Method for preparing evaporator for reducing water condensing capacity and evaporator

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11376649-B2
Application number	US-202016832536-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 27, 2020
Priority date	Feb 11, 2020
Publication date	Jul 5, 2022
Grant date	Jul 5, 2022

Abstract

The present invention discloses a method for preparing an evaporator for reducing water condensing capacity and an evaporator. The preparation method comprises steps of: step A: selecting fins; step B: stacking; step C: arranging tubes; and, step D: expanding tubes. In accordance with the present invention, the existing fins and devices can be used to produce an evaporator in which the distance between two adjacent fins satisfies the requirements of the freezing operation, ensuring the normal operation of an air conditioner when the refrigeration temperature is below 0° C.

First claim

I claim:

1. A method for preparing an evaporator for reducing water condensing capacity, comprising steps of:
step A: selecting fins: selecting a corresponding number of fins based on a performance need of a known size of the evaporator, stamping multiple bumps on each of the fins, and forming first through holes in the bumps;
step B: stacking: aligning and successively stacking the corresponding number of fins, with a detachable backing plate provided between every two adjacent fins, making one surface of the backing plate abut against a bump and another surface of the backing plate abut against a surface of a fin that facing away from the bump, and forming second through holes on the backing plates at positions corresponding to the first through holes;
step C: arranging tubes: selecting copper tubes same in number as the number of the first through holes on a single fin, and making the copper tubes pass through the first through holes and the second through holes to pass through the fins; and
step D: expanding tubes: sealing one end of each of the copper tubes, conveying a liquid medium having a pressure of 6 to 10 MPa into the copper tube from the other end of the copper tube by a medium conveying device, and maintaining the pressure for 20 to 100 s after the pressure in the copper tubes reaches a set range, so that the copper tubes are expanded in outer diameter to be in interference fit with the first through holes.

2. The method for preparing an evaporator for reducing water condensing capacity according to claim 1 , wherein, in the step B, each of the backing plates comprises a first plate and a second plate which are separately arranged; a first semicircular groove is formed in the first plate, and a second semicircular groove is formed on the second plate at a position corresponding to the first semicircular groove; and, during mounting, the first semicircular groove and the second semicircular groove form the second through hole.

3. The method for preparing an evaporator for reducing water condensing capacity according to claim 2 , wherein, in the step B, a buckling column is convexly provided on an upper sidewall of the first plate, and a buckling recess matched with the buckling column is provided on a lower sidewall of the second plate.

4. The method for preparing an evaporator for reducing water condensing capacity according to claim 3 , wherein, in the step B, an inclined elastic member is arranged on a sidewall of an upper end of the buckling column; an end of the elastic member is connected to an outer sidewall of the buckling column; a suspended end of the elastic member is arranged away from the outer sidewall of the buckling column; the buckling recess is formed as a T-shaped groove; an end of the T-shaped groove away from the buckling column is a large-diameter groove, while the other end thereof is a small-diameter groove; and, during mounting, an end portion of the suspended end abuts against the wall of the large-diameter groove.

5. The method for preparing an evaporator for reducing water condensing capacity according to claim 4 , wherein, in the step B, the small-diameter groove has an opening at its lower end which is formed as an arc-shaped opening, so that the buckling column is embedded and clamped in the buckling recess at any angle.

6. The method for preparing an evaporator for reducing water condensing capacity according to claim 2 , wherein, in the step B, threaded through holes are formed in the first plate and the second plate in an up-down direction, respectively, and the threaded through holes are in threaded connection to fastening screws.

7. The method for preparing an evaporator for reducing water condensing capacity according to claim 1 , wherein, in the step B, the multiple bumps are convexly arranged on an end face of each of the fins in a five-horizontal and four-vertical manner; two backing plates are arranged between two adjacent fins, with one of the backing plates abutting against the bumps in a same row at the uppermost end of each of the fins, and the other one of the backing plates abutting against the bumps in a same row at the lowermost end of each of the fins; and, four second through holes are formed in each of the backing plates in a front-rear direction.

8. The method for preparing an evaporator for reducing water condensing capacity according to claim 1 , wherein, in the step D, water having a pressure of 8 MPa is conveyed into the copper tubes by the medium conveying device; and, the pressure is maintained for 60 s after the pressure in the copper tubes reaches the set range, so that the copper tubes are expanded in outer diameter to be in interference fit with the first through holes.

Assignees

• Univ Wuyi

Inventors

• Wu Min

Classifications

• B23P15/26

  heat exchangers {or the like (making heat exchangers by methods covered by other subclasses B21D53/02)} · CPC title

• F28F2255/12

  expanded or perforated metal plate · CPC title

• F28F2275/12

  by methods involving deformation of the elements · CPC title

• F28F2255/00

  Heat exchanger elements made of materials having special features or resulting from particular manufacturing processes · CPC title

• B21D53/08 Primary

  of both metal tubes and sheet metal (connecting tubes in openings B21D39/06) · CPC title