Heat exchanger flat tube and heat exchanger with heat exchanger flat tube

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11512911-B2
Application number	US-201917057115-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 4, 2019
Priority date	Sep 10, 2018
Publication date	Nov 29, 2022
Grant date	Nov 29, 2022

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a heat exchanger flat tube and a heat exchanger with the heat exchanger flat tube, the heat exchanger flat tube includes two plates opposite to each other, a fluid passage is formed between the two plates, a turbulence structure is provided in the fluid passage and has a gradually expanding portion and a gradually narrowing portion, both an extension direction of the gradually expanding portion and an extension direction of the gradually narrowing portion are consistent with a flow direction of a fluid, and the gradually narrowing portion is located downstream of the gradually expanding portion along the flow direction of the fluid.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A heat exchanger flat tube, comprising two plates opposite to each other, a fluid passage is formed between the two plates, a turbulence structure is formed in the fluid passage, the turbulence structure has a gradually expanding portion and a gradually narrowing portion, both an extension direction of the gradually expanding portion and an extension direction of the gradually narrowing portion are consistent with a flow direction of a fluid, and the gradually narrowing portion is located downstream of the gradually expanding portion along the flow direction of the fluid;
the turbulence structure comprises a convex hull, and the convex hull is provided on at least one of the two plates;
the convex hull comprises a first curved surface, a second curved surface, and a third curved surface, wherein the first curved surface and the second curved surface form the gradually expanding portion, and the third curved surface forms the gradually narrowing portion;
both the first curved surface and the second curved surface protrude towards an inner side direction of the convex hull.

2. The heat exchanger flat tube as claimed in claim 1 , wherein, the third curved surface protrudes towards an outer side direction of the convex hull.

3. The heat exchanger flat tube as claimed in claim 1 , wherein,
the first curved surface and the second curved surface are in a circular arc transition; and/or,
the second curved surface and the third curved surface are in a circular arc transition; and/or,
the third curved surface and the first curved surface are in a circular arc transition.

4. The heat exchanger flat tube as claimed in claim 1 , wherein, a length of the convex hull is La along the flowing direction of the fluid; and a width of the convex hull is Lb along a flowing direction perpendicular to the fluid, wherein a value of Lb/La is in a range of 0.7 to 3.73.

5. The heat exchanger flat tube as claimed in claim 1 , wherein, at least one of the two plates is provided with a plurality of convex hulls.

6. The heat exchanger flat tube as claimed in claim 5 , wherein, the plurality of the convex hulls are arranged on the at least one plate of the two plates in an array.

7. The heat exchanger flat tube as claimed in claim 6 , wherein, a transverse spacing of the convex hulls is Lv, a longitudinal spacing of the convex hulls is Lh, along a gas flow direction in the heat exchanger flat tube, a distance between two adjacent convex hulls in the plurality of the convex hulls is the longitudinal spacing and along a direction perpendicular to the gas flow in the heat exchanger flat tube, a distance between two adjacent convex hulls in the plurality of the convex hulls is the transverse spacing wherein a value of Lv/Lh is in a range of 0.7 to 3.73.

8. The heat exchanger flat tube as claimed in claim 7 , wherein, each of the plurality of convex hulls has an incoming flow pressure angle θ, the first curved surface and a plane where the plate is located have a first intersection line, the second curved surface and the plane where the plate is located have a second intersection line, the first intersection line and the second intersection line intersect at a first point, an endpoint of the first intersection line away from the first point is a second point, an endpoint of the second intersection line away from the first point is a third point, and an included angle between a straight line where the first point and the second point are located and a straight line where the first point and the third point are located is the incoming flow pressure angle θ, wherein θ=2 arctan Lv/Lh.

9. The heat exchanger flat tube as claimed in claim 1 , wherein, a height of the convex hull is d, and a value of d is in a range of 0.5 mm to 1.2 mm.

10. The heat exchanger flat tube as claimed in claim 1 , wherein, a thickness of each of the two plates is t, and a value of t is in a range of 0.3 mm to 1.0 mm.

11. The heat exchanger flat tube as claimed in claim 1 , wherein, the convex hull has a top surface in a direction perpendicular to the flow direction of the fluid, and the top surface is circular or oval.

12. A heat exchanger, comprising the heat exchanger flat tube as claimed in claim 1 .

13. The heat exchanger as claimed in claim 12 , wherein, the turbulence structure comprises a convex hull, and the convex hull is provided on at least one of the two plates.

14. The heat exchanger as claimed in claim 13 , wherein, the convex hull comprises a first curved surface, a second curved surface, and a third curved surface, wherein the first curved surface and the second curved surface form the gradually expanding portion, and the third curved surface forms the gradually narrowing portion.

15. The heat exchanger as claimed in claim 14 , wherein, both the first curved surface and the second curved surface protrude towards an inner side direction of the convex hull.

16. The heat exchanger as claimed in claim 14 , wherein, the third curved surface protrudes towards an outer side direction of the convex hull.

17. The heat exchanger as claimed in claim 14 , wherein, the first curved surface and the second curved surface are in a circular arc transition; and/or,
the second curved surface and the third curved surface are in a circular arc transition; and/or,
the third curved surface and the first curved surface are in a circular arc transition.

Assignees

• Zhejiang Dunan Artificial Env Co Ltd

Inventors

• Wei Wenjian
• Ma Wenyong

Classifications

• F28F3/025

  the means being corrugated, plate-like elements · CPC title

• F28F13/12 Primary

  by creating turbulence, e.g. by stirring, by increasing the force of circulation (F28F13/08 takes precedence) · CPC title

• F28D1/05366 Primary

  Assemblies of conduits connected to common headers, e.g. core type radiators · CPC title

• F28F1/426 Primary

  the outside portions and the inside portions forming parts of complementary shape, e.g. concave and convex · CPC title

• F28F3/02

  Elements or assemblies thereof with means for increasing heat-transfer area, e.g. with fins, with recesses, with corrugations (F28F3/08 takes precedence) · CPC title