Falling film evaporator

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11644223-B2
Application number	US-201917268385-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 13, 2019
Priority date	Aug 14, 2018
Publication date	May 9, 2023
Grant date	May 9, 2023

Abstract

A falling film evaporator (100), a housing (101) thereof being accommodated with a heat exchange tube (304), a perforated plate (205) and a spraying tube (202), the perforated plate (205) being provided between the spraying tube (202) and the heat exchange tube (304), such that refrigerant sprayed from the spraying tube (202) is sprayed onto the surface of the heat exchange tube (304) by means of distribution of the perforated plate (205); spraying openings (301) on the spraying tube (202) have a strip shape, and the extension direction of the openings is perpendicular to the length direction of the spraying tube (202). By means of configuring the length direction of the spraying tube (202) to be substantially perpendicular to the length direction of the heat exchange tube (304), refrigerant sprayed from the spraying openings (301) flows substantially in the length direction of the housing (101), the flow path of the refrigerant being lengthened, avoiding uneven spraying on the surface of the heat exchange tube (304).

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A falling film evaporator, comprising:
a housing, the housing having an accommodating cavity;
a heat exchange tube, wherein a length direction of the heat exchange tube is the same as a length direction of the housing;
a perforated plate arranged above the heat exchange tube, wherein the perforated plate includes multiple distribution holes;
a spray tube arranged above the perforated plate and including multiple spray ports, the spray tube comprising a first extension part and a second extension part each extending in the length direction of the housing, wherein an end of the first extension part comprises a first outwardly protruding circular-arc end face and an end of the second extension part comprises a second outwardly protruding circular-arc end face, and the multiple spray ports are in the form of multiple strips, wherein at least portions of the multiple strips are arranged on the first outwardly protruding circular-arc end face and the second outwardly protruding circular-arc end face, wherein the multiple spray ports are distributed at intervals in a length direction of the spray tube, and the multiple spray ports are configured to spray a refrigerant toward the perforated plate; and
a liquid entry tube in fluid communication with the spray tube, such that the refrigerant flowing through the liquid entry tube can flow into the spray tube;
wherein the heat exchange tube, the perforated plate, and the spray tube are all arranged in the accommodating cavity; and the length direction of the spray tube is substantially perpendicular to the length direction of the housing.

2. The falling film evaporator of claim 1 , comprising:
a length direction of the perforated plate that is the same as the length direction of the housing, and configured such that after the refrigerant has been sprayed from the multiple spray ports toward the perforated plate, the refrigerant can flow in the length direction of the perforated plate.

3. The falling film evaporator of claim 1 , wherein a cross section of the spray tube comprises a flattened oval shape and the multiple strips are arranged on a portion of the spray tube facing the perforated plate, the first outwardly protruding circular-arc end face, and the second outwardly protruding circular-arc end face.

4. The falling film evaporator of claim 1 wherein a cross section of the spray tube comprises an inverted-“Y” shape with the first extension part and the second extension part separately extending obliquely from the spray tube toward the perforated plate.

5. The falling film evaporator of claim 1 , comprising:
multiple spray tubes arranged in the falling film evaporator, wherein inlet ends of the multiple spray tubes are in communication with each other, so that the multiple spray tubes are in fluid communication with each other.

6. The falling film evaporator of claim 5 , wherein a number of the multiple spray tubes is an even number, and the multiple spray tubes are distributed symmetrically relative to the liquid entry tube.

7. The falling film evaporator of claim 1 , comprising:
a liquid entry box, wherein the liquid entry box is arranged between the liquid entry tube and the spray tube, such that the liquid entry tube and the spray tube can be in fluid communication with each other by means of the liquid entry box.

8. The falling film evaporator of claim 7 , comprising:
a cover plate, wherein the cover plate is arranged between the spray tube and the liquid entry box, and a first side edge and a second side edge of the cover plate extend toward the perforated plate and are respectively connected to a first side edge and a second side edge of the perforated plate in a sealed fashion.

9. A system of distributing refrigerant on a heat exchange tube, comprising:
a housing, the housing having an accommodating cavity;
a heat exchange tube, wherein a length direction of the heat exchange tube is the same as a length direction of the housing;
a perforated plate, wherein the perforated plate includes multiple distribution holes and a length direction of the perforated plate is the same as the length direction of the housing;
a spray tube including multiple spray ports, wherein the multiple spray ports are distributed at intervals in a length direction of the spray tube, and the multiple spray ports are configured to spray a refrigerant toward the perforated plate, the perforated plate being positioned between the heat exchange tube and the spray tube;
a liquid entry tube in fluid communication with the spray tube, such that the refrigerant flowing through the liquid entry tube can flow into the spray tube;
a liquid entry box fluidly coupled with the liquid entry tube and the spray tube, such that the liquid entry tube and the spray tube are in fluid communication with each other via the liquid entry box;
a cover plate arranged between the spray tube and the liquid entry box, wherein a first side edge of the cover plate and a second side edge of the cover plate extend toward the perforated plate, the first side edge of the cover plate sealingly connected to a first side edge of the perforated plate and the second side edge of the cover plate sealingly connected to a second side edge of the perforated late; and
a gas discharge tube in fluid communication with the housing and configured to discharge gaseous refrigerant from the accommodating cavity;
wherein the heat exchange tube, the perforated plate, and the spray tube are all arranged in the accommodating cavity; and the length direction of the spray tube is substantially perpendicular to the length direction of the perforated plate such that the refrigerant having been sprayed from the multiple spray ports toward the perforated plate can flow in the length direction of the perforated plate.

10. The system of claim 9 , comprising multiple spray tubes including the spray tube arranged above the perforated plate, wherein a number of the multiple spray tubes is an even number, and the multiple spray tubes are distributed symmetrically relative to the liquid entry tube, and wherein inlet ends of the multiple spray tubes are in fluid communication with each other by means of the liquid entry box.

11. The system of claim 10 , comprising a surface of each of the multiple spray tubes having a circular-arc end face protruding in the direction of the perforated plate, wherein the multiple spray ports are in the form of multiple strips, and at least a portion of the multiple strips are arranged on the circular-arc end face.

12. A falling film evaporator, comprising:
a housing having an accommodating cavity;
a heat exchange tube disposed in the accommodating cavity, wherein a length direction of the heat exchange tube is the same as a length direction of the housing;
a perforated plate disposed in the accommodating cavity and arranged between the heat exchange tube and a spray tube, wherein the perforated plate includes multiple distribution holes and a length direction of the perforated plate is the same as the length direction of the housing;
the spray tube disposed in the accommodating cavity and including multiple spray ports, the spray tube including a circular-arc end face protruding in the direction of the perforated plate, wherein the multiple spray ports are in the form of multiple strips and distributed at intervals in a length direction of the spray tube, and at least a portion of the multiple strips are arranged on the circular-arc end face, and wherein the multiple spray ports are configured to spray a refrigerant toward the perforated plate; and
a liquid entry tube in fluid communication with the spray tube, such that the refrigerant flowi

Assignees

• York Wuxi Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Co Ltd
• Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLP

Inventors

• Su Xiuping
• Wang Shenglong
• Sheng Shimin
• Fan Minnan

Classifications

• F28D5/00

  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, using the cooling effect of natural or forced evaporation · CPC title

• F28D5/02

  in which the evaporating medium flows in a continuous film or trickles freely over the conduits · CPC title

• F25B2339/0242

  having tubular elements · CPC title

• F28D2021/0071

  Evaporators · CPC title

• F25B39/028 Primary

  having distributing means · CPC title