US20060124289A1 - Heat exchanger, method for manufacturing heat exchanger, tube connecting structure for heat exchanger header tank, gas cooler using supercritical refrigerant, and refrigerant system - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a heat exchanger, etc. for use in automobile air-conditioners, household air-conditioners, electric device coolers and the like having a refrigeration cycle using CO 2 refrigerant.
- Freon refrigerant used as refrigerant for air-conditioning apparatuses is an ozone depleting substance and a greenhouse substance
- a refrigeration cycle using a carbon dioxide (CO 2 ), which exists in nature, as refrigerant has been drawn attention as defreonization air-conditioning techniques.
- the CO 2 refrigerant in a refrigeration cycle using CO 2 refrigerant, the CO 2 refrigerant is operated in a supercritical state in which no phase change occurs during the heat rejection process at the high pressure circuit side. Therefore, the refrigerant temperature deteriorates gradually as it goes from the entrance side of the heat rejection passages toward the exit side thereof.
- a cooling air of a constant temperature is introduced in the entire region of the heat rejection passages.
- this cross-flow type heat exchanger is used as a gas cooler (heat rejection device) having a refrigeration cycle using CO 2 refrigerant
- the temperature difference between the refrigerant and the cooling air becomes uneven in the heat rejection passages such that the temperature difference becomes larger at the inlet side of the heat rejection passages and smaller at the outlet side thereof. This makes it difficult to obtain high heat exchanging efficiency.
- a plurality of heat exchanging tubes are disposed in parallel and arranged in the up and down direction with both ends thereof connected to a pair of header tanks disposed along the up and down direction in fluid communication.
- the heat exchanging tube has a flat configuration with a wide width, and is provided with a plurality of refrigerant passages extending in the longitudinal direction of the tube and arranged in the widthwise direction (fore and aft direction) of the tube.
- a partitioning plate is provided along the longitudinal direction (in the up and down direction).
- the inside space of the header tank is divided into a front half space and a rear half space by the partitioning plate.
- the rear half space is communicated with the rear half side of the refrigerant passages of heat exchanging tubes, while the front half space is communicated with the front half side of the refrigerant passages of the heat exchanging tubes.
- the refrigerant flowed into the rear half space of one of the header tanks passes through the rear half side of the refrigerant passages (first pass) of the heat exchanging tubes and flows into in the other of the header tanks. Then, the refrigerant passes through the front half side of the refrigerant passages (second pass) of the heat exchanging tubes to be introduced into the front half space of the one of header tanks and then flows out. In this way, the refrigerant passes through the first and second passes in this order, while the cooling air introduced from the front side of the heat exchanger passes through the second and first passes in this order, whereby the refrigerant exchanges heat with the cooling air.
- the refrigerant working pressure at the high pressure circuit side becomes higher as much as about 10 times as compared with a refrigeration cycle using Freon refrigerant. Therefore, in the aforementioned conventional heat exchanger with a partitioning plate in the header tank, the mounting strength and the positioning accuracy of the partitioning plate become inadequate, causing insufficient pressure resistance, which deteriorates the air-tightness at the joint portions of the partitioning plate. Especially, in a quasi counter flow type heat exchanger in which a plurality of refrigerant passages provided in a flat heat exchanging tube are grouped into a plurality of passes, it becomes difficult to fully secure the air-tightness at the joint portions of the partitioning plate and the heat exchanging tube end portions. This may cause an introduction of the refrigerant into the adjacent passages, which deteriorates heat exchange performance.
- a heat exchanger comprises:
- each of the header tanks is provided with one or more partitioning walls integrally formed in each of the header tanks and extended in the header tank longitudinal direction, whereby a plurality of tank portions divided by the one or more partitioning walls and extended in the header tank longitudinal direction are formed and arranged in parallel in a header tank widthwise direction, wherein a refrigerant turning communication aperture for communicating adjacent tank portions is formed in a prescribed partitioning wall,
- each of the heat exchanging tubes has a flat configuration having a width dimension larger than a height dimension, and is provided with a plurality of refrigerant passages extended in a tube longitudinal direction and arranged in parallel in a tube widthwise direction,
- both ends of each of the heat exchanging tubes are communicated with the pair of header tanks so that the refrigerant passages of each of the heat exchanging tubes are grouped in the tube widthwise direction in accordance with each tank portion of the header tanks, to thereby form a plurality of passes arranged in parallel in the tube widthwise direction, and
- refrigerant introduced into a first tank portion of one of the header tanks is introduced into a first tank portion of the other of the header tanks via a first pass, then the refrigerant is introduced into a second tank portion of the other of the header tanks via the refrigerant turning communication aperture, and thereafter the refrigerant is introduced into a second tank portion of the one of the header tanks via a second pass.
- the heat exchanger since the heat exchanger has the co-called counter flow type refrigerant circuit in which refrigerant passes in a meandering manner against the introducing direction of cooling air, an appropriate temperature difference between the refrigerant and the cooling air such as CO 2 can be secured through all of the passes, causing efficient heat exchanging, which results in excellent heat exchanging performance.
- partitioning wall is integrally formed in the header tank, enough air-tightness especially at the partitioning wall portion can be secured, resulting in enough durability. Furthermore, refrigerant mixture due to leaking can be prevented assuredly, which further improved heat exchanging performance.
- each of the header tanks is an integrally formed article formed by extrusion processing or drawing processing, or that the heat exchanging tube is an integrally formed article formed by extrusion processing or drawing processing.
- the pressure resistance can be further improved and the manufacturing efficiency can be improved by employing extrusion processing or drawing processing which are suitable for mass production.
- a plurality of tube insertion apertures communicating with the tank portions are provided at an inner side surface of each of the header tanks at certain intervals in the header tank longitudinal direction, and that refrigerant passages at end portions of the heat exchanging tubes are communicated with corresponding tube insertion apertures.
- the end portions of the heat exchanging tubes can be brazed to the header tanks in a stable manner, which can further improve the pressure resistance while preventing poor joining at the joined portions assuredly.
- end portions of each of the heat exchanging tubes are provided with one or more cutout portions corresponding to the one or more partitioning walls and that the end portions of each of the heat exchanging tubes are inserted into the tube insertion apertures with the one or more partitioning walls fitted in the one or more cutout portions.
- the cutout portions of the tube end portion is engaged with the partitioning wall, the positioning of the tube end portion in the insertion direction and in a direction perpendicular to the insertion direction can be performed correctly.
- the tube insertion can be performed easily.
- enough joining area of the tube to the header tank can be secured, enabling a stable joining status, which can prevent poor joining more assuredly and further improve the pressure resistance.
- one or more regions of each of the heat exchanging tubes corresponding to the one or more cutout portions are formed to be one or more non-passage areas in which no refrigerant passage exists and that regions of each of the heat exchanging tubes not corresponding to the one or more cutout portions are formed to be passage areas in which the refrigerant passages exist.
- the refrigerant turning communication aperture formed in the partitioning wall of the other of the header tanks is configured by a cut aperture formed in an inside surface of the other of the header tanks.
- the refrigerant turning communication aperture can be assuredly formed by such a simple operation that cutting is performed to the inside surface side of the header tank, which in turn can further improve the productive efficiency of the heat exchanger itself.
- each of the header tanks is provided with a joining plate joined to an inner side surface thereof, wherein a plurality of tube insertion apertures are provided in the joining plate at certain intervals in a joining plate longitudinal direction, and that end portions of each of the heat exchanging tubes are inserted into corresponding tube insertion apertures to be communicated with the header tanks.
- the aperture in cases where the refrigerant turning communication aperture is configured by a cut aperture formed in an inside surface of the header tank, the aperture can be formed by simply performing cutting to the inside surface of the header tank.
- the rigidity of the tank itself can be improved, which further improves the durability of the entire heat exchanger.
- the sealing processing of the refrigerant turning communication aperture formed in the inside surface of the header tank can be performed easily and assuredly, which in turn can further improve the productive efficiency of the heat exchanger itself.
- the heat exchanger according to the first aspect of the present invention can be preferably used as a heat exchanger using CO 2 .
- CO 2 is used as the refrigerant.
- the second aspect of the present invention specifies an embodiment of a manufacturing process for manufacturing the aforementioned heat exchanger according to the first aspect of the present invention.
- the method comprises:
- each of the header tanks is provided with one or more partitioning walls integrally formed in each of the header tanks and extended in a header tank longitudinal direction, whereby a plurality of tank portions divided by the one or more partitioning walls and extended in the header tank longitudinal direction are formed so as to be arranged in parallel in a header tank widthwise direction, wherein a refrigerant turning communication aperture for communicating adjacent tank portions is formed in predetermined partitioning walls;
- each of the heat exchanging tubes has a flat configuration having a width dimension larger than a height dimension, and is provided with a plurality of refrigerant passages extended in a tube longitudinal direction and arranged in parallel in a tube widthwise direction;
- refrigerant introduced into a first tank portion of one of the header tanks is introduced into a first tank portion of the other of the header tanks via a first pass, then the refrigerant is introduced into a second tank portion of the other of the header tanks via the refrigerant turning communication aperture, and thereafter the refrigerant is introduced into a second tank portion of the one of the header tanks via a second pass.
- the second aspect of the present invention since the second aspect of the present invention specifies an embodiment of a manufacturing process for manufacturing the aforementioned heat exchanger according to the first aspect of the present invention, a heat exchanger having the same effects as mentioned above can be manufactured.
- At least one of the header tanks is provided, at its inner surface side, with a plurality of tube insertion apertures for communicating end portions of the heat exchanging tubes and the refrigerant turning communication aperture, and that the tube insertion apertures and the refrigerant turning communication aperture are formed simultaneously by cutting processing.
- the third aspect of the present invention specifies a heat exchanger which can be preferably used as a heat exchanger using CO 2 refrigerant among heat exchangers according to the first aspect of the present invention.
- a heat exchanger comprises:
- each of the header tanks is provided with three partitioning walls integrally formed in each of header tanks and extended in the header tank longitudinal direction, whereby a first tank portion to a fourth tank portion divided by the partitioning walls and extended in the header tank longitudinal direction are formed so as to be arranged in parallel in a header tank widthwise direction, wherein a refrigerant turning communication aperture for communicating adjacent tank portions is formed in a partitioning wall partitioning the second tank portion and the third tank portion of the one of the header tanks, a partitioning wall partitioning the first tank portion and the second tank portion of the other of the header tanks and a partitioning wall partitioning the third tank portion and the fourth tank portion of the other of the header tanks,
- each of the heat exchanging tubes has a flat configuration having a width dimension larger than a height dimension, and is provided with a plurality of refrigerant passages extended in a tube longitudinal direction and arranged in parallel in a tube widthwise direction,
- both ends of each of the heat exchanging tubes are communicated with the pair of header tanks so that the refrigerant passages of each of the heat exchanging tubes are grouped in the tube widthwise direction in accordance with each tank portion of the header tanks, to thereby form a first to fourth passes arranged in parallel in the tube widthwise direction, and
- refrigerant introduced into the first tank portion of one of the header tanks passes through the first to fourth passes in turn and then introduced into the fourth tank portion of the one of the header tanks.
- the third aspect of the present invention specifies a heat exchanger which can be preferably used as a heat exchanger using CO 2 refrigerant among heat exchangers according to the first aspect of the present invention, the aforementioned effects can be obtained.
- the fourth aspect of the present invention specifies a tube connecting structure for a header tank of a heat exchanger which is a principal portion of the heat exchanger according to the first aspect of the present invention.
- a tube connecting structure for a header tank of a heat exchanger comprising a pair of header tanks and a plurality of heat exchanging tubes disposed between the pair of header tanks and arranged in a header tank longitudinal direction
- each of the header tanks is provided with one or more partitioning walls integrally formed in each of header tanks and extended in the header tank longitudinal direction, whereby a plurality of tank portions divided by the partitioning walls and extended in the header tank longitudinal direction are formed so as to be arranged in parallel in a header tank widthwise direction,
- each of the heat exchanging tubes has a flat configuration having a width dimension larger than a height dimension, and is provided with a plurality of refrigerant passages extending in a tube longitudinal direction and arranged in parallel in a tube widthwise direction,
- both ends of each of the heat exchanging tubes are communicated with the pair of header tanks so that the refrigerant passages of each of the heat exchanging tubes are grouped in the tube widthwise direction in accordance with each tank portion of the header tanks, to thereby form a plurality of passes arranged in parallel in the tube widthwise direction, and
- the fourth aspect of the present invention since the fourth aspect of the present invention specifies a tube connecting structure for a header tank of a heat exchanger which is a principal portion of the heat exchanger according to the first aspect of the present invention, the aforementioned effects can be obtained.
- end portions of the heat exchanging tubes are provided with one or more cutout portions corresponding to the one or more partitioning walls, and the end portions of the heat exchanging tubes are inserted into the tube insertion apertures with the one or more partitioning walls fitted in the one or more cutout portions, or that one or more regions of each of the heat exchanging tubes corresponding to the one or more cutout portions are formed to be one or more non-passage areas in which no refrigerant passage exists, and wherein regions of each of the heat exchanging tubes not corresponding to the one or more cutout portions are formed to be passage areas in which the refrigerant passages exist.
- the fifth aspect of the present invention specifies a refrigerant system using the heat exchanger according to the first aspect of the present invention.
- a refrigerant system having a refrigeration cycle in which refrigerant compressed by a compressor is cooled by a gas cooler, decompressed by a decompressor, then heated while passing through a cooling device and then returned to the compressor,
- the gas cooler is configured by a heat exchanger comprising a pair of header tanks and a plurality of heat exchanging tubes disposed between the pair of header tanks and arranged in a header tank longitudinal direction,
- each of the header tanks is provided with one or more partitioning walls integrally formed in each of the header tanks and extended in the header tank longitudinal direction, whereby a plurality of tank portions divided by the one or more partitioning walls and extended in the header tank longitudinal direction are formed so as to be arranged in parallel in a header tank widthwise direction, wherein a refrigerant turning communication aperture for communicating adjacent tank portions is formed in a prescribed partitioning wall,
- each of the heat exchanging tubes has a flat configuration having a width dimension larger than a height dimension, and is provided with a plurality of refrigerant passages extended in a tube longitudinal direction and arranged in parallel in a tube widthwise direction,
- both ends of each of the heat exchanging tubes are communicated with the pair of header tanks so that the refrigerant passages of each of the heat exchanging tubes are grouped in the tube widthwise direction in accordance with each tank portion of the header tanks, to thereby form a plurality of passes arranged in parallel in the tube widthwise direction, and
- refrigerant introduced into a first tank portion of one of the header tanks is introduced into a first tank portion of the other of the header tanks via a first pass, then the refrigerant is introduced into a second tank portion of the other of the header tanks via the refrigerant turning communication aperture, and thereafter the refrigerant is introduced into a second tank portion of the one of the header tanks via a second pass.
- the fifth aspect of the present invention specifies a refrigerant system using the heat exchanger according to the first aspect of the present invention, the similar effects as mentioned above can be obtained.
- the fifth aspect of the present invention can be preferably employed as a refrigerant system using CO 2 refrigerant.
- CO 2 is used as refrigerant.
- the sixth aspect of the present invention specifies a gas cooler using supercritical refrigerant in which the heat exchanger according to the first aspect of the present invention is utilized.
- a gas cooler using supercritical refrigerant in which a plurality of heat exchanging tubes are disposed between a pair of header tanks and arranged in parallel in a header tank longitudinal direction,
- each of the header tanks is provided with one or more partitioning walls integrally formed in each of the header tanks and extended in the header tank longitudinal direction, whereby a plurality of tank portions divided by the one or more partitioning walls and extended in the header tank longitudinal direction are formed so as to be arranged in parallel in a header tank widthwise direction, wherein a refrigerant turning communication aperture for communicating adjacent tank portions is formed in a prescribed partitioning wall,
- each of the heat exchanging tubes has a flat configuration having a width dimension larger than a height dimension, and is provided with a plurality of refrigerant passages extended in a tube longitudinal direction and arranged in parallel in a tube widthwise direction,
- both ends of each of the heat exchanging tubes are communicated with the pair of header tanks so that the refrigerant passages of each of the heat exchanging tubes are grouped in the tube widthwise direction in accordance with each tank portion of the header tanks, to thereby form a plurality of passes arranged in parallel in the tube widthwise direction,
- refrigerant introduced into a first tank portion of one of the header tanks is introduced into a first tank portion of the other of the header tanks via a first pass, then the refrigerant is introduced into a second tank portion of the other of the header tanks via the refrigerant turning communication aperture, and thereafter the refrigerant is introduced into a second tank portion of the one of the header tanks via a second pass, and
- the sixth aspect of the present invention since the sixth aspect of the present invention specifies a gas cooler using supercritical refrigerant in which the heat exchanger according to the first aspect of the present invention is utilized, the similar effects as mentioned above can be employed.
- the sixth aspect of the present invention can be preferably used as a gas cooler using CO 2 .
- CO 2 is used as the refrigerant.
- the heat exchanger or the like according to the present invention is not limited in installation direction.
- the longitudinal direction of the header tank can be disposed along any direction including horizontal direction, slant direction as well as vertical direction relative to the gravity direction.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a gas cooler using CO 2 refrigerant employed as a heat exchanger according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing one of the header tanks and its vicinity of the gas cooler of the embodiment.
- FIG. 3 is an exploded horizontal cross-sectional view showing the gas cooler of the embodiment.
- FIG. 4 is an assembled horizontal cross-sectional view showing the gas cooler of the embodiment.
- FIG. 5 shows an end portion of the heat exchanging tube employed in the gas cooler according to the present invention, wherein FIG. 5A is the plan view thereof and FIG. 5B is the end view thereof.
- FIG. 6 is an exploded horizontal cross-sectional view showing the header tank and its vicinity of a gas cooler which is a modified embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 7 is an assembled horizontal cross-sectional view showing the header tank and its vicinity of a gas cooler which is the modified embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 8 shows an end portion of the heat exchanging tube employed in the gas cooler according to the modified embodiment, wherein FIG. 5A is the plan view thereof and FIG. 5B is the end view thereof.
- FIG. 9 is a schematic refrigerant circuit diagram showing the refrigerant flow of the gas cooler according to Example 1 relevant to the present invention.
- FIG. 10 is a schematic refrigerant circuit diagram showing the refrigerant flow of the gas cooler according to Example 2 relevant to the present invention.
- FIG. 11 is a schematic refrigerant circuit diagram showing the refrigerant flow of the gas cooler according to Comparative Example which is out of the scope of the present invention.
- FIG. 12 is a graph showing the relationship between the refrigerant flow direction and the refrigerant temperature/cooling air temperature in the gas cooler according to the Examples.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a gas cooler applied to a heat exchanger according to an embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing one of the header tanks and its vicinity of the gas cooler. This heat exchanger is employed in a refrigeration cycle using CO 2 refrigerant. As shown in FIGS.
- this heat exchanger is provided with a pair of right and left flat header tanks 10 a and 10 b disposed along an up and down direction, a plurality of flat heat exchanging tubes 30 disposed between the header tanks 10 a and 10 b and arranged in parallel in the header tank longitudinal direction (up and down direction) with the opposite ends thereof connected to the header tanks 10 a and 10 b in fluid communication, and corrugated fins each disposed between the adjacent upper and lower heat exchanging tubes 30 , as fundamental structural elements.
- each of the header tanks 10 a and 10 b is an integrally formed metal article made of, for example, aluminum (including its alloy), and is provided with four tank portions, i.e., the first tank portion 11 to the fourth tank portion 14 , extending in the header tank longitudinal direction. Between the adjacent tank portions 11 to 14 , a partitioning wall 15 is formed, respectively, to thereby air-tightly partition the adjacent tank portions.
- each of the header tanks 10 a and 10 b corresponding to each of the tank portions 11 to 14 , a plurality of tube insertion apertures 16 arranged at certain intervals in the longitudinal direction (in the up and down direction) are formed.
- Each tube insertion aperture 16 is formed into an elongated configuration extending in the header tank widthwise direction and communicated with the corresponding tank portion 11 to 14 .
- refrigerant turning communication apertures 17 are formed by cutting out the partitioning wall 15 partitioning the second and third tank portions 12 and 13 . With these refrigerant turning communication apertures 17 , the second and third tank portions 12 and 13 are in fluid communication with each other, so that refrigerant can flow from the second tank portion 12 to the third tank portion 13 .
- a refrigerant inlet 1 communicating with the first tank portion 11 is formed, while at the longitudinal middle portion of the front side thereof, a refrigerant outlet 2 communicating with the fourth tank portion 14 is formed.
- refrigerant turning communication apertures 17 are formed by cutting out the partitioning wall 15 partitioning the first and second tank portions 11 and 12 and the partitioning wall 15 partitioning the third and fourth tank portions 13 and 14 . With these refrigerant turning communication apertures 17 , the first and second tank portions 11 and 12 and the third and fourth tank portions 13 and 14 are in fluid communication with each other, respectively, so that refrigerant can flow from the first tank portion 11 to the second tank portion 12 and the third tank portion 13 to the fourth tank portion 14 , respectively.
- a closing slit 18 is formed by cutting in the tank widthwise direction (in the fore and aft direction) so as to cross all of the tank portions 11 to 14 in the widthwise direction thereof, respectively.
- a closing plate 19 is fitted in and brazed thereto.
- a joining plate 20 is brazed to the inner surface of each of the header tanks 10 a and 10 b so as to close the refrigerant turning communication apertures 17 .
- This joining plate 20 is provided with a plurality of tube insertion apertures 21 corresponding to the tube insertion apertures 16 of the header tank 10 a and 10 b arranged at certain intervals in the longitudinal direction (i.e., in the up and down direction).
- the header tanks 10 a and 10 b can be formed by extrusion processing or drawing processing.
- the tube insertion apertures 16 , the refrigerant turning communication apertures 17 and the closing slits 18 are formed by subjecting the tank intermediate to cutting processing, to thereby obtain the header tanks 10 a and 10 b .
- the air-tightness of the partitioning walls 15 can be improved, resulting in sufficient pressure resistance.
- cutting processing executed to each of the header tanks 10 a and 10 b i.e., cutting processing to form the tube insertion apertures 16 , cutting processing to form the refrigerant turning communication apertures 17 and cutting processing to form the closing slits 18 , are simultaneously performed to decrease the number of processing steps and improve the manufacturing efficiency.
- each of the header tanks 10 a and 10 b i.e., the joining surface to which the joining plate 20 is joined
- milling processing to obtain a flat and smooth surface.
- the aforementioned joining plate 20 can be formed by, for example, calendaring processing, extruding processing or drawing processing.
- the joining plate 20 can be formed by subjecting the plate-shaped intermediate to cutting or drilling processing to form the tube insertion apertures 21 after forming a plate-shaped intermediate made of metal such as aluminum (including its alloy).
- the processing methods of the header tanks 10 a and 10 b and the joining plates 20 are not limited to the above.
- each of the heat exchanging tubes 30 is constituted by an extruded article or a drawn article made of metal such as aluminum (including its alloy), and has a flat cross-sectional configuration.
- a plurality of refrigerant passage 35 each extending in the longitudinal direction and having a rectangular cross-section are arranged in parallel in the tube widthwise direction.
- the refrigerant passages 35 are grouped into a total of four passage groups in the tube widthwise direction corresponding to the first to fourth tank portions 11 to 14 of the header tanks 10 a to 10 b .
- the refrigerant passages 35 of each of the four passage groups constitute the first pass P 1 to the fourth pass P 4 in this order from the rear side.
- a cutout portion 36 is formed, respectively. Fitted to the cutout portions 36 are the corresponding regions of the joining plate 20 located between the adjacent tube insertion apertures 21 arranged in the fore and aft direction (in the widthwise direction) and the corresponding partitioning walls 15 of the header tank 10 a and 10 b .
- the refrigerant-passage-forming regions of each end portion of the heat exchanging tube 30 i.e., the regions in which the passes P 1 to P 4 are formed, are inserted into the tube insertion apertures 21 of the joining plate 20 and the tube insertion apertures 16 of each of the header tanks 10 a and 10 b.
- a plurality of heat exchanging tubes 30 are disposed between the pair of header tanks 10 a and 10 b and arranged in parallel at certain intervals in the up and down direction with the opposite ends thereof connected to the pair of header tanks 10 a and 10 b disposed along the up and down direction via the joining plate 20 . In this state, the required portions thereof are integrally brazed.
- the first to fourth passes P 1 to P 4 of each heat exchanging tube 30 are arranged in parallel within a plan in this order from the rear side.
- a corrugated fin 40 made of metal such as aluminum (including its alloy) is disposed between the adjacent heat exchanging tubes 30 . In this state, the required portions are integrally brazed.
- a refrigerant inlet pipe 51 is connected to the refrigerant inlet 1 of one of the header tanks 10 a in fluid communication and integrally brazed thereto, while a refrigerant outlet pipe 52 is connected to the refrigerant outlet 2 of the other of the header tanks 10 a in fluid communication and integrally brazed thereto.
- components are made of aluminum or its alloy as mentioned above, they can be made of aluminum brazing sheets with brazing materials laminated on at least one surface. These components are provisionally assembled into a prescribed gas cooler configuration via brazing materials. Then, this entire provisional product is brazed in a furnace to thereby obtain an integrally joined product.
- partial brazing in assembling the heat exchanger, partial brazing can be employed or a combination of partial brazing and entire brazing can be employed. Any assembling method can be employed.
- the gas cooler configured as mentioned above constitutes a refrigeration cycle using CO 2 together with a compressor, a decompression expanding device and a cooler, and forms a refrigerant system for use in car air-conditioners.
- a compressor a decompression expanding device and a cooler
- a refrigerant system for use in car air-conditioners.
- an outlet side of the compressor is connected to the refrigerant inlet pipe 51 of the gas cooler, while the refrigerant outlet pipe 52 is connected to an inlet side of the decompression expanding device.
- CO 2 refrigerant compressed by a compressor is introduced into the first tank portion 11 of one of the header tanks 10 a of the gas cooler via the refrigerant inlet pope 51 .
- the refrigerant introduced into the first tank portion 11 of one of the header tanks 10 a passes through the first pass P 1 and then introduced into the first tank portion 11 of the other of the header tanks 10 b . Then, the refrigerant is introduced into the second tank portion 12 in the header tank 10 b via the refrigerant turning communication apertures 17 .
- the refrigerant introduced into the second tank portion 12 of the other of the header tanks 10 b passes through the second pass P 2 and then introduced into the second tank portion 12 in the one of the header tanks 10 a . Thereafter, the refrigerant is introduced into the third tank portion 13 of the header tank 10 a via the refrigerant turning communication apertures 17 .
- the refrigerant introduced into the third tank portion 13 of the one of the header tanks 10 a passes through the third pass P 3 , then introduced into the third tank portion 13 . Thereafter, the refrigerant is introduced into the fourth tank portion 14 of the header tank 10 b via the refrigerant turning communication apertures 17 .
- the refrigerant introduced into the fourth tank portion 14 of the other of the header tanks 10 b passes through the fourth pass P 4 , and then introduced into the fourth tank portion 14 of the one of the header tanks 10 a . Thereafter, the refrigerant flows out via the refrigerant outlet pipe 52 .
- the refrigerant exchanges heat with the cooling air A introduced from the front side of the gas cooler while passing through the first to fourth passes P 1 to P 4 in this order, to be gradually cooled.
- the cooling air A is introduced from the front side of the gas cooler and passes from the fourth pass P 4 toward the first pass P 1 in this order to cool the refrigerant in each pass.
- the cooling air is gradually increased in temperature, and then discharged from the rear side of the gas cooler.
- the refrigerant passes the first pass P 1 to the fourth pass P 4 from the rear side in this order, and is gradually decreased in temperature. That is, the refrigerant of high temperature immediately after being introduced into the gas cooler exchanges heat with the air A of relatively high temperature immediately before being discharged, while the refrigerant of low temperature immediately before being discharged exchanges heat with the air A of low temperature immediately after being introduced into the gas cooler. Therefore, the refrigerant can keep an appropriate temperature difference relative to the air A in all of the passes P 1 to P 4 , causing efficient heat exchanging, which enables excellent heat exchanging performance.
- the cooled refrigerant is decompressed and expanded by a decompression expanding device to be cooled. Thereafter, the refrigerant cools the air in an automobile via a cooling device while being heated, and then returns to a compressor.
- the gas cooler of this embodiment has a counter flow type refrigerant circuit in which refrigerant is forced to flow against the introducing direction of the cooling air A. Therefore, an appropriate temperature difference between the refrigerant and the cooling air A can be kept through the entire circuit from the starting of cooling the refrigerant to the ending of cooling the refrigerant, causing efficient heat exchanging, which enables excellent heat exchanging performance.
- each of the header tanks 10 a and 10 b is constituted by an integrally formed article formed by extrusion processing and the partitioning walls 15 are integrally formed thereto. Therefore, the air-tightness of the partitioning walls 15 can be assuredly secured while obtaining enough pressure resistance. Furthermore, a mixture of refrigerant due to leakage at the partitioning walls 15 can be prevented, resulting in excellent heat exchanging performance.
- the heat exchanging tube 30 is constituted by an integrally formed article formed by extrusion processing, enough pressure resistance of the heat exchanging tube can be obtained.
- header tanks 10 a and 10 b and the heat exchanging tubes 30 are formed by extrusion processing which is excellent in mass production, the manufacturing efficiency can be improved.
- each heat exchanging tube 30 since the end portions of each heat exchanging tube 30 are inserted into the header tanks 10 a and 10 b and then secured thereto, the stable brazing can be attained. This enables to improve the pressure resistance while preventing generation of joining defects.
- cutout portions 36 are formed in the end portions of the heat exchanging tube 30 , and the heat exchanging tube 30 is secured to the header tanks 10 a and 10 b with the partitioning walls 15 engaged with the cutout portions 36 . Therefore, this engaging enables accurate positioning of the tube end portions in the insertion direction and in a direction perpendicular to the insertion direction and easy insertion operation of the tube 30 . Furthermore, an enough joining area of the tube 30 relative to the header tank 10 a and 10 b can be secured, enabling an stably secured state, which in turn further improves the pressure resistance while assuredly preventing generation of joining defects.
- the cutout portions 36 are formed in the non-passage-forming regions of the end portions of the heat exchanging tube 30 in which no refrigerant passage is formed, it is assuredly prevented that the cutout portions 36 are formed in the regions in which refrigerant passages 35 are formed.
- the inner surface side of the header tank 10 a and 10 b is subjected to cutting processing to thereby form the refrigerant turning communication apertures 17 communicating with adjacent tank portions, the forming of the apertures 17 can easily be performed.
- the forming of the communication apertures 17 are performed simultaneously with the forming of the tube insertion apertures 16 and/or the forming of the closing splits 18 , the number of processing steps can be decreased, enabling efficient boring processing, which in turn can further improve the manufacturing efficiency.
- the header tank 10 a and 10 b is reinforced by securing a joining plate 20 to the inner surface side of the header tank, the pressure resistance can be further improved.
- the communication apertures 17 of the header tank 10 a are closed in a sealed manner by securing the joining plate 20 , the sealing operation of the communication apertures can be eliminated, resulting in further improved manufacturing efficiency.
- cutout portions 36 are formed at the end portions of each heat exchanging tube 30 and engaged with the portions between the tube insertion apertures of the joining plate 20 and the partitioning walls 15 of the header tanks 10 a and 10 b , the present invention is not limited to it.
- protrusions 36 are formed at the non-passage-forming portions of the end portions of the heat exchanging tube 30 , while a tube insertion aperture 21 continuously extending in the widthwise direction is formed in the joining plate 20 .
- a tube insertion aperture 16 communicating with the four tank portions 11 to 14 is formed at the inner surface side of the header tank 10 a and 10 b .
- penetrated apertures 16 a are formed by cutting the partitioning walls 15 of the header tank 10 a and 10 b .
- the end portion 36 of the heat exchanging tube 30 is inserted into the tube insertion aperture 21 of the joining plate 20 and the tube insertion aperture 16 of the header tank 10 a and 10 b , while the protruded end portions 36 of the tube are fitted in the penetrated apertures 16 a . In this state, these members are integrally secured by brazing the necessary portions.
- the heat exchanging tubes 30 and the header tanks 10 a and 10 b can be secured in a stable manner, resulting in sufficient pressure resistance.
- a four-pass type gas cooler having four passes P 1 to P 4 is exemplified.
- the present invention is not limited to this, and can be applied to a heat exchanger having two or more passes.
- a four-pass counter flow type gas cooler using CO 2 refrigerant in which the first pass P 1 to the fourth pass P 4 are formed within a plane parallel to the introducing direction of air A in a meandering manner in this order against the introducing direction of the air A from the downstream side of the air toward the upstream side thereof was prepared.
- a two-pass counter flow type gas cooler using CO 2 refrigerant in which the first pass P 1 and the second pass P 2 are formed within a plane parallel to the introducing direction of air A in a meandering manner in this order against the introducing direction of the air A from the downstream side of the air toward the upstream side thereof was prepared.
- a four-pass cross flow (multi-flow) type gas cooler using CO 2 refrigerant in which the first pass P 1 to the fourth pass P 4 are formed within a plane perpendicular to the introducing direction of the air A in a meandering manner in this order from the upper side toward the lower side was prepared.
- the black filled square mark denotes the refrigerant temperature in Example 1
- the while blank square mark denotes the cooling air temperature in Example 1
- the black filled triangle mark denotes the refrigerant temperature in Example 2
- the white blank triangle mark denotes the cooling air temperature in Example 2
- the black filled circle mark denotes the refrigerant temperature in Comparative Example 1
- the while blank circle mark denotes the cooling air temperature in Comparative Example 1.
- the heat exchanger, the manufacturing method, the tube connecting structure of a heat exchanger header tank, the gas cooler using supercritical refrigerant and the refrigerant system can be employed as, for example, automobile air-conditioners, household air-conditioners, cooling devices for electric devices having a refrigeration cycle using CO 2 refrigerant.
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Abstract
A heat exchanger according to the present invention includes a pair of header tanks 10 a and 10 b and a plurality of heat exchanging tubes 30 disposed between the header tanks and arranged in parallel. The header tank 10 and 10 b is provided with partitioning walls 15 integrally formed to the header tank along the longitudinal direction. The inside space of the header tank is divided by the partitioning walls 15 into tank partions 11 to 014. Refrigerant turning communication apertures 17 are formed in the predetermined partitioning wall 15. The refrigerant passages 35 of the heat exchanging tube 30 are grouped so as to correspond to each tank portion of the header tank 10 a and 10 b to thereby form a plurality of passes P1 to P4. The refrigerant introduced into the first tank portion 11 of one of the header tanks 10 a passes through each passes P1 to P4 in this order from the rear side toward the front side, and then introduced into the fourth tank portion 14 of the other of the header tanks 10 b. According to this heat exchanger, enough pressure resistance and heat exchanging performance can be obained.
Description
- Priority is claimed to Japanese Patent Application No. 2002-240927 filed on Aug. 21, 2002 and U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/407,945 filed on Sep. 5, 2002, the disclosure of which are incorporated by reference in their entireties.
- This application is an application filed under 35 U.S.C. §111(a) claiming the benefit pursuant to 35 U.S.C. §119(e)(1) of the filing date of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/407,945 filed on Sep. 5, 2002 pursuant to 35 U.S.C. §111(b).
- The present invention relates to a heat exchanger, etc. for use in automobile air-conditioners, household air-conditioners, electric device coolers and the like having a refrigeration cycle using CO2 refrigerant.
- Since Freon refrigerant used as refrigerant for air-conditioning apparatuses is an ozone depleting substance and a greenhouse substance, a refrigeration cycle using a carbon dioxide (CO2), which exists in nature, as refrigerant has been drawn attention as defreonization air-conditioning techniques.
- In a refrigeration cycle using Freon refrigerant, since the refrigerant becomes a liquid-gas mixed state during the cooling (heat rejection) process at the high-pressure circuit side in a condenser, the refrigerant will be maintained at the condensation temperature in almost the entire region of the condensing passages. Accordingly, by employing the so-called cross-flow type heat exchanger in which condensing passages are disposed in a plane perpendicular to the cooling air introducing direction in a meandering manner so as to introduce the cooling air of a constant temperature throughout the entire condensing passages, the temperature difference between the refrigerant and the cooling air can be fully secured in the entire condensing passages, resulting in high heat exchanging efficiency.
- To the contrary, in a refrigeration cycle using CO2 refrigerant, the CO2 refrigerant is operated in a supercritical state in which no phase change occurs during the heat rejection process at the high pressure circuit side. Therefore, the refrigerant temperature deteriorates gradually as it goes from the entrance side of the heat rejection passages toward the exit side thereof. However, in the aforementioned cross-flow type heat exchanger, a cooling air of a constant temperature is introduced in the entire region of the heat rejection passages. Thus, in cases where this cross-flow type heat exchanger is used as a gas cooler (heat rejection device) having a refrigeration cycle using CO2 refrigerant, the temperature difference between the refrigerant and the cooling air becomes uneven in the heat rejection passages such that the temperature difference becomes larger at the inlet side of the heat rejection passages and smaller at the outlet side thereof. This makes it difficult to obtain high heat exchanging efficiency.
- To cope with this problem, by employing the so-called counter flow type heat exchanger in which heat rejection passages are disposed in a meandering manner so as to extend in a direction opposite to the cooling air introducing direction so that the cooling air temperature at the exit side of the heat rejection passage is lower than that at the inlet side thereof, an enough temperature difference between the refrigerant and the cooling air can be secured in the entire heat rejection passages, resulting in improved heat exchanging efficiency.
- This kind of conventional counter flow type heat exchanger is disclosed by, for example, Japanese Unexamined Laid-open Utility Model Publication No. 57-66389 and Japanese Unexamined Laid-open Patent Publication No. 10-288476.
- In these heat exchangers, a plurality of heat exchanging tubes are disposed in parallel and arranged in the up and down direction with both ends thereof connected to a pair of header tanks disposed along the up and down direction in fluid communication. The heat exchanging tube has a flat configuration with a wide width, and is provided with a plurality of refrigerant passages extending in the longitudinal direction of the tube and arranged in the widthwise direction (fore and aft direction) of the tube. On the other hand, in one of the header tanks, a partitioning plate is provided along the longitudinal direction (in the up and down direction). Thus, the inside space of the header tank is divided into a front half space and a rear half space by the partitioning plate. The rear half space is communicated with the rear half side of the refrigerant passages of heat exchanging tubes, while the front half space is communicated with the front half side of the refrigerant passages of the heat exchanging tubes.
- Thus, the refrigerant flowed into the rear half space of one of the header tanks passes through the rear half side of the refrigerant passages (first pass) of the heat exchanging tubes and flows into in the other of the header tanks. Then, the refrigerant passes through the front half side of the refrigerant passages (second pass) of the heat exchanging tubes to be introduced into the front half space of the one of header tanks and then flows out. In this way, the refrigerant passes through the first and second passes in this order, while the cooling air introduced from the front side of the heat exchanger passes through the second and first passes in this order, whereby the refrigerant exchanges heat with the cooling air.
- In the refrigeration cycle using CO2 refrigerant, however, the refrigerant working pressure at the high pressure circuit side becomes higher as much as about 10 times as compared with a refrigeration cycle using Freon refrigerant. Therefore, in the aforementioned conventional heat exchanger with a partitioning plate in the header tank, the mounting strength and the positioning accuracy of the partitioning plate become inadequate, causing insufficient pressure resistance, which deteriorates the air-tightness at the joint portions of the partitioning plate. Especially, in a quasi counter flow type heat exchanger in which a plurality of refrigerant passages provided in a flat heat exchanging tube are grouped into a plurality of passes, it becomes difficult to fully secure the air-tightness at the joint portions of the partitioning plate and the heat exchanging tube end portions. This may cause an introduction of the refrigerant into the adjacent passages, which deteriorates heat exchange performance.
- It is an object of the present invention to solve the problems of the aforementioned conventional techniques and provide a heat exchanger capable of obtaining sufficient pressure resistance, preventing refrigerant leakage and improving heat exchange performance. It is another object of the present invention to provide a tube connecting structure of a heat exchanger header tank and a refrigeration system.
- According to the first aspect of the present invention, a heat exchanger, comprises:
- a pair of header tanks; and
- a plurality of heat exchanging tubes disposed between the pair of header tanks and arranged in parallel in a header tank longitudinal direction,
- wherein each of the header tanks is provided with one or more partitioning walls integrally formed in each of the header tanks and extended in the header tank longitudinal direction, whereby a plurality of tank portions divided by the one or more partitioning walls and extended in the header tank longitudinal direction are formed and arranged in parallel in a header tank widthwise direction, wherein a refrigerant turning communication aperture for communicating adjacent tank portions is formed in a prescribed partitioning wall,
- wherein each of the heat exchanging tubes has a flat configuration having a width dimension larger than a height dimension, and is provided with a plurality of refrigerant passages extended in a tube longitudinal direction and arranged in parallel in a tube widthwise direction,
- wherein both ends of each of the heat exchanging tubes are communicated with the pair of header tanks so that the refrigerant passages of each of the heat exchanging tubes are grouped in the tube widthwise direction in accordance with each tank portion of the header tanks, to thereby form a plurality of passes arranged in parallel in the tube widthwise direction, and
- wherein refrigerant introduced into a first tank portion of one of the header tanks is introduced into a first tank portion of the other of the header tanks via a first pass, then the refrigerant is introduced into a second tank portion of the other of the header tanks via the refrigerant turning communication aperture, and thereafter the refrigerant is introduced into a second tank portion of the one of the header tanks via a second pass.
- In the heat exchanger according to the first aspect of the present invention, since the heat exchanger has the co-called counter flow type refrigerant circuit in which refrigerant passes in a meandering manner against the introducing direction of cooling air, an appropriate temperature difference between the refrigerant and the cooling air such as CO2 can be secured through all of the passes, causing efficient heat exchanging, which results in excellent heat exchanging performance.
- Furthermore, since the partitioning wall is integrally formed in the header tank, enough air-tightness especially at the partitioning wall portion can be secured, resulting in enough durability. Furthermore, refrigerant mixture due to leaking can be prevented assuredly, which further improved heat exchanging performance.
- In the first aspect of the present invention, it is preferable that each of the header tanks is an integrally formed article formed by extrusion processing or drawing processing, or that the heat exchanging tube is an integrally formed article formed by extrusion processing or drawing processing.
- In these cases, the pressure resistance can be further improved and the manufacturing efficiency can be improved by employing extrusion processing or drawing processing which are suitable for mass production.
- Furthermore, in the first aspect of the present invention, it is preferable that a plurality of tube insertion apertures communicating with the tank portions are provided at an inner side surface of each of the header tanks at certain intervals in the header tank longitudinal direction, and that refrigerant passages at end portions of the heat exchanging tubes are communicated with corresponding tube insertion apertures.
- In this case, the end portions of the heat exchanging tubes can be brazed to the header tanks in a stable manner, which can further improve the pressure resistance while preventing poor joining at the joined portions assuredly.
- Furthermore, in the first aspect of the present invention, it is preferable that end portions of each of the heat exchanging tubes are provided with one or more cutout portions corresponding to the one or more partitioning walls and that the end portions of each of the heat exchanging tubes are inserted into the tube insertion apertures with the one or more partitioning walls fitted in the one or more cutout portions.
- In this case, since the cutout portions of the tube end portion is engaged with the partitioning wall, the positioning of the tube end portion in the insertion direction and in a direction perpendicular to the insertion direction can be performed correctly. Thus, the tube insertion can be performed easily. Furthermore, enough joining area of the tube to the header tank can be secured, enabling a stable joining status, which can prevent poor joining more assuredly and further improve the pressure resistance.
- Furthermore, in the first aspect of the present invention, it is more preferable that one or more regions of each of the heat exchanging tubes corresponding to the one or more cutout portions are formed to be one or more non-passage areas in which no refrigerant passage exists and that regions of each of the heat exchanging tubes not corresponding to the one or more cutout portions are formed to be passage areas in which the refrigerant passages exist.
- In this case, it is possible to effectively prevent such a problem that cutout portions are formed in passages of the heat exchanger.
- Furthermore, in the first aspect of the present invention, it is more preferable that the refrigerant turning communication aperture formed in the partitioning wall of the other of the header tanks is configured by a cut aperture formed in an inside surface of the other of the header tanks.
- In this case, the refrigerant turning communication aperture can be assuredly formed by such a simple operation that cutting is performed to the inside surface side of the header tank, which in turn can further improve the productive efficiency of the heat exchanger itself.
- Furthermore, in the first aspect of the present invention, it is more preferable that each of the header tanks is provided with a joining plate joined to an inner side surface thereof, wherein a plurality of tube insertion apertures are provided in the joining plate at certain intervals in a joining plate longitudinal direction, and that end portions of each of the heat exchanging tubes are inserted into corresponding tube insertion apertures to be communicated with the header tanks.
- Furthermore, in the first aspect of the present invention, in cases where the refrigerant turning communication aperture is configured by a cut aperture formed in an inside surface of the header tank, the aperture can be formed by simply performing cutting to the inside surface of the header tank.
- In this case, the rigidity of the tank itself can be improved, which further improves the durability of the entire heat exchanger. Furthermore, the sealing processing of the refrigerant turning communication aperture formed in the inside surface of the header tank can be performed easily and assuredly, which in turn can further improve the productive efficiency of the heat exchanger itself.
- Furthermore, as explained above, since the first aspect of the present invention specifies the so-called counter flow type heat exchanger which is excellent in pressure resistance, the heat exchanger according to the first aspect of the present invention can be preferably used as a heat exchanger using CO2.
- That is, in the first aspect of the present invention, it is preferable that CO2 is used as the refrigerant.
- The aforementioned preferable structures can be employed as preferable structures of the below mentioned second to sixth aspects of the present invention.
- The second aspect of the present invention specifies an embodiment of a manufacturing process for manufacturing the aforementioned heat exchanger according to the first aspect of the present invention.
- According to the method for manufacturing a heat exchanger of the second aspect of the present invention, the method comprises:
- preparing a pair of header tanks, wherein each of the header tanks is provided with one or more partitioning walls integrally formed in each of the header tanks and extended in a header tank longitudinal direction, whereby a plurality of tank portions divided by the one or more partitioning walls and extended in the header tank longitudinal direction are formed so as to be arranged in parallel in a header tank widthwise direction, wherein a refrigerant turning communication aperture for communicating adjacent tank portions is formed in predetermined partitioning walls;
- preparing a plurality of heat exchanging tubes, wherein each of the heat exchanging tubes has a flat configuration having a width dimension larger than a height dimension, and is provided with a plurality of refrigerant passages extended in a tube longitudinal direction and arranged in parallel in a tube widthwise direction; and
- forming a plurality of passes arranged in parallel in the tube widthwise direction by communicating both ends of each of the heat exchanging tubes with the pair of header tanks so that the refrigerant passages of each heat exchanging tubes are grouped into the plurality of passes in the tube widthwise direction in accordance with each of the tank portions of the header tank,
- whereby refrigerant introduced into a first tank portion of one of the header tanks is introduced into a first tank portion of the other of the header tanks via a first pass, then the refrigerant is introduced into a second tank portion of the other of the header tanks via the refrigerant turning communication aperture, and thereafter the refrigerant is introduced into a second tank portion of the one of the header tanks via a second pass.
- In the second aspect of the present invention, since the second aspect of the present invention specifies an embodiment of a manufacturing process for manufacturing the aforementioned heat exchanger according to the first aspect of the present invention, a heat exchanger having the same effects as mentioned above can be manufactured.
- In the second aspect of the present invention, it is preferable that at least one of the header tanks is provided, at its inner surface side, with a plurality of tube insertion apertures for communicating end portions of the heat exchanging tubes and the refrigerant turning communication aperture, and that the tube insertion apertures and the refrigerant turning communication aperture are formed simultaneously by cutting processing.
- In this case, the number of processing operations can be reduced, resulting in further improved product efficiency.
- The third aspect of the present invention specifies a heat exchanger which can be preferably used as a heat exchanger using CO2 refrigerant among heat exchangers according to the first aspect of the present invention.
- According to the third aspect of the present invention, a heat exchanger, comprises:
- a pair of header tanks; and
- a plurality of heat exchanging tubes disposed between the pair of header tanks and arranged in a header tank longitudinal direction,
- wherein each of the header tanks is provided with three partitioning walls integrally formed in each of header tanks and extended in the header tank longitudinal direction, whereby a first tank portion to a fourth tank portion divided by the partitioning walls and extended in the header tank longitudinal direction are formed so as to be arranged in parallel in a header tank widthwise direction, wherein a refrigerant turning communication aperture for communicating adjacent tank portions is formed in a partitioning wall partitioning the second tank portion and the third tank portion of the one of the header tanks, a partitioning wall partitioning the first tank portion and the second tank portion of the other of the header tanks and a partitioning wall partitioning the third tank portion and the fourth tank portion of the other of the header tanks,
- wherein each of the heat exchanging tubes has a flat configuration having a width dimension larger than a height dimension, and is provided with a plurality of refrigerant passages extended in a tube longitudinal direction and arranged in parallel in a tube widthwise direction,
- wherein both ends of each of the heat exchanging tubes are communicated with the pair of header tanks so that the refrigerant passages of each of the heat exchanging tubes are grouped in the tube widthwise direction in accordance with each tank portion of the header tanks, to thereby form a first to fourth passes arranged in parallel in the tube widthwise direction, and
- wherein refrigerant introduced into the first tank portion of one of the header tanks passes through the first to fourth passes in turn and then introduced into the fourth tank portion of the one of the header tanks.
- Since the third aspect of the present invention specifies a heat exchanger which can be preferably used as a heat exchanger using CO2 refrigerant among heat exchangers according to the first aspect of the present invention, the aforementioned effects can be obtained.
- The fourth aspect of the present invention specifies a tube connecting structure for a header tank of a heat exchanger which is a principal portion of the heat exchanger according to the first aspect of the present invention.
- According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, a tube connecting structure for a header tank of a heat exchanger comprising a pair of header tanks and a plurality of heat exchanging tubes disposed between the pair of header tanks and arranged in a header tank longitudinal direction,
- wherein each of the header tanks is provided with one or more partitioning walls integrally formed in each of header tanks and extended in the header tank longitudinal direction, whereby a plurality of tank portions divided by the partitioning walls and extended in the header tank longitudinal direction are formed so as to be arranged in parallel in a header tank widthwise direction,
- wherein tube insertion apertures communicating with the tank portions are formed in one side surface of each of the header tanks, wherein each of the heat exchanging tubes has a flat configuration having a width dimension larger than a height dimension, and is provided with a plurality of refrigerant passages extending in a tube longitudinal direction and arranged in parallel in a tube widthwise direction,
- wherein both ends of each of the heat exchanging tubes are communicated with the pair of header tanks so that the refrigerant passages of each of the heat exchanging tubes are grouped in the tube widthwise direction in accordance with each tank portion of the header tanks, to thereby form a plurality of passes arranged in parallel in the tube widthwise direction, and
- wherein refrigerant passes through each of the grouped refrigerant passages independently.
- In the fourth aspect of the present invention, since the fourth aspect of the present invention specifies a tube connecting structure for a header tank of a heat exchanger which is a principal portion of the heat exchanger according to the first aspect of the present invention, the aforementioned effects can be obtained.
- In the fourth aspect of the present invention, in the same manner as in the first aspect of the present invention, it is preferable that end portions of the heat exchanging tubes are provided with one or more cutout portions corresponding to the one or more partitioning walls, and the end portions of the heat exchanging tubes are inserted into the tube insertion apertures with the one or more partitioning walls fitted in the one or more cutout portions, or that one or more regions of each of the heat exchanging tubes corresponding to the one or more cutout portions are formed to be one or more non-passage areas in which no refrigerant passage exists, and wherein regions of each of the heat exchanging tubes not corresponding to the one or more cutout portions are formed to be passage areas in which the refrigerant passages exist.
- The fifth aspect of the present invention specifies a refrigerant system using the heat exchanger according to the first aspect of the present invention.
- According to the fifth aspect of the preset invention, a refrigerant system having a refrigeration cycle in which refrigerant compressed by a compressor is cooled by a gas cooler, decompressed by a decompressor, then heated while passing through a cooling device and then returned to the compressor,
- wherein the gas cooler is configured by a heat exchanger comprising a pair of header tanks and a plurality of heat exchanging tubes disposed between the pair of header tanks and arranged in a header tank longitudinal direction,
- wherein each of the header tanks is provided with one or more partitioning walls integrally formed in each of the header tanks and extended in the header tank longitudinal direction, whereby a plurality of tank portions divided by the one or more partitioning walls and extended in the header tank longitudinal direction are formed so as to be arranged in parallel in a header tank widthwise direction, wherein a refrigerant turning communication aperture for communicating adjacent tank portions is formed in a prescribed partitioning wall,
- wherein each of the heat exchanging tubes has a flat configuration having a width dimension larger than a height dimension, and is provided with a plurality of refrigerant passages extended in a tube longitudinal direction and arranged in parallel in a tube widthwise direction,
- wherein both ends of each of the heat exchanging tubes are communicated with the pair of header tanks so that the refrigerant passages of each of the heat exchanging tubes are grouped in the tube widthwise direction in accordance with each tank portion of the header tanks, to thereby form a plurality of passes arranged in parallel in the tube widthwise direction, and
- wherein refrigerant introduced into a first tank portion of one of the header tanks is introduced into a first tank portion of the other of the header tanks via a first pass, then the refrigerant is introduced into a second tank portion of the other of the header tanks via the refrigerant turning communication aperture, and thereafter the refrigerant is introduced into a second tank portion of the one of the header tanks via a second pass.
- Since the fifth aspect of the present invention specifies a refrigerant system using the heat exchanger according to the first aspect of the present invention, the similar effects as mentioned above can be obtained.
- The fifth aspect of the present invention can be preferably employed as a refrigerant system using CO2 refrigerant.
- In the fifth aspect of the present invention, it is preferable that CO2 is used as refrigerant.
- The sixth aspect of the present invention specifies a gas cooler using supercritical refrigerant in which the heat exchanger according to the first aspect of the present invention is utilized.
- According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, a gas cooler using supercritical refrigerant in which a plurality of heat exchanging tubes are disposed between a pair of header tanks and arranged in parallel in a header tank longitudinal direction,
- wherein each of the header tanks is provided with one or more partitioning walls integrally formed in each of the header tanks and extended in the header tank longitudinal direction, whereby a plurality of tank portions divided by the one or more partitioning walls and extended in the header tank longitudinal direction are formed so as to be arranged in parallel in a header tank widthwise direction, wherein a refrigerant turning communication aperture for communicating adjacent tank portions is formed in a prescribed partitioning wall,
- wherein each of the heat exchanging tubes has a flat configuration having a width dimension larger than a height dimension, and is provided with a plurality of refrigerant passages extended in a tube longitudinal direction and arranged in parallel in a tube widthwise direction,
- wherein both ends of each of the heat exchanging tubes are communicated with the pair of header tanks so that the refrigerant passages of each of the heat exchanging tubes are grouped in the tube widthwise direction in accordance with each tank portion of the header tanks, to thereby form a plurality of passes arranged in parallel in the tube widthwise direction,
- wherein refrigerant introduced into a first tank portion of one of the header tanks is introduced into a first tank portion of the other of the header tanks via a first pass, then the refrigerant is introduced into a second tank portion of the other of the header tanks via the refrigerant turning communication aperture, and thereafter the refrigerant is introduced into a second tank portion of the one of the header tanks via a second pass, and
- wherein the refrigerant passing through the first and second passes is cooled by exchanging heat with ambient air.
- In the sixth aspect of the present invention, since the sixth aspect of the present invention specifies a gas cooler using supercritical refrigerant in which the heat exchanger according to the first aspect of the present invention is utilized, the similar effects as mentioned above can be employed.
- The sixth aspect of the present invention can be preferably used as a gas cooler using CO2.
- In the sixth aspect of the present invention, it is preferable that CO2 is used as the refrigerant.
- In the present invention, “up and down direction” or “fore and aft direction” are not defied based on gravity direction. For the explanatory purposes, the air introducing direction is defined as “fore and aft direction.” In other words, the heat exchanger or the like according to the present invention is not limited in installation direction. For example, in the heat exchanger or the like according to the present invention, the longitudinal direction of the header tank can be disposed along any direction including horizontal direction, slant direction as well as vertical direction relative to the gravity direction.
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FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a gas cooler using CO2 refrigerant employed as a heat exchanger according to an embodiment of the present invention. -
FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing one of the header tanks and its vicinity of the gas cooler of the embodiment. -
FIG. 3 is an exploded horizontal cross-sectional view showing the gas cooler of the embodiment. -
FIG. 4 is an assembled horizontal cross-sectional view showing the gas cooler of the embodiment. -
FIG. 5 shows an end portion of the heat exchanging tube employed in the gas cooler according to the present invention, whereinFIG. 5A is the plan view thereof andFIG. 5B is the end view thereof. -
FIG. 6 is an exploded horizontal cross-sectional view showing the header tank and its vicinity of a gas cooler which is a modified embodiment of the present invention. -
FIG. 7 is an assembled horizontal cross-sectional view showing the header tank and its vicinity of a gas cooler which is the modified embodiment of the present invention. -
FIG. 8 shows an end portion of the heat exchanging tube employed in the gas cooler according to the modified embodiment, whereinFIG. 5A is the plan view thereof andFIG. 5B is the end view thereof. -
FIG. 9 is a schematic refrigerant circuit diagram showing the refrigerant flow of the gas cooler according to Example 1 relevant to the present invention. -
FIG. 10 is a schematic refrigerant circuit diagram showing the refrigerant flow of the gas cooler according to Example 2 relevant to the present invention. -
FIG. 11 is a schematic refrigerant circuit diagram showing the refrigerant flow of the gas cooler according to Comparative Example which is out of the scope of the present invention. -
FIG. 12 is a graph showing the relationship between the refrigerant flow direction and the refrigerant temperature/cooling air temperature in the gas cooler according to the Examples. -
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a gas cooler applied to a heat exchanger according to an embodiment of the present invention, andFIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing one of the header tanks and its vicinity of the gas cooler. This heat exchanger is employed in a refrigeration cycle using CO2 refrigerant. As shown inFIGS. 1 and 2 , this heat exchanger is provided with a pair of right and leftflat header tanks heat exchanging tubes 30 disposed between theheader tanks header tanks heat exchanging tubes 30, as fundamental structural elements. - As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, each of the
header tanks first tank portion 11 to thefourth tank portion 14, extending in the header tank longitudinal direction. Between theadjacent tank portions 11 to 14, apartitioning wall 15 is formed, respectively, to thereby air-tightly partition the adjacent tank portions. - In the inner surface side of each of the
header tanks tank portions 11 to 14, a plurality oftube insertion apertures 16 arranged at certain intervals in the longitudinal direction (in the up and down direction) are formed. Eachtube insertion aperture 16 is formed into an elongated configuration extending in the header tank widthwise direction and communicated with thecorresponding tank portion 11 to 14. - Between the adjacent upper and lower
tube insertion apertures 16 at the inner surface side of one of theheader tanks 10 a, refrigerantturning communication apertures 17 are formed by cutting out thepartitioning wall 15 partitioning the second andthird tank portions turning communication apertures 17, the second andthird tank portions second tank portion 12 to thethird tank portion 13. - Furthermore, at the longitudinal middle portion of the rear side of one of the
header tanks 10 a, arefrigerant inlet 1 communicating with thefirst tank portion 11 is formed, while at the longitudinal middle portion of the front side thereof, arefrigerant outlet 2 communicating with thefourth tank portion 14 is formed. - Between the adjacent upper and lower
tube insertion apertures 16 at the inner surface side of the other of theheader tanks 10 b, refrigerantturning communication apertures 17 are formed by cutting out thepartitioning wall 15 partitioning the first andsecond tank portions partitioning wall 15 partitioning the third andfourth tank portions turning communication apertures 17, the first andsecond tank portions fourth tank portions first tank portion 11 to thesecond tank portion 12 and thethird tank portion 13 to thefourth tank portion 14, respectively. - As shown in
FIGS. 1 and 2 , at the upper and lower end portions of the inner surface side of each of theheader tanks tank portions 11 to 14 in the widthwise direction thereof, respectively. In each closing slit 18, aclosing plate 19 is fitted in and brazed thereto. Thus, the upper and lower end portions of eachtank portion 11 to 14 of each of theheader tank portions plate 19, respectively. - As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, a joining
plate 20 is brazed to the inner surface of each of theheader tanks turning communication apertures 17. This joiningplate 20 is provided with a plurality oftube insertion apertures 21 corresponding to thetube insertion apertures 16 of theheader tank - In this embodiment, the
header tanks - In detail, after forming a tank intermediate having
tank portions 11 to 14 by extrusion processing or drawing processing, thetube insertion apertures 16, the refrigerantturning communication apertures 17 and the closing slits 18 are formed by subjecting the tank intermediate to cutting processing, to thereby obtain theheader tanks partitioning walls 15 in each of theheader tanks partitioning walls 15 can be improved, resulting in sufficient pressure resistance. - In this embodiment, cutting processing executed to each of the
header tanks tube insertion apertures 16, cutting processing to form the refrigerantturning communication apertures 17 and cutting processing to form the closing slits 18, are simultaneously performed to decrease the number of processing steps and improve the manufacturing efficiency. - Furthermore, in this embodiment, after the aforementioned cutting processing, it is preferable that the inner surface of each of the
header tanks plate 20 is joined, is subjected to milling processing to obtain a flat and smooth surface. By forming the inner surface of each of the header tanks into such a flat and smooth surface, the joining area of the joiningplate 20 to be integrally joined to the inner surface can be kept larger, causing improved joining degree (adherence degree) and increased strength, which in turn can further improve the pressure resistance. - The aforementioned joining
plate 20 can be formed by, for example, calendaring processing, extruding processing or drawing processing. In detail, the joiningplate 20 can be formed by subjecting the plate-shaped intermediate to cutting or drilling processing to form thetube insertion apertures 21 after forming a plate-shaped intermediate made of metal such as aluminum (including its alloy). - Needless to say, in the present invention, the processing methods of the
header tanks plates 20 are not limited to the above. - As shown in FIGS. 2 to 5, each of the
heat exchanging tubes 30 is constituted by an extruded article or a drawn article made of metal such as aluminum (including its alloy), and has a flat cross-sectional configuration. In theheat exchanging tube 30, a plurality ofrefrigerant passage 35 each extending in the longitudinal direction and having a rectangular cross-section are arranged in parallel in the tube widthwise direction. - The
refrigerant passages 35 are grouped into a total of four passage groups in the tube widthwise direction corresponding to the first tofourth tank portions 11 to 14 of theheader tanks 10 a to 10 b. Therefrigerant passages 35 of each of the four passage groups constitute the first pass P1 to the fourth pass P4 in this order from the rear side. - Furthermore, in the non-refrigerant-passage-forming regions of the end portions of each
heat exchanging tube 30 in which no refrigerant passage is formed, in other words, in the regions of the end portions between adjacent passes P1 to P4, acutout portion 36 is formed, respectively. Fitted to thecutout portions 36 are the corresponding regions of the joiningplate 20 located between the adjacenttube insertion apertures 21 arranged in the fore and aft direction (in the widthwise direction) and the correspondingpartitioning walls 15 of theheader tank heat exchanging tube 30, i.e., the regions in which the passes P1 to P4 are formed, are inserted into thetube insertion apertures 21 of the joiningplate 20 and thetube insertion apertures 16 of each of theheader tanks - Thus, a plurality of
heat exchanging tubes 30 are disposed between the pair ofheader tanks header tanks plate 20. In this state, the required portions thereof are integrally brazed. - Thus, the first to fourth passes P1 to P4 of each
heat exchanging tube 30 are arranged in parallel within a plan in this order from the rear side. - Between the adjacent
heat exchanging tubes 30, acorrugated fin 40 made of metal such as aluminum (including its alloy) is disposed. In this state, the required portions are integrally brazed. - A
refrigerant inlet pipe 51 is connected to therefrigerant inlet 1 of one of theheader tanks 10 a in fluid communication and integrally brazed thereto, while arefrigerant outlet pipe 52 is connected to therefrigerant outlet 2 of the other of theheader tanks 10 a in fluid communication and integrally brazed thereto. - In the aforementioned gas cooler according to this embodiment, although components are made of aluminum or its alloy as mentioned above, they can be made of aluminum brazing sheets with brazing materials laminated on at least one surface. These components are provisionally assembled into a prescribed gas cooler configuration via brazing materials. Then, this entire provisional product is brazed in a furnace to thereby obtain an integrally joined product.
- In the present invention, in assembling the heat exchanger, partial brazing can be employed or a combination of partial brazing and entire brazing can be employed. Any assembling method can be employed.
- The gas cooler configured as mentioned above constitutes a refrigeration cycle using CO2 together with a compressor, a decompression expanding device and a cooler, and forms a refrigerant system for use in car air-conditioners. In this refrigerant system, an outlet side of the compressor is connected to the
refrigerant inlet pipe 51 of the gas cooler, while therefrigerant outlet pipe 52 is connected to an inlet side of the decompression expanding device. - In this refrigeration system, CO2 refrigerant compressed by a compressor is introduced into the
first tank portion 11 of one of theheader tanks 10 a of the gas cooler via therefrigerant inlet pope 51. - The refrigerant introduced into the
first tank portion 11 of one of theheader tanks 10 a passes through the first pass P1 and then introduced into thefirst tank portion 11 of the other of theheader tanks 10 b. Then, the refrigerant is introduced into thesecond tank portion 12 in theheader tank 10 b via the refrigerantturning communication apertures 17. - The refrigerant introduced into the
second tank portion 12 of the other of theheader tanks 10 b passes through the second pass P2 and then introduced into thesecond tank portion 12 in the one of theheader tanks 10 a. Thereafter, the refrigerant is introduced into thethird tank portion 13 of theheader tank 10 a via the refrigerantturning communication apertures 17. - The refrigerant introduced into the
third tank portion 13 of the one of theheader tanks 10 a passes through the third pass P3, then introduced into thethird tank portion 13. Thereafter, the refrigerant is introduced into thefourth tank portion 14 of theheader tank 10 b via the refrigerantturning communication apertures 17. - The refrigerant introduced into the
fourth tank portion 14 of the other of theheader tanks 10 b passes through the fourth pass P4, and then introduced into thefourth tank portion 14 of the one of theheader tanks 10 a. Thereafter, the refrigerant flows out via therefrigerant outlet pipe 52. - As mentioned above, the refrigerant exchanges heat with the cooling air A introduced from the front side of the gas cooler while passing through the first to fourth passes P1 to P4 in this order, to be gradually cooled.
- The cooling air A is introduced from the front side of the gas cooler and passes from the fourth pass P4 toward the first pass P1 in this order to cool the refrigerant in each pass. The cooling air is gradually increased in temperature, and then discharged from the rear side of the gas cooler. On the other hand, the refrigerant passes the first pass P1 to the fourth pass P4 from the rear side in this order, and is gradually decreased in temperature. That is, the refrigerant of high temperature immediately after being introduced into the gas cooler exchanges heat with the air A of relatively high temperature immediately before being discharged, while the refrigerant of low temperature immediately before being discharged exchanges heat with the air A of low temperature immediately after being introduced into the gas cooler. Therefore, the refrigerant can keep an appropriate temperature difference relative to the air A in all of the passes P1 to P4, causing efficient heat exchanging, which enables excellent heat exchanging performance.
- The cooled refrigerant is decompressed and expanded by a decompression expanding device to be cooled. Thereafter, the refrigerant cools the air in an automobile via a cooling device while being heated, and then returns to a compressor.
- As mentioned above, the gas cooler of this embodiment has a counter flow type refrigerant circuit in which refrigerant is forced to flow against the introducing direction of the cooling air A. Therefore, an appropriate temperature difference between the refrigerant and the cooling air A can be kept through the entire circuit from the starting of cooling the refrigerant to the ending of cooling the refrigerant, causing efficient heat exchanging, which enables excellent heat exchanging performance.
- Furthermore, in the gas cooler according to this embodiment, each of the
header tanks partitioning walls 15 are integrally formed thereto. Therefore, the air-tightness of thepartitioning walls 15 can be assuredly secured while obtaining enough pressure resistance. Furthermore, a mixture of refrigerant due to leakage at thepartitioning walls 15 can be prevented, resulting in excellent heat exchanging performance. - Furthermore, since the
heat exchanging tube 30 is constituted by an integrally formed article formed by extrusion processing, enough pressure resistance of the heat exchanging tube can be obtained. - Furthermore, since the
header tanks heat exchanging tubes 30 are formed by extrusion processing which is excellent in mass production, the manufacturing efficiency can be improved. - In this embodiment, since the end portions of each
heat exchanging tube 30 are inserted into theheader tanks - Furthermore, in this embodiment,
cutout portions 36 are formed in the end portions of theheat exchanging tube 30, and theheat exchanging tube 30 is secured to theheader tanks partitioning walls 15 engaged with thecutout portions 36. Therefore, this engaging enables accurate positioning of the tube end portions in the insertion direction and in a direction perpendicular to the insertion direction and easy insertion operation of thetube 30. Furthermore, an enough joining area of thetube 30 relative to theheader tank - Furthermore, in this embodiment, since the
cutout portions 36 are formed in the non-passage-forming regions of the end portions of theheat exchanging tube 30 in which no refrigerant passage is formed, it is assuredly prevented that thecutout portions 36 are formed in the regions in whichrefrigerant passages 35 are formed. - Furthermore, in this embodiment, since the inner surface side of the
header tank turning communication apertures 17 communicating with adjacent tank portions, the forming of theapertures 17 can easily be performed. - Furthermore, in this embodiment, since the forming of the
communication apertures 17 are performed simultaneously with the forming of thetube insertion apertures 16 and/or the forming of the closing splits 18, the number of processing steps can be decreased, enabling efficient boring processing, which in turn can further improve the manufacturing efficiency. - Furthermore, in this embodiment, since the
header tank plate 20 to the inner surface side of the header tank, the pressure resistance can be further improved. - Furthermore, since the
communication apertures 17 of theheader tank 10 a are closed in a sealed manner by securing the joiningplate 20, the sealing operation of the communication apertures can be eliminated, resulting in further improved manufacturing efficiency. - In this embodiment, although the
cutout portions 36 are formed at the end portions of eachheat exchanging tube 30 and engaged with the portions between the tube insertion apertures of the joiningplate 20 and thepartitioning walls 15 of theheader tanks - For example, the structure as shown in FIGS. 6 to 8 can be employed. In this structure,
protrusions 36 are formed at the non-passage-forming portions of the end portions of theheat exchanging tube 30, while atube insertion aperture 21 continuously extending in the widthwise direction is formed in the joiningplate 20. Further, atube insertion aperture 16 communicating with the fourtank portions 11 to 14 is formed at the inner surface side of theheader tank tube insertion aperture 16, penetratedapertures 16 a are formed by cutting thepartitioning walls 15 of theheader tank end portion 36 of theheat exchanging tube 30 is inserted into thetube insertion aperture 21 of the joiningplate 20 and thetube insertion aperture 16 of theheader tank protruded end portions 36 of the tube are fitted in the penetratedapertures 16 a. In this state, these members are integrally secured by brazing the necessary portions. - In this heat exchanger (gas cooler), as mentioned above, the
heat exchanging tubes 30 and theheader tanks - In the aforementioned embodiment, a four-pass type gas cooler having four passes P1 to P4 is exemplified. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and can be applied to a heat exchanger having two or more passes.
- As shown in
FIG. 9 , in the same manner as in the aforementioned embodiment, a four-pass counter flow type gas cooler using CO2 refrigerant (seeFIG. 1 ) in which the first pass P1 to the fourth pass P4 are formed within a plane parallel to the introducing direction of air A in a meandering manner in this order against the introducing direction of the air A from the downstream side of the air toward the upstream side thereof was prepared. - As shown in
FIG. 10 , a two-pass counter flow type gas cooler using CO2 refrigerant in which the first pass P1 and the second pass P2 are formed within a plane parallel to the introducing direction of air A in a meandering manner in this order against the introducing direction of the air A from the downstream side of the air toward the upstream side thereof was prepared. - As shown in
FIG. 11 , a four-pass cross flow (multi-flow) type gas cooler using CO2 refrigerant in which the first pass P1 to the fourth pass P4 are formed within a plane perpendicular to the introducing direction of the air A in a meandering manner in this order from the upper side toward the lower side was prepared. - These gas coolers were operated in a refrigeration system, and the refrigerant flowing positions (distances L in the refrigerant passages from the inlet), the refrigerant temperature and the cooling air temperature T were measured. The results are shown in the graph in
FIG. 12 . - In this graph, the black filled square mark denotes the refrigerant temperature in Example 1, the while blank square mark denotes the cooling air temperature in Example 1, the black filled triangle mark denotes the refrigerant temperature in Example 2, the white blank triangle mark denotes the cooling air temperature in Example 2, the black filled circle mark denotes the refrigerant temperature in Comparative Example 1, and the while blank circle mark denotes the cooling air temperature in Comparative Example 1.
- As will be apparent from this graph, in the gas coolers of Example 1 and Example 2, the temperature difference between the refrigerant whose temperature decreases gradually as it travels along the refrigerant passage and the cooling air could be secured sufficiently in the entire refrigerant passage (all passes), and therefore the refrigerant was cooled efficiently.
- To the contrary, in the gas cooler of Comparative Example, the temperature difference between the refrigerant and the cooling air varied widely in the refrigerant passage. Especially, at the refrigerant outlet and therearound, the temperature difference between the refrigerant and the cooling air became small, and therefore it was difficult to effectively cool the refrigerant.
- In the gas coolers of Example 1 and Example 2, there was no gas leakage at the partitioning wall portions in the header tank and the joint portions between the header tank and the heat exchanging tubes and no refrigerant mixture.
- The terms and expressions which have been employed herein are used as terms of description and not of limitation, and there is no intent, in the use of such terms and expressions, of excluding any of the equivalents of the features shown and described or portions thereof, but it is recognized that various modifications are possible within the scope of the invention claimed.
- The heat exchanger, the manufacturing method, the tube connecting structure of a heat exchanger header tank, the gas cooler using supercritical refrigerant and the refrigerant system can be employed as, for example, automobile air-conditioners, household air-conditioners, cooling devices for electric devices having a refrigeration cycle using CO2 refrigerant.
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1. A heat exchanger, comprising:
a pair of header tanks; and
a plurality of heat exchanging tubes disposed between said pair of header tanks and arranged in parallel in a header tank longitudinal direction,
wherein each of said header tanks is provided with one or more partitioning walls integrally formed in each of said header tanks and extended in the header tank longitudinal direction, whereby a plurality of tank portions divided by said one or more partitioning walls and extended in the header tank longitudinal direction are formed and arranged in parallel in a header tank widthwise direction, wherein a refrigerant turning communication aperture for communicating adjacent tank portions is formed in a prescribed partitioning wall,
wherein each of said heat exchanging tubes has a flat configuration having a width dimension larger than a height dimension, and is provided with a plurality of refrigerant passages extended in a tube longitudinal direction and arranged in parallel in a tube widthwise direction,
wherein both ends of each of said heat exchanging tubes are communicated with said pair of header tanks so that said refrigerant passages of each of said heat exchanging tubes are grouped in the tube widthwise direction in accordance with each tank portion of said header tanks, to thereby form a plurality of passes arranged in parallel in the tube widthwise direction, and
wherein refrigerant introduced into a first tank portion of one of said header tanks is introduced into a first tank portion of the other of said header tanks via a first pass, then the refrigerant is introduced into a second tank portion of the other of said header tanks via said refrigerant turning communication aperture, and thereafter the refrigerant is introduced into a second tank portion of said one of said header tanks via a second pass.
2. The heat exchanger as recited in claim 1 , wherein each of said header tanks is an integrally formed article formed by extrusion processing or drawing processing.
3. The heat exchanger as recited in claim 1 , wherein said heat exchanging tube is an integrally formed article formed by extrusion processing or drawing processing.
4. The heat exchanger as recited in claim 1 , wherein a plurality of tube insertion apertures communicating with said tank portions are provided at an inner side surface of each of said header tanks at certain intervals in the header tank longitudinal direction, and wherein refrigerant passages at end portions of said heat exchanging tubes are communicated with corresponding tube insertion apertures.
5. The heat exchanger as recited in claim 4 , wherein end portions of each of said heat exchanging tubes are provided with one or more cutout portions corresponding to said one or more partitioning walls, and said end portions of each of said heat exchanging tubes are inserted into said tube insertion apertures with said one or more partitioning walls fitted in said one or more cutout portions.
6. The heat exchanger as recited in claim 5 , wherein one or more regions of each of said heat exchanging tubes corresponding to said one or more cutout portions are formed to be one or more non-passage areas in which no refrigerant passage exists, and wherein regions of each of said heat exchanging tubes not corresponding to said one or more cutout portions are formed to be passage areas in which said refrigerant passages exist.
7. The heat exchanger as recited in claim 1 , wherein said refrigerant turning communication aperture formed in said partitioning wall of the other of said header tanks is configured by a cut aperture formed in an inside surface of the other of said header tanks.
8. The heat exchanger as recited in claim 1 , wherein each of said header tanks is provided with a joining plate joined to an inner side surface thereof, wherein a plurality of tube insertion apertures are provided in said joining plate at certain intervals in a joining plate longitudinal direction, and wherein end portions of each of said heat exchanging tubes are inserted into corresponding tube insertion apertures to be communicated with said header tanks.
9. The heat exchanger as recited in claim 1 , wherein CO2 is used as the refrigerant.
10. A method for manufacturing a heat exchanger, comprising:
preparing a pair of header tanks, wherein each of said header tanks is provided with one or more partitioning walls integrally formed in each of said header tanks and extended in a header tank longitudinal direction, whereby a plurality of tank portions divided by said one or more partitioning walls and extended in the header tank longitudinal direction are formed so as to be arranged in parallel in a header tank widthwise direction, wherein a refrigerant turning communication aperture for communicating adjacent tank portions is formed in predetermined partitioning walls;
preparing a plurality of heat exchanging tubes, wherein each of said heat exchanging tubes has a flat configuration having a width dimension larger than a height dimension, and is provided with a plurality of refrigerant passages extended in a tube longitudinal direction and arranged in parallel in a tube widthwise direction; and
forming a plurality of passes arranged in parallel in the tube widthwise direction by communicating both ends of each of said heat exchanging tubes with said pair of header tanks so that said refrigerant passages of each heat exchanging tubes are grouped into said plurality of passes in the tube widthwise direction in accordance with each of said tank portions of said header tank,
whereby refrigerant introduced into a first tank portion of one of said header tanks is introduced into a first tank portion of the other of said header tanks via a first pass, then the refrigerant is introduced into a second tank portion of the other of said header tanks via said refrigerant turning communication aperture, and thereafter the refrigerant is introduced into a second tank portion of said one of said header tanks via a second pass.
11. The method for manufacturing a heat exchanger as recited in claim 10 , wherein at least one of said header tanks is provided, at its inner surface side, with a plurality of tube insertion apertures for communicating end portions of said heat exchanging tubes and said refrigerant turning communication aperture, and wherein said tube insertion apertures and said refrigerant turning communication aperture are formed simultaneously by cutting processing.
12. A heat exchanger, comprising:
a pair of header tanks; and
a plurality of heat exchanging tubes disposed between said pair of header tanks and arranged in a header tank longitudinal direction,
wherein each of said header tanks is provided with three partitioning walls integrally formed in each of header tanks and extended in the header tank longitudinal direction, whereby a first tank portion to a fourth tank portion divided by said partitioning walls and extended in the header tank longitudinal direction are formed so as to be arranged in parallel in a header tank widthwise direction, wherein a refrigerant turning communication aperture for communicating adjacent tank portions is formed in a partitioning wall partitioning the second tank portion and the third tank portion of said one of said header tanks, a partitioning wall partitioning the first tank portion and the second tank portion of the other of said header tanks and a partitioning wall partitioning the third tank portion and the fourth tank portion of the other of said header tanks,
wherein each of said heat exchanging tubes has a flat configuration having a width dimension larger than a height dimension, and is provided with a plurality of refrigerant passages extended in a tube longitudinal direction and arranged in parallel in a tube widthwise direction,
wherein both ends of each of said heat exchanging tubes are communicated with said pair of header tanks so that said refrigerant passages of each of said heat exchanging tubes are grouped in the tube widthwise direction in accordance with each tank portion of said header tanks, to thereby form a first to fourth passes arranged in parallel in the tube widthwise direction, and
wherein refrigerant introduced into the first tank portion of one of said header tanks passes through the first to fourth passes in turn and then introduced into the fourth tank portion of said one of said header tanks.
13. A tube connecting structure for a header tank of a heat exchanger comprising a pair of header tanks and a plurality of heat exchanging tubes disposed between said pair of header tanks and arranged in a header tank longitudinal direction,
wherein each of said header tanks is provided with one or more partitioning walls integrally formed in each of header tanks and extended in the header tank longitudinal direction, whereby a plurality of tank portions divided by said partitioning walls and extended in the header tank longitudinal direction are formed so as to be arranged in parallel in a header tank widthwise direction, wherein tube insertion apertures communicating with said tank portions are formed in one side surface of each of said header tanks,
wherein each of said heat exchanging tubes has a flat configuration having a width dimension larger than a height dimension, and is provided with a plurality of refrigerant passages extending in a tube longitudinal direction and arranged in parallel in a tube widthwise direction,
wherein both ends of each of said heat exchanging tubes are communicated with said pair of header tanks so that said refrigerant passages of each of said heat exchanging tubes are grouped in the tube widthwise direction in accordance with each tank portion of said header tanks, to thereby form a plurality of passes arranged in parallel in the tube widthwise direction, and
wherein refrigerant passes through each of said grouped refrigerant passages independently.
14. The tube connecting structure as recited in claim 13 , wherein end portions of said heat exchanging tubes are provided with one or more cutout portions corresponding to said one or more partitioning walls, and said end portions of said heat exchanging tubes are inserted into said tube insertion apertures with said one or more partitioning walls fitted in said one or more cutout portions.
15. The tube connecting structure as recited in claim 14 , wherein one or more regions of each of said heat exchanging tubes corresponding to said one or more cutout portions are formed to be one or more non-passage areas in which no refrigerant passage exists, and wherein regions of each of said heat exchanging tubes not corresponding to said one or more cutout portions are formed to be passage areas in which said refrigerant passages exist.
16. A refrigerant system having a refrigeration cycle in which refrigerant compressed by a compressor is cooled by a gas cooler, decompressed by a decompressor, then heated while passing through a cooling device and then returned to said compressor,
wherein said gas cooler is configured by a heat exchanger comprising a pair of header tanks and a plurality of heat exchanging tubes disposed between said pair of header tanks and arranged in a header tank longitudinal direction,
wherein each of said header tanks is provided with one or more partitioning walls integrally formed in each of said header tanks and extended in the header tank longitudinal direction, whereby a plurality of tank portions divided by said one or more partitioning walls and extended in the header tank longitudinal direction are formed so as to be arranged in parallel in a header tank widthwise direction, wherein a refrigerant turning communication aperture for communicating adjacent tank portions is formed in a prescribed partitioning wall,
wherein each of said heat exchanging tubes has a flat configuration having a width dimension larger than a height dimension, and is provided with a plurality of refrigerant passages extended in a tube longitudinal direction and arranged in parallel in a tube widthwise direction,
wherein both ends of each of said heat exchanging tubes are communicated with said pair of header tanks so that said refrigerant passages of each of said heat exchanging tubes are grouped in the tube widthwise direction in accordance with each tank portion of said header tanks, to thereby form a plurality of passes arranged in parallel in the tube widthwise direction, and
wherein refrigerant introduced into a first tank portion of one of said header tanks is introduced into a first tank portion of the other of said header tanks via a first pass, then the refrigerant is introduced into a second tank portion of the other of said header tanks via said refrigerant turning communication aperture, and thereafter the refrigerant is introduced into a second tank portion of said one of said header tanks via a second pass.
17. The refrigerant system as recited in claim 16 , wherein CO2 is used as the refrigerant.
18. A gas cooler using supercritical refrigerant in which a plurality of heat exchanging tubes are disposed between a pair of header tanks and arranged in parallel in a header tank longitudinal direction,
wherein each of said header tanks is provided with one or more partitioning walls integrally formed in each of said header tanks and extended in the header tank longitudinal direction, whereby a plurality of tank portions divided by said one or more partitioning walls and extended in the header tank longitudinal direction are formed so as to be arranged in parallel in a header tank widthwise direction, wherein a refrigerant turning communication aperture for communicating adjacent tank portions is formed in a prescribed partitioning wall,
wherein each of said heat exchanging tubes has a flat configuration having a width dimension larger than a height dimension, and is provided with a plurality of refrigerant passages extended in a tube longitudinal direction and arranged in parallel in a tube widthwise direction,
wherein both ends of each of said heat exchanging tubes are communicated with said pair of header tanks so that said refrigerant passages of each of said heat exchanging tubes are grouped in the tube widthwise direction in accordance with each tank portion of said header tanks, to thereby form a plurality of passes arranged in parallel in the tube widthwise direction,
wherein refrigerant introduced into a first tank portion of one of said header tanks is introduced into a first tank portion of the other of said header tanks via a first pass, then the refrigerant is introduced into a second tank portion of the other of said header tanks via said refrigerant turning communication aperture, and thereafter the refrigerant is introduced into a second tank portion of said one of said header tanks via a second pass, and
wherein the refrigerant passing through the first and second passes is cooled by exchanging heat with ambient air.
19. The gas cooler using supercritical refrigerant as recited in claim 18 , wherein CO2 is used as the refrigerant.
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