Heat exchanger having hydrophobic layer, composite material for heat exchanger and manufacturing method of heat exchanger

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2024384951-A1
Application number	US-202418786499-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jul 27, 2024
Priority date	Jan 27, 2022
Publication date	Nov 21, 2024
Grant date	—

Abstract

A heat exchanger has a channel for fluid flow. The heat exchanger includes a matrix and a coating layer coated on a surface of the matrix, the coating layer includes a hydrophobic coating layer, and the hydrophobic coating layer includes a low surface energy silane material and corrosion inhibiting particles. The low surface energy silane material in synergy with the corrosion inhibiting particles provides the heat exchanger with excellent corrosion resistance. A composite material includes a low surface energy silane material and corrosion inhibiting particles, so as to improve the corrosion resistance of the heat exchanger. The manufacturing method of the heat exchanger is also provided.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A heat exchanger, comprising:
a matrix having a channel for fluid flow; and a coating layer coated on at least part of a surface of the matrix, the coating layer including a hydrophobic layer; wherein the hydrophobic layer includes a low surface energy silane material and corrosion inhibiting particles distributed in the low surface energy silane material.

2 . The heat exchanger according to claim 1 , wherein the corrosion inhibiting particles are configure to release corrosion inhibiting ions, and the corrosion inhibiting ions are selected from at least one type of cerium ions, vanadium ions, lanthanum ions, praseodymium ions, molybdenum ions, zinc ions and zirconium ions.

3 . The heat exchanger according to claim 1 , wherein the corrosion inhibiting particles are insoluble or slightly soluble in water;
a resistivity of the corrosion inhibiting particles is 10 9 Ω·cm to 10 22 Ω·cm.

4 . The heat exchanger according to claim 1 , wherein the corrosion inhibiting particles are nanoparticles with particle sizes of 10 nm to 100 nm.

5 . The heat exchanger according to claim 1 , wherein the low surface energy silane material comprises silane with a hydrophobic group grafted on the surface, and the hydrophobic group is selected from at least one of a hydrocarbyl group, a halogen atom and a nitro group.

6 . The heat exchanger according to claim 1 , wherein the hydrophobic coating layer further comprises hydrophobic particles, and surfaces of the hydrophobic particles are connected with hydrophobic groups;
at least part of surfaces of the corrosion inhibiting particles are connected with hydrophobic groups.

7 . The heat exchanger according to claim 6 , wherein the hydrophobic coating layer comprises 0.5 to 1.5 parts by mass of the low surface energy silane material and 0.1 to 5 parts by mass of the corrosion inhibiting particles; or, the hydrophobic coating layer comprises 0.5 to 1.5 parts by mass of a low surface energy silane material, 1 to 4 parts by mass of hydrophobic particles and 0.1 to 1 part by mass of corrosion inhibiting particles.

8 . The heat exchanger according to claim 1 , wherein the coating layer comprises a rare earth conversion film covering at least part of the surface of the matrix, the rare earth conversion film comprises a rare earth compound, and at least part of the rare earth conversion film is sandwiched between the matrix and the hydrophobic coating layer.

9 . The heat exchanger according to claim 1 , wherein the heat exchanger comprises a collecting pipe, a fin and a plurality of heat exchange tubes, the heat exchange tube is fixed to the collecting pipe, an inner cavity of the heat exchange tube communicates with an inner cavity of the collecting pipe, at least part of the fin is retained between two adjacent heat exchange tubes, and the matrix is a matrix of at least one of the collecting pipe, the heat exchange tubes and the fin.

10 . A composite material for a heat exchanger, comprising:
a low surface energy silane material, the low surface energy silane material comprising a silane with a hydrophobic group grafted thereon, and the hydrophobic group being selected from at least one of a hydrocarbyl group, a halogen atom and a nitro group; and corrosion inhibiting particles, the corrosion inhibiting particles being configured to releasing corrosion inhibiting ions, and the corrosion inhibiting ions being selected from at least one type of cerium ions, vanadium ions, lanthanum ions, praseodymium ions, molybdenum ions, zinc ions and zirconium ions.

11 . The composite material according to claim 10 , wherein the corrosion inhibiting particles are insoluble or slightly soluble in water; a resistivity of the corrosion inhibiting particles is 10 9 Ω·cm to 10 22 Ω·cm, and the corrosion inhibiting particles are nanoparticles with particle sizes of 10 nm to 100 nm.

12 . The composite material according to claim 10 , wherein at least part of surfaces of the corrosion inhibiting particles are connected with hydrophobic groups.

13 . The composite material according to claim 10 , wherein the composite material comprises 0.5 to 1.5 parts by mass of the low surface energy silane material and 0.1 to 5 parts by mass of the corrosion inhibiting particles; or,
the composite material comprises 0.5 to 1.5 parts by mass of the low surface energy silane material, 0.1 to 1 part by mass of the corrosion inhibiting particles and 1 to 4 parts by mass of hydrophobic particles, wherein surfaces of the hydrophobic particles are connected with hydrophobic groups.

14 . A manufacturing method of a heat exchanger, comprising following steps:
providing a matrix having a channel for fluid flow; providing a composite material, the composite material comprising a low surface energy silane material and corrosion inhibiting particles; and coating the composite material on at least part of a surface of the matrix, and curing, to form a hydrophobic coating layer coated on at least part of the surface of the matrix.

15 . The manufacturing method according to claim 14 , wherein the providing a composite material comprises following steps:
performing hydrophobic treatment on at least part of the corrosion inhibiting particles; and mixing solvent, the low surface energy silane material and the corrosion inhibiting particles, to obtain the composite material.

16 . The manufacturing method according to claim 14 , wherein before the coating the composite material on at least part of a surface of the matrix, the manufacturing method comprises following step:
forming a rare earth conversion film on the surface of the matrix.

17 . The manufacturing method according to claim 16 , wherein the forming a rare earth conversion film on the surface of the matrix, comprises following steps:
preparing a rare earth conversion solution, immersing the matrix in the rare earth conversion solution, taking out the matrix, and then drying the surface of the matrix.

18 . The manufacturing method according to claim 17 , wherein the preparing a rare earth conversion solution comprises following steps:
dissolving 1 to 3 parts by mass of a rare earth raw material in 92.5 to 97.5 parts by mass of deionized water, and mixing, to obtain an intermediate solution; and heating the intermediate solution to 45° C. to 55° C., then adding 1.5 to 4.5 parts by mass of an oxidizing agent, and continuously mixing, to obtain the rare earth conversion solution.

19 . The manufacturing method according to claim 18 , wherein the rare earth raw material is selected from one or a combination of at least two of cerium nitrate hexahydrate, anhydrous cerium nitrate, cerium chloride and a multi-water compound thereof, cerium sulfate and a multi-water compound thereof, cerium acetate and a multi-water compound thereof; and
the oxidizing agent is selected from at least one of hydrogen peroxide, sodium perchlorate and tert-butyl hydroperoxide.

20 . The manufacturing method according to claim 16 , wherein before the forming a rare earth conversion film on the surface of the matrix, the manufacturing method comprises following step:
performing sand blasting treatment on the surface of the matrix by using an abrasive material of 100 to 200 meshes.

Assignees

• Zhejiang Sanhua Intelligent Controls Co Ltd

Inventors

• Tang Jianhua
• Huang Hai
• Yu Shurui
• Huang Linjie

Classifications

• F28F2245/04

  hydrophobic · CPC title

• F28F19/02

  by using coatings, e.g. vitreous or enamel coatings · CPC title

• F28F19/04

  of rubber; of plastics material; of varnish · CPC title

• F28D1/05316 Primary

  Assemblies of conduits connected to common headers, e.g. core type radiators (F28D1/05366 takes precedence) · CPC title

• F28F2265/00

  Safety or protection arrangements; Arrangements for preventing malfunction · CPC title