Heat exchanger

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11215401-B2
Application number	US-201716072395-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 3, 2017
Priority date	Feb 5, 2016
Publication date	Jan 4, 2022
Grant date	Jan 4, 2022

Abstract

The present subject matter includes a heat exchange part having heating medium channels, through which heating medium flows, and combustion gas channels, through which combustion gas burned in a burner flows, adjacently disposed in alternation in the spaces between the plurality of plates, the heat exchange part being provided in multiple numbers in a stacked structure, and having a heating medium distribution part for narrowing the channel at points where the flow direction of the heating medium is switched in adjacently located heating medium channels.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A heat exchanger comprising:
a plurality of heat exchange parts in which a plurality of heating medium channels (P 1 ), through which a heating medium flows, and a plurality of combustion gas channels (P 2 ), through which a combustion gas combusted in a burner flows, are alternately formed adjacent to each other in a space between a plurality of plates; and
a plurality of flanges each of which is formed to be bent at an edge of each of the plurality of plates, and a combustion gas pass-through unit (D) through which the combustion gas flowing in the combustion gas flow channel passes is formed at a part of an area of the edge of the plurality of plates in a state in which flanges of adjacent plates overlap, so that the combustion gas is distributed and discharged at a uniform flow rate through the combustion gas pass-through unit (D),
wherein the plurality of heat exchange parts are configured in a stacked structure, and heating medium distribution portions ( 124 and 154 ) are provided to form channels to be narrow in portions where a flow direction of the heating medium is switched in adjacently disposed heating medium channels (P 1 ),
wherein the combustion gas pass-through unit (D) is formed spaced apart at regular intervals in the vertical direction, and formed spaced apart at predetermined intervals in the horizontal direction.

2. The heat exchanger of claim 1 , wherein the heating medium distribution portions ( 124 and 154 ) are formed in embossed shapes protruding toward the plurality of heating medium channels (P 1 ) in portions where the heating medium flows into the plurality of heating medium channels (P 1 ) at a plurality of plates.

3. The heat exchanger of claim 2 , wherein the heating medium distribution portions ( 124 and 154 ) are formed in the embossed shapes protruding toward the plurality of heating medium channels (P 1 ) in portions where the heating medium flows out from the plurality of heating medium channels (P 1 ) at the plurality of plates.

4. The heat exchanger of claim 1 , wherein each of the heating medium channels (P 1 ) of the plurality of heat exchange parts is formed to direct a flow of the heating medium in one direction, and the heating medium channels (P 1 ) of adjacently disposed heat exchange parts among the plurality of heat exchange parts are formed in series to direct flows of the heating media in opposite directions.

5. The heat exchanger of claim 4 , wherein the heating medium channels (P 1 ) are formed in parallel inside each of the plurality of heat exchange parts.

6. The heat exchanger of claim 1 , wherein:
the plurality of plates are formed by stacking a plurality of unit plates, wherein a first plate and a second plate are stacked in each of the plurality of unit plates,
a first flat surface ( 110 ) having a first opening (A 1 ) formed at a central portion thereof, a protruding portion ( 120 ) formed to protrude from the first flat surface ( 110 ) to a front side and having sections being communicated in a circumferential direction, and a first flange ( 130 ) extending from an edge of the first flat surface ( 110 ) to a rear side are formed on the first plate,
a second flat surface ( 140 ) having a second opening (A 2 ) formed at a central portion thereof to correspond to the first opening (A 1 ) in the front-rear direction and configured to be brought into contact with the first flat surface ( 110 ), a recessed portion ( 150 ) formed to protrude from the second flat surface ( 140 ) to a rear side, having sections being communicated in a circumferential direction, and configured to form the plurality of heating medium channels (P 1 ) between the protruding portion ( 120 ) and the recessed portion ( 150 ), and a second flange ( 160 ) extending from an edge of the second flat surface ( 140 ) to the rear side and configured to be coupled to the first flange ( 130 ) of a unit plate disposed next to the second plate are formed at the second plate.

7. The heat exchanger of claim 6 , wherein:
through-holes (H 1 and H 3 ) at one side and through-holes (H 2 and H 4 ) at the other side for providing a heating medium connection channel to allow the heating medium to flow in one direction between adjacently stacked the plurality of heat exchange parts,
first blocked portions (H 1 ′ and H 3 ′) for inducing the heating medium flowing into the plurality of heating medium channels (P 1 ) through the through-holes (H 1 and H 3 ) at the one side to flow to the through-holes (H 2 and H 4 ) at the other side via a circumference of the combustion chamber (C) in one direction, and
second blocked portions (H 2 ′ and H 4 ′) for inducing the heating medium flowing into the plurality of heating medium channels (P 1 ) through the through-holes (H 2 and H 4 ) at the other side to flow to the through-holes (H 1 and H 3 ) at the one side via the circumference of the combustion chamber (C) in an opposite direction are formed at one side of a portion of the plurality of heat exchange parts.

8. The heat exchanger of claim 7 , wherein the heating medium distribution portions ( 124 and 154 ) are provided at each of the through-holes (H 1 and H 3 ) at the one side and the through-holes (H 2 and H 4 ) at the other side.

9. The heat exchanger of claim 6 , wherein:
the protruding portion ( 120 ) is configured with a first protruding piece ( 120 a ) and a second protruding piece ( 120 b ), which are alternately disposed along a circumferential direction and have different heights in the front-rear direction, and
the recessed portion ( 150 ) is configured with a first recessed piece ( 150 a ) and a second recessed piece ( 150 b ), which are alternately disposed along the circumferential direction and have different heights in the front-rear direction.

10. The heat exchanger of claim 6 , wherein:
a plurality of protrusions ( 121 ) protruding toward the plurality of heating medium channels (P 1 ) are formed at the protruding portion ( 120 ), and
a plurality of protrusions ( 151 ) protruding toward the plurality of heating medium channels (P 1 ) and being brought into contact with the plurality of protrusions ( 121 ) are formed at the recessed portion ( 150 ).

11. The heat exchanger of claim 6 , wherein:
a plurality of protrusions ( 122 ) protruding toward the plurality of combustion gas channels (P 2 ) are formed at the protruding portion ( 120 ), and
a plurality of protrusions ( 152 ) protruding toward the plurality of combustion gas channels (P 2 ) and being brought into contact with the plurality of protrusions ( 122 ) are formed at the recessed portion ( 150 ).

Assignees

• Kyungdong Navien Co Ltd

Inventors

• Jeong Inchul
• Park Jun Gil

Classifications

• F28F3/086

  having one or more openings therein forming tubular heat-exchange passages · CPC title

• F24H1/30

  the water mantle being built up from sections · CPC title

• 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 {(F28F3/083, F28F3/086 take precedence)} · CPC title

• F28D21/0007

  Water heaters · CPC title

• F28F3/00

  Plate-like or laminated elements; Assemblies of plate-like or laminated elements (specially adapted for movement F28F5/00) · CPC title