US20080011458A1 - Exhaust heat recovery device - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to an exhaust heat recovery device used for an automobile or other vehicle.
- This exhaust heat recovery device arranges an evaporator of the heat pipe in an exhaust pipe of the engine, arranges a condenser of the heat pipe in the cooling water passage of the engine, and uses the exhaust heat of the exhaust gas to heat the cooling water (for example, see Japanese Patent Publication (A) No. 62-268722).
- a loop type heat pipe heat exchanger As a heat exchanger utilizing the principle of a heat pipe, a loop type heat pipe heat exchanger has been proposed (for example, see Japanese Patent Publication (A) No. 4-45393).
- This has a sealed circulating passage forming a closed loop, an evaporable and condensable heat transfer fluid sealed in the circulating passage, an evaporator arranged in the circulating passage and evaporating the working fluid by heat input from the outside, and a condenser arranged at a position higher than the evaporator of the circulating passage and exchanging heat between the heat transfer fluid evaporated by the evaporator and the fluid transferred heat to from the outside.
- the working fluid evaporated at the evaporator J 1 flows through the upper header J 5 into the condenser J 2 .
- the condenser J 2 condenses the working fluid, which becomes a liquid which then flows through the lower header J 5 into the evaporator J 1 .
- a difference in level of the working fluid (liquid) (water head difference h 1 ) arises between the evaporator J 1 and condenser J 2 . Due to this water head difference h 1 , the working fluid is refluxed from the condenser J 2 to the evaporator J 1 . Due to this, the working fluid is circulated.
- an exhaust heat recovery device can improve the fuel economy and heating performance since it is possible to raise the temperature of the cooling water early by recovery of the exhaust heat at the time of startup in the winter.
- the exhaust heat recovery device is preferably provided with a valve mechanism J 6 for stopping the circulation of the working fluid. Note that FIG. 9 shows a state where the exhaust heat recovery device is tilted with respect to the horizontal direction so that the evaporator J 1 becomes higher than the condenser J 2 .
- the exhaust heat recovery device shown in FIG. 9 is provided with an evaporation side connecting part J 71 guiding working fluid evaporated by the evaporator J 1 to the condenser J 2 and a condensation side connecting part J 72 guiding working fluid condensed at the condenser J 2 to the evaporator J 1 . Further, the end of the condensation side connecting part J 72 at the evaporator J 1 side is connected to the heat pipe J 3 arranged at the side of the evaporator J 1 closest to the condenser J 2 .
- valve mechanism J 6 pressure loss occurs in the valve mechanism J 6 , so when the exhaust heat recovery device is tilted so that the evaporator J 1 becomes higher than the condenser J 2 , it becomes hard for the working fluid to be refluxed from the condenser 2 to the evaporator 1 and the working fluid ends up remaining in the condensation side connecting part J 72 . If placed under a low temperature environment in this state, there is the problem that the working fluid remaining in the condensation side connecting part J 72 will freeze and the condensation side connecting part J 72 will end up being blocked. Further, along with the working fluid remaining in the condensation side connecting part J 72 freezing, there is the problem that the internal pressure occurring due to the expansion in volume ends up exceeding the pressure resistant strength of the condensation side connecting part J 72 and breaking it.
- An object of the present invention is to provide an exhaust heat recovery device able to secure a heat exchange performance even when tilted.
- Another object is to provide an exhaust heat recovery device able to prevent blockage or breakage of a condensation side connecting part when tilted.
- the present invention provides an exhaust heat recovery device carried in a vehicle using an internal combustion engine as a drive source for operation and provided with an evaporator ( 1 ) arranged in an exhaust gas passage through which exhaust gas exhausted from the internal combustion engine runs, exchanging heat between the exhaust gas and an evaporable and condensable working fluid sealed inside it, and thereby evaporating the working fluid and a condenser ( 2 ) arranged in the cooling water passage through which cooling water of the internal combustion engine runs, exchanging heat between the working fluid evaporated by the evaporator ( 1 ) and cooling water, and thereby condensing the working fluid, wherein the evaporator ( 1 ) and condenser ( 2 ) are arranged in a closed loop channel through which the working fluid circulates, the evaporator ( 1 ) and condenser ( 2 ) are arranged to adjoin each other in the substantially horizontal direction, the evaporator ( 1 ) has a plurality of evaporation side heat pipes ( 3 a
- the second communicating part ( 52 a ) arranged at the bottom among the two communicating parts ( 51 a , 52 a ) in advance with the side far from the condenser ( 2 ) lower than the close side when the exhaust heat recovery device as a whole is tilted so that the evaporator ( 1 ) becomes above the condenser ( 2 ), the water head difference between the evaporator ( 1 ) and condenser ( 2 ) can be kept from becoming small. Due to this, even when tilted, a sufficient amount of working fluid can be refluxed from the condenser ( 2 ) to the evaporator ( 1 ), so the heat exchange performance can be secured.
- an exhaust heat recovery device carried in a vehicle using an internal combustion engine as a drive source for operation and provided with an evaporator ( 1 ) arranged in an exhaust gas passage through which exhaust gas exhausted from the internal combustion engine runs, exchanging heat between the exhaust gas and an evaporable and condensable working fluid sealed inside it, and thereby evaporating the working fluid, a condenser ( 2 ) arranged in the cooling water passage through which cooling water of the internal combustion engine runs, exchanging heat between the working fluid evaporated by the evaporator ( 1 ) and cooling water, and thereby condensing the working fluid, an evaporation side connecting part ( 71 ) guiding the working fluid evaporated at the evaporator ( 1 ) to the condenser ( 2 ), and a condensation side connecting part ( 72 ) guiding the working fluid condensed at the condenser ( 2 ) to the evaporator ( 1 ), when mounted in a vehicle in the horizontal state, the condensation side connecting part
- the exhaust heat recovery device as a whole is tilted so that the evaporator ( 1 ) becomes higher than the condenser ( 2 ), the water head difference of the evaporator ( 1 ) and condenser ( 2 ) can be kept from becoming small. Due to this, even when tilted, a sufficient amount of working fluid can be refluxed from the condenser ( 2 ) to the evaporator ( 1 ), so the heat exchange performance can be secured.
- the bottom ends of the evaporation side heat pipes ( 3 a ) at the side far from the condenser ( 2 ) among the plurality of evaporation side heat pipes ( 3 a ) may be positioned lower than the bottom ends of the evaporation side heat pipes ( 3 a ) at the close side.
- the above exhaust heat recovery devices may be further provided with a valve mechanism ( 6 ) provided at a downstream side in the condenser ( 2 ) and switching the channel through which the condensed working fluid flows into the evaporator ( 1 ).
- valve mechanism ( 6 ) when the exhaust heat recovery device is tilted so that the evaporator ( 1 ) becomes higher than the condenser ( 2 ), it becomes hard for the working fluid to be refluxed from the condenser ( 2 ) to the evaporator ( 1 ). Therefore, when providing the valve mechanism ( 6 ), the features can be said to be more effective.
- FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing an exhaust heat recovery device according to a first embodiment
- FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing an exhaust heat recovery device according to a second embodiment
- FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing an exhaust heat recovery device according to a third embodiment
- FIG. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a part A of FIG. 3 ;
- FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing an exhaust heat recovery device according to a fourth embodiment
- FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing an exhaust heat recovery device according to a fifth embodiment
- FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing a conventional exhaust heat recovery device
- FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view showing the state of a conventional exhaust heat recovery device tilted with respect to the horizontal direction.
- FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view showing the state of an exhaust heat recovery device having a conventional valve mechanism J 6 tilted with respect to the horizontal direction.
- the exhaust heat recovery device of the present embodiment recovers the exhaust heat of the exhaust gas from the exhaust system of the engine of a vehicle (internal combustion engine) and utilizes this exhaust heat for assisting warmup.
- FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing an exhaust heat recovery device according to the first embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1 , the exhaust heat recovery device of the present embodiment is provided with an evaporator 1 and condenser 2 .
- the evaporator 1 is provided inside a first housing 100 arranged in an exhaust pipe of a not shown engine. Further, the evaporator 1 performs heat exchange between the exhaust gas and the later explained working fluid and evaporates the working fluid.
- the condenser 2 is provided outside the exhaust pipe and is provided inside a second housing 200 arranged in the cooling water passage of a not shown engine. Further, the condenser 2 exchanges heat between the working fluid evaporated by the evaporator 1 and the engine cooling water to condense the working fluid.
- the second housing 200 is provided with a cooling water inflow port 201 connected to the cooling water outlet side of the engine and a cooling water outflow port 202 connected to the cooling water inlet side of the engine.
- the evaporator 1 and condenser 2 are arranged adjoining each other in the horizontal direction. Normally, an exhaust pipe (not shown) is provided across the front-rear direction of the vehicle, so the directions of arrangement of the evaporator 1 and condenser 2 match in the vehicle width direction.
- the evaporator 1 has a plurality of evaporation side heat pipes 3 a and corrugated fins 4 a bonded to the outer surfaces of the evaporation side heat pipes 3 a .
- the evaporation side heat pipes 3 a are formed flattened so that the direction of circulation of the exhaust gas (direction vertical to paper surface) matches with the long diameter direction and are arranged in parallel so that their longitudinal directions match with the vertical direction.
- first evaporation side header 51 a corresponds to the first communicating part of the present invention
- second evaporation side header 52 a corresponds to the second communicating part.
- the condenser 2 has a plurality of condensation side heat pipes 3 b .
- the condensation side heat pipes 3 b are formed flattened so that the direction of circulation of the engine cooling water (direction vertical to paper surface) matches with the long diameter direction and are arranged in parallel so that their longitudinal directions match with the vertical direction.
- condensation side headers 5 b extending in the stacking direction of the condensation side heat pipes 3 b and communicating with all condensation side heat pipes 3 b are provided.
- the condensation side headers 5 b the condensation side header 5 b arranged at the top end side of the exhaust heat recovery device in the vertical direction will be called the “first condensation side header 51 b ”, while the condensation side header 5 b arranged at the bottom end side in the vertical direction will be called the “second condensation side header 52 b”.
- the evaporation side headers 5 a and the condensation side headers 5 b are connected in a communicable state. Further, the evaporation side and condensation side heat pipes 3 a , 3 b and evaporation side condensation side headers 5 a , 5 b form a closed loop. Water, alcohol, or another evaporable and condensable working fluid is sealed inside these.
- the second condensation side header 52 b has a valve mechanism 6 provided inside it.
- the valve mechanism 6 forms a diaphragm type switching means for forming a channel connecting the condensation side heat pipes 3 b and second evaporation side header 52 a and switching channels in accordance with the internal pressure of the evaporation side heat pipes 3 a (pressure of working fluid).
- the valve mechanism 6 is configured to close from the usual open state when the internal pressure rises and exceeds a first predetermined pressure at a predetermined cooling water temperature and conversely to open again when the internal pressure falls and becomes less than a second predetermined pressure lower than the first predetermined pressure.
- the second evaporation side header 52 a is arranged tilted with respect to the horizontal direction so that a portion at a side far from the condenser 2 becomes lower than the portion at the side close to the condenser 2 when the vehicle in which the exhaust heat recovery device is carried is positioned on a horizontal road surface.
- the bottom ends of the evaporation side heat pipes 3 a at the side far from the condenser 2 are positioned lower than the bottom ends of the evaporation side heat pipes 3 a at the side close to the condenser 2 .
- the tilt angle ⁇ of the second evaporation side header 52 a with respect to the horizontal direction becomes 3° to 20° in range.
- the first evaporation side header 51 a is arranged so as not to be tilted, that is, with a longitudinal direction (stacking direction of evaporation side heat pipes 3 a ) matching with the horizontal direction.
- the second evaporation side header 52 a tilted in advance so that the portion at the side far from the condenser 2 becomes lower than the portion at the side close to the condenser 2 , it is possible to suppress the reduction of the water head difference between the evaporator 1 and condenser 2 when the evaporator 1 is tilted so as to become higher than the condenser 2 . Due to this, even when tilted, a sufficient amount of working fluid can be refluxed from the condenser 2 to the evaporator 1 , so the heat exchange performance can be secured.
- the second condensation side header 52 b is provided inside it with a valve mechanism 6 for controlling the flow of the working fluid from the condenser 2 to the evaporator 1 .
- a valve mechanism 6 for controlling the flow of the working fluid from the condenser 2 to the evaporator 1 .
- pressure loss occurs in the valve mechanism 6 , so when the exhaust heat recovery device is tilted so that the evaporator 1 becomes higher than the condenser 2 , it becomes hard for the working fluid to be refluxed well from the condenser 2 to the evaporator 1 .
- valve mechanism 6 when providing the valve mechanism 6 , such a configuration (second evaporation side header 52 a arranged tilted so that the part at the side far from the condenser 2 becomes lower than the part at the side close to the condenser 2 ) can be said to be more effective.
- the usually envisioned tilt angle of a road surface in the vehicle width direction is not more than 20°. For this reason, by making the tilt angle ⁇ of the second evaporation side header 52 a with respect to the horizontal direction 3° to 20° in range, it is possible to handle the usually envisioned range of tilt of a road surface.
- FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing an exhaust heat recovery device according to the second embodiment.
- the evaporation side headers 5 a and the condensation side headers 5 b are connected in a communicable state through tubular connecting parts 7 .
- the evaporation side and condensation side heat pipes 3 a , 3 b , evaporation side and condensation side headers 5 a , 5 b , and connecting parts 7 form a closed loop. Water, alcohol, or another evaporable and condensable working fluid is sealed inside these.
- the evaporator 1 is arranged tilted with respect to the horizontal direction so that the part at the side far from the condenser 2 becomes lower than the part at the side close to the condenser 2 when the exhaust heat recovery device is carried in a vehicle in the horizontal state.
- the ends at the sides far from the condenser 2 become lower than the ends at the sides close to the condenser 2 .
- the bottom ends of the evaporation side heat pipes 3 a at the side far from the condenser 2 are positioned below the bottom ends of the evaporation side heat pipes 3 a at the side close to the condenser 2 .
- the first housing 100 is arranged tilted by a tilt angle ⁇ similar to the evaporator 1 .
- the end of the bottom surface 110 (lower surface) of the first housing 100 at the side far from the condenser 2 is formed with a condensed water catch 111 able to store the exhaust condensed water.
- exhaust condensed water means the water generated due to condensation of the moisture contained in the exhaust gas due to the exhaust gas being rapidly cooled in the evaporator 1 right after engine startup when the temperature of the evaporator 1 is low.
- the first housing 100 is tilted with respect to the horizontal direction so that the side far from the condenser 2 becomes lower, so the exhaust condensed water flows toward the condensed water catch 111 . Due to this, the exhaust condensed water can be stored in one location, so discharge of the exhaust condensed water becomes easy.
- the water head difference between the evaporator 1 and condenser 2 can be kept from becoming smaller. Due to this, effects similar to those of the first embodiment can be obtained.
- FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing an exhaust heat recovery device according to the third embodiment
- FIG. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a part A of FIG. 3
- the evaporation side heat pipes 3 a of the present embodiment are formed by pairs of shaped plates 31 , 32 mating in cross-section along the longitudinal direction.
- the pairs of shaped plates 31 , 32 are formed into dish shapes (cross-sectional U-shapes).
- the two end sides of the pairs of shaped plates 31 , 32 in the longitudinal direction are formed with pairs of tubular flange parts 33 projecting out in the opposite directions toward the outsides of the evaporation side heat pipes 3 a .
- One flange part 33 of each pair of flange parts 33 has a larger open size than the other flange part 33 . For this reason, the end of one flange part 33 fits into the end of another flange part 33 for engagement.
- the evaporation side headers 5 a are formed by stacking the flange parts 33 of the evaporation side heat pipes 3 a and the longitudinal direction ends of the evaporation side heat pipes 3 a and are communicated with each other by the engagement of the ends of the adjoining flange parts 33 .
- the adjoining evaporation side heat pipes 3 a are arranged offset from each other in the vertical direction. More specifically, in adjoining evaporation side heat pipes 3 a , the evaporation side heat pipe 3 a at the side far from the condenser 2 is positioned lower than the evaporation side heat pipe 3 a at the side close to the condenser 2 .
- the channels formed by adjoining pairs of flange parts 33 in the evaporation side headers 5 a are arranged in steps. More specifically, in the adjoining header component members 34 , the header component member 34 at the side far from the condenser 2 is arranged so as to be lower than the header component member 34 at the side close to the condenser 2 . Therefore, the evaporation side headers 5 a are arranged so that the end in the vehicle width direction at the side far from the condenser 2 becomes lower than the end of the side close to the condenser 2 .
- FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing an exhaust heat recovery device according to the fourth embodiment.
- the first evaporation side headers 51 a of the present embodiment are arranged in parallel in the horizontal direction. More specifically, the first evaporation side headers 51 a are arranged so that their longitudinal directions (stacking directions of evaporation side heat pipes 3 a ) match in the horizontal direction. At that time, in the plurality of evaporation side heat pipes 3 a , the closer to the condenser 2 , the longer the length in the longitudinal direction.
- FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing an exhaust heat recovery device according to the fifth embodiment.
- second evaporation side headers 51 a , 52 a are arranged in parallel in the horizontal direction.
- corrugated fins 4 b are bonded to the outer surfaces of the condensation side heat pipes 3 b.
- the evaporation side headers 5 a and the condensation side headers 5 b are connected in a communicating state through tubular connecting parts 7 . Further, the evaporation side and condensation side heat pipes 3 a , 3 b , evaporation side and condensation side headers 5 a , 5 b , and connecting parts 7 form a closed loop. Water, alcohol, or another evaporable and condensable working fluid is sealed inside these. Due to this, the working fluid circulates through the evaporator 1 and condenser 2 .
- the one arranged at the top side, connecting the first evaporation side header 51 a and first condensation side header 51 b , and guiding working fluid evaporated at the evaporator 1 to the condenser 2 will be called the “evaporation side connecting part 71 ”.
- the one arranged at the bottom side, connecting the second evaporation side header 52 a and second condensation side header 52 b , and guiding the working fluid condensed at the condenser 2 to the evaporator 1 will be called the “condensation side connecting part 72 ”.
- the second condensation side header 52 b is arranged so that it becomes higher than the second evaporation side header 52 a when the exhaust heat recovery device is mounted in a vehicle in the horizontal state. Further, at the condensation side connecting part 72 , the end at the condenser 2 side is connected to the second condensation side header 52 b , while the end at the evaporator 1 side is connected to the heat pipe 30 a at the side closest to the condenser 2 among the plurality of evaporation side heat pipes 3 a.
- the condensation side connecting part 72 is arranged tilted with respect to the horizontal direction so that the portion of the side far from the condenser 2 becomes lower than the portion of the side close to the condenser 2 when the exhaust heat recovery device is mounted in a vehicle in the horizontal state. That is, the condensation side connecting part 72 is tilted with respect to the horizontal direction so as to become lower from the condenser 2 side toward the evaporator 1 side.
- the tilt angle ⁇ of the condensation side connecting part 72 with respect to the horizontal direction is made 3° to 20° in range.
- the condensation side connecting part 72 in advance so that the portion at the side far from the condenser 2 becomes lower than the portion at the side close to the condenser 2 , when the exhaust heat recovery device as a whole is tilted so that the evaporator 1 becomes higher than the condenser 2 , the water head difference between the evaporator 1 and the condenser 2 can be kept from becoming smaller. Due to this, even when tilted, a sufficient amount of working fluid can be refluxed from the condenser 2 to the evaporator 1 , so the heat exchange performance can be secured.
- the tilt angle in the vehicle width direction of a road surface usually envisioned is not more than 20°. For this reason, by making the tilt angle ⁇ of the condensation side connecting part 72 with respect to the horizontal direction 3° to 20° in range, it is possible to deal with the usually envisioned range of tilt of a road surface.
- the condenser 2 was configured with a plurality of condensation side heat pipes 3 b arranged in parallel so that their longitudinal directions matched with the vertical direction, but the invention is not limited to this.
- the condenser 2 may be configured in any way.
- the first housing 100 was provided with a condensed water catch 111 , but this need not be provided.
- the evaporation side heat pipes 3 a were formed from pairs of shaped plates 31 , 32 mating in cross-section along the longitudinal direction, but the evaporation side heat pipes 3 a need not be split.
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Abstract
An exhaust heat recovery device able to secure heat exchange performance even when tilted, provided with an evaporator exchanging heat between an exhaust gas and an evaporable and condensable working fluid sealed inside it and thereby evaporating the working fluid and a condenser exchanging heat between the working fluid evaporated by the evaporator and the cooling water and thereby condensing the working fluid, wherein the evaporator and condenser are arranged in a closed loop channel through which the working fluid circulates, the evaporator and condenser are arranged adjoining each other in the substantially horizontal direction, the evaporator is provided with a plurality of evaporation side heat pipes arranged in parallel and is provided with a first evaporation side header communicating one ends of the plurality of evaporation side heat pipe and a second evaporation side header communicating the other ends, and, when mounted in a vehicle in a horizontal state, the second evaporation side header arranged at the bottom among the two evaporation side headers is arranged with the side far from the condenser positioned lower than the side close to it.
Description
- 1. Field of the Invention
- The present invention relates to an exhaust heat recovery device used for an automobile or other vehicle.
- 2. Background Art
- In recent years, there has been known the art of utilizing the principle of a heat pipe to recover the exhaust heat of the exhaust gas from the exhaust system of an engine of a vehicle and utilize this exhaust heat for assisting warmup etc.
- This exhaust heat recovery device arranges an evaporator of the heat pipe in an exhaust pipe of the engine, arranges a condenser of the heat pipe in the cooling water passage of the engine, and uses the exhaust heat of the exhaust gas to heat the cooling water (for example, see Japanese Patent Publication (A) No. 62-268722).
- Further, as a heat exchanger utilizing the principle of a heat pipe, a loop type heat pipe heat exchanger has been proposed (for example, see Japanese Patent Publication (A) No. 4-45393). This has a sealed circulating passage forming a closed loop, an evaporable and condensable heat transfer fluid sealed in the circulating passage, an evaporator arranged in the circulating passage and evaporating the working fluid by heat input from the outside, and a condenser arranged at a position higher than the evaporator of the circulating passage and exchanging heat between the heat transfer fluid evaporated by the evaporator and the fluid transferred heat to from the outside.
- Summarizing the problems to be solved by the invention, when providing an exhaust heat recovery device of a simple, compact structure advantageous for mounting in a vehicle, it is preferable to make the evaporator and condenser integral. Giving one example, a configuration such as shown in
FIG. 7 where the evaporator J1 and condenser J2 are arranged adjoining each other in the horizontal direction and the two ends in the vertical directions of the heat pipes J3 of the evaporator J1 and condenser J2 are communicated by headers (communicating parts) J5 may be considered. - In the exhaust heat recovery device, the working fluid evaporated at the evaporator J1 flows through the upper header J5 into the condenser J2. The condenser J2 condenses the working fluid, which becomes a liquid which then flows through the lower header J5 into the evaporator J1. Due to the balance between the evaporation of the working fluid in such an evaporator J1 and the condensation of the working fluid in the condenser J2, a difference in level of the working fluid (liquid) (water head difference h1) arises between the evaporator J1 and condenser J2. Due to this water head difference h1, the working fluid is refluxed from the condenser J2 to the evaporator J1. Due to this, the working fluid is circulated.
- When the vehicle is tilted and, as shown in
FIG. 8 , the exhaust heat recovery device is tilted in the horizontal direction so that the evaporator J1 becomes higher in the vertical direction than the condenser J2, the water head difference h2 between the evaporator J1 and condenser J2 becomes smaller. For this reason, there is the problem that a sufficient amount of working fluid can no longer be refluxed from the condenser J2 to the evaporator J1 and the heat exchange performance remarkably falls. - However, an exhaust heat recovery device can improve the fuel economy and heating performance since it is possible to raise the temperature of the cooling water early by recovery of the exhaust heat at the time of startup in the winter. On the other hand, to avoid overheating at the time of high engine load in the summer, it is possible to stop the recovery of the exhaust heat. For this reason, as shown in
FIG. 9 , the exhaust heat recovery device is preferably provided with a valve mechanism J6 for stopping the circulation of the working fluid. Note thatFIG. 9 shows a state where the exhaust heat recovery device is tilted with respect to the horizontal direction so that the evaporator J1 becomes higher than the condenser J2. - The exhaust heat recovery device shown in
FIG. 9 is provided with an evaporation side connecting part J71 guiding working fluid evaporated by the evaporator J1 to the condenser J2 and a condensation side connecting part J72 guiding working fluid condensed at the condenser J2 to the evaporator J1. Further, the end of the condensation side connecting part J72 at the evaporator J1 side is connected to the heat pipe J3 arranged at the side of the evaporator J1 closest to the condenser J2. - In an exhaust heat recovery device provided with such a valve mechanism J6, pressure loss occurs in the valve mechanism J6, so when the exhaust heat recovery device is tilted so that the evaporator J1 becomes higher than the condenser J2, it becomes hard for the working fluid to be refluxed from the
condenser 2 to the evaporator 1 and the working fluid ends up remaining in the condensation side connecting part J72. If placed under a low temperature environment in this state, there is the problem that the working fluid remaining in the condensation side connecting part J72 will freeze and the condensation side connecting part J72 will end up being blocked. Further, along with the working fluid remaining in the condensation side connecting part J72 freezing, there is the problem that the internal pressure occurring due to the expansion in volume ends up exceeding the pressure resistant strength of the condensation side connecting part J72 and breaking it. - An object of the present invention is to provide an exhaust heat recovery device able to secure a heat exchange performance even when tilted.
- Another object is to provide an exhaust heat recovery device able to prevent blockage or breakage of a condensation side connecting part when tilted.
- To achieve the above objects, the present invention provides an exhaust heat recovery device carried in a vehicle using an internal combustion engine as a drive source for operation and provided with an evaporator (1) arranged in an exhaust gas passage through which exhaust gas exhausted from the internal combustion engine runs, exchanging heat between the exhaust gas and an evaporable and condensable working fluid sealed inside it, and thereby evaporating the working fluid and a condenser (2) arranged in the cooling water passage through which cooling water of the internal combustion engine runs, exchanging heat between the working fluid evaporated by the evaporator (1) and cooling water, and thereby condensing the working fluid, wherein the evaporator (1) and condenser (2) are arranged in a closed loop channel through which the working fluid circulates, the evaporator (1) and condenser (2) are arranged to adjoin each other in the substantially horizontal direction, the evaporator (1) has a plurality of evaporation side heat pipes (3 a) arranged in parallel and is provided with a first communicating part (51 a) communicating with first ends of the plurality of evaporation side heat pipes (3 a) and a second communicating part (52 a) communicating with the other ends, and, when mounted in a vehicle in the horizontal state, the second communicating part (52 a) arranged at the bottom among the two communicating parts (51 a, 52 a) is positioned with the side far from the condenser (2) lower than the side near it.
- In this way, by positioning the second communicating part (52 a) arranged at the bottom among the two communicating parts (51 a, 52 a) in advance with the side far from the condenser (2) lower than the close side, when the exhaust heat recovery device as a whole is tilted so that the evaporator (1) becomes above the condenser (2), the water head difference between the evaporator (1) and condenser (2) can be kept from becoming small. Due to this, even when tilted, a sufficient amount of working fluid can be refluxed from the condenser (2) to the evaporator (1), so the heat exchange performance can be secured.
- Further, in the present invention, there is provided an exhaust heat recovery device carried in a vehicle using an internal combustion engine as a drive source for operation and provided with an evaporator (1) arranged in an exhaust gas passage through which exhaust gas exhausted from the internal combustion engine runs, exchanging heat between the exhaust gas and an evaporable and condensable working fluid sealed inside it, and thereby evaporating the working fluid, a condenser (2) arranged in the cooling water passage through which cooling water of the internal combustion engine runs, exchanging heat between the working fluid evaporated by the evaporator (1) and cooling water, and thereby condensing the working fluid, an evaporation side connecting part (71) guiding the working fluid evaporated at the evaporator (1) to the condenser (2), and a condensation side connecting part (72) guiding the working fluid condensed at the condenser (2) to the evaporator (1), when mounted in a vehicle in the horizontal state, the condensation side connecting part (72) being positioned with the side far from the condenser (2) below the side close to the condenser (2).
- According to this, when the exhaust heat recovery device as a whole is tilted so that the evaporator (1) becomes higher than the condenser (2), the water head difference of the evaporator (1) and condenser (2) can be kept from becoming small. Due to this, even when tilted, a sufficient amount of working fluid can be refluxed from the condenser (2) to the evaporator (1), so the heat exchange performance can be secured.
- Further, when the exhaust heat recovery device as a whole is tilted so that the evaporator (1) becomes higher than the condenser (2), it is possible to prevent working fluid from ending up remaining in the condensation side connecting part (72). For this reason, it is possible to prevent blockage or breakage of the condensation side connecting part (72) under a low temperature environment.
- Further, in the above exhaust heat recovery devices,
- the bottom ends of the evaporation side heat pipes (3 a) at the side far from the condenser (2) among the plurality of evaporation side heat pipes (3 a) may be positioned lower than the bottom ends of the evaporation side heat pipes (3 a) at the close side.
- Further, the above exhaust heat recovery devices may be further provided with a valve mechanism (6) provided at a downstream side in the condenser (2) and switching the channel through which the condensed working fluid flows into the evaporator (1).
- In this case, a pressure loss occurs in the valve mechanism (6), so when the exhaust heat recovery device is tilted so that the evaporator (1) becomes higher than the condenser (2), it becomes hard for the working fluid to be refluxed from the condenser (2) to the evaporator (1). Therefore, when providing the valve mechanism (6), the features can be said to be more effective.
- Note that the reference numerals in parentheses after the above means show the correspondence with specific means described in the later explained embodiments.
- These and other objects and features of the present invention will become clearer from the following description of the preferred embodiments given with reference to the attached drawings, wherein:
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FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing an exhaust heat recovery device according to a first embodiment; -
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing an exhaust heat recovery device according to a second embodiment; -
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing an exhaust heat recovery device according to a third embodiment; -
FIG. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a part A ofFIG. 3 ; -
FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing an exhaust heat recovery device according to a fourth embodiment; -
FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing an exhaust heat recovery device according to a fifth embodiment; -
FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing a conventional exhaust heat recovery device; -
FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view showing the state of a conventional exhaust heat recovery device tilted with respect to the horizontal direction; and -
FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view showing the state of an exhaust heat recovery device having a conventional valve mechanism J6 tilted with respect to the horizontal direction. - Below, a first embodiment of the present invention will be explained based on
FIG. 1 . The exhaust heat recovery device of the present embodiment recovers the exhaust heat of the exhaust gas from the exhaust system of the engine of a vehicle (internal combustion engine) and utilizes this exhaust heat for assisting warmup. -
FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing an exhaust heat recovery device according to the first embodiment. As shown inFIG. 1 , the exhaust heat recovery device of the present embodiment is provided with an evaporator 1 andcondenser 2. - The evaporator 1 is provided inside a
first housing 100 arranged in an exhaust pipe of a not shown engine. Further, the evaporator 1 performs heat exchange between the exhaust gas and the later explained working fluid and evaporates the working fluid. - The
condenser 2 is provided outside the exhaust pipe and is provided inside asecond housing 200 arranged in the cooling water passage of a not shown engine. Further, thecondenser 2 exchanges heat between the working fluid evaporated by the evaporator 1 and the engine cooling water to condense the working fluid. Thesecond housing 200 is provided with a coolingwater inflow port 201 connected to the cooling water outlet side of the engine and a coolingwater outflow port 202 connected to the cooling water inlet side of the engine. - The evaporator 1 and
condenser 2 are arranged adjoining each other in the horizontal direction. Normally, an exhaust pipe (not shown) is provided across the front-rear direction of the vehicle, so the directions of arrangement of the evaporator 1 andcondenser 2 match in the vehicle width direction. - Next, the configuration of the evaporator 1 will be explained.
- The evaporator 1 has a plurality of evaporation
side heat pipes 3 a andcorrugated fins 4 a bonded to the outer surfaces of the evaporationside heat pipes 3 a. The evaporationside heat pipes 3 a are formed flattened so that the direction of circulation of the exhaust gas (direction vertical to paper surface) matches with the long diameter direction and are arranged in parallel so that their longitudinal directions match with the vertical direction. - In the evaporator 1, at the two ends of the evaporation
side heat pipes 3 a in the longitudinal direction,evaporation side headers 5 a extending in the stacking direction of the evaporationside heat pipes 3 a and communicating with all evaporationside heat pipes 3 a are provided. Theevaporation side header 5 a arranged at the top end of the exhaust heat recovery device among theevaporation side headers 5 a will be referred to as the “firstevaporation side header 51 a”, while theevaporation side header 5 a arranged at the bottom will be referred to as the “secondevaporation side header 52 a”. Note that firstevaporation side header 51 a corresponds to the first communicating part of the present invention, while the secondevaporation side header 52 a corresponds to the second communicating part. - Next, the configuration of the
condenser 2 will be explained. - The
condenser 2 has a plurality of condensationside heat pipes 3 b. The condensationside heat pipes 3 b are formed flattened so that the direction of circulation of the engine cooling water (direction vertical to paper surface) matches with the long diameter direction and are arranged in parallel so that their longitudinal directions match with the vertical direction. - In the
condenser 2, at the two ends of the condensationside heat pipes 3 b in the longitudinal direction,condensation side headers 5 b extending in the stacking direction of the condensationside heat pipes 3 b and communicating with all condensationside heat pipes 3 b are provided. Among thecondensation side headers 5 b, thecondensation side header 5 b arranged at the top end side of the exhaust heat recovery device in the vertical direction will be called the “firstcondensation side header 51 b”, while thecondensation side header 5 b arranged at the bottom end side in the vertical direction will be called the “secondcondensation side header 52 b”. - The
evaporation side headers 5 a and thecondensation side headers 5 b are connected in a communicable state. Further, the evaporation side and condensationside heat pipes condensation side headers - Further, the second
condensation side header 52 b has avalve mechanism 6 provided inside it. Thevalve mechanism 6 forms a diaphragm type switching means for forming a channel connecting the condensationside heat pipes 3 b and secondevaporation side header 52 a and switching channels in accordance with the internal pressure of the evaporationside heat pipes 3 a (pressure of working fluid). Specifically, thevalve mechanism 6 is configured to close from the usual open state when the internal pressure rises and exceeds a first predetermined pressure at a predetermined cooling water temperature and conversely to open again when the internal pressure falls and becomes less than a second predetermined pressure lower than the first predetermined pressure. - In the present embodiment, the second
evaporation side header 52 a is arranged tilted with respect to the horizontal direction so that a portion at a side far from thecondenser 2 becomes lower than the portion at the side close to thecondenser 2 when the vehicle in which the exhaust heat recovery device is carried is positioned on a horizontal road surface. The bottom ends of the evaporationside heat pipes 3 a at the side far from thecondenser 2 are positioned lower than the bottom ends of the evaporationside heat pipes 3 a at the side close to thecondenser 2. In the present embodiment, the tilt angle θ of the secondevaporation side header 52 a with respect to the horizontal direction becomes 3° to 20° in range. Further, the firstevaporation side header 51 a is arranged so as not to be tilted, that is, with a longitudinal direction (stacking direction of evaporationside heat pipes 3 a) matching with the horizontal direction. - As explained above, by arranging the second
evaporation side header 52 a tilted in advance so that the portion at the side far from thecondenser 2 becomes lower than the portion at the side close to thecondenser 2, it is possible to suppress the reduction of the water head difference between the evaporator 1 andcondenser 2 when the evaporator 1 is tilted so as to become higher than thecondenser 2. Due to this, even when tilted, a sufficient amount of working fluid can be refluxed from thecondenser 2 to the evaporator 1, so the heat exchange performance can be secured. - Further, in the present embodiment, the second
condensation side header 52 b is provided inside it with avalve mechanism 6 for controlling the flow of the working fluid from thecondenser 2 to the evaporator 1. In this case, pressure loss occurs in thevalve mechanism 6, so when the exhaust heat recovery device is tilted so that the evaporator 1 becomes higher than thecondenser 2, it becomes hard for the working fluid to be refluxed well from thecondenser 2 to the evaporator 1. Therefore, when providing thevalve mechanism 6, such a configuration (secondevaporation side header 52 a arranged tilted so that the part at the side far from thecondenser 2 becomes lower than the part at the side close to the condenser 2) can be said to be more effective. - Note that the usually envisioned tilt angle of a road surface in the vehicle width direction is not more than 20°. For this reason, by making the tilt angle θ of the second
evaporation side header 52 a with respect to the horizontal direction 3° to 20° in range, it is possible to handle the usually envisioned range of tilt of a road surface. - Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be explained based on
FIG. 2 . Parts similar to those in the first embodiment are assigned the same reference numerals and explanations will be omitted. -
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing an exhaust heat recovery device according to the second embodiment. As shown inFIG. 2 , theevaporation side headers 5 a and thecondensation side headers 5 b are connected in a communicable state through tubular connectingparts 7. Further, the evaporation side and condensationside heat pipes condensation side headers parts 7 form a closed loop. Water, alcohol, or another evaporable and condensable working fluid is sealed inside these. - Further, the evaporator 1 is arranged tilted with respect to the horizontal direction so that the part at the side far from the
condenser 2 becomes lower than the part at the side close to thecondenser 2 when the exhaust heat recovery device is carried in a vehicle in the horizontal state. At that time, in theevaporation side headers 5 a, the ends at the sides far from thecondenser 2 become lower than the ends at the sides close to thecondenser 2. That is, the bottom ends of the evaporationside heat pipes 3 a at the side far from thecondenser 2 are positioned below the bottom ends of the evaporationside heat pipes 3 a at the side close to thecondenser 2. Note that in the present embodiment, thefirst housing 100 is arranged tilted by a tilt angle θ similar to the evaporator 1. - The end of the bottom surface 110 (lower surface) of the
first housing 100 at the side far from thecondenser 2 is formed with acondensed water catch 111 able to store the exhaust condensed water. Note that the “exhaust condensed water” means the water generated due to condensation of the moisture contained in the exhaust gas due to the exhaust gas being rapidly cooled in the evaporator 1 right after engine startup when the temperature of the evaporator 1 is low. Thefirst housing 100 is tilted with respect to the horizontal direction so that the side far from thecondenser 2 becomes lower, so the exhaust condensed water flows toward thecondensed water catch 111. Due to this, the exhaust condensed water can be stored in one location, so discharge of the exhaust condensed water becomes easy. - As explained above, when arranging the second
evaporation side header 52 a tilted in advance so that the portion of the side far from thecondenser 2 becomes lower than the portion at the side close to thecondenser 2 to thereby make the evaporator 1 become higher than thecondenser 2, the water head difference between the evaporator 1 andcondenser 2 can be kept from becoming smaller. Due to this, effects similar to those of the first embodiment can be obtained. - Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be explained based on
FIG. 3 andFIG. 4 . Parts similar to those in the first embodiment are assigned the same reference numerals and explanations will be omitted. -
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing an exhaust heat recovery device according to the third embodiment, whileFIG. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a part A ofFIG. 3 . As shown inFIG. 3 andFIG. 4 , the evaporationside heat pipes 3 a of the present embodiment are formed by pairs of shapedplates plates - The two end sides of the pairs of shaped
plates tubular flange parts 33 projecting out in the opposite directions toward the outsides of the evaporationside heat pipes 3 a. Oneflange part 33 of each pair offlange parts 33 has a larger open size than theother flange part 33. For this reason, the end of oneflange part 33 fits into the end of anotherflange part 33 for engagement. - The
evaporation side headers 5 a are formed by stacking theflange parts 33 of the evaporationside heat pipes 3 a and the longitudinal direction ends of the evaporationside heat pipes 3 a and are communicated with each other by the engagement of the ends of the adjoiningflange parts 33. - In the present embodiment, the adjoining evaporation
side heat pipes 3 a are arranged offset from each other in the vertical direction. More specifically, in adjoining evaporationside heat pipes 3 a, the evaporationside heat pipe 3 a at the side far from thecondenser 2 is positioned lower than the evaporationside heat pipe 3 a at the side close to thecondenser 2. - At that time, the channels formed by adjoining pairs of
flange parts 33 in theevaporation side headers 5 a (hereinafter referred to as the “header component members 34”) are arranged in steps. More specifically, in the adjoiningheader component members 34, theheader component member 34 at the side far from thecondenser 2 is arranged so as to be lower than theheader component member 34 at the side close to thecondenser 2. Therefore, theevaporation side headers 5 a are arranged so that the end in the vehicle width direction at the side far from thecondenser 2 becomes lower than the end of the side close to thecondenser 2. - Due to this, effects similar to those of the first embodiment can be obtained.
- Next, a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be explained based on
FIG. 5 . Parts similar to those in the third embodiment are assigned the same reference numerals and explanations will be omitted. -
FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing an exhaust heat recovery device according to the fourth embodiment. As shown inFIG. 5 , the firstevaporation side headers 51 a of the present embodiment are arranged in parallel in the horizontal direction. More specifically, the firstevaporation side headers 51 a are arranged so that their longitudinal directions (stacking directions of evaporationside heat pipes 3 a) match in the horizontal direction. At that time, in the plurality of evaporationside heat pipes 3 a, the closer to thecondenser 2, the longer the length in the longitudinal direction. - Due to this, effects similar to those of the third embodiment can be obtained.
- Next, a fifth embodiment of the present invention will be explained based on
FIG. 6 . Parts similar to those in the first embodiment are assigned the same reference numerals and explanations will be omitted. -
FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing an exhaust heat recovery device according to the fifth embodiment. As shown inFIG. 6 , in the present embodiment, secondevaporation side headers corrugated fins 4 b are bonded to the outer surfaces of the condensationside heat pipes 3 b. - Further, the
evaporation side headers 5 a and thecondensation side headers 5 b are connected in a communicating state through tubular connectingparts 7. Further, the evaporation side and condensationside heat pipes condensation side headers parts 7 form a closed loop. Water, alcohol, or another evaporable and condensable working fluid is sealed inside these. Due to this, the working fluid circulates through the evaporator 1 andcondenser 2. - Here, among the two connecting
parts 7, the one arranged at the top side, connecting the firstevaporation side header 51 a and firstcondensation side header 51 b, and guiding working fluid evaporated at the evaporator 1 to thecondenser 2 will be called the “evaporationside connecting part 71”. Further, among the two connectingparts 7, the one arranged at the bottom side, connecting the secondevaporation side header 52 a and secondcondensation side header 52 b, and guiding the working fluid condensed at thecondenser 2 to the evaporator 1 will be called the “condensationside connecting part 72”. - In the present embodiment, the second
condensation side header 52 b is arranged so that it becomes higher than the secondevaporation side header 52 a when the exhaust heat recovery device is mounted in a vehicle in the horizontal state. Further, at the condensationside connecting part 72, the end at thecondenser 2 side is connected to the secondcondensation side header 52 b, while the end at the evaporator 1 side is connected to theheat pipe 30 a at the side closest to thecondenser 2 among the plurality of evaporationside heat pipes 3 a. - Further, the condensation
side connecting part 72 is arranged tilted with respect to the horizontal direction so that the portion of the side far from thecondenser 2 becomes lower than the portion of the side close to thecondenser 2 when the exhaust heat recovery device is mounted in a vehicle in the horizontal state. That is, the condensationside connecting part 72 is tilted with respect to the horizontal direction so as to become lower from thecondenser 2 side toward the evaporator 1 side. In the present embodiment, the tilt angle θ of the condensationside connecting part 72 with respect to the horizontal direction is made 3° to 20° in range. - As explained above, by tilting the condensation
side connecting part 72 in advance so that the portion at the side far from thecondenser 2 becomes lower than the portion at the side close to thecondenser 2, when the exhaust heat recovery device as a whole is tilted so that the evaporator 1 becomes higher than thecondenser 2, the water head difference between the evaporator 1 and thecondenser 2 can be kept from becoming smaller. Due to this, even when tilted, a sufficient amount of working fluid can be refluxed from thecondenser 2 to the evaporator 1, so the heat exchange performance can be secured. Further, when the exhaust heat recovery device as a whole is tilted so that the evaporator 1 becomes higher than thecondenser 2, it is possible to prevent working fluid from ending up remaining in the condensationside connecting part 72. For this reason, blockage or breakage of the condensationside connecting part 72 under a low temperature environment can be prevented. - However, the tilt angle in the vehicle width direction of a road surface usually envisioned is not more than 20°. For this reason, by making the tilt angle θ of the condensation
side connecting part 72 with respect to the horizontal direction 3° to 20° in range, it is possible to deal with the usually envisioned range of tilt of a road surface. - Note that in the above embodiments, the
condenser 2 was configured with a plurality of condensationside heat pipes 3 b arranged in parallel so that their longitudinal directions matched with the vertical direction, but the invention is not limited to this. Thecondenser 2 may be configured in any way. - Further, in the second embodiment, the
first housing 100 was provided with acondensed water catch 111, but this need not be provided. - Further, in the third and fourth embodiments, the evaporation
side heat pipes 3 a were formed from pairs of shapedplates side heat pipes 3 a need not be split. - While the invention has been described with reference to specific embodiments chosen for purpose of illustration, it should be apparent that numerous modifications could be made thereto by those skilled in the art without departing from the basic concept and scope of the invention.
Claims (5)
1. An exhaust heat recovery device carried in a vehicle using an internal combustion engine as a drive source for operation and provided with
an evaporator arranged in an exhaust gas passage through which exhaust gas exhausted from the internal combustion engine runs, exchanging heat between the exhaust gas and an evaporable and condensable working fluid sealed inside it, and thereby evaporating the working fluid and
a condenser arranged in the cooling water passage through which cooling water of the internal combustion engine runs, exchanging heat between the working fluid evaporated by the evaporator and cooling water, and thereby condensing the working fluid, wherein
the evaporator and condenser are arranged in a closed loop channel through which the working fluid circulates,
the evaporator and condenser are arranged to adjoin each other in the substantially horizontal direction,
the evaporator has a plurality of evaporation side heat pipes arranged in parallel and is provided with a first communicating part communicating with first ends of the plurality of evaporation side heat pipes and a second communicating part communicating with the other ends, and,
when mounted in a vehicle in the horizontal state, the second communicating part arranged at the bottom among the two communicating parts is positioned with the side far from the condenser lower than the side near it.
2. An exhaust heat recovery device as set forth in claim 1 , further provided with:
an evaporation side connecting part guiding said working fluid evaporated by said evaporator to said condenser and
a condensation side connecting part guiding said working fluid condensed at said condenser to said evaporator,
when mounted in a vehicle in the horizontal state, said condensation side connecting part being positioned with the side far from said condenser lower than the side close to said condenser.
3. An exhaust heat recovery device carried in a vehicle using an internal combustion engine as a drive source for operation and provided with
an evaporator arranged in an exhaust gas passage through which exhaust gas exhausted from the internal combustion engine runs, exchanging heat between the exhaust gas and an evaporable and condensable working fluid sealed inside it, and thereby evaporating the working fluid,
a condenser arranged in the cooling water passage through which cooling water of the internal combustion engine runs, exchanging heat between the working fluid evaporated by the evaporator and cooling water, and thereby condensing the working fluid,
an evaporation side connecting part guiding said working fluid evaporated at said evaporator to said condenser, and
a condensation side connecting part guiding said working fluid condensed at said condenser to said evaporator,
when mounted in a vehicle in the horizontal state, the condensation side connecting part being positioned with the side far from said condenser below the side close to said condenser.
4. An exhaust heat recovery device as set forth in claim 1 , wherein when mounted in a vehicle in the horizontal state, the bottom ends of said evaporation side heat pipes at the side far from said condenser among the plurality of evaporation side heat pipes are positioned lower than the bottom ends of said evaporation side heat pipes at the close side.
5. An exhaust heat recovery device as set forth in claim 1 , further provided with a valve mechanism provided at a downstream side in said condenser and switching the channel through which the condensed working fluid flows into said evaporator.
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