WO1986007133A1 - A heat-exchanger and a method for the production thereof - Google Patents

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WO1986007133A1
WO1986007133A1 PCT/FI1986/000058 FI8600058W WO8607133A1 WO 1986007133 A1 WO1986007133 A1 WO 1986007133A1 FI 8600058 W FI8600058 W FI 8600058W WO 8607133 A1 WO8607133 A1 WO 8607133A1
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Ismo Pentikäinen
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
    • F28F—DETAILS OF HEAT-EXCHANGE AND HEAT-TRANSFER APPARATUS, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
    • F28F3/00—Plate-like or laminated elements; Assemblies of plate-like or laminated elements
    • F28F3/08—Elements constructed for building-up into stacks, e.g. capable of being taken apart for cleaning
    • F28F3/10—Arrangements for sealing the margins
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
    • F28D—HEAT-EXCHANGE APPARATUS, NOT PROVIDED FOR IN ANOTHER SUBCLASS, IN WHICH THE HEAT-EXCHANGE MEDIA DO NOT COME INTO DIRECT CONTACT
    • F28D9/00—Heat-exchange apparatus having stationary plate-like or laminated conduit assemblies for both heat-exchange media, the media being in contact with different sides of a conduit wall
    • F28D9/0031—Heat-exchange apparatus having stationary plate-like or laminated conduit assemblies for both heat-exchange media, the media being in contact with different sides of a conduit wall the conduits for one heat-exchange medium being formed by paired plates touching each other
    • F28D9/0037—Heat-exchange apparatus having stationary plate-like or laminated conduit assemblies for both heat-exchange media, the media being in contact with different sides of a conduit wall the conduits for one heat-exchange medium being formed by paired plates touching each other the conduits for the other heat-exchange medium also being formed by paired plates touching each other
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
    • F28F—DETAILS OF HEAT-EXCHANGE AND HEAT-TRANSFER APPARATUS, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
    • F28F21/00—Constructions of heat-exchange apparatus characterised by the selection of particular materials
    • F28F21/06—Constructions of heat-exchange apparatus characterised by the selection of particular materials of plastics material
    • F28F21/065—Constructions of heat-exchange apparatus characterised by the selection of particular materials of plastics material the heat-exchange apparatus employing plate-like or laminated conduits

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  • This invention relates to a heat-exchanger com- prising superimposed rectangular plates in the middle of which there is provided a corrugated area which is surrounded by four planar edge zones which extend from one corner of the plate to another arid at which the- plates are fastened on each other, the corrugations of plates positioned upon each other extending at an angle of
  • the invention is also concerned with a method for the production of the heat- exchanger.
  • edge zones which are positioned in the middle of the height of the corruga- tions and between which fastening means or masses are provided partially cover the cross-section of the channels formed by the corrugations, whereby the inlet and outlet openings of the heat-exchanger are smaller than what the channels within the exchanger would require. This results in unnecessarily high flow resistances. If the plates of the heat-exchanger are made of plastic, they are rather complicated to manufacture or the moulds used therefore are expensive.
  • the object of the present invention is to provide a heat-exchanger which is simpler to manufacture than previously and in which the resistance of flow is smaller than in known heat-exchangers.
  • the heat-exchanger according to the invention is characterized in that the two opposite edge zones of each plate are positioned substantially in level with the crests of the corruga ⁇ tions and the other two edge zones substantially in level with the bottoms of the corrugations, and that the plates are positioned in a turned relationship with respect to each other in such a manner that in superim ⁇ posed plates the upper edge zones of one plate and the lower edge zones of another plate are positioned in alignment with each other.
  • the edge zones of different plates are positioned in pairs against each other, as a result of which the edge zones can be easily fastened on each other e.g. by welding.
  • the edge zones are positioned in level with the crests or the bottoms of the corrugations, they do not in any way increase the resistance of flow at the inlet and outlet openings, whereby the resistance of flow in the heat-exchanger according to the invention is lower than in known heat-exchangers.
  • plates shaped as described above can be easily manufactured e.g. by the vacuum moulding method, which is an inexpensive and rapid method. This, of course, requires that the plates should be made of plastic.
  • the edge zones preferably border on each other at the plate corners along lines which extend at an angle of 45° with respect to the edges of the plate.
  • the invention is also concerned with a method for the production of a heat-exchanger, in which method a corrugated area is formed on a rectangular plate blank of plastic and this area is surrounded by a planar edging, whereafter the plates are superin ⁇ posed and fasten ⁇ ed on each other.
  • the method according to the invention is charac ⁇ terized in that the edging is formed substantiall .in level with the crests of the corrugations, that a planar area is formed between the corrugated area and the edging positioned right by two opposite sides of the plate, which planar area extends substantially in level with the bottoms of the corrugations, and that the last-mentioned edgings are removed.
  • plastic heat-exchanger plates can be manufactured in a simple manner by the vacuum moulding method, which is recognized as an inexpensive and rapid method.
  • the vacuum moulding method requires that an edging is formed in level with the crests of the corrugations, which edging acts as a sealing between the mould parts.
  • the edging acts as the edge zones mentioned above on two sides of the plate, whereas the edging is cut off on the two other sides. In this way only a little material is wasted.
  • Figure 1 is an axonometric view of a heat-ex ⁇ changer according to the invention.
  • Figure 2 is a top view of a plate.
  • FIGs 3 and 4 are end views of the plate according to Figure 2,
  • Figure 5 is a section along the line V-V in Fig ⁇ ure 2
  • Figure 6 is a section along the line VI-VI in Figure 2
  • Figure 7 is a general view of superimposed plates.
  • the heat-exchanger 1 according to Figure 1 is formed by superimposed plates 2 which are made of plastic or metal.
  • a corrugated area 3 is formed centrally on the plates, which area is surrounded by a planar edge zone 4 - 7 on each side of said rectangular plate.
  • the width of the edge zones has been exaggerated in relation to the corrugated area in Figures 2 to 6.
  • the plates 2 are superimposed in such a manner that a subsequent plate is always positioned at an angle of 90 with respect to the preceding plate, which results in the cube-like heat-exchanger shown in Fig ⁇ ure 1 , in which a cold and a warm medium flow stream crosswise in channels formed by the corrugated areas 3.
  • edge zones 4 and 6 are positioned in level with the crests of the corrugations and the edge zones 5 and 7 in level with the bottoms of the corrugations.
  • These edge zones are joined by walls 8 extending at right angles to the main plane of the plate and at an angle of 45° with respect to the edges of the plate so that the edge zones 4 to 7 widen towards the edges of the plate.
  • the plates 2 according to the invention are superimposed in a known manner by positioning each plate at an angle of 90° with respect to the plates positioned under and above, see Figure 7.
  • the lower edge zones 5, 7 of an upper plate 2 and the upper edge zones 4, 6 of a lower plate 2 are positioned in alignment with each other in such a manner that they make contact with each other *
  • the upper edge zones 4, 6 of the upper plate are posi- tioned in alignment with each other and make contact with the lower edge zones 5, 7 of a plate positioned above it, while the lower edge zones 5, 7 of the afore ⁇ mentioned lower plate are positioned in alignment with the upper edge zones 4, 6 of a plate positioned under said plate.
  • Edge zones making contact with each other in pairs are fastened on each other by asuitable welding method which in the case of plastic plates can be a ultrasonic or a radio wave welding.
  • asuitable welding method which in the case of plastic plates can be a ultrasonic or a radio wave welding.
  • an integral heat-exchanger is formed, in which two edge zones of each plate are fastened on the edge zones of a plate above and the other two edge zones on the edge zones of a plate positioned underneath.
  • the plastic plates 2 are manufactured by the vacuum moulding method in the following way.
  • the vacuum moulding mould is con ⁇ structed in such a way that a plastic plate blank gets the shape described above. Because the plate blank must, for reasons of manufacturing technique, have an edging having a high position, additional areas 9 are formed right by the lower edge zones 5, 7, which additional areas are removed by punching after the moulding. On the two other sides of the plate the edge zones 4, 6 form the necessary edging.
  • the corrugations do not need to be in parallel with two sides of the plate, but they can extend at an angle of e.g. 45 with respect to the sides, whereby the plates can be superimposed alternately the right side up and upside down.

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The heat-exchanger is formed by superimposed rectangular corrugated plates (2) which are fastened on each other at planar edge zones (4 to 7). In known heat-exchangers the edge zones are fastened on each other by means of separate fastening means or a fastening mass filling the space between the edge zones. The edge zones (4 to 7) can be fastened on each other in a far simpler way, e.g. by welding, if the two zones (4, 6) of the edge zones of the plate are positioned in level with the crests of the corrugations and the other two zones (5, 7) in level with the bottoms of the corrugations, whereby the edge zones of plates (2) turned at an angle of 90o with respect to each other make contact with each other. When the plates are made of plastic, the edge zones can be fastened on each other e.g. by a ultrasonic or a radio wave welding.

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A heat-exchanger and a method for the production thereof
This invention relates to a heat-exchanger com- prising superimposed rectangular plates in the middle of which there is provided a corrugated area which is surrounded by four planar edge zones which extend from one corner of the plate to another arid at which the- plates are fastened on each other, the corrugations of plates positioned upon each other extending at an angle of
90° with respect to each other. The invention is also concerned with a method for the production of the heat- exchanger.
This kind of plate heat-exchangers operating on the cross flow principle are previously known. The plates are superimposed in alternate directions to form a cube-like heat-exchanger in which a cold and a warm medium are made to flow through the heat-exchanger along different channels. In order to fasten the plates on each other, it is known to surround the corrugated area by edge zones which are positioned in a plane between the crests and the bottoms of the corrugations and which are fastened on each other in one way or another. A solution is known with plastic heat-exchangers in particular in which the corrugations extend to the edges of the plates and some of the openings formed by the corrugations are blocked e.g. by silicone rubber, which fastens the superimposed plates on each other. When the plates of a heat-exchanger are fastened on each other at the edge zones, separate fasteners or jointing masses extending from one edge zone to another become necessary so that the fastening step is rather slow and expensive. In addition, edge zones which are positioned in the middle of the height of the corruga- tions and between which fastening means or masses are provided partially cover the cross-section of the channels formed by the corrugations, whereby the inlet and outlet openings of the heat-exchanger are smaller than what the channels within the exchanger would require. This results in unnecessarily high flow resistances. If the plates of the heat-exchanger are made of plastic, they are rather complicated to manufacture or the moulds used therefore are expensive. The object of the present invention is to provide a heat-exchanger which is simpler to manufacture than previously and in which the resistance of flow is smaller than in known heat-exchangers. The heat-exchanger according to the invention is characterized in that the two opposite edge zones of each plate are positioned substantially in level with the crests of the corruga¬ tions and the other two edge zones substantially in level with the bottoms of the corrugations, and that the plates are positioned in a turned relationship with respect to each other in such a manner that in superim¬ posed plates the upper edge zones of one plate and the lower edge zones of another plate are positioned in alignment with each other.
By virtue of the positioning of the edge zones and the plates with respect to each other, the edge zones of different plates are positioned in pairs against each other, as a result of which the edge zones can be easily fastened on each other e.g. by welding. Because the edge zones are positioned in level with the crests or the bottoms of the corrugations, they do not in any way increase the resistance of flow at the inlet and outlet openings, whereby the resistance of flow in the heat-exchanger according to the invention is lower than in known heat-exchangers. It has also been found out that plates shaped as described above can be easily manufactured e.g. by the vacuum moulding method, which is an inexpensive and rapid method. This, of course, requires that the plates should be made of plastic. In order that the edge zones to be positioned against each other were equal in shape, the edge zones preferably border on each other at the plate corners along lines which extend at an angle of 45° with respect to the edges of the plate.
The invention is also concerned with a method for the production of a heat-exchanger, in which method a corrugated area is formed on a rectangular plate blank of plastic and this area is surrounded by a planar edging, whereafter the plates are superinπposed and fasten¬ ed on each other. The method according to the invention is charac¬ terized in that the edging is formed substantiall .in level with the crests of the corrugations, that a planar area is formed between the corrugated area and the edging positioned right by two opposite sides of the plate, which planar area extends substantially in level with the bottoms of the corrugations, and that the last-mentioned edgings are removed.
By means of the method according to the invention plastic heat-exchanger plates can be manufactured in a simple manner by the vacuum moulding method, which is recognized as an inexpensive and rapid method. The vacuum moulding method requires that an edging is formed in level with the crests of the corrugations, which edging acts as a sealing between the mould parts. The edging acts as the edge zones mentioned above on two sides of the plate, whereas the edging is cut off on the two other sides. In this way only a little material is wasted.
The invention will be described more closely below with reference to the attached drawing, wherein Figure 1 is an axonometric view of a heat-ex¬ changer according to the invention.
Figure 2 is a top view of a plate.
Figures 3 and 4 are end views of the plate according to Figure 2,
Figure 5 is a section along the line V-V in Fig¬ ure 2,
Figure 6 is a section along the line VI-VI in Figure 2 , and Figure 7 is a general view of superimposed plates.
The heat-exchanger 1 according to Figure 1 is formed by superimposed plates 2 which are made of plastic or metal. A corrugated area 3 is formed centrally on the plates, which area is surrounded by a planar edge zone 4 - 7 on each side of said rectangular plate. In order to clarify the figures, the width of the edge zones has been exaggerated in relation to the corrugated area in Figures 2 to 6.
The plates 2 are superimposed in such a manner that a subsequent plate is always positioned at an angle of 90 with respect to the preceding plate, which results in the cube-like heat-exchanger shown in Fig¬ ure 1 , in which a cold and a warm medium flow stream crosswise in channels formed by the corrugated areas 3. According to the invention the edge zones 4 to
7 of the plates 2 are not all positioned in level with each other, but the edge zones 4 and 6 are positioned in level with the crests of the corrugations and the edge zones 5 and 7 in level with the bottoms of the corrugations. These edge zones are joined by walls 8 extending at right angles to the main plane of the plate and at an angle of 45° with respect to the edges of the plate so that the edge zones 4 to 7 widen towards the edges of the plate. The plates 2 according to the invention are superimposed in a known manner by positioning each plate at an angle of 90° with respect to the plates positioned under and above, see Figure 7. As a result of the positioning of the edge zones, the lower edge zones 5, 7 of an upper plate 2 and the upper edge zones 4, 6 of a lower plate 2 are positioned in alignment with each other in such a manner that they make contact with each other* On the two other sides of the heat-exchanger the upper edge zones 4, 6 of the upper plate are posi- tioned in alignment with each other and make contact with the lower edge zones 5, 7 of a plate positioned above it, while the lower edge zones 5, 7 of the afore¬ mentioned lower plate are positioned in alignment with the upper edge zones 4, 6 of a plate positioned under said plate. Edge zones making contact with each other in pairs are fastened on each other by asuitable welding method which in the case of plastic plates can be a ultrasonic or a radio wave welding. In this way an integral heat-exchanger is formed, in which two edge zones of each plate are fastened on the edge zones of a plate above and the other two edge zones on the edge zones of a plate positioned underneath.
According to the invention the plastic plates 2 are manufactured by the vacuum moulding method in the following way. The vacuum moulding mould is con¬ structed in such a way that a plastic plate blank gets the shape described above. Because the plate blank must, for reasons of manufacturing technique, have an edging having a high position, additional areas 9 are formed right by the lower edge zones 5, 7, which additional areas are removed by punching after the moulding. On the two other sides of the plate the edge zones 4, 6 form the necessary edging.
The corrugations do not need to be in parallel with two sides of the plate, but they can extend at an angle of e.g. 45 with respect to the sides, whereby the plates can be superimposed alternately the right side up and upside down.

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1. A heat-exchanger comprising superimposed rectangular plates (2) in the middle of which there is provided a corrugated area (3) which is surrounded by four planar edge zones (4 to 7) which extend from one corner of the plate to another and at which the plates (2) are fastened on each other, the corrugations of plates positioned upon each other extending at an angle of 90° with respect to each other, c h a r a c t e r ¬ z e d in that the two opposite edge zones (4, 6) of each plate (2) are positioned substantially in level with the crests of the corrugations (3) and the other two edge zones (5, 7) substantially in level with the bottoms of the corrugations, and that the plates are positioned in a turned relationship with respect to each other in such a manner that in superimposed plates the upper edge zones of one plate and the lower edge zones of another plate (4, 6 and 5, 7) are posi- tioned in alignment with each other.
2. A heat-exchanger according to Claim 1 , c h a r a c t e r i z e d in that the edge zones (4 to 7) border on each other at the plate corners along lines (8) which extend at an angle of 45 with respect to the plate edges
3. A heat-exchanger according to Claim 1 , c h a r a c t e r i z e d in that the edge zones
(4, 5; 6, 7) making contact with each other are fastened on each other by a welded seam.
4. Method for the production of a heat-exchanger, .in which method a corrugated area (3) is formed on a rectangular plate blank of plastic and this area is surrounded by a planar edging (4, 6,9 ), whereafter the plates (2) are superimposed and fastened on each other, c h a r a c t e r i z e d in that the edging (4, 6, 9) is formed substantially in.level with crests of the corrugations (3) , that a planar area (5, 7) is formed between the corrugated area (3) and the edging (9) positioned right by two opposite sides of the plate, which planar area (5, 7) extends substantially in level with the bottoms of the corrugations, and that the last- mentioned edgings (9) are removed.
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