
- F28F13/06—Arrangements for modifying heat-transfer, e.g. increasing, decreasing by affecting the pattern of flow of the heat-exchange media
- F28F13/12—Arrangements for modifying heat-transfer, e.g. increasing, decreasing by affecting the pattern of flow of the heat-exchange media by creating turbulence, e.g. by stirring, by increasing the force of circulation
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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
- F28F1/00—Tubular elements; Assemblies of tubular elements
- F28F1/02—Tubular elements of cross-section which is non-circular
- F28F2001/027—Tubular elements of cross-section which is non-circular with dimples
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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
- F28F2215/00—Fins
- F28F2215/10—Secondary fins, e.g. projections or recesses on main fins
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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
- F28F2255/00—Heat exchanger elements made of materials having special features or resulting from particular manufacturing processes
- F28F2255/08—Heat exchanger elements made of materials having special features or resulting from particular manufacturing processes pressed; stamped; deep-drawn
Definitions
- Heat exchanger for a motor vehicle comprising tubes with internal fins
- the field of the present invention is that of heat exchangers, in particular for motor vehicles, and it relates more particularly to heat exchangers comprising a bundle of tubes.
- the invention also relates to a method of manufacturing such a heat exchanger.
- Such heat exchangers are notably arranged on a loop of a cooling circuit, allowing calories to be dissipated.
- a heat exchanger for a motor vehicle comprises a plurality of tubes extending parallel to each other and in which a first fluid present in the cooling circuit loop can circulate.
- the heat exchanger is configured to allow an exchange of calories between a second fluid passing around the tubes and the first fluid circulating inside the tubes.
- Electric vehicles have electric pumps whose power is 10 to 20 times lower than the power of mechanical pumps in thermal vehicles, producing coolant flow rates which are low in electric vehicle exchangers.
- the internal fins are usually folded in an accordion shape inside the tubes, and create multiple flow channels for the first fluid.
- bosses on the external walls of the tubes.
- the bosses are directed towards the inside of the channels. In this way, it is possible to create turbulence in the fluid circulating in the channels, which improves the exchange coefficient.
- the present invention aims to improve these flat tubes provided with internal fins.
- the objective of the present invention is to increase the exchange coefficient within the tube, without weighing it down, and without modifying its flat shape which is beneficial for its brazing with the internal fin.
- a heat exchanger for a motor vehicle comprising a plurality of tubes inside which a first fluid is capable of circulating in a flow direction with a longitudinal axis X, the tubes being stacked along an axis Z perpendicular to the axis X, a space being provided between two successive tubes and allowing the passage of a second fluid promoting heat exchange with the first fluid, each tube being flat and having two opposite transverse walls each extending in a plane perpendicular to the axis Z, and two opposite side walls connecting the transverse walls, each tube being provided with a fin internal extending inside the tube and being folded so as to form a crenellation composed of a succession of lateral partitions and transversely oriented vertices, said vertices being in contact with the transverse walls of the tube, said internal fin defining a plurality of channels, each lateral partition extending along the X axis and separating two adjacent channels.
- This exchanger is mainly characterized in that said side partitions are provided with means for increasing the heat transfer coefficient consisting of bosses.
- the main idea of this invention is to provide the internal fin with bosses, in order to induce disturbances in the flow of fluid within the tube, and a fortiori within all the channels of the tube.
- each lateral partition comprises several bosses regularly repeated along the X axis.
- each lateral partition comprises several bosses distributed over the height of the lateral partition along the Z axis, for the same abscissa on the X axis.
- the lateral partitions bordering it have bosses directed towards the inside of the channel, inducing a deviation of the fluid towards the transverse walls.
- the lateral partitions bordering it have at least one pair of bosses facing each other and directed towards the inside of the channel.
- each boss has a depth of between 20% and 50% of the spacing between two adjacent side partitions along a Y axis perpendicular to the X and Z axes. preferably each boss has a depth of 30% of the spacing between two adjacent side partitions along the Y axis.
- each boss has a relief with an angular orientation of between 30° and 60° relative to the longitudinal axis of extension of the corresponding side partition.
- Figure 2 shows three examples of boss shapes applied to the internal fin according to the first configuration
- Figure 3 is a sectional view of a tube with an internal fin provided with bosses according to a second configuration of the invention
- Figure 5 is an enlarged sectional view of the tube according to the second configuration
- a heat exchanger comprises a stack along the Z axis of a plurality of tubes 1, each tube extending along the longitudinal axis X.
- each tube 1 is provided with an internal fin 3 folded so as to delimit a plurality of channels 5 inside which a first fluid circulates in a flow direction X, therefore corresponding to the longitudinal axis of the tube 1.
- a space is provided between the tubes 1 so that a second fluid can circulate between the tubes 1 through the heat exchanger.
- Figures 1 and 3 show a tube 1 according to the invention.
- This tube 1 is flat, and has an upper transverse wall 2a and a lower transverse wall 2b.
- These two transverse walls 2a, 2b are parallel and connected by a right side wall 2d and a left side wall 2c. All these walls 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d are external, that is to say they form the perimeter of the tube 1.
- the tube 1 has a plurality of internal partitions formed by an internal fin 3 which extends inside the tube 1.
- the internal fin 3 is folded so as to form a crenellation composed of a succession of lateral partitions 3a and vertices 3b oriented transversely.
- the vertices 3b are generally flat.
- Each side partition 3a extends from the lower transverse wall 2b to the upper transverse wall 2a, and vice versa.
- these side partitions 3a are oriented vertically, that is to say parallel to the plane defined by the X and Z axes, so as to form a crenellation of rectangular section.
- these side partitions 3a could also be oriented obliquely, so as to form a crenellation which is not rectangular but of trapezoidal section.
- each side partition 3a it is possible to have one or more bosses 5 on the same abscissa of the X axis, that is to say several bosses 5 distributed over the height of the side partition 3a along the Z axis.
- bosses 5 there are up to four bosses 5 distributed over the height. [48]The bosses 5 can take different geometric shapes in relief. The most common are illustrated in Figure 2. We thus find the shape of oblong bosses 5 in Figure 2a, and the shape of chevron bosses 5 in Figures 2b, 2c.
- the bosses 5 can have different orientations.
- bosses 5 are distributed into a lower group and an upper group with a slight offset in their abscissa so as to have staggered bosses 5.
- bosses 5 are also distributed into a lower group and an upper group, without any offset in their abscissa. There are large bosses 5, and small bosses 5.
- bosses 5 are distributed uniformly on each side partition 3a, both in height along the Z axis and longitudinally along the X axis.
- the bosses 5 are all formed on the same face of the side partitions 3a, that is to say on the same face of the internal fin 3 when it is unfolded.
- the bosses 5 are formed on the two faces of each lateral partition 3a, that is to say on the two faces of the internal fin 3 when it is unfolded.
- bosses 5 are configured so that the fluid flowing inside the channel 4 is diverted towards the transverse walls 2a, 2b of the tube 1. Thus at the level of the passage of bosses 5, a portion of the fluid flowing at mid-height of the channel 4 will be directed towards the first transverse wall 2a and another portion of the fluid flowing at mid-height of the channel 4 will be directed towards the second transverse wall 2b. This redirection is illustrated by the arrows extending from the bosses 5.
- the depth P2 of each boss, along the Y axis corresponds to 20% to 50% of the spacing PI between two adjacent lateral partitions 3a.
- bosses 5 with a specific orientation in the plane defined by the X and Z axes.
- the boss 5 may be elongated, with a first end located at a first abscissa, and a second end located at a second abscissa further along the flow axis X.
- the direction of flow is illustrated by the large arrow.
- the first end is distal to the nearest transverse wall 2a, 2b, while the second end is proximal to the nearest transverse wall 2a, 2b.
- this angle ⁇ must be sufficient to deflect the fluid towards the transverse walls 2a, 2b, and this angle ⁇ must not be too large to avoid creating a stop on which the fluid would hit, which would create a large pressure loss.
- the boss 5 is oval in shape.
- any other elongated geometric shape falls within the scope of the present invention.
- an oblong or chevron shape may be suitable.
- each side partition 3a there are bosses 5 in the upper part, that is to say proximal to the upper transverse wall 2a, and there are bosses 5 in the lower part, that is to say proximal to the lower transverse wall 2b.
- bosses 5 are located opposite each other, that is to say that there are always two bosses 5 directed towards the inside of the channel 4 and located opposite each other on the side partitions 3a which border the channel 4. This is a pair of bosses 5.
- Figure 6 shows the same bosses A and B when looking towards the upper transverse wall 2a.
- Figure 7 shows the same bosses E and F when looking towards the lower transverse wall 2b.
- channel 4 on the right for abscissa X2, there are the two bosses C and D in the upper part, and the two bosses G and H in the lower part. There is therefore another pair of pairs of bosses.
- Figure 6 shows the same bosses C and D when looking towards the upper transverse wall 2a.
- Figure 7 shows the same bosses G and H when looking towards the lower transverse wall 2b.
- bosses 5 with a depth P2 equal to 50% of the spacing PI between two adjacent side partitions 3a. In this case, the bosses 5 facing each other touch. There is therefore no longer a simple reduction in passage, but a barrier that the fluid must avoid by going around it upwards and downwards, i.e. towards the transverse walls 2a, 2b.
- the invention also relates to a method of manufacturing a heat exchanger from tubes 1 provided with internal fins 3 as described above.
- This method comprises a step of surface texturing of the lateral partitions 3a of the internal fin 3 by means of a wheel 8 to form the raised bosses 5.
- This wheel 8 makes it possible to deform at least one face of the fin 3.
- the wheel 8 has reliefs which correspond to the counter-shapes of the bosses 5.
- the internal fin 3 may consist of a flat plate 7 made of a metallic material, on which the wheel 8 applies pressure so as to deform to create the bosses 5. Then this embossed plate 7 is folded so as to create the crenellation, and a fin 3 is obtained. This embossed and folded fin 3 is then placed on another plate which will in turn be folded so as to form the external walls of the tube 1, all around the internal fin 3.
- the internal fin 3 and the tube 1 are formed from the same plate 7, as illustrated in FIG. 8a.
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Applications Claiming Priority (2)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| FR2303703A FR3147858B1 (fr) | 2023-04-13 | 2023-04-13 | Echangeur thermique pour véhicule automobile, comprenant des tubes avec ailettes internes |
| PCT/EP2024/059653 WO2024213558A1 (fr) | 2023-04-13 | 2024-04-10 | Echangeur thermique pour véhicule automobile, comprenant des tubes avec ailettes internes |
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| EP4695574A1 true EP4695574A1 (fr) | 2026-02-18 |
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| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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| EP24716193.8A Pending EP4695574A1 (fr) | 2023-04-13 | 2024-04-10 | Echangeur thermique pour véhicule automobile, comprenant des tubes avec ailettes internes |
Country Status (3)
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| EP (1) | EP4695574A1 (fr) |
| FR (1) | FR3147858B1 (fr) |
| WO (1) | WO2024213558A1 (fr) |
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| US3372743A (en) * | 1967-01-25 | 1968-03-12 | Pall Corp | Heat exchanger |
| DE202004013882U1 (de) * | 2004-09-03 | 2006-01-12 | Autokühler GmbH & Co. KG | Wärmeübertragungsbauteil und damit hergestellter Wärmeaustauscher |
| US20090250201A1 (en) * | 2008-04-02 | 2009-10-08 | Grippe Frank M | Heat exchanger having a contoured insert and method of assembling the same |
| DE102007004993A1 (de) * | 2007-02-01 | 2008-08-07 | Modine Manufacturing Co., Racine | Herstellungsverfahren für Flachrohre und Walzenstraße |
| US8661676B2 (en) * | 2011-03-29 | 2014-03-04 | Frank G. McNulty | Rotary die forming process and apparatus for fabricating multi-port tubes |
| DE102012205916B4 (de) * | 2012-04-11 | 2018-09-06 | Mahle International Gmbh | Wellrippe |
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| WO2024213558A1 (fr) | 2024-10-17 |
| FR3147858A1 (fr) | 2024-10-18 |
| FR3147858B1 (fr) | 2025-08-29 |
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