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US20180245823A1
US20180245823A1 US15/756,337 US201715756337A US2018245823A1 US 20180245823 A1 US20180245823 A1 US 20180245823A1 US 201715756337 A US201715756337 A US 201715756337A US 2018245823 A1 US2018245823 A1 US 2018245823A1
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Katsuhiko Takeuchi
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Ryujiro NOMURA
Takeshi Kizaki
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  • the present invention relates to a heat exchanger and a magnetic heat pump device including a wire formed of a magnetocaloric material.
  • a heat exchanger including a magnetic body having a magnetocaloric effect As a heat exchanger including a magnetic body having a magnetocaloric effect, a heat exchanger is known in which a plurality of granular magnetic bodies formed of a magnetocaloric material are inserted into a tubular case (for example, see Patent Document 1).
  • Patent Document 1 JP 2010-77484 A
  • the granular magnetic bodies are used as the magnetocaloric material.
  • a contact area with a heat exchange medium increases when a particle diameter decreases, a heat exchange efficiency increases to a certain degree.
  • a flow of the heat exchange medium is disturbed and thus the heat exchange efficiency is deteriorated. For that reason, there is a limitation in improvement of the heat exchange efficiency when the granular magnetic bodies are used.
  • the heat exchange efficiency can be improved by increasing the strength of a magnetic field applied to the magnetocaloric material.
  • a magnet to be used needs to be increased in size, thus a problem that a device increases in size on the whole arises.
  • An object of the invention is to provide a heat exchanger and a magnetic heat pump device capable of improving a heat exchange efficiency without causing an increase in size of a device.
  • a heat exchanger according to the invention is a heat exchanger including: wires formed of a magnetocaloric material having a magnetocaloric effect; and a case filled with the wires, in which a wire diameter of the wire is smaller than 1 mm.
  • the wire diameter of the wire may be equal to or larger than 0.1 mm and smaller than 1 mm.
  • the wires may be twisted and filled in the case as stranded wires.
  • a magnetic heat pump device includes the above-described heat exchanger.
  • a wire having a wire diameter smaller than 1 mm is used as a wire formed of a magnetocaloric material, it is possible to secure a contact area of the wire with a heat exchange medium while suppressing a disturbance of a flow of the heat exchange medium in the heat exchanger, and thus to appropriately improve a heat exchange efficiency without causing an increase in size of a device (an increase in size of a magnet).
  • FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an overall configuration of a magnetic heat pump device including a MCM heat exchanger according to an embodiment of the invention and is a diagram illustrating a state where a piston is located at a first position;
  • FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an overall configuration of the magnetic heat pump device including the MCM heat exchanger according to the embodiment of the invention and is a diagram illustrating a state where the piston is located at a second position;
  • FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view illustrating a configuration of the MCM heat exchanger according to the embodiment of the invention.
  • FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along an extending direction of the MCM heat exchanger according to the embodiment of the invention:
  • FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along a line V-V of FIG. 4 ;
  • FIG. 6 is an enlarged view of a plurality of stranded wires filled in the MCM heat exchanger according to the embodiment of the invention.
  • FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of an MCM heat exchanger according to another embodiment
  • FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of the MCM heat exchanger according to another embodiment:
  • FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a test device used in Example and Comparative Example.
  • FIG. 10 is a graph illustrating a relation between a cycle frequency (Hz) and an output density (W/kg) of Examples 1 to 3 and Comparative Examples 1 and 2;
  • FIG. 11 is a graph illustrating a relation between a contact area (m 2 ) of the fluid medium and an average flow rate (m/sec) of a fluid medium of Reference Examples 1 to 3.
  • FIGS. 1 and 2 are diagrams illustrating an overall configuration of a magnetic heat pump device 1 including first and second MCM heat exchangers 10 and 20 according to an embodiment of the invention.
  • FIGS. 3 to 6 are diagrams illustrating the first and second MCM heat exchangers 10 and 20 of this embodiment.
  • a magnetic heat pump device 1 of this embodiment is a heat pump device using a magnetocaloric effect and includes, as illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2 , first and second MCM heat exchangers 10 and 20 , a piston 30 , a permanent magnet 40 , a low temperature side heat exchanger 50 , a high temperature side heat exchanger 60 , a pump 70 , pipes 81 to 84 , and a switching valve 90 .
  • the first MCM heat exchanger 10 includes an assembly 11 which is obtained from a bundle of a plurality of stranded wires (child stranded wires) 12 , a case 13 which accommodates the assembly 11 , and a first adapter 16 and a second adapter 17 which are connected to the case 13 , and a plurality of the stranded wires 12 are filled in the case 13 .
  • FIGS. 3 to 6 illustrate the first MCM heat exchanger 10 .
  • corresponding reference numerals are added in parenthesis and a description thereof is omitted.
  • the stranded wire 12 is formed by at least two (for example, three in FIG. 5 ) twisted wires 121 .
  • the wire 121 is a linear magnetic body having a circular cross-sectional shape and composed of a magnetocaloric material (MCM) having a magnetocaloric effect.
  • MCM magnetocaloric material
  • MCM magnetocaloric material
  • the MCM forming the wire 121 is not particularly limited as long as it is a magnetic body. However, a magnetic body having a high magnetocaloric effect, for example, in a normal temperature range is desirable.
  • MCMs include gadolinium (Gd), gadolinium alloy, lanthanum-iron-silicon (La—Fe—Si) based compounds, and the like.
  • a wire having a wire diameter (a diameter in a plane orthogonal to the longitudinal direction) smaller than 1 mm is used as the wire 121 .
  • the wire diameter of the wire 121 is desirably equal to or larger than 0.1 mm and smaller than 1 mm and more desirably equal to or larger than 0.1 mm and equal to or smaller than 0.5 mm. Since the first MCM heat exchanger 10 includes the plurality of wires 121 , when the plurality of wires 121 have different wire diameters due to a manufacturing error or the like, it is sufficient that an average value of the wire diameters of the plurality of wires 121 constituting the first MCM heat exchanger 10 is within the above-described range.
  • the wire 121 since a wire having a wire diameter smaller than 1 mm is used as the wire 121 , it is possible to increase the surface area of the wire 121 while having a satisfactory flow of the liquid medium in the first MCM heat exchanger 10 and thus to improve the heat exchange efficiency by the first MCM heat exchanger 10 .
  • the lower limit of the wire diameter of the wire 121 is not particularly limited, but is desirably 0.1 mm or more. If the wire diameter of the wire 121 is smaller than 0.1 mm, the flow of the liquid medium is disturbed, and consequently the heat exchange efficiency may be deteriorated.
  • a stranded wire obtained by twisting two to four wires 121 it is desirable to use a stranded wire obtained by twisting two to four wires 121 from the viewpoint of appropriately securing the liquid medium passage, but a stranded wire obtained by twisting four or more wires 121 may be used.
  • a direction of twisting at least two wires 121 a clockwise rotation direction or a counter-clockwise rotation direction may be used.
  • the assembly 11 may be formed by a bundle of the plurality of mutually juxtaposed stranded wires 12 or may be obtained by twisting the plurality of stranded wires 12 .
  • a method of twisting the plurality of stranded wires 12 of the assembly 11 collective wiring, concentric twisting, and the like can be exemplified.
  • the collective twisting is a twisting method in which the plurality of stranded wires 12 are bundled together and twisted about the axis of the bundle.
  • the concentric twisting is a twisting method in which one or the plurality of stranded wires 12 are twisted to one stranded wire 12 .
  • the twisting direction of the plurality of stranded wires 12 may be a clockwise rotation direction or a counter-clockwise rotation direction.
  • FIGS. 3 and 5 illustrate the assembly 11 having a smaller number of stranded wires 12 than the actual number, but in fact, the assembly 11 has more than several hundred stranded wires 12 .
  • the assembly 11 is inserted through the case 13 .
  • the case (casing) 13 is formed in a rectangular tubular shape.
  • a first opening 131 and a second opening 132 are respectively formed at one end and the other end of the case 13 in the axial direction.
  • the stranded wire 12 linearly extends and the extending direction of the stranded wire 12 matches the axial direction of the case 13 .
  • the centers of the first and second openings 131 and 132 are located to be coaxial to the center of the assembly 11 .
  • the first adapter 16 is connected to the first opening 131 of the case 13 and the second adapter 17 is connected to the second opening 132 .
  • a heat shrinkable tube for example, a heat shrinkable tube, a resin molded product, a metal processed product, or the like can be used.
  • the first adapter 16 has a first connection port 161 formed at a position opposite to the connection side with the first opening 131 .
  • the first connection port 161 communicates with the low temperature side heat exchanger 50 through the first low temperature side pipe 81 .
  • the second adapter 17 also has a second connection port 171 formed at a position opposite to the connection side with the second opening 132 .
  • the second connection port 171 communicates with the high temperature side heat exchanger 60 through the first high temperature side pipe 83 .
  • the centers of the first and second connection ports 161 and 171 are located to be coaxial to the center of the assembly 11 .
  • an assembly 21 obtained by bundling a plurality of stranded wires 22 is also accommodated in a case 23 of the second MCM heat exchanger 20 and the plurality of stranded wires 22 are filled in the case 23 .
  • a third adapter 26 is connected to a third opening 231 of the case 23 and a fourth adapter 27 is connected to a fourth opening 232 of the case 23 .
  • the second MCM heat exchanger 20 communicates with the low temperature side heat exchanger 50 through the second low temperature side pipe 82 connected to a third connection port 261 of the third adapter 26 .
  • the second MCM heat exchanger 20 communicates with the high temperature side heat exchanger 60 through the second high temperature side pipe 84 connected to a fourth connection port 271 of the fourth adapter 27 .
  • a wire 221 of the second MCM heat exchanger 20 has the same configuration as the wire 121 of the first MCM heat exchanger 10 and has the same wire diameter. Further, the stranded wire 22 of the second MCM heat exchanger 20 has the same configuration as the stranded wire 12 of the first MCM heat exchanger 10 . Further, the assembly 21 formed of the stranded wire 22 of the second MCM heat exchanger 20 has the same configuration as the assembly 11 formed of the stranded wire 12 of the first MCM heat exchanger 10 . Furthermore, the case 23 of the second MCM heat exchanger 20 has the same configuration as the case 13 of the first MCM heat exchanger 10 .
  • an indoor place is cooled by a heat exchange between the low temperature side heat exchanger 50 and the inside air, and heat is emitted to an outdoor place by a heat exchange between the high temperature side heat exchanger 60 and the outside air.
  • the indoor place is warmed by a heat exchange between the high temperature side heat exchanger 60 and the inside air, and heat is absorbed from the outdoor place by a heat exchange between the low temperature side heat exchanger 50 and the outside air.
  • a circulation path including four MCM heat exchangers 10 , 20 , 50 , and 60 is formed by two low temperature side pipes 81 and 82 and two high temperature side pipes 83 and 84 , and a liquid medium is pressure-fed in the circulation path by the pump 70 .
  • the liquid medium for example, a liquid such as water, an antifreeze solution, an ethanol solution, or a mixture thereof can be exemplified.
  • the first and second MCM heat exchangers 10 and 20 are accommodated in the piston 30 .
  • the piston 30 can move in a reciprocating manner between a pair of permanent magnets 40 by the actuator 35 .
  • the piston 30 can move in a reciprocating manner between a “first position” illustrated in FIG. 1 and a “second position” illustrated in FIG. 2 .
  • the actuator 35 for example, an air cylinder or the like can be exemplified.
  • the “first position” is a position of the piston 30 when the first MCM heat exchanger 10 is not interposed between the permanent magnets 40 and the second MCM heat exchanger 20 is interposed between the permanent magnets 40 .
  • the “second position” is a position of the piston 30 when the first MCM heat exchanger 10 is interposed between the permanent magnets 40 and the second MCM heat exchanger 20 is not interposed between the permanent magnets 40 .
  • the permanent magnet 40 may be moved in a reciprocating manner by the actuator 35 .
  • an electromagnet having a coil may be used instead of the permanent magnet 40 .
  • a mechanism of moving the MCM heat exchangers 10 and 20 or the magnet is not necessary.
  • the electromagnet having the coil when used, the magnitude of the magnetic field applied to the wires 121 and 221 may be changed instead of applying/removing of the magnetic field with respect to the wires 121 and 221 of the MCM heat exchangers 10 and 20 .
  • the switching valve 90 is provided at the first high temperature side pipe 83 and the second high temperature side pipe 84 . In synchronization with the operation of the piston 30 , the switching valve 90 can switch the liquid medium supply destination of the pump 70 to the first MCM heat exchanger 10 or the second MCM heat exchanger 20 and switch the connection destination of the high temperature side heat exchanger 60 to the second MCM heat exchanger 20 or the first MCM heat exchanger 10 .
  • the wire 121 of the first MCM heat exchanger 10 is demagnetized so that the temperature falls, and the wire 221 of the second MCM heat exchanger 20 is magnetized so that the temperature rises.
  • a first path (the pump 70 ⁇ the first high temperature side pipe 83 ⁇ the first MCM heat exchanger 10 ⁇ the first low temperature side pipe 81 ⁇ the low temperature side heat exchanger 50 ⁇ the second low temperature side pipe 82 ⁇ the second MCM heat exchanger 20 ⁇ the second high temperature side pipe 84 ⁇ the high temperature side heat exchanger 60 ⁇ the pump 70 ) is formed by the switching valve 90 .
  • the liquid medium is cooled by the wire 121 of the first MCM heat exchanger 10 of which a temperature decreases due to a demagnetization and the liquid medium is supplied to the low temperature side heat exchanger 50 so that the low temperature side heat exchanger 50 is cooled.
  • the liquid medium is heated by the wire 221 of the second MCM heat exchanger 20 of which a temperature increases due to a magnetization and the liquid medium is supplied to the high temperature side heat exchanger 60 so that the high temperature side heat exchanger 60 is heated.
  • the wire 121 of the first MCM heat exchanger 10 is magnetized so that its temperature rises and the wire 221 of the second MCM heat exchanger 20 is demagnetized so that its temperature falls.
  • a second path (the pump 70 ⁇ the second high temperature side pipe 84 ⁇ the second MCM heat exchanger 20 ⁇ the second low temperature side pipe 82 ⁇ the low temperature side heat exchanger 50 ⁇ the first low temperature side pipe 81 ⁇ the first MCM heat exchanger 10 ⁇ the first high temperature side pipe 83 ⁇ the high temperature side heat exchanger 60 ⁇ the pump 70 ) is formed by the switching valve 90 .
  • the liquid medium is cooled by the wire 221 of the second MCM heat exchanger 20 of which a temperature decreases due to a demagnetization and the liquid medium is supplied to the low temperature side heat exchanger 50 so that the low temperature side heat exchanger 50 is cooled.
  • the liquid medium is heated by the wire 121 of the first MCM heat exchanger 10 of which a temperature increases due to a magnetization, and the liquid medium is supplied to the high temperature side heat exchanger 60 so that the high temperature side heat exchanger 60 is heated.
  • the wires 121 and 221 of the MCM heat exchangers 10 and 20 since a wire having a wire diameter smaller than 1 mm is used as the wires 121 and 221 of the MCM heat exchangers 10 and 20 , it is possible to increase the surface area of the wire 121 while having a satisfactory flow of the liquid medium. Accordingly, it is possible to improve the heat exchange efficiency of the wires 121 and 221 of the MCM heat exchangers 10 and 20 .
  • the magnetic heat pump device 1 of this embodiment exchanges heat by repeating the application and the removal of the magnetic field for the wires 121 and 221 inside the first and second MCM heat exchangers 10 and 20 in accordance with the above-described reciprocating movement of the piston 30 between the “first position” and the “second position.” For that reason, when such a reciprocating movement speed, that is, the cycle frequency (the number of times of the reciprocating movement per unit time) is increased, improvement in the heat exchange efficiency can be expected. Meanwhile, when the granular magnetocaloric effect material is used as the magnetocaloric material having the magnetocaloric effect, the flow of the liquid fluid corresponding to the heat exchange medium is disturbed.
  • the stranded wire 12 obtained by twisting three wires 121 is used, but as illustrated in FIG. 7 , the stranded wire 12 may be obtained by twisting two wires 121 or the stranded wire 12 may be obtained by twisting four wires 121 .
  • the stranded wire 12 is obtained by twisting five and six wires 121 and the wires 121 are twisted so that the outer periphery of the stranded wire 12 has a circular shape, a gap formed inside the stranded wire 12 becomes larger and thus a shape of the stranded wire 12 is easily collapsed.
  • the stranded wire 12 is formed by twisting seven or more wires 121 , six wires 121 are twisted to the periphery of one wire 121 and thus an effect of securing the liquid medium passage is decreased.
  • the stranded wire 12 is formed by twisting two to four wires 121 , a gap formed inside the stranded wire 12 becomes smaller. Accordingly, it is possible to easily twist the wires 121 and to suppress the collapse of the shape of the stranded wire 12 . Further, the effect of securing the liquid medium passage is increased.
  • the stranded wire 12 obtained by twisting wires is used as the wire 121 .
  • a non-twisted single wire 121 may be used as the wire 121 and the assembly 11 of the single wire 121 may be inserted through the case 13 .
  • a rectangular tubular case is used as the case 13 , but the invention is not limited to the rectangular tubular shape.
  • a cylindrical shape may be used.
  • the configuration of the magnetic heat pump device is an example and the heat exchanger manufactured according to the manufacturing method of the invention may be applied to another magnetic heat pump device such as an AMR (Active Magnetic Refrigeration) type.
  • AMR Active Magnetic Refrigeration
  • the test device illustrated in FIG. 9 includes an MCM heat exchanger 10 a , an annular passage 80 a connected to both ends of the MCM heat exchanger 10 a , a piston 30 a provided inside the passage 80 a , and a permanent magnet 40 a.
  • the MCM heat exchanger 10 a includes a rectangular tubular case having an inner diameter of 14 mm ⁇ 14 mm and a length of 100 mm and serves as a MCM heat exchanger by filling a magnetic material according to Examples and Comparative Examples into the case.
  • the permanent magnet 40 a is movable close to and away from the MCM heat exchanger 10 a while moving in a reciprocating manner in a direction indicated by an arrow in the drawing.
  • the passage 80 a is filled with water which is a fluid medium, when the piston 30 a moves in a reciprocating manner in a direction indicated by an arrow, the water corresponding to the fluid medium can be alternately supplied from a high temperature side supply port 10 b and a low temperature side supply port 10 c to the MCM heat exchanger 10 a.
  • the test device when the permanent magnet 40 a and the piston 30 a move in synchronization in a reciprocating manner in a direction indicated by the arrow in the drawing, the magnetization and the demagnetization of the magnetic material provided in the MCM heat exchanger 10 a are performed, and the alternate supply of the water corresponding to the fluid medium from the high temperature side supply port 10 b and the low temperature side supply port 10 c to the MCM heat exchanger 10 a are performed.
  • Example 1 a stranded wire obtained by twisting three wires of gadolinium (Gd) was used as a magnetic material. Specifically, a bundle of the stranded wire filled in a rectangular tubular case having an inner diameter of 14 mm ⁇ 14 mm and a length of 100 mm as illustrated in FIG. 5 was set as the MCM heat exchanger 10 a , and an output density (an output per unit weight of the magnetic material) was measured by using the test device illustrated in FIG. 9 . In Example 1, wires having an average wire diameter of 0.25 mm were used as the plurality of wires formed of gadolinium (Gd) and filled in the MCM heat exchanger 10 a . In Example 1, the wire filling rate in the case was 58%.
  • the filling rate was calculated based on the number of the plurality of wires filled in the case, the average wire diameter, and the inner volume of the case (the same applied to Examples 2 and 3, Comparative Examples 1 and 2, and Reference Examples 1 to 3, but the average particle diameter was used instead of the average wire diameter in Comparative Example 1 and Reference Example 3).
  • the output density was measured in a condition that the cycle frequency (the number of times of moving the permanent magnet 40 a and the piston 30 a in a reciprocating manner per one second) was 1 Hz, 5 Hz, and 10 Hz. The result is illustrated in FIG. 10 .
  • the wire diameters of the used wires were described by the average value thereof, that is, the average wire diameter thereof, but the wires used in Examples, Comparative Examples, and Reference Examples only included a variation in wire diameter due to a manufacturing error.
  • Example 2 an output density was measured as in Example 1 except that a stranded wire obtained by twisting three wires formed of gadolinium (Gd) was used as a magnetic material and a bundle thereof filled in a rectangular tubular case having an inner diameter of 14 mm ⁇ 14 mm and a length of 100 mm was used as the MCM heat exchanger 10 a .
  • wires having an average wire diameter of 0.49 mm were used as the plurality of wires formed of gadolinium (Gd) and filled in the MCM heat exchanger 10 a .
  • the wire filling rate in the case of Example 2 was 58%.
  • the output density was measured in a condition that the cycle frequency was 1 Hz, 3 Hz, and 5 Hz. The result is illustrated in FIG. 10 .
  • Example 3 an output density was measured as in Example 1 except that a bundle of wires formed of gadolinium (Gd) was used as a magnetic material (that is, a shape illustrated in FIG. 8 ) and the bundle filled in a rectangular tubular case having an inner diameter of 14 mm ⁇ 14 mm and a length of 100 mm was used as the MCM heat exchanger 10 a .
  • wires having an average wire diameter of 0.99 mm were used as the plurality of wires formed of gadolinium (Gd) and filled in the MCM heat exchanger 10 a .
  • the wire filling rate in the case was 79%.
  • the output density was measured in a condition that the cycle frequency was 1 Hz, 2 Hz, and 5 Hz. The result is illustrated in FIG. 10 .
  • Comparative Example 1 an output density was measured as in Example 1 except that particles having an average particle diameter of 0.3 mm and formed of gadolinium (Gd) were used as a magnetic material and the particles filled in a rectangular tubular case having an inner diameter of 14 mm ⁇ 14 mm and a length of 100 mm were used as the MCM heat exchanger 10 a .
  • the particle filling rate in the case was 60%.
  • the output density was measured in a condition that the cycle frequency was 0.5 Hz, 1 Hz, 1.5 Hz, 2 Hz, 3 Hz, 5 Hz, 7.5 Hz, and 10 Hz. The result is illustrated in FIG. 10 .
  • Example 2 an output density was measured as in Example 1 except that a bundle of wires formed of gadolinium (Gd) was used as a magnetic material (that is, a shape illustrated in FIG. 8 ) and the bundle filled in a rectangular tubular case having an inner diameter of 14 mm ⁇ 14 mm and a length of 100 mm was used as the MCM heat exchanger 10 a .
  • wires having an average wire diameter of 1.98 mm were used as the plurality of wires formed of gadolinium (Gd) and filled in the MCM heat exchanger 10 a .
  • the wire filling rate in the case was 79%.
  • the output density was measured in a condition that the cycle frequency was 1 Hz, 3 Hz, 5 Hz, and 7.5 Hz. The result is illustrated in FIG. 10 .
  • FIG. 10 is a graph illustrating a relation between a cycle frequency (Hz) and an output density (W/kg) of Examples 1 to 3 and Comparative Examples 1 and 2.
  • Hz cycle frequency
  • W/kg output density
  • an average flow rate (m/sec) of water corresponding to a fluid medium was measured by the test device illustrated in FIG. 9 when water corresponding to the fluid medium flowed at a discharge pressure of 0.03 MPa of a pump in the MCM heat exchanger 10 a.
  • a stranded wire obtained by twisting three wires formed of copper (Cu) was used and a bundle of the stranded wire having a shape illustrated in FIG. 5 and filled in a rectangular tubular case having an inner diameter of 14 mm ⁇ 14 mm and a length of 100 mm was used as the MCM heat exchanger 10 a . Then, an average flow rate of water corresponding to a fluid medium was measured.
  • FIG. 11 is a graph illustrating a relation between the contact area (m) of the fluid medium and the average flow rate (misec) of the fluid medium of Reference Examples 1 to 3.
  • an approximate curve illustrated in FIG. 11 can be obtained by using the Darcy-Weisbach equation.
  • FIG. 11 illustrates approximate curves of Reference Example 1 and Reference Example 3 obtained by applying the approximate curve of Reference Example 2 to Reference Example 1 and Reference Example 3.
  • the Darcy-Weisbach equation is used, but the same approximate curve can be also obtained by using the Fanning equation or Hagen-Poiseuille equation instead of the Darcy-Weisbach equation.
  • the average flow rate decreases to about 0.042 m/sec when the contact area with the fluid medium is about 0.63 m 2 and the wire diameter is about 0.098 mm. Accordingly, it is preferable that the lower limit of the wire diameters of the wires 121 and 221 of the MCM heat exchangers 10 and 20 of this embodiment is 0.1 mm or more.

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