US20180120034A1 - Bar and plate air-oil heat exchanger - Google Patents
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- the present invention generally relates to compression system heat exchangers, and more particularly, but not exclusively, to particular arrangement of bar and plate heat exchanger.
- One embodiment of the present invention is a unique heat exchanger for use with a compression system.
- Other embodiments include apparatuses, systems, devices, hardware, methods, and combinations for reduced pressure loss and low weight heat exchangers. Further embodiments, forms, features, aspects, benefits, and advantages of the present application shall become apparent from the description and figures provided herewith.
- FIG. 1 depicts a schematic of a compression system having an air-oil heat exchanger.
- FIG. 2 depicts a prior art example of a bar and plate heat exchanger.
- FIG. 3 depicts an embodiment of an external fin.
- FIG. 4 depicts an embodiment of an external fin.
- FIG. 5 depicts an embodiment of an internal fin.
- FIG. 6 depicts an alternative embodiment to that shown in FIG. 1 .
- a compressor system 50 having a compressor 52 and oil cooler 54 .
- the compressor dryer can be a refrigerated dryer or a desiccant based dryer, among potential others.
- the compressor 52 is used to compress a compressible fluid 56 , such as air, and deliver a compressed air 58 to an end user, customer, reservoir, or other suitable destination.
- the compressor 52 can take on a variety of forms.
- the compressor 52 is an oil filled screw compressor, but other forms are also contemplated herein.
- the oil cooler 54 is used to cool oil or other fluid used in conjunction with operation of the compressor 52 .
- the oil, or other suitable fluid can be used for lubrication and cooling purposes within the compressor 52 , among other uses.
- the oil cooler 52 can structured as an air-oil heat exchanger and in the illustrated embodiment includes a fan 60 or other suitable fluid moving devices which provides a stream of moving air useful in exchanging heat with oil routed through the oil cooler 54 .
- FIG. 6 Yet another embodiment is shown in FIG. 6 of a compressor system 50 that includes additional components such as a motor 76 , separator tank 78 , combined air cooler 80 and oil cooler 54 (in which the coolers are connected and cooled by a common fan), combi block with thermal valve 82 , and oil filter 84 .
- additional components such as a motor 76 , separator tank 78 , combined air cooler 80 and oil cooler 54 (in which the coolers are connected and cooled by a common fan), combi block with thermal valve 82 , and oil filter 84 .
- FIG. 2 A prior art embodiment of an oil cooler is shown in FIG. 2 .
- Shown in the illustration is a cutaway view of a bar and plate type of heat exchanger 54 .
- the heat exchanger 54 includes a number of external fins 62 , internal fins 64 , a side bracket 66 , parting sheets 68 , and header bar 70 .
- the bar and plate heat exchanger 54 shown in FIG. 2 includes a stack of alternating flat plates (e.g. the parting sheets 68 ) and fins (e.g. the internal fins 64 and external fins 62 ) that are brazed together to form a single solid unit, though other manufacturing techniques may also be used. Though only a limited number of each of these components are illustrated in FIG.
- header bars 70 are shown on only one lateral side of the heat exchanger 54 , the other side of the heat exchanger 54 can also include additional header bars 70 .
- the external fins 62 can be formed of any heat conductive material, and can be triangular shaped as illustrated in FIG. 2 . Such materials that the external fins 62 can be made out of include metal, which may be aluminum or aluminum alloy in many embodiments, but other metals and/or metal alloys are also contemplated herein.
- the external fins 62 can be described as fin members that are shaped in a triangular pattern that alternatingly extends between parting sheets located on either side of the external fins 62 .
- Each of the fin members can include a plurality of louvers (described further below) formed as openings with an angled hood or vent which is useful to direct a passing fluid such as cooling air.
- the plurality of louvers can be assembled in small groupings that are distributed along the length of the external fins 62 , as can be seen by the groupings illustrated in FIG. 2 .
- FIG. 3 depicts one embodiment of the louvers 72 .
- the louvers 72 can be set at a louver angle ⁇ which is an acute angle formed between the louver 72 and surface of the external fin 62 .
- the acute angle ⁇ of the louvers 72 can all be oriented in the same direction along the length of the external fins 62 and on the same side of the fins 62 , but in some embodiments other variations are possible.
- the louvers 72 can be formed with an acute angle pointing in a direction against a flow of cooling air over a first half of the length of the external fins 62 , while the second half of the length of the external fins 62 can have louvers pointing in an equivalent acute angle but oriented in a direction along the flow of cooling air.
- the louvers 72 can also have a louver pitch L p which can be described as the distance between the tips of the louvers measured along the direction of the fin 62 .
- FIG. 4 depicts some geometric details of the external fins 62 .
- the external fins 62 can have individual fins 74 which are distributed along the length of the external fins 62 .
- the number of individual fins 74 can be counted over a given length and a quantification can be made of the frequency of fins. For example, the number of fins per inch can be counted and a “fin per inch” quantity can be used to describe the density of individual fins 74 over the length of the external fins 62 .
- the F h or fin height shown in FIG. 4 is the height of the fins 62 as they reach between adjacent walls (e.g. the parting sheets 68 ).
- the internal fins 64 can be of the offset strip fin type having a length ⁇ , height h, and pitch s.
- the height of the internal fins 64 can be described as the open space between parting sheets 68 less the material thickness of the sheet that makes up the internal fins 64 .
- the pitch can be the open space within the internal fins 64 between upright wall sections of the fins 64 .
- the external fins 62 and/or the internal fins 64 can be made using a variety of approaches, which include forming a unitary member, coupling separate components together to form the member, etc. To set forth just a few examples, the external fins 62 can be stamped into shape to form the triangular shape as depicted in the illustrated embodiment.
- the offset strip type of the internal fins 64 as illustrated can include a number of separate strips that are individually stamped, which are then brought together in an offset configuration before being consolidated into an internal fin construction.
- Option 1 Low air side Option 2 Parameter Baseline pr.
- Drop (Pa) 493.7 386.5 430.7 Heat transfer (W) 251317 253002 252603 Oil outlet temperature 76.0 75.8 75.9 (deg C.) Coil weight (Kg) 105.0 89.6 85.9 Oil side pr.
- the arrangement of components as described above was determined assuming that a core face area of 15.39 square feet, core depth of 6 inches, blower air flow of 14,145 cubic feet per minute, air inlet temperature of 120 degrees F., oil inlet temperature of 212 degrees F., and an oil flow rate of 42,900 lb/hr.
- the oil cooler 54 embodiments disclosed herein could be used for an air-to-air heat exchanger as well, such as might be used in interstage cooling of a multi-stage compressor system, or as an aftercooler in other embodiments, to set forth just a few non-limiting examples.
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- The present invention generally relates to compression system heat exchangers, and more particularly, but not exclusively, to particular arrangement of bar and plate heat exchanger.
- Providing improvements in bar and plate heat exchangers used in compression systems remains an area of interest. Some existing systems have various shortcomings relative to certain applications. Accordingly, there remains a need for further contributions in this area of technology.
- One embodiment of the present invention is a unique heat exchanger for use with a compression system. Other embodiments include apparatuses, systems, devices, hardware, methods, and combinations for reduced pressure loss and low weight heat exchangers. Further embodiments, forms, features, aspects, benefits, and advantages of the present application shall become apparent from the description and figures provided herewith.
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FIG. 1 depicts a schematic of a compression system having an air-oil heat exchanger. -
FIG. 2 depicts a prior art example of a bar and plate heat exchanger. -
FIG. 3 depicts an embodiment of an external fin. -
FIG. 4 depicts an embodiment of an external fin. -
FIG. 5 depicts an embodiment of an internal fin. -
FIG. 6 depicts an alternative embodiment to that shown inFIG. 1 . - For the purposes of promoting an understanding of the principles of the invention, reference will now be made to the embodiments illustrated in the drawings and specific language will be used to describe the same. It will nevertheless be understood that no limitation of the scope of the invention is thereby intended. Any alterations and further modifications in the described embodiments, and any further applications of the principles of the invention as described herein are contemplated as would normally occur to one skilled in the art to which the invention relates.
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FIG. 1 , acompressor system 50 is disclosed having acompressor 52 andoil cooler 54. Although only thecompressor 52 andoil cooler 54 is depicted, other components may also be included in any given embodiment of thecompressor system 50, including, but not limited to, a compressor dryer, oil sump, etc. The compressor dryer can be a refrigerated dryer or a desiccant based dryer, among potential others. Thecompressor 52 is used to compress acompressible fluid 56, such as air, and deliver acompressed air 58 to an end user, customer, reservoir, or other suitable destination. Thecompressor 52 can take on a variety of forms. For example, in one non-limiting embodiment thecompressor 52 is an oil filled screw compressor, but other forms are also contemplated herein. - The
oil cooler 54 is used to cool oil or other fluid used in conjunction with operation of thecompressor 52. The oil, or other suitable fluid, can be used for lubrication and cooling purposes within thecompressor 52, among other uses. Theoil cooler 52 can structured as an air-oil heat exchanger and in the illustrated embodiment includes afan 60 or other suitable fluid moving devices which provides a stream of moving air useful in exchanging heat with oil routed through theoil cooler 54. - Yet another embodiment is shown in
FIG. 6 of acompressor system 50 that includes additional components such as amotor 76,separator tank 78, combinedair cooler 80 and oil cooler 54 (in which the coolers are connected and cooled by a common fan), combi block withthermal valve 82, andoil filter 84. The route of mixed oil/air, separated oil and air, as well as the hot and cold sides of oil and air should be readily apparent from the figure. - A prior art embodiment of an oil cooler is shown in
FIG. 2 . Shown in the illustration is a cutaway view of a bar and plate type ofheat exchanger 54. Theheat exchanger 54 includes a number ofexternal fins 62,internal fins 64, aside bracket 66,parting sheets 68, andheader bar 70. In general, the bar andplate heat exchanger 54 shown inFIG. 2 includes a stack of alternating flat plates (e.g. the parting sheets 68) and fins (e.g. theinternal fins 64 and external fins 62) that are brazed together to form a single solid unit, though other manufacturing techniques may also be used. Though only a limited number of each of these components are illustrated inFIG. 2 , it will be understood that other numbers of components can also be present. To set forth just one non-limiting example, although theheader bars 70 are shown on only one lateral side of theheat exchanger 54, the other side of theheat exchanger 54 can also includeadditional header bars 70. - The
external fins 62 can be formed of any heat conductive material, and can be triangular shaped as illustrated inFIG. 2 . Such materials that theexternal fins 62 can be made out of include metal, which may be aluminum or aluminum alloy in many embodiments, but other metals and/or metal alloys are also contemplated herein. Theexternal fins 62 can be described as fin members that are shaped in a triangular pattern that alternatingly extends between parting sheets located on either side of theexternal fins 62. Each of the fin members can include a plurality of louvers (described further below) formed as openings with an angled hood or vent which is useful to direct a passing fluid such as cooling air. The plurality of louvers can be assembled in small groupings that are distributed along the length of theexternal fins 62, as can be seen by the groupings illustrated inFIG. 2 . -
FIG. 3 depicts one embodiment of thelouvers 72. Thelouvers 72 can be set at a louver angle θ which is an acute angle formed between thelouver 72 and surface of theexternal fin 62. The acute angle θ of thelouvers 72 can all be oriented in the same direction along the length of theexternal fins 62 and on the same side of thefins 62, but in some embodiments other variations are possible. For example, in some embodiments thelouvers 72 can be formed with an acute angle pointing in a direction against a flow of cooling air over a first half of the length of theexternal fins 62, while the second half of the length of theexternal fins 62 can have louvers pointing in an equivalent acute angle but oriented in a direction along the flow of cooling air. Thelouvers 72 can also have a louver pitch Lp which can be described as the distance between the tips of the louvers measured along the direction of thefin 62. -
FIG. 4 depicts some geometric details of theexternal fins 62. Theexternal fins 62 can haveindividual fins 74 which are distributed along the length of theexternal fins 62. The number ofindividual fins 74 can be counted over a given length and a quantification can be made of the frequency of fins. For example, the number of fins per inch can be counted and a “fin per inch” quantity can be used to describe the density ofindividual fins 74 over the length of theexternal fins 62. The Fh or fin height shown inFIG. 4 is the height of thefins 62 as they reach between adjacent walls (e.g. the parting sheets 68). - Turning now to
FIG. 5 , certain geometric details of theinternal fins 64 are illustrated. Theinternal fins 64 can be of the offset strip fin type having a length λ, height h, and pitch s. The height of theinternal fins 64 can be described as the open space betweenparting sheets 68 less the material thickness of the sheet that makes up theinternal fins 64. The pitch can be the open space within theinternal fins 64 between upright wall sections of thefins 64. - The
external fins 62 and/or theinternal fins 64 can be made using a variety of approaches, which include forming a unitary member, coupling separate components together to form the member, etc. To set forth just a few examples, theexternal fins 62 can be stamped into shape to form the triangular shape as depicted in the illustrated embodiment. The offset strip type of theinternal fins 64 as illustrated can include a number of separate strips that are individually stamped, which are then brought together in an offset configuration before being consolidated into an internal fin construction. - It will be appreciated that in highly complex, multi-variate systems, it is not always clear which combination of parameters provide for improvements. The instant application has discovered heretofore unappreciated arrangement of multiple and unrelated components in the
heat exchanger 54 which unexpectedly provided for an appreciable degree in reduced pressure loss and weight. Prior to their discovery as disclosed in the instant application, it was unknown which combination and degree of factors in the aggregate provided the best solution. As a result of the inventive concepts described herein, it was discovered that at least one potential candidate, internal strip length, was deemed to either not impact the overall study or minimally impact the study, while other parameters were changed quite significantly from the conventional baseline indicating that the state of the art was unaware of the combination and degree of changes required to provide a better solution. - The combination of parameters that have led to unexpected improvements are as follows (listing the known baseline prior system for comparison):
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Option 1 Low air side Option 2 Parameter Baseline pr. Drop Low weight External FIN HEIGHT 0.375 0.438 0.488 Internal FIN HEIGHT 0.125 0.098 0.100 Internal FIN PITCH 0.074 0.069 0.081 External FIN PER INCH 12 11 12 Internal strip length 0.14 0.14 0.14 External LOUVER ANGLE 23.0 25.2 23.5 External LOUVER PITCH 0.045 0.035 0.035 Output Air side pr. Drop (Pa) 493.7 386.5 430.7 Heat transfer (W) 251317 253002 252603 Oil outlet temperature 76.0 75.8 75.9 (deg C.) Coil weight (Kg) 105.0 89.6 85.9 Oil side pr. Drop (Pa) 38895 56993 50198 - The dimensions quoted herein regarding various geometries of the heat exchanger need not always be precisely exact as is well understood. Manufacturing tolerances permit some degree of dimensional variation.
- Of the parameters listed above, the first four listed in the chart (external fin height, internal fin height, internal fin pitch, and external fin per inch) where surprisingly found to be most important in achieving the desired objectives, while the remaining parameters (internal strip length, external louver angle, and external louver pitch) were deemed to be less important.
- The arrangement of components as described above was determined assuming that a core face area of 15.39 square feet, core depth of 6 inches, blower air flow of 14,145 cubic feet per minute, air inlet temperature of 120 degrees F., oil inlet temperature of 212 degrees F., and an oil flow rate of 42,900 lb/hr.
- It is possible to construct a heat exchanger using values that are between the numbers listed above in Option 1 and Option 2, which will provide for a tradeoff between low pressure loss and low weight.
- The oil cooler 54 embodiments disclosed herein could be used for an air-to-air heat exchanger as well, such as might be used in interstage cooling of a multi-stage compressor system, or as an aftercooler in other embodiments, to set forth just a few non-limiting examples.
- While the invention has been illustrated and described in detail in the drawings and foregoing description, the same is to be considered as illustrative and not restrictive in character, it being understood that only the preferred embodiments have been shown and described and that all changes and modifications that come within the spirit of the inventions are desired to be protected. It should be understood that while the use of words such as preferable, preferably, preferred or more preferred utilized in the description above indicate that the feature so described may be more desirable, it nonetheless may not be necessary and embodiments lacking the same may be contemplated as within the scope of the invention, the scope being defined by the claims that follow. In reading the claims, it is intended that when words such as “a,” “an,” “at least one,” or “at least one portion” are used there is no intention to limit the claim to only one item unless specifically stated to the contrary in the claim. When the language “at least a portion” and/or “a portion” is used the item can include a portion and/or the entire item unless specifically stated to the contrary.
- Unless specified or limited otherwise, the terms “mounted,” “connected,” “supported,” and “coupled” and variations thereof are used broadly and encompass both direct and indirect mountings, connections, supports, and couplings. Further, “connected” and “coupled” are not restricted to physical or mechanical connections or couplings.
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