JP2010151426A - Heat exchanger - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a heat exchanger capable of combining improvement of heat exchanging performance and suppression of increase of water passing resistance. <P>SOLUTION: A heater core 100 includes a heat exchanging face 1 formed by stacking a plurality of tubes (tubes 5A with heat transfer promoting sections, and smooth tubes 5B) and fins 6, an inflow port 2 into which engine cooling water 20 flows, and an outflow port 3 from which the engine cooling water 20 flows out. In the heater core 100, the heat exchanging face 1 includes a smooth heat exchanging region in which inner faces kept into contact with the engine cooling water 20 of the smooth tubes 5B, are smoothly formed, and a heat transfer promotion heat exchanging region as a region in which the heat transfer promoting sections 7, 7' are formed on inner faces kept into contact with the engine cooling water 20 of the tubes 5A with the heat transfer promoting sections. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a heat exchanger having a heat exchange surface formed by stacking a plurality of tubes and fins.

Conventionally, with the aim of a smooth heat exchange region that promotes turbulent heat transfer, a plurality of protrusions that protrude inward are formed on the inner surface of the heat exchange tube that contacts the heat exchange medium. There is known a heat exchanger in which a heat exchange medium flowing in a tube is turbulent by a stirring action by a projection and is set so as to increase a flow path area (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
JP 2000-205783 A

  However, the conventional heat exchanger described in Patent Document 1 is configured such that the contact area between the heat exchange medium and the inner surface of the tube is increased, and thus the water flow resistance is increased. Thereby, when the fluid drive force of the circulation pump which distribute | circulates a heat exchange medium is constant, there existed a problem that the flow volume of a heat exchange medium decreased and the improvement of heat exchange performance was prevented.

  This invention is made paying attention to the said problem, and it aims at providing the heat exchanger which can aim at coexistence with the improvement of heat exchange performance, and the rise suppression of water flow resistance.

In order to achieve the above object, in the present invention, a heat exchange surface formed by laminating a plurality of tubes and fins, an inflow port through which a heat exchange medium flows, and an outflow port through which the heat exchange medium flows out are provided. In the heat exchanger provided,
The heat exchange surface includes a smooth heat exchange region that is a region in which an inner surface that comes into contact with the heat exchange medium in the tube is smoothly formed, and a heat transfer promoting portion on an inner surface that comes into contact with the heat exchange medium in the tube. And a heat transfer promoting heat exchange region which is a formed region.

In the heat exchanger of the present invention, the heat exchange surface is provided with both the heat transfer promotion heat exchange region and the smooth heat exchange region, so that the heat transfer medium flows through the heat transfer promotion heat exchange region. When the heat transfer medium comes into contact with the heat transfer promoting portion, the contact area with the inner surface of the tube increases, and at the same time, turbulent flow occurs, so that the heat transfer medium is completely heated compared with the case where the heat exchange area is entirely made. Exchange performance is improved.
Furthermore, in addition to this effect, the smooth heat exchange region has a low water flow resistance, so that the increase of the water flow resistance as a whole heat exchange surface can be suppressed compared to the case where the heat transfer promotion heat exchange region is entirely used.
As a result, it is possible to achieve both improvement in heat exchange performance and suppression of increase in water flow resistance.

  Hereinafter, the best mode for realizing the heat exchanger of the present invention will be described based on Example 1 shown in the drawings.

First, the configuration will be described.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a heater core 100 (an example of a heat exchanger) of Example 1, FIG. 2 (a) is a side view of the heater core 100 of FIG. 1, and FIG. 1 is a front view of one heater core 100. FIG. Hereinafter, based on FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the whole structure of the heater core 100 is demonstrated.

  The heater core 100 according to the first embodiment is built in a vehicle air conditioning unit that uses a heat exchange medium as a high heat medium from an in-vehicle heat source. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the heat exchange surface 1, the inlet port 2, an outlet port 3, an inlet side tank part 4 a, an outlet side tank part 4 b, and a communication tank part 4 c.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the heat exchange surface 1 is divided into two regions, an inlet side region A and an outlet side region B, and the inlet side region A is a tube with a heat transfer promoting part. 5A and the fin 6 were laminated and formed, and the outflow side area B was formed by laminating the smooth tube 5B and the fin 6. In addition, the area | region formed by laminating | stacking the tube 5A with a heat-transfer acceleration | stimulation part and the fin 6 is called a heat-transfer acceleration | stimulation heat exchange area | region, and the area | region formed by laminating | stacking the smooth tube 5B and the fin 6 is a smooth heat exchange area | region. I will call it.

  The inlet side tank portion 4a and the outlet side tank portion 4b are divided by providing a partition wall 9 in a tank provided on one side surface of the heat exchange surface 1. The inlet 2 is provided in the upper part of the inlet side tank part 4a (the central part on one side surface of the heater core 100) and flows in the heat exchange medium. The outlet 3 is provided in the upper part of the outlet side tank part 4b (upper part of one side surface of the heater core 100) and flows out the heat exchange medium.

  FIG. 3 is an enlarged perspective view for explaining the configuration of the heat transfer promoting part-attached tube 5A in FIG. 2B, and FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining the configuration of the smooth tube 5B in FIG. 5 is an enlarged perspective view, FIG. 5 is a top view of the tube with heat transfer promoting part 5A in FIG. 3, FIG. 6 is a top view of the smooth tube 5B in FIG. 4, and FIG. FIG. 8 is a side view of the heat promoting partial tube 5A, and FIG. 8 is a side view of the smooth tube 5B of FIG. Hereinafter, based on FIG. 3 thru | or FIG. 8, the detailed structure of the tube 5A with a heat-transfer promotion part and the smooth tube 5B is demonstrated.

The heat transfer promoting portion-attached tube 5A is provided on the inner surface in contact with the engine coolant 20 (an example of a heat exchange medium) so as to protrude inward by, for example, dimple processing. 'Is formed at predetermined intervals. Here, the heat transfer promoting portion 7 is a recess formed in the upper portion of the inner surface that contacts the engine cooling water 20, and the heat transfer promoting portion 7 ′ is formed in the lower portion of the inner surface that contacts the engine cooling water 20. Dents.
Further, the flow path through which the engine cooling water 20 flows is divided by a partition 8A provided at the center, and a projection 8A ′ is formed in the partition 8A as shown in FIG.

  The smooth tube 5B has a smooth inner surface in contact with the engine coolant 20. Further, the flow path through which the engine coolant 20 flows is divided by a partition 8B provided at the center, as shown in FIG.

  Next, the operation will be described.

[Heat exchange by heater core]
FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing the flow of the engine cooling water 20 flowing through the heater core 100.

In the heater core 100 according to the first embodiment, as shown in FIG. 9, the engine coolant 20 flowing in from the inlet 2 flows into the inlet-side tank portion 4a, and flows through the inlet-side region A as indicated by arrows. Circulate. The engine coolant 20 that has flowed to the communication tank portion 4 c then flows through the outlet side region B, flows to the outlet side tank portion 4 b, and flows out from the outlet 3.
When the high-temperature engine cooling water 20 flows through the inlet side region A and the outlet side region B, heat exchange is performed between the wind passing through the heat exchange surface 1 and the engine cooling water 20. Can warm the wind.

[Comparison with current heater core]
FIG. 10 shows the amount of engine cooling water when the entire heat exchange surface is a smooth heat exchange region, when the entire surface is divided into a smooth heat exchange region and a heat transfer enhancement heat exchange region, and when the entire surface is a heat transfer enhancement heat exchange region. 11 is a graph comparing the relationship between the heat dissipation amount and the heat dissipation amount. FIG. 11 shows the entire surface when the entire heat exchange surface is a smooth heat exchange region, and when the entire surface is divided into a smooth heat exchange region and a heat transfer promoting heat exchange region. FIG. 6 is a graph comparing the relationship between the engine cooling water amount and the water flow resistance in the case of the heat transfer promotion heat exchange region.

  In the current heater core, the tube forming the inlet side region and the tube forming the outlet side region are set to be the same. That is, the entire heat exchange surface is set as a smooth heat exchange region or a heat transfer acceleration heat exchange region.

When the entire surface of the heat exchange surface is a smooth heat exchange region as in this current heater core, the water flow resistance can be lowered as shown in the graph D1 of FIG. As shown in the graph C1, since the heat dissipation performance is lowered, the heat exchange performance cannot be exhibited.
Further, when the entire heat exchange surface is a heat transfer acceleration heat exchange region, the heat radiation performance can be improved as shown in the graph C3 of FIG. 10, but on the other hand, as shown in the graph D3 of FIG. In addition, since the water flow resistance is increased, the amount of engine cooling water is reduced when the fluid driving force of the circulation pump for circulating the engine cooling water is constant, which hinders improvement in heat exchange performance.

On the other hand, in the heater core 100 of Example 1, in the heat exchange surface 1, the inlet side region A was set as the heat transfer promotion heat exchange region, and the outlet side region B was set as the smooth heat exchange region.
With such a configuration, in the heat transfer promotion heat exchange region, the heat transfer promotion portions 7 and 7 'formed on the inner surface of the tube 5A, the partition 8A provided in the center of the flow path of the engine coolant 20, and Since the protruding portion 8A ′ contacts with the engine coolant 20 flowing through the inside of the tube 5A, the contact area increases, and at the same time, turbulence occurs, and heat exchange is performed as compared with the case where the entire surface is a smooth heat exchange region. Performance can be improved.

In particular, the inlet side region A has a higher temperature of the circulating engine cooling water 20 than the outlet side region B, and has a large temperature difference from the passing air. For this reason, the Reynolds number is high and heat exchange is easily performed between the engine coolant 20 and the air.
In the heater core 100 of Example 1, since the inlet side region A having such a high Reynolds number is set as the heat transfer promoting heat exchange region, as shown in the graph C2 of FIG. It is possible to dissipate a greater amount of heat than the intermediate value of and to further enhance the heat exchange performance.

  Moreover, in the heater core 100 of Example 1, since the whole heat exchange surface 1 was not set to the heat transfer acceleration | stimulation heat exchange area | region, but the outflow side area | region B was set to the smooth heat exchange area | region, FIG. As shown in the graph D2, the water flow resistance has a value approximately in the middle between the graph D1 and the graph D3.

Next, the effect will be described.
In the heater core of Example 1, the effects listed below can be obtained.

  (1) A heat exchange surface 1 formed by laminating a plurality of tubes (tubes with heat transfer promoting portions 5A, smooth tubes 5B) and fins 6, and an inlet 2 into which engine coolant 20 (heat exchange medium) flows. In addition, in the heater core 100 (heat exchanger) provided with the outlet 3 through which the engine cooling water 20 flows out, the heat exchange surface 1 smoothes the inner surface of the smooth tube 5B that contacts the engine cooling water 20 A smooth heat exchange region which is a region formed, and a heat transfer promotion heat exchange region which is a region where the heat transfer promotion parts 7 and 7 'are formed on the inner surface of the tube 5A with heat transfer promotion part that contacts the engine cooling water 20; , With. For this reason, it is possible to achieve both improvement in heat exchange performance and suppression of increase in water flow resistance.

  (2) Since the heat exchange surface 1 has the heat transfer enhancement heat exchange region set on the inlet 2 side into which the engine cooling water 20 flows, the heat exchange performance can be further enhanced.

  (3) The heat exchange surface 1 is divided into two regions, an inlet side region A and an outlet side region B, and the inlet side region A is set as the heat transfer promoting heat exchange region, The outlet side region B was set as the smooth heat exchange region. For this reason, for example, the heat transfer promoting part-attached tube 5A is set in the inlet side region A and the smooth tube 5B is set in the outlet side region B without greatly changing the basic structure of the mounted row fin type heater core. With only such a simple change, it is possible to achieve both improvement in heat exchange performance and suppression of increase in water flow resistance.

  (4) The heat exchanger is a heater core 100 built in a vehicle air conditioning unit that uses the engine coolant 20 as a high heat medium from an in-vehicle heat source, and the heater core 100 has the inlet 2 at the center of one side surface. The outlet 3 was set in the upper part, the inlet side area A (lower area) was set as the heat exchange area, and the outlet side area B (upper area) was set as the smooth heat exchange area. The mounted row fin type heater core is divided into two upper and lower layers in order to improve heat exchange performance. In addition to this structure, these two layers are made into a heat transfer promoting heat exchange region and a smooth heat exchange. By setting to the region, the heat exchange performance can be further enhanced.

  As mentioned above, although the heat exchanger of this invention has been demonstrated based on Example 1, about a concrete structure, it is not restricted to this Example 1, The summary of the invention which concerns on each claim of a claim As long as they do not deviate, design changes and additions are permitted.

  For example, in Example 1, although the example which uses the engine cooling water 20 was shown, not only engine cooling water but what is necessary is just a heat exchange medium. That is, the present invention can also be applied to a heat exchanger built in a vehicle air conditioning unit that is not equipped with an engine.

  In the first embodiment, the application example in which the heat exchanger is a heater core built in a vehicle air conditioning unit that uses engine cooling water as a high heat medium from the vehicle-mounted heat source has been described. However, the heat exchanger according to the present invention is as described above. For example, the present invention can be applied to an evaporator.

It is a perspective view which shows the heater core 100 (an example of a heat exchanger) of Example 1. FIG. (A) is a side view of the heater core 100 of FIG. 1, and (b) is a front view of the heater core 100 of FIG. It is an expansion perspective view for demonstrating the structure of 5 A of tubes with a heat-transfer acceleration | stimulation part of FIG.2 (b). It is an expansion perspective view for demonstrating the structure of the smooth tube 5B of FIG.2 (b). It is a top view of 5A of tubes with a heat-transfer promotion part of FIG. It is a top view of the smooth tube 5B of FIG. It is a side view of 5 A of tubes with a heat-transfer promotion part of FIG. It is a side view of the smooth tube 5B of FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows the flow of the engine cooling water which distribute | circulates the inside of a heater core in the existing air conditioning unit. When the entire heat exchange surface is a smooth heat exchange region, when the entire surface is divided into a smooth heat exchange region and a heat transfer promotion heat exchange region, It is the graph which compared these relationships. When the entire heat exchange surface is a smooth heat exchange region, when the entire surface is divided into a smooth heat exchange region and a heat transfer enhanced heat exchange region, the amount of engine cooling water and water flow resistance when the entire surface is a heat transfer enhanced heat exchange region It is the graph which compared the relationship with.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Heat exchange surface 2 Inlet 3 Outlet 4a Inlet side tank part 4b Outlet side tank part 4c Communication tank part 5A Tube 5B with a heat transfer promotion part Smooth tube 6 Fin 9 Partition 100 Heater core A Inlet side area B Outlet side area

Claims (4)

In a heat exchanger comprising a heat exchange surface formed by laminating a plurality of tubes and fins, an inflow port through which a heat exchange medium flows, and an outflow port through which the heat exchange medium flows out,
The heat exchange surface includes a smooth heat exchange region that is a region in which an inner surface that comes into contact with the heat exchange medium in the tube is smoothly formed, and a heat transfer promoting portion on an inner surface that comes into contact with the heat exchange medium in the tube. A heat exchanger characterized by comprising a heat transfer promoting heat exchange region, which is a formed region. The heat exchanger according to claim 1, wherein
The heat exchanger is characterized in that the heat transfer promotion heat exchange region is set on the inlet side into which the heat exchange medium flows. In the heat exchanger according to claim 1 or 2,
The heat exchange surface is divided into two regions of an inlet side region and an outlet side region, the inlet side region is set as the heat transfer promoting heat exchange region, and the outlet side region is A heat exchanger characterized by being set in a smooth heat exchange region. The heat exchanger according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The heat exchanger is a heater core built in a vehicle air conditioning unit that uses the heat exchange medium as a high heat medium from an on-vehicle heat source,
The heater core is characterized in that the inlet is set at the center of one side surface, the outlet is set at the top, the lower region is set as a heat transfer promoting heat exchange region, and the upper region is set as a smooth heat exchange region. Heat exchanger.

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