US20170074564A1 - Heat exchanger and refrigeration cycle apparatus including the heat exchanger - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a heat exchanger installed in a heat source unit such as an outdoor unit and configured to minimize deterioration of frost formation resistance, and a refrigeration cycle apparatus including the heat exchanger.
- a plate fin-tube heat exchanger has been conventional as a heat exchanger applied to a refrigeration cycle apparatus, such as an air-conditioning apparatus.
- a heat exchanger is generally formed of a plurality of plate-shaped fins having circular holes and a plurality of heat transfer tubes having circular cross sections inserted through the fins.
- a fin-tube heat exchanger including a plurality of heat transfer fins stacked substantially parallel to each other with predetermined gaps and a plurality of heat transfer tubes extending through the heat transfer fins in a direction substantially perpendicular to a planar direction of the heat transfer fins, the heat transfer tubes extending through through-holes in the heat transfer fins, substantially cylindrical fin collars being formed around the through-holes and extending in the direction substantially perpendicular to the planar direction of the heat transfer fins, and the heat transfer tubes being inserted through the through-holes while the heat transfer tubes being in close contact with the fin collars to exchange heat between gas flowing in the planar direction of the heat transfer fins and heat refrigerant flowing inside the heat transfer tubes, wherein slits are provided in the heat transfer fins only in a direction of rows substantially perpendicular to a flow direction of the gas, and wherein parts of the heat transfer fins upwind of the slits in flow of the gas are uplifted to
- a heat exchanger including heat transfer tubes, a plurality of heat transfer fins disposed side by side to cross the heat transfer tubes, and cut-and-raised pieces provided on heat transfer surfaces of the heat transfer fins, with lower end portions of the cut-and-raised pieces provided with water guiding portions for drainage has been proposed (see Patent Literature 3, for example).
- Patent Literature 1 Japanese Patent No. 4775429 (Embodiment 1 and other sections)
- Patent Literature 2 Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2008-249320 ( FIGS. 1 and 2 and other sections)
- Patent Literature 3 Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2010-255974 ( FIGS. 1 and 2 and other sections)
- the fin-tube heat exchanger described in Patent Literature 1 is capable of obtaining excellent heat transfer performance by forming the projections, and secures drain passages for the condensed water and minimizes an increase in ventilation resistance by defining the areas in which the projections are not formed.
- the heat exchangers described in Patent Literatures 2 and 3 improve the performance of the heat exchangers by enhancing heat transfer with cutouts, such as slits, provided between the heat transfer tubes, and are provided with devices, such as drain passages provided between the heat transfer tubes, to improve the drainage performance.
- the heat exchanger When a heating operation is performed with any of the thus-configured heat exchangers installed in a heat source unit such as an outdoor unit, the heat exchanger operates as an evaporator. Operating a heat exchanger as an evaporator may form frost on the heat exchanger.
- the frost formation on the heat exchanger occurs on leading edge portions of the fins (most upstream sides of the fins in flow of air) and fin slit portions, and also on parts of the heat transfer tubes. Further, the frost formation on the parts of the heat transfer tubes contributes to blockage of air passages.
- the frost formation resistance deteriorates, and the air fails to reach the downstream side of the heat exchanger, preventing the heat exchange during the frost formation, that is, degrading the frost formation resistance.
- the present invention has been made to solve the issues as described above, and aims to provide a heat exchanger that secures the air release passages during the frost formation to minimize the deterioration of the frost formation resistance, and a refrigeration cycle apparatus including the heat exchanger.
- a heat exchanger includes a plurality of fins arranged parallel to each other with predetermined gaps therebetween, and a plurality of heat transfer tubes that extend through the fins.
- the fins have a multi-column configuration, and the plurality of heat transfer tubes are aligned in a multiple of rows along a direction perpendicular to a direction in which the fins are aligned in columns.
- the plurality of heat transfer tubes include first heat transfer tubes that extend through the fins in a first column being one of the columns, and second heat transfer tubes that extend through the fins in a second column being another one of the columns and are positioned on upper sides and lower sides of the first heat transfer tubes in the direction in which the plurality of heat transfer tubes are aligned in the multiple of rows.
- the fins are provided with first regions in at least a part of which a heat transfer promoting portion is formed, and second regions in which the heat transfer promoting portion is not formed.
- Each of the second regions is included in at least one of a region between a lower end portion of one of the first heat transfer tubes and an upper end portion of one of the second heat transfer tubes closest to the one of the first heat transfer tubes, and a region between an upper end portion of another one of the first heat transfer tubes and a lower end portion of the one of the second heat transfer tubes closest to the other one of the first heat transfer tubes.
- a refrigeration cycle apparatus includes a heat source unit equipped with the above-described heat exchanger and a use-side unit connected to the heat source unit.
- the heat exchanger according to the embodiment of the present invention has the second regions provided in the fins, and thus is capable of securing the air release passages during the frost formation and minimizing the deterioration of the frost formation resistance.
- the refrigeration cycle apparatus includes the above-described heat exchanger, and thus is capable of continuously performing the operation without blockage of the air passages in the heat exchanger even during the frost formation on the heat exchanger.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view schematically illustrating an internal configuration of a heat source unit installed with an example of a heat exchanger according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention
- FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram for describing the configuration of the heat source unit installed with the example of the heat exchanger according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram schematically illustrating a state of the example of the heat exchanger according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention, as viewed in the direction of central axes of heat transfer tubes.
- FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram schematically illustrating a state of another example of the heat exchanger according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention, as viewed in the direction of the central axes of the heat transfer tubes.
- FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram schematically illustrating a state of another example of the heat exchanger according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention, as viewed in the direction of the central axes of the heat transfer tubes.
- FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram schematically illustrating a state of the heat exchanger according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention, as viewed in a direction perpendicular to the direction of the central axes of the heat transfer tubes.
- FIG. 7 is a schematic explanatory diagram for describing an example of specific numerical values of the heat exchanger according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
- FIG. 8 is a refrigerant circuit diagram schematically illustrating a basic refrigerant circuit configuration of a refrigeration cycle apparatus according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention.
- Embodiment 1 and Embodiment 2 of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings as necessary.
- the dimensional relationships between component members may be different from actual ones.
- parts assigned with the same reference signs are the same or correspond to one another, and the reference signs are applied to the entire text of the specification.
- forms of component elements described in the entire text of the specification are only illustrative, and the present invention is not limited to these described forms.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view schematically illustrating an internal configuration of a heat source unit 60 installed with an example of a heat exchanger according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention (hereinafter referred to as the heat exchanger 50 ).
- FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram for describing the configuration of the heat source unit 60 . The configuration of the heat source unit 60 will first be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2 .
- the heat source unit (also referred to as outdoor unit) 60 forms a part of a refrigeration cycle apparatus.
- the heat source unit 60 is connected to an indoor unit (also referred to as use-side unit or load-side unit) to thereby form the refrigeration cycle apparatus.
- component devices mounted in the heat source unit 60 and the indoor unit a compressor, a heat source-side heat exchanger (the heat exchanger 50 ), an expansion device (an expansion valve 12 ), and a use-side heat exchanger 71 ) are connected by pipes to thereby form a refrigerant circuit and perform an air-conditioning operation or a hot water supply operation, for example.
- the refrigeration cycle apparatus will be described in Embodiment 2.
- the heat source unit 60 includes a housing 60 A forming an exterior. As illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2 , a divider 61 is provided inside the housing 60 A. With the divider 61 , the interior of the housing 60 A is demarcated into a mechanical chamber 62 and an air-sending device chamber 63 .
- the mechanical chamber 62 is provided with a compressor 10 , a four-way valve 11 , the expansion valve 12 , a muffler 16 , refrigerant pipes 15 for connecting these devices, and other devices.
- the air-sending device chamber 63 is provided with the heat exchanger 50 , an air-sending fan 20 , a fan motor 21 , a motor support 22 , and other devices.
- the compressor 10 compresses refrigerant circulating through a refrigeration cycle into high-temperature, high-pressure refrigerant, and discharges the compressed refrigerant.
- the four-way valve 11 switches a flow of the refrigerant depending on the operation.
- a heating energy supply operation of supplying heating energy to the load side is performed, the four-way valve 11 is switched as indicated by a solid line in FIG. 2 .
- a cooling energy supply operation of supplying cooling energy to the load side is performed, the four-way valve 11 is switched as indicated by a broken line in FIG. 2 .
- the expansion valve 12 expands the refrigerant by reducing the pressure, and is formed of a valve controllable to change the opening degree, such as an electronic expansion valve.
- the muffler 16 has a role of stabilizing the flow rate of the refrigerant by accumulating a certain amount of gas refrigerant and then distributing the refrigerant to the compressor 10 .
- the heat exchanger 50 is a cross-fin, fin-and-tube heat exchanger. Details of the heat exchanger 50 will be described later.
- the heat exchanger 50 is formed into a substantially L-shape in a plan view. A heat exchange area of the heat exchanger 50 can be increased by forming the heat exchanger 50 into the substantially L-shape.
- the air-sending fan 20 is an air-sending unit formed of an axial-flow fan (propeller fan), for example.
- the fan motor 21 is for rotating the air-sending fan 20 .
- the fan motor 21 is supported by the motor support 22 .
- the motor support 22 is a member supporting the fan motor 21 .
- the refrigerant When the compressor 10 is driven, the refrigerant is increased in pressure and discharged in a high-temperature, high-pressure state by the compressor 10 .
- the refrigerant discharged from the compressor 10 passes through the four-way valve 11 , and then is supplied to the heat exchanger mounted in the indoor unit, illustration of which is omitted, to be cooled into a low-temperature, high-pressure state through heat exchange with air.
- air for heating is supplied from the indoor unit, and an air-conditioned space is heated.
- the refrigerant returns to the heat source unit 60 , and is expanded through pressure reduction by the expansion valve 12 into a low-temperature, low-pressure state.
- the refrigerant is heated by the heat exchanger 50 , and then returns to the compressor 10 .
- the heat exchanger 50 When the refrigeration cycle apparatus performs the heating energy supply operation (a heating operation, for example), the heat exchanger 50 operates as an evaporator in the heat source unit 60 . Operating the heat exchanger 50 as an evaporator may form frost on the heat exchanger 50 . As described above, the frost formation on the heat exchanger 50 also occurs on parts of heat transfer tubes in addition to leading edge portions of fins and fin slit portions. When the formed frost grows, air passages are eventually blocked.
- a cross-fin, fin-and-tube heat exchanger has fins formed with heat transfer promoting portions, such as slits, to produce a heat transfer promotion effect.
- heat transfer promoting portions promote heat transfer, allowing frost to block even air release passages desired to be secured during the frost formation.
- the heat exchanger 50 adopts the following configuration.
- FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram schematically illustrating a state of an example of the heat exchanger 50 , as viewed in the direction of central axes of the heat transfer tubes.
- FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram schematically illustrating a state of another example of the heat exchanger 40 , as viewed in the direction of the central axes of the heat transfer tubes.
- FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram schematically illustrating a state of another example of the heat exchanger 50 , as viewed in the direction of the central axes of the heat transfer tubes.
- FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram schematically illustrating a state of the heat exchanger 50 , as viewed in a direction perpendicular to the direction of the central axes of the heat transfer tubes.
- FIG. 7 is a schematic explanatory diagram for describing an example of specific numerical values of the heat exchanger 50 .
- the heat exchanger 50 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 3 to 7 .
- FIGS. 3 and 4 illustrate the heat exchanger 50 having a two-column configuration
- FIG. 5 illustrates the heat exchanger 50 having a three-column configuration.
- the heat exchanger 50 includes a plurality of fins 1 arranged parallel to each other with predetermined gaps and a plurality of heat transfer tubes 2 that extend through the fins 1 , and exchanges heat between the air flowing between the fins 1 and the refrigerant flowing inside the heat transfer tubes 2 .
- the plurality of fins 1 are arranged in a direction parallel to the direction of flow of air, and have a multi-column configuration.
- FIG. 3 illustrates the fin 1 disposed on the upstream side of the flow of air as a fin 1 A and the fin 1 disposed on the downstream side of the flow of air as a fin 1 B. That is, the fins 1 have a two-column configuration in the example illustrated in FIG. 3 .
- FIG. 5 illustrates the fin 1 disposed on the upstream side of the flow of air as the fin 1 A, the fin 1 disposed on the downstream side of the flow of air as a fin 10 , and the fin 1 disposed between the fin 1 A and the fin 1 C as the fin 1 B. That is, the fins 1 have a three-column configuration in the example illustrated in FIG. 5 .
- the direction parallel to the direction of the flow of air is defined as the “column direction.”
- the fin 1 A corresponds to a “fin in the first column.”
- the fin 1 B corresponds to a “fin in the second column.”
- the plurality of heat transfer tubes 2 are provided in a direction perpendicular to the direction of the flow of air through the fins 1 .
- FIG. 3 illustrates the heat transfer tubes 2 extending through the fin 1 A as heat transfer tubes 2 A, and the heat transfer tubes 2 extending through the fin 1 B as heat transfer tubes 2 B. That is, the heat transfer tubes 2 are aligned in a multiple of rows in the example illustrated in FIG. 3 . That is, the heat transfer tubes 2 are aligned in a multiple of rows along a direction perpendicular to the column direction of the fins 1 .
- FIG. 5 illustrates the heat transfer tubes 2 extending through the fin 1 A as the heat transfer tubes 2 A, the heat transfer tubes 2 extending through the fin 1 B as the heat transfer tubes 2 B, and the heat transfer tubes 2 extending through the fin 10 as heat transfer tubes 20 . That is, the heat transfer tubes 2 are aligned in a multiple of rows in the example illustrated in FIG. 5 .
- the direction perpendicular to the direction of the flow of air is defined as the “row direction.” Further, the heat transfer tubes 2 A correspond to “first heat transfer tubes” of the present invention, and the heat transfer tubes 2 B correspond to “second heat transfer tubes” of the present invention.
- a heat transfer promoting portion such as a slit is not provided between preceding and following ones of the heat transfer tubes 2 in the fins 1 to minimize the frost formation on parts of the air passages serving as ultimate release passages during the frost formation.
- the preceding and following ones of the heat transfer tubes 2 refer to, with reference to one of the heat transfer tubes 2 A on the most upstream side of the flow of air for heat exchange, the heat transfer tube 2 A and one or two of the heat transfer tubes 2 B closest to the heat transfer tube 2 A and positioned on the upper side and/or the lower side of the heat transfer tube 2 A.
- the heat transfer promoting portion is not provided in a region between a lower end portion of one of the heat transfer tubes 2 A and an upper end portion of the corresponding one of the heat transfer tubes 2 B and a region between an upper end portion of one of the heat transfer tubes 2 A and a lower end portion of the corresponding one of the heat transfer tubes 2 B (three regions (second regions) L illustrated in FIGS. 3 and 5 ).
- the heat exchanger 50 illustrated in FIG. 5 has the three-column configuration, and thus the regions L are extended in the column direction, and the heat transfer promoting portion is also not provided between a lower end portion of one of the heat transfer tubes 2 C and an upper end portion of the corresponding one of the heat transfer tubes 2 B.
- the region L is set to a region including at least a central portion of the region between the lower end portion of the one of the heat transfer tubes 2 A and the upper end portion of the corresponding one of the heat transfer tubes 2 B.
- the heat transfer promoting portion 3 such as a slit for producing the heat transfer promotion effect is formed in each of regions of the fins 1 not including the region L (first regions). In each of the regions of the fins 1 not including the region L, however, the heat transfer promoting portion 3 may be formed, and is not necessarily required to be formed. In the regions of the fins 1 not including the region L, the heat transfer promoting portion 3 is formed in a region of 62 described below.
- the heat exchanger 50 can secure the region L as the air release passage, even when the formed frost grows.
- the region L serves as the air release passage, and thus the air reaches the downstream side of the heat exchanger 50 , and the heat exchange continues. Consequently, the heat exchanger 50 is capable of minimizing the deterioration of the frost formation resistance.
- the heat transfer promoting portion 3 may be formed in each of the regions not including the region L, and when the heat transfer promoting portion 3 is formed, the heat transfer is promoted.
- FIGS. 3 and 5 illustrate, as an example, the case in which the region L extends parallel to the column direction
- the region L is not required to extend strictly parallel to the column direction.
- the region L may be secured to slope from the upstream side toward the downstream side of the flow of air. With this configuration, the region L also serves as a drain passage when the frost thaws.
- the region L is only required to include a central portion of the region between the lower end portion of one of the heat transfer tubes 2 A (the heat transfer tubes 20 ) and the upper end portion of the corresponding one of the heat transfer tubes 2 B and a central portion of the region between the upper end portion of one of the heat transfer tubes 2 A (the heat transfer tubes 20 ) and the lower end portion of the corresponding one of the heat transfer tubes 2 B, and the region L may or may not extend parallel to the column direction.
- the region L may be provided on a part.
- the region between the heat transfer tube 2 A in the uppermost row and the heat transfer tube 2 B in the uppermost row may be set as the region L.
- the region between the heat transfer tube 2 A in the lowermost row and the heat transfer tube 2 B in the lowermost row may be set as the region L. That is, the number of regions L is not particularly limited. However, the deterioration of the frost formation resistance can be further reduced by setting the region L on both the upper sides and the lower sides of the heat transfer tubes, as in FIGS. 3 and 5 .
- the drainage performance is enhanced owing to the absence of the heat transfer promoting portion 3 , and the post-defrost drainage performance is improved.
- the size of the region L is preferably determined in consideration of a stagnation region length ( ⁇ 1 ) around each of the heat transfer tubes 2 .
- ⁇ 1 a stagnation region length
- the region L is set to the area excluding the portion of ⁇ 1 .
- This configuration can form the heat transfer promoting portion 3 in the portion of ⁇ 1 , and the heat transfer is promoted in the portion of ⁇ 1 .
- the region L can secure the air release passage.
- the regions other than the region L is preferably determined in consideration of a stagnation region length ( ⁇ 2 ) of a slipstream behind each of the heat transfer tubes 2 .
- a portion of ⁇ 2 is a slipstream portion behind the heat transfer tube 2 , in which air originally does not flow smoothly. That is, the heat transfer promoting portion 3 is not formed in the region L, but is formed in each of the regions including ⁇ 2 .
- the heat transfer promoting portion 3 is formed in the portion of ⁇ 2 , and the heat transfer is promoted in the portion of ⁇ 2 .
- the region L can secure the air release passage.
- the region L in this case may or may not include ⁇ 1 .
- the region L secures the air release passage during the frost formation and minimizes the deterioration of the frost formation resistance. In the heat exchanger 50 , consequently, the air passage is not blocked even during the frost formation, and thus the operation can be continued.
- FIG. 8 is a refrigerant circuit diagram schematically illustrating a basic refrigerant circuit configuration of a refrigeration cycle apparatus 100 according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention.
- the refrigeration cycle apparatus 100 includes the heat source unit 60 and an indoor unit 70 , and is capable of performing a heating energy supply operation (a heating operation, for example) or a cooling energy supply operation (a cooling operation, for example) by circulating refrigerant through component devices mounted in the heat source unit 60 and the indoor unit 70 .
- a heating energy supply operation a heating operation, for example
- a cooling energy supply operation a cooling operation, for example
- the indoor unit (also referred to as use-side unit or load-side unit) 70 forms a part of the refrigeration cycle apparatus 100 together with the heat source unit 60 . Further, the component devices mounted in the heat source unit 60 and the indoor unit 70 (the compressor 10 , the heat exchanger 50 , the expansion valve 12 , and the use-side heat exchanger 71 ) are connected by pipes to thereby form a refrigerant circuit.
- the refrigeration cycle apparatus 100 is used in performing an air-conditioning operation in an air-conditioned space (such as an indoor space installed with the indoor unit 70 ). Further, for example, the refrigeration cycle apparatus 100 is used in performing a hot water supply operation of boiling water with the use-side heat exchanger 71 . In Embodiment 2, however, a description will be given in the assumption that the refrigeration cycle apparatus 100 performs the air-conditioning operation.
- the heat source unit 60 is as described in Embodiment 1.
- the indoor unit 70 is equipped with the use-side heat exchanger 71 and an air-sending fan 72 .
- the use-side heat exchanger (also referred to as indoor heat exchanger or load-side heat exchanger) 71 may be formed of a cross-fin, fin-and-tube heat exchanger similarly to the heat exchanger 50 .
- the use-side heat exchanger 71 may be formed of a microchannel heat exchanger, a shell-and-tube heat exchanger, a heat-pipe heat exchanger, a double-pipe heat exchanger, a plate heat exchanger, or another type of heat exchanger.
- a case in which the use-side heat exchanger 71 exchanges heat with air and refrigerant will be described here as an example.
- the air-sending fan 72 is an air-sending unit formed of a through-flow fan (cross-flow fan), for example.
- the refrigerant When the compressor 10 is driven, the refrigerant is increased in pressure and discharged in a high-temperature, high-pressure state by the compressor 10 .
- the refrigerant discharged from the compressor 10 is supplied to the use-side heat exchanger 71 and cooled into a low-temperature, high-pressure state through heat exchange with air.
- air for heating is supplied from the indoor unit 70 , and the air-conditioned space is heated.
- the refrigerant flows out of the use-side heat exchanger 71 and is expanded through pressure reduction by the expansion valve 12 into a low-temperature, low-pressure state.
- the refrigerant is heated by the heat exchanger 50 , and then returns to the compressor 10 .
- the refrigerant When the compressor 10 is driven, the refrigerant is increased in pressure and discharged in a high-temperature, high-pressure state by the compressor 10 .
- the refrigerant discharged from the compressor 10 is supplied to the heat exchanger 50 and cooled into a low-temperature, high-pressure state through heat exchange with air.
- the refrigerant flows out of the heat exchanger 50 , and is expanded through pressure reduction by the expansion valve 12 into a low-temperature, low-pressure state.
- the refrigerant is heated by the use-side heat exchanger 71 . In this process, air for cooling is supplied from the indoor unit 70 , and the air-conditioned space is cooled.
- the refrigerant flowing out of the use-side heat exchanger 71 returns to the compressor 10 .
- the refrigeration cycle apparatus 100 includes the heat exchanger 50 , and thus is capable of securing the air release passages even during the frost formation and minimizing the deterioration of the frost formation resistance. Further, the air passages of the heat exchanger 50 are not blocked even during the frost formation on the heat exchanger 50 , and thus the refrigeration cycle apparatus 100 is capable of continuously performing the heating energy supply operation.
- Embodiment 1 The numerical values described in Embodiment 1 are only illustrative, and the present invention is not limited to the described numerical values.
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Description
- The present invention relates to a heat exchanger installed in a heat source unit such as an outdoor unit and configured to minimize deterioration of frost formation resistance, and a refrigeration cycle apparatus including the heat exchanger.
- A plate fin-tube heat exchanger has been conventional as a heat exchanger applied to a refrigeration cycle apparatus, such as an air-conditioning apparatus. Such a heat exchanger is generally formed of a plurality of plate-shaped fins having circular holes and a plurality of heat transfer tubes having circular cross sections inserted through the fins.
- As an example of such a heat exchanger, “a fin-tube heat exchanger including a plurality of heat transfer fins stacked substantially parallel to each other with predetermined gaps and a plurality of heat transfer tubes extending through the heat transfer fins in a direction substantially perpendicular to a planar direction of the heat transfer fins, the heat transfer tubes extending through through-holes in the heat transfer fins, substantially cylindrical fin collars being formed around the through-holes and extending in the direction substantially perpendicular to the planar direction of the heat transfer fins, and the heat transfer tubes being inserted through the through-holes while the heat transfer tubes being in close contact with the fin collars to exchange heat between gas flowing in the planar direction of the heat transfer fins and heat refrigerant flowing inside the heat transfer tubes, wherein slits are provided in the heat transfer fins only in a direction of rows substantially perpendicular to a flow direction of the gas, and wherein parts of the heat transfer fins upwind of the slits in flow of the gas are uplifted to provide projections having respective openings formed on a downwind side by the slits, with the projections not formed at positions crossing straight lines passing through the centers of the heat transfer tubes and parallel to the flow direction of the gas” has been proposed (see Patent Literature 1, for example).
- Further, “a heat exchanger including
heat transfer tubes heat transfer tubes pieces pieces Patent Literature 2, for example). - Further, “a heat exchanger including heat transfer tubes, a plurality of heat transfer fins disposed side by side to cross the heat transfer tubes, and cut-and-raised pieces provided on heat transfer surfaces of the heat transfer fins, with lower end portions of the cut-and-raised pieces provided with water guiding portions for drainage” has been proposed (see
Patent Literature 3, for example). - Patent Literature 1: Japanese Patent No. 4775429 (Embodiment 1 and other sections)
- Patent Literature 2: Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2008-249320 (
FIGS. 1 and 2 and other sections) - Patent Literature 3: Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2010-255974 (
FIGS. 1 and 2 and other sections) - The fin-tube heat exchanger described in Patent Literature 1 is capable of obtaining excellent heat transfer performance by forming the projections, and secures drain passages for the condensed water and minimizes an increase in ventilation resistance by defining the areas in which the projections are not formed.
- The heat exchangers described in
Patent Literatures - When a heating operation is performed with any of the thus-configured heat exchangers installed in a heat source unit such as an outdoor unit, the heat exchanger operates as an evaporator. Operating a heat exchanger as an evaporator may form frost on the heat exchanger. The frost formation on the heat exchanger occurs on leading edge portions of the fins (most upstream sides of the fins in flow of air) and fin slit portions, and also on parts of the heat transfer tubes. Further, the frost formation on the parts of the heat transfer tubes contributes to blockage of air passages.
- In each of the heat exchangers described in Patent Literature 1 to 3, the projections or cutouts are provided in spaces between the heat transfer tubes, which serve as air release passages during the frost formation. Consequently, heat transfer is promoted, and the air release passages are blocked with grown frost during the frost formation.
- In particular, when the formed frost grows in parts of the heat transfer tubes located on upstream sides of the air passages, the frost formation resistance deteriorates, and the air fails to reach the downstream side of the heat exchanger, preventing the heat exchange during the frost formation, that is, degrading the frost formation resistance.
- The present invention has been made to solve the issues as described above, and aims to provide a heat exchanger that secures the air release passages during the frost formation to minimize the deterioration of the frost formation resistance, and a refrigeration cycle apparatus including the heat exchanger.
- A heat exchanger according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a plurality of fins arranged parallel to each other with predetermined gaps therebetween, and a plurality of heat transfer tubes that extend through the fins. The fins have a multi-column configuration, and the plurality of heat transfer tubes are aligned in a multiple of rows along a direction perpendicular to a direction in which the fins are aligned in columns. When the columns are numbered in ascending order from a most upstream side of flow of air flowing through the heat exchanger, the plurality of heat transfer tubes include first heat transfer tubes that extend through the fins in a first column being one of the columns, and second heat transfer tubes that extend through the fins in a second column being another one of the columns and are positioned on upper sides and lower sides of the first heat transfer tubes in the direction in which the plurality of heat transfer tubes are aligned in the multiple of rows. The fins are provided with first regions in at least a part of which a heat transfer promoting portion is formed, and second regions in which the heat transfer promoting portion is not formed. Each of the second regions is included in at least one of a region between a lower end portion of one of the first heat transfer tubes and an upper end portion of one of the second heat transfer tubes closest to the one of the first heat transfer tubes, and a region between an upper end portion of another one of the first heat transfer tubes and a lower end portion of the one of the second heat transfer tubes closest to the other one of the first heat transfer tubes.
- A refrigeration cycle apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a heat source unit equipped with the above-described heat exchanger and a use-side unit connected to the heat source unit.
- The heat exchanger according to the embodiment of the present invention has the second regions provided in the fins, and thus is capable of securing the air release passages during the frost formation and minimizing the deterioration of the frost formation resistance.
- The refrigeration cycle apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention includes the above-described heat exchanger, and thus is capable of continuously performing the operation without blockage of the air passages in the heat exchanger even during the frost formation on the heat exchanger.
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FIG. 1 is a perspective view schematically illustrating an internal configuration of a heat source unit installed with an example of a heat exchanger according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention, -
FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram for describing the configuration of the heat source unit installed with the example of the heat exchanger according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. -
FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram schematically illustrating a state of the example of the heat exchanger according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention, as viewed in the direction of central axes of heat transfer tubes. -
FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram schematically illustrating a state of another example of the heat exchanger according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention, as viewed in the direction of the central axes of the heat transfer tubes. -
FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram schematically illustrating a state of another example of the heat exchanger according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention, as viewed in the direction of the central axes of the heat transfer tubes. -
FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram schematically illustrating a state of the heat exchanger according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention, as viewed in a direction perpendicular to the direction of the central axes of the heat transfer tubes. -
FIG. 7 is a schematic explanatory diagram for describing an example of specific numerical values of the heat exchanger according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. -
FIG. 8 is a refrigerant circuit diagram schematically illustrating a basic refrigerant circuit configuration of a refrigeration cycle apparatus according toEmbodiment 2 of the present invention. - Embodiment 1 and
Embodiment 2 of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings as necessary. In the following drawings includingFIG. 1 , the dimensional relationships between component members may be different from actual ones. Further, in the following drawings includingFIG. 1 , parts assigned with the same reference signs are the same or correspond to one another, and the reference signs are applied to the entire text of the specification. Further, forms of component elements described in the entire text of the specification are only illustrative, and the present invention is not limited to these described forms. -
FIG. 1 is a perspective view schematically illustrating an internal configuration of aheat source unit 60 installed with an example of a heat exchanger according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention (hereinafter referred to as the heat exchanger 50).FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram for describing the configuration of theheat source unit 60. The configuration of theheat source unit 60 will first be described with reference toFIGS. 1 and 2 . - The heat source unit (also referred to as outdoor unit) 60 forms a part of a refrigeration cycle apparatus. The
heat source unit 60 is connected to an indoor unit (also referred to as use-side unit or load-side unit) to thereby form the refrigeration cycle apparatus. Further, component devices mounted in theheat source unit 60 and the indoor unit (a compressor, a heat source-side heat exchanger (the heat exchanger 50), an expansion device (an expansion valve 12), and a use-side heat exchanger 71) are connected by pipes to thereby form a refrigerant circuit and perform an air-conditioning operation or a hot water supply operation, for example. The refrigeration cycle apparatus will be described inEmbodiment 2. - The
heat source unit 60 includes ahousing 60A forming an exterior. As illustrated inFIGS. 1 and 2 , adivider 61 is provided inside thehousing 60A. With thedivider 61, the interior of thehousing 60A is demarcated into amechanical chamber 62 and an air-sending device chamber 63. - The
mechanical chamber 62 is provided with acompressor 10, a four-way valve 11, theexpansion valve 12, amuffler 16,refrigerant pipes 15 for connecting these devices, and other devices. - The air-
sending device chamber 63 is provided with theheat exchanger 50, an air-sendingfan 20, afan motor 21, a motor support 22, and other devices. - Details of the components provided in the
mechanical chamber 62 and the air-sendingdevice chamber 63 will be described below. - The
compressor 10 compresses refrigerant circulating through a refrigeration cycle into high-temperature, high-pressure refrigerant, and discharges the compressed refrigerant. - The four-
way valve 11 switches a flow of the refrigerant depending on the operation. When a heating energy supply operation of supplying heating energy to the load side is performed, the four-way valve 11 is switched as indicated by a solid line inFIG. 2 . When a cooling energy supply operation of supplying cooling energy to the load side is performed, the four-way valve 11 is switched as indicated by a broken line inFIG. 2 . - The
expansion valve 12 expands the refrigerant by reducing the pressure, and is formed of a valve controllable to change the opening degree, such as an electronic expansion valve. - The
muffler 16 has a role of stabilizing the flow rate of the refrigerant by accumulating a certain amount of gas refrigerant and then distributing the refrigerant to thecompressor 10. - The
heat exchanger 50 is a cross-fin, fin-and-tube heat exchanger. Details of theheat exchanger 50 will be described later. Theheat exchanger 50 is formed into a substantially L-shape in a plan view. A heat exchange area of theheat exchanger 50 can be increased by forming theheat exchanger 50 into the substantially L-shape. - The air-sending
fan 20 is an air-sending unit formed of an axial-flow fan (propeller fan), for example. - The
fan motor 21 is for rotating the air-sendingfan 20. Thefan motor 21 is supported by the motor support 22. - The motor support 22 is a member supporting the
fan motor 21. - An operation of the
heat source unit 60 during the heating energy supply operation will be described. - When the
compressor 10 is driven, the refrigerant is increased in pressure and discharged in a high-temperature, high-pressure state by thecompressor 10. The refrigerant discharged from thecompressor 10 passes through the four-way valve 11, and then is supplied to the heat exchanger mounted in the indoor unit, illustration of which is omitted, to be cooled into a low-temperature, high-pressure state through heat exchange with air. In this process, air for heating is supplied from the indoor unit, and an air-conditioned space is heated. The refrigerant returns to theheat source unit 60, and is expanded through pressure reduction by theexpansion valve 12 into a low-temperature, low-pressure state. The refrigerant is heated by theheat exchanger 50, and then returns to thecompressor 10. - When the refrigeration cycle apparatus performs the heating energy supply operation (a heating operation, for example), the
heat exchanger 50 operates as an evaporator in theheat source unit 60. Operating theheat exchanger 50 as an evaporator may form frost on theheat exchanger 50. As described above, the frost formation on theheat exchanger 50 also occurs on parts of heat transfer tubes in addition to leading edge portions of fins and fin slit portions. When the formed frost grows, air passages are eventually blocked. - In general, a cross-fin, fin-and-tube heat exchanger has fins formed with heat transfer promoting portions, such as slits, to produce a heat transfer promotion effect. Such heat transfer promoting portions promote heat transfer, allowing frost to block even air release passages desired to be secured during the frost formation. In particular, when the formed frost grows in parts of the heat transfer tubes located on upstream sides of the air passages, the air fails to reach the downstream side of the heat exchanger, preventing the heat exchange during the frost formation. That is, the frost formation resistance of the heat exchanger is substantially degraded. Consequently, the
heat exchanger 50 adopts the following configuration. -
FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram schematically illustrating a state of an example of theheat exchanger 50, as viewed in the direction of central axes of the heat transfer tubes.FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram schematically illustrating a state of another example of the heat exchanger 40, as viewed in the direction of the central axes of the heat transfer tubes.FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram schematically illustrating a state of another example of theheat exchanger 50, as viewed in the direction of the central axes of the heat transfer tubes.FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram schematically illustrating a state of theheat exchanger 50, as viewed in a direction perpendicular to the direction of the central axes of the heat transfer tubes.FIG. 7 is a schematic explanatory diagram for describing an example of specific numerical values of theheat exchanger 50. Theheat exchanger 50 will be described in detail with reference toFIGS. 3 to 7 . As examples,FIGS. 3 and 4 illustrate theheat exchanger 50 having a two-column configuration, andFIG. 5 illustrates theheat exchanger 50 having a three-column configuration. - As illustrated in
FIG. 5 , theheat exchanger 50 includes a plurality of fins 1 arranged parallel to each other with predetermined gaps and a plurality ofheat transfer tubes 2 that extend through the fins 1, and exchanges heat between the air flowing between the fins 1 and the refrigerant flowing inside theheat transfer tubes 2. - The plurality of fins 1 are arranged in a direction parallel to the direction of flow of air, and have a multi-column configuration.
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FIG. 3 illustrates the fin 1 disposed on the upstream side of the flow of air as afin 1A and the fin 1 disposed on the downstream side of the flow of air as afin 1B. That is, the fins 1 have a two-column configuration in the example illustrated inFIG. 3 . -
FIG. 5 illustrates the fin 1 disposed on the upstream side of the flow of air as thefin 1A, the fin 1 disposed on the downstream side of the flow of air as afin 10, and the fin 1 disposed between thefin 1A and the fin 1C as thefin 1B. That is, the fins 1 have a three-column configuration in the example illustrated inFIG. 5 . - The direction parallel to the direction of the flow of air is defined as the “column direction.”
- When columns are numbered in ascending order from the most upstream side of the flow of air flowing through the
heat exchanger 50, thefin 1A corresponds to a “fin in the first column.” - When columns are numbered in ascending order from the most upstream side of the flow of air flowing through the
heat exchanger 50, thefin 1B corresponds to a “fin in the second column.” - The plurality of
heat transfer tubes 2 are provided in a direction perpendicular to the direction of the flow of air through the fins 1. -
FIG. 3 illustrates theheat transfer tubes 2 extending through thefin 1A asheat transfer tubes 2A, and theheat transfer tubes 2 extending through thefin 1B asheat transfer tubes 2B. That is, theheat transfer tubes 2 are aligned in a multiple of rows in the example illustrated inFIG. 3 . That is, theheat transfer tubes 2 are aligned in a multiple of rows along a direction perpendicular to the column direction of the fins 1. -
FIG. 5 illustrates theheat transfer tubes 2 extending through thefin 1A as theheat transfer tubes 2A, theheat transfer tubes 2 extending through thefin 1B as theheat transfer tubes 2B, and theheat transfer tubes 2 extending through thefin 10 asheat transfer tubes 20. That is, theheat transfer tubes 2 are aligned in a multiple of rows in the example illustrated inFIG. 5 . - The direction perpendicular to the direction of the flow of air is defined as the “row direction.” Further, the
heat transfer tubes 2A correspond to “first heat transfer tubes” of the present invention, and theheat transfer tubes 2B correspond to “second heat transfer tubes” of the present invention. - Further, in the
heat exchanger 50, a heat transfer promoting portion such as a slit is not provided between preceding and following ones of theheat transfer tubes 2 in the fins 1 to minimize the frost formation on parts of the air passages serving as ultimate release passages during the frost formation. The preceding and following ones of theheat transfer tubes 2 refer to, with reference to one of theheat transfer tubes 2A on the most upstream side of the flow of air for heat exchange, theheat transfer tube 2A and one or two of theheat transfer tubes 2B closest to theheat transfer tube 2A and positioned on the upper side and/or the lower side of theheat transfer tube 2A. That is, in theheat exchanger 50, the heat transfer promoting portion is not provided in a region between a lower end portion of one of theheat transfer tubes 2A and an upper end portion of the corresponding one of theheat transfer tubes 2B and a region between an upper end portion of one of theheat transfer tubes 2A and a lower end portion of the corresponding one of theheat transfer tubes 2B (three regions (second regions) L illustrated inFIGS. 3 and 5 ). - However, the
heat exchanger 50 illustrated inFIG. 5 has the three-column configuration, and thus the regions L are extended in the column direction, and the heat transfer promoting portion is also not provided between a lower end portion of one of the heat transfer tubes 2C and an upper end portion of the corresponding one of theheat transfer tubes 2B. The region L is set to a region including at least a central portion of the region between the lower end portion of the one of theheat transfer tubes 2A and the upper end portion of the corresponding one of theheat transfer tubes 2B. - Meanwhile, in the
heat exchanger 50, the heattransfer promoting portion 3 such as a slit for producing the heat transfer promotion effect is formed in each of regions of the fins 1 not including the region L (first regions). In each of the regions of the fins 1 not including the region L, however, the heattransfer promoting portion 3 may be formed, and is not necessarily required to be formed. In the regions of the fins 1 not including the region L, the heattransfer promoting portion 3 is formed in a region of 62 described below. - With this configuration, the
heat exchanger 50 can secure the region L as the air release passage, even when the formed frost grows. In particular, when the formed frost grows on parts of theheat transfer tubes 2A, the region L serves as the air release passage, and thus the air reaches the downstream side of theheat exchanger 50, and the heat exchange continues. Consequently, theheat exchanger 50 is capable of minimizing the deterioration of the frost formation resistance. - Meanwhile, in the
heat exchanger 50, the heattransfer promoting portion 3 may be formed in each of the regions not including the region L, and when the heattransfer promoting portion 3 is formed, the heat transfer is promoted. - Although
FIGS. 3 and 5 illustrate, as an example, the case in which the region L extends parallel to the column direction, the region L is not required to extend strictly parallel to the column direction. For example, the region L may be secured to slope from the upstream side toward the downstream side of the flow of air. With this configuration, the region L also serves as a drain passage when the frost thaws. That is, the region L is only required to include a central portion of the region between the lower end portion of one of theheat transfer tubes 2A (the heat transfer tubes 20) and the upper end portion of the corresponding one of theheat transfer tubes 2B and a central portion of the region between the upper end portion of one of theheat transfer tubes 2A (the heat transfer tubes 20) and the lower end portion of the corresponding one of theheat transfer tubes 2B, and the region L may or may not extend parallel to the column direction. - Further, the region L may be provided on a part. For example, as illustrated in
FIG. 4 , the region between theheat transfer tube 2A in the uppermost row and theheat transfer tube 2B in the uppermost row may be set as the region L. Alternatively, although not illustrated, the region between theheat transfer tube 2A in the lowermost row and theheat transfer tube 2B in the lowermost row may be set as the region L. That is, the number of regions L is not particularly limited. However, the deterioration of the frost formation resistance can be further reduced by setting the region L on both the upper sides and the lower sides of the heat transfer tubes, as inFIGS. 3 and 5 . Further, when the region between theheat transfer tube 2A in the lowermost row and theheat transfer tube 2B in the lowermost row is set as the region L, the drainage performance is enhanced owing to the absence of the heattransfer promoting portion 3, and the post-defrost drainage performance is improved. - Further, in configuring the
heat exchanger 50, the size of the region L is preferably determined in consideration of a stagnation region length (δ1) around each of theheat transfer tubes 2. In a portion of δ1, the amount of formed frost is originally small owing to the separation of flow of air from a leading edge portion of theheat transfer tube 2. That is, the region L is set to the area excluding the portion of δ1. This configuration can form the heattransfer promoting portion 3 in the portion of δ1, and the heat transfer is promoted in the portion of δ1. As for the width, the region L can secure the air release passage. - Further, in configuring the
heat exchanger 50, the regions other than the region L, that is, the regions in each of which the heattransfer promoting portion 3 is formed, is preferably determined in consideration of a stagnation region length (δ2) of a slipstream behind each of theheat transfer tubes 2. A portion of δ2 is a slipstream portion behind theheat transfer tube 2, in which air originally does not flow smoothly. That is, the heattransfer promoting portion 3 is not formed in the region L, but is formed in each of the regions including δ2. With this configuration, the heattransfer promoting portion 3 is formed in the portion of δ2, and the heat transfer is promoted in the portion of δ2. As for the width, the region L can secure the air release passage. The region L in this case may or may not include δ1. - As described above, in the
heat exchanger 50, forming the region L secures the air release passage during the frost formation and minimizes the deterioration of the frost formation resistance. In theheat exchanger 50, consequently, the air passage is not blocked even during the frost formation, and thus the operation can be continued. -
FIG. 8 is a refrigerant circuit diagram schematically illustrating a basic refrigerant circuit configuration of arefrigeration cycle apparatus 100 according toEmbodiment 2 of the present invention. A configuration and operation of therefrigeration cycle apparatus 100 will be described with reference toFIG. 8 . Therefrigeration cycle apparatus 100 includes theheat source unit 60 and anindoor unit 70, and is capable of performing a heating energy supply operation (a heating operation, for example) or a cooling energy supply operation (a cooling operation, for example) by circulating refrigerant through component devices mounted in theheat source unit 60 and theindoor unit 70. InEmbodiment 2, the same parts as those in Embodiment 1 are assigned with the same reference signs, and the description of the same parts will be omitted. - The indoor unit (also referred to as use-side unit or load-side unit) 70 forms a part of the
refrigeration cycle apparatus 100 together with theheat source unit 60. Further, the component devices mounted in theheat source unit 60 and the indoor unit 70 (thecompressor 10, theheat exchanger 50, theexpansion valve 12, and the use-side heat exchanger 71) are connected by pipes to thereby form a refrigerant circuit. For example, therefrigeration cycle apparatus 100 is used in performing an air-conditioning operation in an air-conditioned space (such as an indoor space installed with the indoor unit 70). Further, for example, therefrigeration cycle apparatus 100 is used in performing a hot water supply operation of boiling water with the use-side heat exchanger 71. InEmbodiment 2, however, a description will be given in the assumption that therefrigeration cycle apparatus 100 performs the air-conditioning operation. - The
heat source unit 60 is as described in Embodiment 1. - The
indoor unit 70 is equipped with the use-side heat exchanger 71 and an air-sendingfan 72. - The use-side heat exchanger (also referred to as indoor heat exchanger or load-side heat exchanger) 71 may be formed of a cross-fin, fin-and-tube heat exchanger similarly to the
heat exchanger 50. When heat is exchanged with water, brine, or another material, however, the use-side heat exchanger 71 may be formed of a microchannel heat exchanger, a shell-and-tube heat exchanger, a heat-pipe heat exchanger, a double-pipe heat exchanger, a plate heat exchanger, or another type of heat exchanger. A case in which the use-side heat exchanger 71 exchanges heat with air and refrigerant will be described here as an example. - The air-sending
fan 72 is an air-sending unit formed of a through-flow fan (cross-flow fan), for example. - The air-conditioning operation of the
refrigeration cycle apparatus 100 will be described. - When the
compressor 10 is driven, the refrigerant is increased in pressure and discharged in a high-temperature, high-pressure state by thecompressor 10. The refrigerant discharged from thecompressor 10 is supplied to the use-side heat exchanger 71 and cooled into a low-temperature, high-pressure state through heat exchange with air. In this process, air for heating is supplied from theindoor unit 70, and the air-conditioned space is heated. The refrigerant flows out of the use-side heat exchanger 71 and is expanded through pressure reduction by theexpansion valve 12 into a low-temperature, low-pressure state. The refrigerant is heated by theheat exchanger 50, and then returns to thecompressor 10. - When the
compressor 10 is driven, the refrigerant is increased in pressure and discharged in a high-temperature, high-pressure state by thecompressor 10. The refrigerant discharged from thecompressor 10 is supplied to theheat exchanger 50 and cooled into a low-temperature, high-pressure state through heat exchange with air. The refrigerant flows out of theheat exchanger 50, and is expanded through pressure reduction by theexpansion valve 12 into a low-temperature, low-pressure state. The refrigerant is heated by the use-side heat exchanger 71. In this process, air for cooling is supplied from theindoor unit 70, and the air-conditioned space is cooled. The refrigerant flowing out of the use-side heat exchanger 71 returns to thecompressor 10. - As described above, the
refrigeration cycle apparatus 100 includes theheat exchanger 50, and thus is capable of securing the air release passages even during the frost formation and minimizing the deterioration of the frost formation resistance. Further, the air passages of theheat exchanger 50 are not blocked even during the frost formation on theheat exchanger 50, and thus therefrigeration cycle apparatus 100 is capable of continuously performing the heating energy supply operation. - The numerical values described in Embodiment 1 are only illustrative, and the present invention is not limited to the described numerical values.
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fin 1Afin 1B finfin 2heat transfer tube 2Aheat transfer tube 2Bheat transfer tube 20heat transfer tube 3 heattransfer promoting portion 10compressor 11 four-way valve 12expansion valve 15refrigerant pipe 16muffler 20 air-sendingfan 21 fan motor 22motor support 50heat exchanger 60heat source 61unit 60A housingdivider 62mechanical chamber 63 air-sendingdevice chamber 70indoor unit 71 use-side heat exchanger 72 air-sendingfan 100 refrigeration cycle apparatus L region
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