Classifications

• • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
  • F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
  • F28F—DETAILS OF HEAT-EXCHANGE AND HEAT-TRANSFER APPARATUS, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
  • F28F9/00—Casings; Header boxes; Auxiliary supports for elements; Auxiliary members within casings
  • F28F9/02—Header boxes; End plates
  • F28F9/026—Header boxes; End plates with static flow control means, e.g. with means for uniformly distributing heat exchange media into conduits
  • F28F9/0278—Header boxes; End plates with static flow control means, e.g. with means for uniformly distributing heat exchange media into conduits in the form of stacked distribution plates or perforated plates arranged over end plates
• • 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
  • F28D1/00—Heat-exchange apparatus having stationary conduit assemblies for one heat-exchange medium only, the media being in contact with different sides of the conduit wall, in which the other heat-exchange medium is a large body of fluid, e.g. domestic or motor car radiators
  • F28D1/02—Heat-exchange apparatus having stationary conduit assemblies for one heat-exchange medium only, the media being in contact with different sides of the conduit wall, in which the other heat-exchange medium is a large body of fluid, e.g. domestic or motor car radiators with heat-exchange conduits immersed in the body of fluid
  • F28D1/04—Heat-exchange apparatus having stationary conduit assemblies for one heat-exchange medium only, the media being in contact with different sides of the conduit wall, in which the other heat-exchange medium is a large body of fluid, e.g. domestic or motor car radiators with heat-exchange conduits immersed in the body of fluid with tubular conduits
  • F28D1/047—Heat-exchange apparatus having stationary conduit assemblies for one heat-exchange medium only, the media being in contact with different sides of the conduit wall, in which the other heat-exchange medium is a large body of fluid, e.g. domestic or motor car radiators with heat-exchange conduits immersed in the body of fluid with tubular conduits the conduits being bent, e.g. in a serpentine or zig-zag
• • 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
  • F28D1/00—Heat-exchange apparatus having stationary conduit assemblies for one heat-exchange medium only, the media being in contact with different sides of the conduit wall, in which the other heat-exchange medium is a large body of fluid, e.g. domestic or motor car radiators
  • F28D1/02—Heat-exchange apparatus having stationary conduit assemblies for one heat-exchange medium only, the media being in contact with different sides of the conduit wall, in which the other heat-exchange medium is a large body of fluid, e.g. domestic or motor car radiators with heat-exchange conduits immersed in the body of fluid
  • F28D1/04—Heat-exchange apparatus having stationary conduit assemblies for one heat-exchange medium only, the media being in contact with different sides of the conduit wall, in which the other heat-exchange medium is a large body of fluid, e.g. domestic or motor car radiators with heat-exchange conduits immersed in the body of fluid with tubular conduits
  • F28D1/047—Heat-exchange apparatus having stationary conduit assemblies for one heat-exchange medium only, the media being in contact with different sides of the conduit wall, in which the other heat-exchange medium is a large body of fluid, e.g. domestic or motor car radiators with heat-exchange conduits immersed in the body of fluid with tubular conduits the conduits being bent, e.g. in a serpentine or zig-zag
  • F28D1/0477—Heat-exchange apparatus having stationary conduit assemblies for one heat-exchange medium only, the media being in contact with different sides of the conduit wall, in which the other heat-exchange medium is a large body of fluid, e.g. domestic or motor car radiators with heat-exchange conduits immersed in the body of fluid with tubular conduits the conduits being bent, e.g. in a serpentine or zig-zag the conduits being bent in a serpentine or zig-zag
  • F28D1/0478—Heat-exchange apparatus having stationary conduit assemblies for one heat-exchange medium only, the media being in contact with different sides of the conduit wall, in which the other heat-exchange medium is a large body of fluid, e.g. domestic or motor car radiators with heat-exchange conduits immersed in the body of fluid with tubular conduits the conduits being bent, e.g. in a serpentine or zig-zag the conduits being bent in a serpentine or zig-zag the conduits having a non-circular cross-section
• • 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
  • F28D1/00—Heat-exchange apparatus having stationary conduit assemblies for one heat-exchange medium only, the media being in contact with different sides of the conduit wall, in which the other heat-exchange medium is a large body of fluid, e.g. domestic or motor car radiators
  • F28D1/02—Heat-exchange apparatus having stationary conduit assemblies for one heat-exchange medium only, the media being in contact with different sides of the conduit wall, in which the other heat-exchange medium is a large body of fluid, e.g. domestic or motor car radiators with heat-exchange conduits immersed in the body of fluid
  • F28D1/04—Heat-exchange apparatus having stationary conduit assemblies for one heat-exchange medium only, the media being in contact with different sides of the conduit wall, in which the other heat-exchange medium is a large body of fluid, e.g. domestic or motor car radiators with heat-exchange conduits immersed in the body of fluid with tubular conduits
  • F28D1/053—Heat-exchange apparatus having stationary conduit assemblies for one heat-exchange medium only, the media being in contact with different sides of the conduit wall, in which the other heat-exchange medium is a large body of fluid, e.g. domestic or motor car radiators with heat-exchange conduits immersed in the body of fluid with tubular conduits the conduits being straight
  • F28D1/0535—Heat-exchange apparatus having stationary conduit assemblies for one heat-exchange medium only, the media being in contact with different sides of the conduit wall, in which the other heat-exchange medium is a large body of fluid, e.g. domestic or motor car radiators with heat-exchange conduits immersed in the body of fluid with tubular conduits the conduits being straight the conduits having a non-circular cross-section
  • F28D1/05366—Assemblies of conduits connected to common headers, e.g. core type radiators
  • F28D1/05391—Assemblies of conduits connected to common headers, e.g. core type radiators with multiple rows of conduits or with multi-channel conduits combined with a particular flow pattern, e.g. multi-row multi-stage radiators
• • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
  • F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
  • F28F—DETAILS OF HEAT-EXCHANGE AND HEAT-TRANSFER APPARATUS, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
  • F28F1/00—Tubular elements; Assemblies of tubular elements
  • F28F1/02—Tubular elements of cross-section which is non-circular
• • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
  • F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
  • F28F—DETAILS OF HEAT-EXCHANGE AND HEAT-TRANSFER APPARATUS, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
  • F28F9/00—Casings; Header boxes; Auxiliary supports for elements; Auxiliary members within casings
  • F28F9/02—Header boxes; End plates
• • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
  • F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
  • F28F—DETAILS OF HEAT-EXCHANGE AND HEAT-TRANSFER APPARATUS, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
  • F28F9/00—Casings; Header boxes; Auxiliary supports for elements; Auxiliary members within casings
  • F28F9/02—Header boxes; End plates
  • F28F9/0219—Arrangements for sealing end plates into casing or header box; Header box sub-elements
  • F28F9/0221—Header boxes or end plates formed by stacked elements
• • 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
  • F28D21/00—Heat-exchange apparatus not covered by any of the groups F28D1/00 - F28D20/00
  • F28D2021/0019—Other heat exchangers for particular applications; Heat exchange systems not otherwise provided for
  • F28D2021/0068—Other heat exchangers for particular applications; Heat exchange systems not otherwise provided for for refrigerant cycles
  • F28D2021/0073—Gas coolers
• • 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
  • F28D21/00—Heat-exchange apparatus not covered by any of the groups F28D1/00 - F28D20/00
  • F28D2021/0019—Other heat exchangers for particular applications; Heat exchange systems not otherwise provided for
  • F28D2021/008—Other heat exchangers for particular applications; Heat exchange systems not otherwise provided for for vehicles
  • F28D2021/0085—Evaporators
• • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
  • F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
  • F28F—DETAILS OF HEAT-EXCHANGE AND HEAT-TRANSFER APPARATUS, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
  • F28F2280/00—Mounting arrangements; Arrangements for facilitating assembling or disassembling of heat exchanger parts

Definitions

• the invention relates to a device for exchanging heat, in particular for use in motor vehicles and in particular for use in motor vehicle air conditioning systems according to the preambles of claim 1.
• Such devices are used, for example, as condensers and evaporators in motor vehicle air conditioning systems.
• the present invention is discussed with respect to automotive air conditioning systems, but it should be pointed out that the device for exchanging heat can also be used in other air conditioning systems and for transferring heat between two media.
• Such devices for exchanging heat are already known and are also used in particular for air conditioning a passenger compartment in a motor vehicle.
• Refrigerants are particularly coolants that operate at lower temperatures and absorb heat at low pressure by evaporation and give off heat at high temperature and pressure by liquefaction.
• refrigerants such as, for example, are generally used in refrigeration systems.
• conventional coolant such as R22 (chlorodifluoromethane).
• R12 dichlorodifluoromethane
• R22 chlorodifluoromethane
• R12 dichlorodifluoromethane
• Such refrigerants could be, for example, substances or substance compositions that have at least one component C0 2 .
• the object of the present invention is to provide a device for exchanging heat which enables the use of alternative refrigerants and at the same time improves the efficiency and economy of such units.
• the invention solves this problem by providing a device with the features of claim 1.
• a device can be operated with at least one refrigerant, which enables the transport of thermal energy within the device and the components in flow communication with the device.
• the device has at least one refrigerant inlet and at least one refrigerant outlet which, according to a preferred embodiment, open into at least one head tube.
• the head pipe itself is divided by at least one separating element into at least one inlet section and at least one outlet section, which are preferably assigned to a respective refrigerant inlet or refrigerant outlet.
• the inlet and outlet sections of the head pipe which are separated from one another in a liquid-tight and / or gas-tight manner by at least one separating element, are fluid-connected by means of at least one flow device and preferably at least one cross-distributor.
• the flow-through device has at least two flow paths oriented at least in sections parallel to one another, the openings of which open into the inlet and outlet sections of the head pipe or into the lumen of at least one transverse distributor.
• At least one head tube, at least one refrigerant inlet, at least one refrigerant outlet, at least one flow device and at least one cross distributor form components which, when put together, form an assembly in the sense of the present invention.
• At least two assemblies of the type described above are connected to one another in such a way that the refrigerant inlets or refrigerant outlets are fluidly connected to one another.
• the refrigerant inlets or refrigerant outlets are tubes with a defined one
• Cross section in the circumference of which holes are made, which in are arranged substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal central axis of the refrigerant inlet or refrigerant outlet pipe and, according to a particularly preferred embodiment, the longitudinal central axis of the refrigerant inlet or. Cut the refrigerant outlet pipes with their center line or arrange them at a predetermined distance from it.
• the center line of the bore is offset from the longitudinal center axis of the head pipe, so that it represents a tangent to the outer circumference of the refrigerant inlet or refrigerant outlet pipe.
• the device for exchanging heat has assemblies which are hydraulically connected in parallel by means of refrigerant inlets or refrigerant outlets, that is to say refrigerant is supplied or discharged in parallel to the head pipe sections.
• the assemblies are connected to two refrigerant pipes in such a way that the inlet sections of the head pipes are fluidly connected via a refrigerant inlet pipe and, accordingly, the outlet sections of the head pipes are fluidly connected by means of a refrigerant outlet pipe.
• two hydraulically connected assemblies communicate via at least one
• the refrigerant inlets or refrigerant outlets are several . , interconnected assemblies made in one piece.
• the refrigerant inlets or outlets, the head pipe and the cross distributor are arranged on one side of the assembly.
• the assembly has in particular an approximately cuboid basic shape, which preferably has a front and a rear surface, which, according to a particular embodiment, represents the sides of the assembly through which the gaseous medium, for example air, essentially flows for energy, in particular Heat energy to give up or take up.
• This front or rear surface of the assembly is limited by four side surfaces, which are essentially determined by the width of the flow device used and the cooling fins adjoining it and their shape.
• the refrigerant inlets or outlets, the head pipe and the cross distributor are arranged on different sides of the assembly, this having a direct influence on the position and the course of the
• the arrangement of the components of an assembly obtained by the arrangement of the flow.
• the orientation of the flow paths, the number of curvatures and the angle of curvature which according to the present invention is between 0 ° and 180 °, preferably between 30 ° and 110 ° and particularly preferably between 45 ° and 90 °, determines the position of the other components on or in the device.
• the flow device has between 1 and 10 curvatures, with the even or odd number being 180 °
• the head pipes or the transverse distributors are arranged on the same or on opposite sides of the assembly.
• the head pipes are arranged on the opposite side to the transverse distributors of an assembly.
• 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9 bends with a bend angle of 180 °, the head pipes and the transverse distributors of an assembly are arranged on one side of the assembly.
• the segments of the flow device between the head pipe and the flow device or between two curvatures of the flow devices are of essentially the same length.
• the segments of the flow device which have the openings of the flow paths, can vary in length between two curvatures of the flow device.
• the openings of the flow paths of the flow device open into the interior of the head tube or the cross tube.
• the components are also so materially, non-positively and / or positively connected to each other that the interior of the components, in particular even at high pressures up to about 300 bar or
• Flow paths in particular even at high pressures up to approximately 300 bar, are gas and / or liquid-tight.
• the separating element which divides the head pipe into an inlet or outlet section, is connected to the head pipe in such a way that the exchange of gaseous or liquid media between the sections is prevented.
• the flow device is a flat tube, the volume of which is divided into at least two flow paths by means of webs.
• the cross section of the flat tube is determined by the width, which is between 10 mm and 200 mm, preferably between 30 mm and 70 mm, and by a height, which is between 1.0 mm and 3 mm, preferably between 1.4 mm and 2. 4 mm and an outer wall thickness, which is between 0.2 mm and 0.8 mm, preferably between 0.35 mm and 0.5 mm, characterized.
• the flow paths have a circular or elliptical shape in cross section, which, however, is adapted in particular in the edge region of the flat tube to the outer contours of the flat tube in such a way that the wall thickness does not fall below a minimum.
• the flow device can also have two flat tubes which are arranged at least in sections parallel to one another and whose lumens represent at least one flow path.
• the components, in particular the flow device, such as, for example, the flat tubes are produced at least from a material which is selected from the group of materials which are metals, in particular aluminum, manganese, magnesium, silicon, iron, brass, copper, tin , Zinc, titanium, chromium, molybdenum, vanadium and alloys thereof, in particular
• an assembly has, as a further component, cooling fins which are connected in particular to a region of the outer surface of the flow device in such a way that the transport of thermal energy is favored.
• the cooling fins are integrally connected to the surface of the flow device, in particular soldering processes, welding processes and adhesive processes being used to produce the material connection.
• the cooling fins are connected to the surfaces of the flow device in such a way that the material connection takes place in particular at the turning points of the cooling fins.
• the cooling fins have a serpentine-like basic structure in the direction of flow, the depth of which essentially corresponds to the structural depth of the assembly or the width of the flow device.
• slots are made in the cooling fins, which are essentially between the two
• these slots in the cooling fins are between 1 and 15 mm, preferably between 2 and 13 mm and particularly preferably 3.7 to 11.7 mm long. Furthermore, the slots have a width between 0.1 and 0.6 mm, preferably between 0.1 and 0.5 mm and particularly preferably between 0.2 and 0.3 mm. These so-called "gills" of the coolant fins enable an improved heat transfer between the gas flowing through and the cooling fins or the walls of the flow devices. Furthermore, the cooling fins are characterized by a wall thickness which is between 0.01 and 0.5 mm, preferably between 0.02 and 0.07 mm and particularly preferably between 0.07 and 0.15 mm.
• the fin density of the cooling fins is 10 to 150 fins per dm, preferably 25 to 100 fins per dm and particularly preferably 50 to 80 fins per dm.
• the rib height is 1 to 20 mm, preferably 2 to 15 mm and particularly preferably 3 to 12 mm.
• the head tube has an essentially cylindrical basic shape, in the circumference of which a predetermined number of bushings are arranged, through which the refrigerant inlets or outlets and at least one pass
• Flow device in particular ei ⁇ flat tube, extend into the interior of the head tube.
• the bushings for the flat tubes in the interior of the head tube are designed in such a way that the flat tubes are not only connected to the head tube by means of a material connection, but that an inserted flat tube or flat tubes with the walls is introduced by an additional compression of the head tube of the head pipe are positively connected.
• a head pipe for this connection method has a basically ⁇ -shaped cross section, in the narrowest area of which the bushings for the flow devices are provided, in particular for a flat pipe.
• several flat tubes can also be accommodated in one or more bushings.
• the bushings have an outer contour which corresponds to that of the object to be carried out, in particular that of the refrigerant inlet.
• Refrigerant outlet pipe and that of the flat tube correspond or have a predetermined distance therefrom.
• the openings are offset with respect to their center line by a predetermined distance from the center line of the head pipe or of the transverse distributor.
• the openings are arranged at a predetermined distance with respect to the central axis of the head pipe.
• the head tube has an extension on an edge of at least one bushing which engages in a bushing of the refrigerant inlet or outlet. This will make it
• a refrigerant is used in the device for exchanging heat, which comprises at least one component from a group comprising gases, in particular carbon dioxide, nitrogen, oxygen, air, ammonia, hydrocarbons, in particular methane, propane, n-butane and liquids , in particular water, floeice, brine, etc. comprises.
• carbon dioxide is used as the refrigerant, the physical properties of which can be used as a colorless, non-combustible gas to increase the cooling capacity, possibly reduce the size of the unit or to reduce power losses.
• the device for exchanging heat is complete, but at least that
• the heat transfer takes place between the coolant inside the
• Flow device and the gaseous medium flowing around the cooling fins and the flow device essentially by convection and heat conduction.
• the air flowing around releases thermal energy to the cooling fins, from which the heat can be transferred to the coolant via the cooling fins and the wall of the flow device.
• the component of the assembly and the assemblies are connected to one another in such a way that the transport of thermal energy is favored. This is done in particular by material, non-positive and positive connection, such as soldering, welding, flanging or gluing.
• transition regions of the components and assemblies through which fluids flow are connected to one another in a gas-tight and liquid-tight manner, so that an exchange of the coolant with the flowing medium is prevented.
• coolant such as carbon dioxide
• the device for exchanging heat has frame elements on two opposite sides which extend at least over part of the side surface of the device.
• These frame elements are preferably profile elements, which can have, among other things, a U-shaped, V-shaped, L-shaped or other typical profile structures.
• these frame elements are non-positively and / or positively connected to at least one component in the device for exchanging heat.
• the integral connection such as by soldering, welding and gluing, is also within the meaning of the present invention.
• the flat tube has, in the area of
• the device for exchanging heat-in-separating element- has a recess into which the flow device, in particular a flat tube in the region of the
• This arrangement ensures that the regions of the inlet section and the outlet section in the head tube are sealed against one another in a liquid-tight and gas-tight manner and that a defined positioning and fixing of the flow device is ensured.
• the head pipes and / or the refrigerant inlet or outlet are designed such that the pressure of the refrigerant over the inlet or outlet sections is substantially the same or assumes a predetermined value.
• the refrigerant inlet For the refrigerant inlet, this can preferably be achieved in some circumstances by the flow cross section of the refrigerant inlet tapering over the number of head tubes that are fluidly connected to it, and the pressure drop at each “extraction point” is thus largely compensated for.
• the refrigerant outlet particularly preferably has the largest possible flow cross section.
• the design of the opening or the refrigerant duct of the head pipe or the size thereof can also be used to even out the pressure or density level of the head pipes arranged at the refrigerant inlet.
• the various tapping points from the refrigerant inlet or outlet can also be divided into flow areas by using a profile which is inserted and integrally connected to the cladding tube.
• the tube is divided into 2, 3 or 4 or other flow areas.
• the flow areas of the refrigerant inlet or refrigerant outlet are connected to the corresponding removal areas, for example the bore which opens into the head tube.
• the volumes of the inlet and outlet sections of a head pipe have a predetermined relationship to one another, this ratio being able to assume in particular 1: 1, 1: 2, 1: 4, 1:10 and any intermediate values thereof. In particular, this takes into account the changing density of the coolant during evaporation or cooling.
• this arrangement takes into account the fact that the volume increases significantly as a result of the evaporation of the refrigerant and a larger flow cross section is therefore necessary for the transport of the coolant mass flow.
• the density ratio for C0 2 between the refrigerant inlet and the refrigerant outlet is between 1: 2 and 1:10, preferably between 1: 3 and 1: 7 and particularly preferably approximately 1: 5.
• a simplified construction is made possible according to a further advantageous embodiment of the invention by U-shaped tubes, the tubes being single or multiple to an even simpler construction are reshaped.
• a cross distributor may be saved in the area of the U-shaped forming. If U-tubes are used exclusively, it is even possible to place all head tubes and cross distributors on one side of the device.
• flow paths are connected to one another by a cross distributor, which are arranged one behind the other in the main flow direction of a medium flowing around the flow device. This makes it possible to have flow paths for the refrigerant parallel or anti-parallel to a main flow direction of the
• the number of flow paths of at least one assembly can be divided by two.
• This cross-row connection takes place, for example, in a transverse distributor on a side of the device for exchanging heat opposite the refrigerant inlet and outlet.
• the number of flow paths of the assembly is particularly preferably divisible by four. This means that in a two-row arrangement of the flow paths with the circuit described above, the cross-row connection on that side of the device for Heat is exchanged on which the refrigerant inlet and the refrigerant outlet are also located.
• the outermost flow paths within one or more flow path rows are not the first to be hydraulic
• the flow paths of two adjacent assemblies are mirror-symmetrical to one another.
• communication between the adjacent modules via a cross distributor is facilitated.
• a flow cross section of an assembly changes along one
• Refrigerant flow within the assembly is very easy to achieve, for example by connecting a few flow paths to many flow paths via appropriately configured cross distributors. It is particularly preferred to adapt the flow cross section of an assembly to a density of the refrigerant that changes along the assembly.
• An embodiment is advantageous in which all flow paths of at least one assembly are aligned with one another in the main flow direction of a medium flowing around the flow device. All assemblies of the device for exchanging heat are particularly advantageously designed in this way, as a result of which a purely counterflow design of the device is made possible in a simple manner, namely by means of appropriately arranged transverse distributors.
• at least one cross distributor has a second separating element which divides the cross distributor into at least two flow sections.
• a device for exchanging heat has at least one flow device which extends into the interior of a transverse distributor.
• a device for exchanging air in particular for motor vehicle air conditioning systems with air flow paths and air flow control elements, has at least one air delivery device and in a housing a receiving device in which at least one device for exchanging heat, in particular according to at least one of the preceding claims is recorded or arranged.
• At least one device for exchanging heat is arranged in a device for exchanging heat, which is provided in particular for motor vehicle air conditioning systems with at least one condenser, a compressor, a throttle and a collector.
• cross distributors can also have different shapes, which are, for example, deformed cylindrical or elliptical, polygonal or rectangular cross sections.
• FIG. 1 is a plan view of a heat exchange device according to the present invention.
• FIG. 2 shows a side view of a device for the exchange of heat according to the present invention from FIG. 1;
• FIG. 3 is a side view of the refrigerant inlet and outlet for a heat exchange device according to the present invention of FIG. 1; 4 is a top view of an alternative embodiment of a heat exchange device in accordance with the present invention;
• Fig. 5 is a side view of an apparatus for exchanging heat from ' Figure' 4;
• Fig. 6 is a side view of the refrigerant inlet or outlet for a
• FIG. 7 shows a cross section through a flat tube for a device for exchanging heat according to the present invention
• FIG. 9 shows an alternative embodiment of a flat tube for a device for exchanging heat according to the present invention in cross section
• FIG. 10 shows a schematic illustration of the refrigerant flow through an assembly according to the present invention
• Figure 1 1 a is a schematic representation of a head tube for a device for exchanging heat according to the present invention
• 11 b shows a schematic representation of the feedthroughs of a head pipe for a flow device
• Figure 1 1 c is a sectional view through the head tube of Figure 11 b along the line AA.
• 12 is a perspective view of a heat exchange device according to the present invention.
• FIG. 13 shows an alternative embodiment for a device for exchanging heat according to the present invention
• FIG. 14 is a perspective view of an alternative embodiment of a device for exchanging heat
• FIG. 15 shows a perspective illustration of a device for exchanging heat; and in the neckline;
• FIG. 16 shows a further perspective illustration in the detail of a device for exchanging heat in the detail according to the present invention
• FIG. 17 is a side view of an alternative embodiment of a heat exchange device in accordance with the present invention.
• FIG. 18 shows a side view of a device for exchanging heat from FIG. 17;
• Figure 19 is a top view of the alternative embodiment of a heat exchange device in accordance with the present invention of Figure 17;
• FIG. 20 shows a schematic illustration of a head tube for a device according to the present invention
• Fig. 21 is a left side view of the head tube of Fig. 20; 23 is a bottom view of the head tube for a device according to the present invention of FIG. 20;
• FIG. 24 shows a top view of an alternative embodiment for a head tube in accordance with the present invention.
• Fig. 25 shows the side view of the head pipe of Fig. 24;
• Fig. 26 shows the bottom view of the head pipe of Fig. 24;
• Fig. 27 shows a sectional view of the head pipe of Fig. 25 along the section line A-A;
• Fig. 28 shows three views for a refrigerant inlet or outlet
• FIG. 30 shows three views of another alternative embodiment for a refrigerant inlet or outlet.
• FIG. 31 shows three views of a further alternative embodiment for a refrigerant inlet or refrigerant outlet.
• the input section has a
• Cutting seal which in combination with, for example, a releasable coupling connection 2 is connected to the further piping system.
• the refrigerant inlet pipe 3 opens into a first head pipe 7 and is then continued to the two head pipes 8 and 9.
• the refrigerant inlet pipe is closed in a gas-tight or liquid-tight manner. This is done in particular by installing a soldered separating element or by welding. Closing the tube by bending is also within the scope of the present invention.
• the head pipes 7, 8 and 9 have at least one separating element, not shown, which is arranged, for example, in the middle of the head pipe.
• the head pipes are divided into at least two sections, from which the coolant is introduced into the flow device 19 and is passed via the flow paths of the flow device into the cross distributor 10 ', 10 ", 11', 11" and 12.
• the refrigerant which has already absorbed heat to a certain degree from the circulating medium, flows, for example, into the rear area of the cross-distributor and is in turn guided by this into the rear flow paths of the flow device 19.
• these flow paths open into the outlet section of the head pipe 7, 8 and 9 and are returned via the refrigerant outlet pipe 4 into the piping system of the air conditioning system.
• the refrigerant outlet pipe 4 open into the outlet section of the head pipe 7, 8 and 9 and are returned via the refrigerant outlet pipe 4 into the piping system of the air conditioning system.
• Refrigerant return pipe a seal 6 and for example a coupling system 5 for connection to the piping system.
• this embodiment also has frame elements 16 and 17. With the reference numeral 18 is the position of the cooling fins for the
• FIG. 2 shows the side view of a device for exchanging heat, in which in particular a preferred embodiment of the head pipes and the distributor is shown is.
• the head pipes and the transverse distributors have a round cross section, two flow devices 19 opening into the head pipes 8 and 9 in particular.
• the flow device is in particular a flat tube which is bent in a serpentine manner
• cooling fins 18 are arranged, which improve the heat transfer between the medium flowing through, such as air, and the coolant flowing in the flow device.
• the cooling fins are designed such that they also extend in a serpentine manner between the serpentine sections of the flow device and, over the depth of the device for exchanging heat, are additionally provided with so-called gills, that is to say with slits, which are used in particular for generating Turbulence and thus serve to improve heat transfer between the medium flowing through and the heat-dissipating cooling fins.
• FIG. 3 shows the side view from the left of a device for exchanging heat according to FIGS. 1 and 2.
• the refrigerant outflow 4 and the refrigerant inflow 3 and the head pipe 7 can be seen.
• Fig. 4 shows an alternative embodiment of a device for
• FIG. 4 shows the frame elements 51 and 52 and the cooling fins 18, which protrude beyond the flow device 53.
• the transverse distributors and the head pipes are sealed at their outer boundaries by means of additional separating elements.
• These separating elements are preferably connected to the head pipe, transverse distribution pipe or the coolant inlet or coolant outlet pipe in a material, non-positive and / or positive manner.
• FIG. 5 shows the alternative embodiment according to FIG. 4 in a side view, in particular the connecting device 40 'and 40 "for the refrigerant inlet and refrigerant outlet can be seen. Furthermore, the ⁇ -shaped shape of the head pipes 43, 45 and 47 can be seen and the cross distribution pipe 44, 46 and 48. According to a particularly preferred embodiment, these tubes have an ⁇ -shaped cross section, in the narrow region of which recesses are provided, through which, for example, the flow devices are received. It should be emphasized in particular that the flow device is a predetermined one
• the penetration depth is 0.01 to 10 mm, preferably 0.1 to 5 mm and particularly preferably 0.15 to 1 mm.
• the head pipes 45 and 47 or the cross distributors 44 and 46 show embodiments in which two flow devices open into the interior of the head pipes or cross distributors.
• the outlet legs of the head pipes or the transverse distributor are adapted to the inlet angle of the flow devices, so that they extend parallel to it at least in one section.
• FIG. 6 shows the side view of the alternative embodiment from the left in FIG. 5, in which the refrigerant inlet 41 and the refrigerant outlet 42 are shown in addition to the connecting devices 40 'and 40 ". Furthermore, the separating element 49 and the outer separating elements of the head pipe 43 can be seen with the reference numerals 49 'and 49 ".
• the frame element 53 closes off the device for exchanging heat laterally.
• FIGS. 7, 8 and 9 show further design forms for a flow device, in particular for a flat tube, with the flow paths 73, which have a hydraulic diameter between 0.1 and 3 mm, preferably between 0.5 and 2 mm and particularly preferably have between 1.0 and 1.6 mm.
• the burst pressure range of a device is, in particular according to the present invention,> 300 bar, as a result of which the wall thickness, depending on the material, must have a minimum thickness.
• the wall has between the outer boundary of the flat tube and the inner boundaries of the
• Flow paths have a wall thickness which is between 0.1 and 0.3 mm, particularly preferably between 0.15 and 0.25 mm, and particularly preferably between 1.17 and 2.2 mm.
• Fig. 7 shows an alternative embodiment of a flow device with 25 flow paths 73, the average hydraulic
• Diameter is approximately 1.0 mm.
• the tube width 75 is approximately 1.8 mm and the wall thickness 71 is approximately 0.3 mm.
• the distance between the flow paths 72 is approximately 1.6 mm.
• the distance 74 between the flow path 73 and the lateral outer wall 70 is approximately 0.6 mm.
• the 8 has 28 flow paths, the hydraulic diameter being approximately 1.4 mm.
• the tube width 75 is approximately 2.2 mm and the wall thickness 71 is approximately 0.3 mm.
• the distance between the flow paths 72 is approximately 1.9 mm.
• the distance 74 of the flow path 73 from the lateral outer wall 70 is approximately 0.6 mm.
• FIG. 9 shows a flat tube with 35 flow paths, the average diameter of which is between 1.0 mm.
• the tube width 75 is approximately 1.8 mm and the wall thickness 71 is approximately 0.3 mm.
• the distance between the flow paths 72 is approximately 1.6 mm.
• the distance 74 of the flow path 73 from the lateral outer wall 70 is approximately 0.6 mm.
• Fig. 10 shows a schematic course of the coolant through a
• reference numeral 100 refers to the schematic representation of the Refrigerant inlet indicates.
• the coolant is supplied to the flow device 102 via the head pipe, the position of which is identified by the reference number 101, and undergoes the first change in direction 108, which is due to the serpentine curvature of the flow device. That in the flow paths of the
• Coolant flowing through the throughflow device opens into the cross distributor in the region 103 and is deflected by the latter into the rear part of the throughflow device, that is to say into the rearward flow paths 105.
• section 105 also extracts heat energy from the circulating medium, such as air, and transfers it to the coolant.
• This coolant is brought together in the outlet section of the head pipes 106 as a liquid / gas mixture and is returned via the coolant discharge line 107 into the subsequent pipeline system, for example an air conditioning system.
• 11 a shows a schematic illustration of a head pipe in a side view, with in addition to the separating elements 110, 11 1 and 1 12 the bushings for the coolant inlet or outlet 113 'or 113 "can be seen.
• the openings 113 'and 113 are offset from the central axis of the head pipe 114 by a distance 115, this distance according to the present invention being between 0 and 20 mm, preferably between 0 and 10 mm and particularly preferably between 0 and 5 mm.
• the separating element 110 divides the head pipe into two
• Sections 115 and 116 which according to the arrangement of the head pipe represent either the refrigerant inlet section or the refrigerant outlet section.
• the separating elements 111 and 112 close off the head pipe from the surroundings, these separating elements being at a distance from the outside Edge of the head tube can be arranged or arranged flush with these.
• the section of the head tube can also be soldered. Sealing spot to be closed.
• the bushings for the flow device are not shown in Fig. 11 a.
• 11 b shows an alternative embodiment for a passage of the flow device into a head pipe.
• the feedthrough 122 can be seen, which according to a preferred embodiment is designed such that it corresponds to the outer shape of the flat pipe to be inserted.
• the opening can also be designed such that, for example, two or more flat tubes can be accommodated in the head tube.
• FIG. 11 c shows the cross section through a head pipe according to FIG. 11 b along the lines A-A.
• the illustration shows the ⁇ -shaped basic structure of the head pipe, which represents a particularly preferred embodiment according to the present invention.
• the flow device enters the
• Head tube to connect the geometric shape of a head pipe according to the exemplary embodiment from FIG. 11 c is used in such a way that the tapered region 131 after the insertion of a
• two or more flow devices can also be located in a head pipe Shape from Fig. 11 c open.
• a particularly preferred arrangement of the flow device is provided, as shown in FIG. 5 with the reference numeral 54.
• FIG. 12 shows a perspective view of a device for exchanging heat, in which a head pipe 201 with the separating elements 202, 203 and 204 can also be seen in addition to the refrigerant inlet or refrigerant outlet 200 ′′.
• the separating element 203 extends inside the lumen of the head pipe 201 in such a way that it engages in a recess in the flow device 205.
• the head pipe 201 is
• Separator 203 is divided into a refrigerant inlet section 207 and a refrigerant outlet 208.
• the coolant flows from the refrigerant inlet 207 via the flow paths 209 of the flow device into the transverse distributor 212, which is also closed off from the environment by two separating elements 211 and 212.
• the cross distributor 212 that is
• Refrigerant is then diverted to the return flow paths 210, which open into the refrigerant outlet section 208 following the flow device. From this, the refrigerant is discharged through the refrigerant outlet 200 ′′.
• FIG. 13 shows an alternative embodiment of a device for
• the head pipe 301 has four separating elements 302, 303, 304 and 305, which divides the head pipe 301 into three sections 306 , 307 and 308.
• the refrigerant is over the
• Refrigerant inlet 201 directed into the first section of the head pipe 306 and passed through the flow device into the transverse distributor section 308. From there, the refrigerant is in turn returned to the head pipe section 307, and then back to the Transverse distributor section 309 directed to then be returned in turn via the flow device in the third section 308 of the head pipe. Following section 308, the refrigerant is led into the refrigerant outlet 200 ′′ and returned to the pipe system, for example an air conditioning system.
• FIG. 14 shows an alternative embodiment of a device for exchanging heat, in which in particular the transverse distributor 400 is closed off by two separating elements 401 and 402 which are in contact with the outside.
• FIG. 15 shows a detail of the device for exchanging heat in a perspective view, in which, in addition to the head pipe 501, the flow device 502 and the schematically illustrated cooling fins 503 can be seen.
• the illustration shows, in particular in the lumen of the head pipe 501, the depth of penetration 505 of the flow device 502 into the interior of the head pipe and the opening or openings 504 provided in the refrigerant inlet pipe, through which the head pipe is fluidly connected to the refrigerant inlet or refrigerant outlet.
• FIG. 16 shows a detail of the device for exchanging heat in a perspective view, in which, in addition to the head pipe 501, the opening element 507, the flow device 503, the refrigerant inlet 506 and a further separating element 508 which the head pipe 501 into one
• Inlet or outlet section divided can be seen.
• FIG. 17 shows an alternative embodiment of a heat exchange device according to the present invention, the head pipes 601, 602, 603 and 604 of which are arranged on one side of the device and opposite the transverse distribution pipes 605, 606 and 607. Furthermore, the refrigerant inlet 608 "and the refrigerant outlet 608 'open into a coupling device 609, which the two Connects pipelines with the piping system, for example an air conditioning system.
• Fig. 18 is a side view of the heat exchange device shown in Figs. -17.
• the arrangement of the refrigerant inlet 608 'and the refrigerant outlet 608' can be seen in particular, the center line of which is arranged offset by a different amount from the center line of the head pipes.
• the two tubes have a different cross section in order to take into account the different density of the refrigerant before or after the device for exchanging heat.
• FIG. 19 shows the top view of the device for exchanging heat according to FIG. 17.
• the refrigerant inlet 608 "and the refrigerant outlet 608" are those
• connection device 609 and the transverse distribution pipes 605, 606 and 607 can be seen. Furthermore, the head pipes are divided into an outlet 611 or inlet section 612 by the separating elements 610.
• FIG. 20 shows a head pipe for a device according to the present invention, which, in addition to two bushings 700 'and 701 ", has the two openings 702 and 703 for the refrigerant inlet and refrigerant outlet.
• the two openings 702 and 703 for the refrigerant inlet and refrigerant outlet.
• FIG. 22 shows the head pipe from FIG. 20 in a side view.
• FIG. 23 shows a top view of the head pipe from FIG. 20, wherein in particular the two openings 702 and 703 for the refrigerant inlet and refrigerant outlet can be seen.
• FIG 24 shows another embodiment of a head pipe according to the present invention.
• this embodiment has four bushings 705, 706, 707 and 708 for a flow device, which in the lumen, i. H. in the interior of the head pipe.
• FIG. 25 shows the side view of such a head pipe, the feedthroughs for the flow device are shown with the reference numbers 707 and 708.
• the angle 704 in particular determines the manner in which the flow-through devices from FIG. 27 open into the interior of the head tube.
• 26 shows the bottom view of a head pipe according to the present invention, which has four bushings 705, 706, 707 and 708 for the flow device.
• Figures 28, 29, 30 and 31 show different embodiments for the refrigerant inlet and refrigerant outlet.
• the exemplary embodiments differ in the shape of the openings for the transition into the head pipes and their hydraulic diameter.

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