WO2022014515A1 - 熱交換器 - Google Patents
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- This disclosure relates to heat exchangers, and particularly to heat exchangers that do not use heat transfer fins.
- a plurality of heat transfer fins in which a plurality of refrigerant flow paths extending in the first direction are arranged in a second direction intersecting the first direction and a plurality of heat transfer fins are arranged in a third direction intersecting the first direction and the second direction are provided.
- Heat exchangers that are not used are known.
- Patent Document 1 International Publication No. 2005/073655
- a flat heat transfer tube in which a plurality of refrigerant flow paths extending in the first direction are arranged in the third direction is orthogonal to the first direction and the third direction.
- a plurality of heat exchangers arranged in a second direction and which do not use heat transfer fins are disclosed.
- a plurality of refrigerant flow paths extending in the first direction are arranged along the second direction intersecting the first direction, and the third aspect intersects the first direction and the second direction.
- the heat exchanger includes a plurality of heat transfer tubes forming a refrigerant flow path. At least one of the size of the outer edge and the size of the inner edge of the heat transfer tube is different between the first position and the second position in the first direction.
- each refrigerant flow path in each refrigerant flow path, at least one of the sizes of the outer edge and the inner edge of the heat transfer tube is changed along the first direction, in other words, along the refrigerant flow path.
- the efficiency of the heat exchanger can be improved according to the change in the state of the refrigerant.
- the heat exchanger according to the second aspect is the heat exchanger according to the first aspect, and the heat transfer tube is a flat multi-hole tube forming a plurality of refrigerant flow paths arranged along the third direction.
- the heat exchanger according to the second aspect by using a flat multi-hole tube as a heat transfer tube, it is possible to efficiently exchange heat between the refrigerant and the external fluid without using heat transfer fins.
- the heat exchanger according to the third aspect is the heat exchanger of the first aspect or the second aspect, and the first direction is the vertical direction.
- the heat exchanger according to the fourth aspect is any of the heat exchangers from the first aspect to the third aspect, and the heat transfer tube has the first part and the second part alternately along the first direction. Includes the first region being formed. The second portion bulges in a direction intersecting the first direction with respect to the first portion.
- the heat exchange efficiency in the first region of the heat transfer tube is improved by alternately providing the first portion (concave portion) and the second portion (convex portion) along the first direction. can.
- the heat exchanger according to the fifth aspect is the heat exchanger of the fourth aspect, and the first heat transfer tube and the second heat transfer tube adjacent to each other in the second direction both include the first region. In the first direction, the second portion of the first heat transfer tube and the second portion of the second heat transfer tube are formed at the same position.
- the positions of the second parts of the heat transfer tubes adjacent to the second direction are the same in the first direction, the positions of the first parts of the heat transfer tubes adjacent to the second direction are also the same. They match in the first direction. Therefore, in this heat exchanger, a relatively large gap can be formed between the first portions (recesses) of the adjacent heat transfer tubes, and a relatively large flow path for the external fluid can be secured.
- the heat exchanger according to the sixth aspect is the heat exchanger of the fourth aspect, and the first heat transfer tube and the second heat transfer tube adjacent to each other in the second direction both include the first region. In the first direction, the second portion of the first heat transfer tube and the first portion of the second heat transfer tube are formed at the same position. In the first direction, the first portion of the first heat transfer tube and the second portion of the second heat transfer tube are formed at the same position.
- the position of the second portion (convex portion) of the heat transfer tube is aligned with the position of the first portion (concave portion) of the adjacent heat transfer tube in the second direction.
- a relatively large gap can be formed between the second portion and the heat transfer tube adjacent thereto in the second direction. Therefore, a relatively large flow path of an external fluid can be secured between adjacent heat transfer tubes in the second direction.
- the heat exchanger according to the seventh aspect is any of the heat exchangers from the fourth aspect to the sixth aspect, and the first region is arranged at least in the central portion of the heat transfer tube in the first direction.
- a concave-convex structure is provided along the first direction in the central portion of the heat transfer tube in the first direction in which heat exchange is mainly performed, so that high heat exchange efficiency is likely to be realized.
- the heat exchanger according to the eighth aspect is any of the heat exchangers from the first aspect to the seventh aspect, and further includes a gas header to which the heat transfer tube is connected.
- the heat exchanger according to the eighth aspect has at least one of the following configurations (A) and (B).
- the size of the inner edge of the heat transfer tube of the gas header connection portion connected to the gas header of the heat transfer tube is larger than the average size of the inner edge other than the gas header connection portion of the heat transfer tube.
- the size of the outer edge of the heat transfer tube of the gas header connection portion connected to the gas header of the heat transfer tube is larger than the average size of the outer edge other than the gas header connection portion of the heat transfer tube.
- the heat exchanger according to the eighth aspect it is easy to suppress the pressure loss at the gas header connection portion of the heat transfer tube through which the gas refrigerant mainly flows.
- the heat exchanger according to the ninth aspect is any of the heat exchangers from the first aspect to the eighth aspect, and further includes a liquid header to which the heat transfer tube is connected.
- the heat exchanger according to the ninth aspect has at least one of the following configurations (C) and (D).
- the size of the inner edge of the heat transfer tube at the liquid header connection portion connected to the liquid header of the heat transfer tube is smaller than the average size of the inner edge other than the liquid header connection portion of the heat transfer tube.
- the size of the outer edge of the heat transfer tube at the liquid header connection portion connected to the liquid header of the heat transfer tube is smaller than the average size of the outer edge other than the liquid header connection portion of the heat transfer tube.
- heat transfer between the liquid refrigerant flowing through the liquid header connection portion and the external fluid can be promoted.
- the heat exchanger according to the tenth aspect is any of the heat exchangers from the fourth aspect to the seventh aspect, and further includes a gas header to which the heat transfer tube is connected and a liquid header to which the heat transfer tube is connected. ..
- the size of the outer edge of the heat transfer tube in the portion where the first portion is formed is larger than the size of the outer edge of the heat transfer tube in the liquid header connection portion connected to the liquid header of the heat transfer tube.
- the size of the outer edge of the heat transfer tube in the portion where the second portion is formed is equal to or smaller than the size of the outer edge of the heat transfer tube in the gas header connection portion connected to the gas header of the heat transfer tube.
- the size of the outer edge of the heat transfer tube is shaped according to the change in the state of the refrigerant in the first direction in the heat transfer tube, so that the heat transfer efficiency of the heat exchanger is improved. At the same time, it is possible to reduce the pressure loss in the heat exchanger.
- the heat exchanger according to the eleventh aspect is any of the heat exchangers from the fourth aspect to the sixth aspect, and functions at least as an evaporator.
- the first region is located at least at the downstream end of the heat transfer tube in the flow direction of the refrigerant in the heat transfer tube when the heat exchanger functions as an evaporator.
- the heat exchanger according to the twelfth aspect is any of the heat exchangers from the first aspect to the eleventh aspect, and bulges on the outer surface of the heat transfer tube in a direction intersecting the first direction and is adjacent in the second direction. A bulging portion that contacts the outer surface of the heat transfer tube is formed.
- the heat exchanger according to the twelfth aspect, it is possible to secure an appropriate external fluid flow path between the heat transfer tubes adjacent to each other in the second direction, and it is local due to the fact that the external fluid flow path is not secured. It is possible to suppress a decrease in heat exchange efficiency.
- the heat exchanger according to the thirteenth aspect is the heat exchanger according to the twelfth aspect, and the bulging portion of the heat transfer tube comes into contact with the bulging portion of the adjacent heat transfer tube in the second direction.
- the bulging portions of the heat transfer tubes are brought into contact with each other, a relatively large flow path of the external fluid can be secured between the adjacent heat transfer tubes in the second direction, and the external fluid can be secured. It is possible to suppress a local decrease in heat exchange efficiency due to the lack of a flow path.
- the heat exchanger according to the 14th viewpoint is the heat exchanger according to the 12th viewpoint, and the bulging portion of the heat transfer tube comes into contact with a portion other than the bulging portion of the adjacent heat transfer tube in the second direction.
- the heat exchanger since the bulging portion of the heat transfer tube and the portion other than the bulging portion of the heat transfer tube are brought into contact with each other, the heat exchange is more compact than the case where the bulging portions of the heat transfer tubes are brought into contact with each other.
- the vessel is easy to realize.
- the heat exchanger according to the fifteenth viewpoint is any of the heat exchangers from the twelfth viewpoint to the fourteenth viewpoint, and a recess portion extending along the third direction is formed in the bulging portion.
- the drainage property at the contact portion between the heat transfer tubes can be improved.
- the heat exchanger according to the 16th viewpoint is any heat exchanger from the 12th viewpoint to the 15th viewpoint, and the bulging portion includes a first bulging portion and a second bulging portion.
- the first bulging portion is provided at the end of the heat transfer tube in the first direction.
- the second bulging portion is provided in a portion other than the end portion in the first direction of the heat transfer tube.
- the length of the first bulging portion in the first direction is longer than the length of the second bulging portion in the first direction.
- the length of the first bulging portion provided at the end in the first direction of the heat transfer tube is relatively long, it is possible to secure the brazing allowance between the heat transfer tube and the header. It's easy.
- the heat exchanger according to the 17th viewpoint is any of the heat exchangers from the 1st viewpoint to the 16th viewpoint, and the heat transfer tube is dieless pultruded.
- the heat exchanger according to the seventeenth aspect relatively easily and compares heat transfer tubes in which at least one of the outer edge size and the inner edge size is different between the first position and the second position in the first direction. Since it can be manufactured in a short time, it is excellent in manufacturability.
- FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a heat transfer tube viewed from the arrow III-III in FIG. It is a schematic cross-sectional view of the heat transfer tube of IV-IV arrow view of FIG. It is a schematic cross-sectional view of the heat transfer tube of VV arrow view of FIG. It is a schematic cross-sectional view of the heat transfer tube of VI-VI arrow view of FIG. It is a schematic perspective view of the heat transfer tube of the heat source heat exchanger of FIG.
- the heat exchanger of the present disclosure will be described by exemplifying the case where the heat exchanger of the present disclosure is used as the heat source heat exchanger of the air conditioner 100, but the use of the heat exchanger of the present disclosure will be described. Is not limited to the heat source heat exchanger of the air conditioner.
- the heat exchanger of the present disclosure may be used as a heat source heat exchanger for a refrigerating cycle device other than an air conditioner, such as a hot water supply device, a floor heating device, and a low temperature device such as a refrigerator or a freezer.
- the use of the heat exchanger of the present disclosure is not limited to the heat source heat exchanger, and may be used for the heat exchanger used in the refrigeration cycle device (for example, the heat exchanger 32 used in the air conditioner 100 described later). ..
- FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of an air conditioner 100 that uses the heat exchanger of the present disclosure as a heat source heat exchanger 50.
- the air conditioner 100 is an example of a steam compression type refrigeration cycle device.
- the air conditioner 100 uses the refrigeration cycle to cool and heat the air-conditioned space.
- the air conditioner 100 mainly has one heat source unit 10 and one utilization unit 30.
- the number of the heat source unit 10 and the utilization unit 30 is not limited to one, and the air conditioner 100 may have a plurality of heat source units 10 and / or utilization units 30.
- the heat source unit 10 and the utilization unit 30 are connected by the gas refrigerant connecting pipe 26 and the liquid refrigerant connecting pipe 24 at the installation site of the air conditioning device 100 to form a refrigerant circuit 20 in which the refrigerant circulates. ..
- the air conditioner 100 of the present embodiment is a separate type air conditioner in which the heat source unit 10 and the utilization unit 30 are separate, but the air conditioner in which the heat exchanger of the present disclosure is used is used together with the heat source unit.
- the unit may be an integrated air conditioner housed in one casing.
- the refrigerant enclosed in the refrigerant circuit 20 is an HFC refrigerant such as R32 or R410A.
- the type of the refrigerant is not limited to the HFC refrigerant, and may be, for example, an HFO refrigerant such as HFO1234yf, HFO1234ze (E), or a mixed refrigerant thereof.
- the type of the refrigerant may be a natural refrigerant such as CO 2 gas.
- the heat source unit 10 mainly includes a compressor 12, a flow path switching mechanism 14, a heat source heat exchanger 50, an expansion mechanism 16, and a heat source fan 18 (see FIG. 1). ..
- the heat source unit 10 has a suction pipe 22a, a discharge pipe 22b, a first gas refrigerant pipe 22c, a liquid refrigerant pipe 22d, and a second gas refrigerant pipe 22e as pipes constituting a part of the refrigerant circuit 20 (FIG. 1).
- the suction pipe 22a connects the flow path switching mechanism 14 and the suction port of the compressor 12.
- the discharge pipe 22b connects the discharge port of the compressor 12 and the flow path switching mechanism 14.
- the first gas refrigerant pipe 22c connects the flow path switching mechanism 14 and the gas header 52 described later of the heat source heat exchanger 50.
- the liquid refrigerant pipe 22d connects the liquid header 54, which will be described later, of the heat source heat exchanger 50, and the liquid refrigerant connecting pipe 24.
- the expansion mechanism 16 is provided in the liquid refrigerant pipe 22d.
- the second gas refrigerant pipe 22e connects the flow path switching mechanism 14 and the gas refrigerant connecting pipe 26.
- the compressor 12 is a device that sucks the low-pressure gas refrigerant in the refrigeration cycle from the suction pipe 22a, compresses it by a compression mechanism (not shown), and discharges it to the discharge pipe 22b.
- a compression mechanism (not shown)
- various types of compressors such as a rotary compressor and a scroll compressor can be used.
- the motor (not shown) of the compressor 12 that drives the compression mechanism is an inverter motor with a variable rotation speed.
- the rotation speed of the motor is appropriately controlled by a control unit of the air conditioner 100 (not shown) according to the operating state of the air conditioner 100.
- the motor of the compressor 12 may be a constant speed motor.
- the flow path switching mechanism 14 is a mechanism for switching the flow direction of the refrigerant in the refrigerant circuit 20.
- the flow path switching mechanism 14 is a four-way switching valve.
- the flow path switching mechanism 14 is not limited to the four-way switching valve, and may be composed of a plurality of solenoid valves and a refrigerant pipe to realize switching of the flow direction of the refrigerant as described below. ..
- the flow path switching mechanism 14 switches the flow direction of the refrigerant in the refrigerant circuit 20 so that the refrigerant discharged by the compressor 12 is sent to the heat source heat exchanger 50 during the cooling operation of the air conditioner 100. Specifically, during the cooling operation of the air conditioner 100, the flow path switching mechanism 14 communicates the suction pipe 22a and the second gas refrigerant pipe 22e, and communicates the discharge pipe 22b and the first gas refrigerant pipe 22c (). See the solid line in FIG. 1).
- the flow path switching mechanism 14 switches the flow direction of the refrigerant in the refrigerant circuit 20 so that the refrigerant discharged by the compressor 12 is sent to the utilization heat exchanger 32 during the heating operation of the air conditioner 100. Specifically, during the heating operation of the air conditioner 100, the flow path switching mechanism 14 communicates the suction pipe 22a and the first gas refrigerant pipe 22c, and communicates the discharge pipe 22b and the second gas refrigerant pipe 22e (). See the broken line in FIG. 1).
- the heat source heat exchanger 50 is an example of the heat exchanger of the present disclosure.
- heat exchange is performed between the refrigerant flowing through the heat transfer tube 60 described later of the heat source heat exchanger 50 and the external fluid (air in the present embodiment).
- the heat source heat exchanger 50 functions as a radiator (condenser) for the refrigerant, and the refrigerant flowing through the heat transfer tube 60 exchanges heat with the external fluid (dissipates heat to the external fluid). To be cooled.
- the heat source heat exchanger 50 functions as a refrigerant evaporator, and the refrigerant flowing through the heat transfer tube 60 exchanges heat with an external fluid (absorbs heat from the external fluid) and is heated. Details of the structure and the like of the heat source heat exchanger 50 will be described later.
- the expansion mechanism 16 is a mechanism for reducing the pressure of the refrigerant.
- the expansion mechanism 16 of the present embodiment is an electronic expansion valve whose opening degree can be adjusted.
- the opening degree of the electronic expansion valve is appropriately controlled by a control unit of the air conditioner 100 (not shown) according to the operating state of the air conditioner 100.
- the expansion mechanism 16 is not limited to the electronic expansion valve, and may be a temperature automatic expansion valve using a temperature sensitive cylinder.
- the expansion mechanism 16 is not limited to the expansion valve whose opening degree can be adjusted, and may be a capillary tube.
- the heat source fan 18 is a device that promotes heat exchange between the refrigerant and air (external fluid) in the heat source heat exchanger 50 by supplying the air taken in from the outside of the heat source unit 10 to the heat source heat exchanger 50. ..
- the heat source fan 18 flows in from an intake port (not shown) formed in the casing of the heat source unit 10 (not shown), passes through the heat source heat exchanger 50, and is an exhaust port (not shown) formed in the casing of the heat source unit 10. Generates a flow of air that blows out from (omitted).
- the type of fan of the heat source fan 18 may be appropriately selected.
- the motor (not shown) that drives the heat source fan 18 is an inverter motor with a variable rotation speed. The rotation speed of the motor is appropriately controlled according to the operating state by a control unit of an air conditioner 100 (not shown). However, the motor that drives the heat source fan 18 may be a constant speed motor.
- the utilization unit 30 is a unit that air-conditions the air-conditioning target space by exchanging heat between the refrigerant and the air in the air-conditioning target space.
- the utilization unit 30 mainly has a utilization heat exchanger 32 and a utilization fan 34 (see FIG. 1).
- the utilization heat exchanger 32 is a fin-and-tube type heat exchanger having, for example, a plurality of heat transfer tubes and a plurality of heat transfer fins attached to the heat transfer tubes.
- the finless heat exchanger (without heat transfer fins) of the present disclosure can also be used for the utilization heat exchanger 32.
- the utilization heat exchanger 32 functions as a refrigerant evaporator during the cooling operation of the air conditioner 100, and the refrigerant flowing through the heat transfer tube of the utilization heat exchanger 32 exchanges heat with the air in the air conditioning target space (air conditioning target). It is heated (by absorbing heat from the air in the space). In other words, during the cooling operation of the air conditioner 100, the air in the air-conditioned space is cooled by the refrigerant flowing through the heat transfer tube of the utilization heat exchanger 32.
- the utilization heat exchanger 32 functions as a radiator (condenser) of the refrigerant during the heating operation of the air conditioning device 100, and the refrigerant flowing through the heat transfer tube of the utilization heat exchanger 32 exchanges heat with the air in the air conditioning target space. (Dissipates heat to the air in the air-conditioned space) and is cooled. In other words, during the heating operation of the air conditioner 100, the air in the air-conditioned space is heated by the refrigerant flowing through the heat transfer tube of the utilization heat exchanger 32.
- the utilization fan 34 is a device that promotes heat exchange between the refrigerant in the utilization heat exchanger 32 and the air in the air conditioning target space by supplying the air taken in from the air conditioning target space to the utilization heat exchanger 32.
- the utilization fan 34 flows from the air-conditioned space through the intake port (not shown) formed in the casing (not shown) of the utilization unit 30, passes through the utilization heat exchanger 32, and is formed in the casing of the utilization unit 30. Generates an air flow that blows out from the air outlet (not shown) to the air-conditioned space.
- the type of fan of the fan 34 to be used may be appropriately selected.
- the motor (not shown) that drives the fan 34 is an inverter motor with a variable rotation speed. The rotation speed of the motor is appropriately controlled according to the operating state by a control unit of an air conditioner 100 (not shown). However, the motor that drives the utilization fan 34 may be a constant speed motor.
- the low-pressure gas refrigerant in the refrigeration cycle flowing from the suction pipe 22a is compressed by the compression mechanism of the compressor 12 to become a high-pressure gas refrigerant.
- the high-pressure gas refrigerant discharged by the compressor 12 flows into the heat source heat exchanger 50 via the discharge pipe 22b, the flow path switching mechanism 14, and the first gas refrigerant pipe 22c.
- the high-pressure gas refrigerant is cooled and condensed by exchanging heat with the air supplied by the heat source fan 18 in the heat source heat exchanger 50, undergoes a gas-liquid two-phase state, and finally becomes a high-pressure liquid refrigerant. Become.
- the high-pressure liquid refrigerant flowing out of the heat source heat exchanger 50 is sent to the expansion mechanism 16.
- the low-pressure gas-liquid two-phase refrigerant decompressed by the expansion mechanism 16 flows through the liquid refrigerant pipe 22d and the liquid refrigerant connecting pipe 24 and flows into the liquid side of the utilization heat exchanger 32.
- the refrigerant flowing into the used heat exchanger 32 exchanges heat with the air in the air-conditioned space to evaporate, becomes a low-pressure gas refrigerant, and flows out from the used heat exchanger 32.
- the low-pressure gas refrigerant flowing out of the utilization heat exchanger 32 is sucked into the compressor 12 again via the gas refrigerant connecting pipe 26, the second gas refrigerant pipe 22e, the flow path switching mechanism 14 and the suction pipe 22a.
- the low-pressure gas refrigerant in the refrigeration cycle flowing from the suction pipe 22a is compressed by the compression mechanism of the compressor 12 to become a high-pressure gas refrigerant.
- the high-pressure gas refrigerant discharged by the compressor 12 flows into the utilization heat exchanger 32 via the discharge pipe 22b, the flow path switching mechanism 14, the second gas refrigerant pipe 22e, and the gas refrigerant connecting pipe 26.
- the high-pressure gas refrigerant is cooled and condensed by exchanging heat with the air in the air-conditioned space in the utilization heat exchanger 32 to become a high-pressure liquid refrigerant.
- the high-pressure liquid refrigerant flowing out of the utilization heat exchanger 32 flows through the liquid refrigerant connecting pipe 24 and the liquid refrigerant pipe 22d and is sent to the expansion mechanism 16.
- the high-pressure liquid refrigerant sent to the expansion mechanism 16 is depressurized as it passes through the expansion mechanism 16.
- the low-pressure liquid phase or gas-liquid two-phase refrigerant decompressed by the expansion mechanism 16 flows into the heat source heat exchanger 50.
- the refrigerant flowing into the heat source heat exchanger 50 is heated and evaporated by exchanging heat with the air supplied by the heat source fan 18, becomes a low-pressure gas refrigerant, and flows out from the heat source heat exchanger 50.
- the low-pressure gas refrigerant flowing out of the heat source heat exchanger 50 is sucked into the compressor 12 again via the first gas refrigerant pipe 22c, the flow path switching mechanism 14 and the suction pipe 22a.
- FIG. 2 is a schematic front view of the heat source heat exchanger 50.
- FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the heat transfer tube 60 viewed from the arrow III-III in FIG.
- FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the heat transfer tube 60 seen by the arrow IV-IV in FIG.
- FIG. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the heat transfer tube 60 viewed from the arrow VV of FIG.
- FIG. 6 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the heat transfer tube 60 viewed from the arrow VI of FIG.
- FIG. 7 is a schematic perspective view of the heat transfer tube 60 of the heat source heat exchanger 50.
- FIG. 8 is an enlarged schematic front view of a part of the heat source heat exchanger 50.
- FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining the contact state between the heat transfer tubes 60 in the heat source heat exchanger 50 and the arrangement of the first portion 62a and the second portion 62b in the first region 62 of the heat transfer tube 60.
- FIGS. 2 to 8 are schematic views for explaining the features of the heat source heat exchanger 50. Therefore, FIGS. 2 to 8 do not limit the shape, size, quantity, etc. of the whole or part of the heat source heat exchanger 50.
- the heat source heat exchanger 50 mainly includes a gas header 52, a liquid header 54, and a heat exchange unit 56.
- the heat exchange unit 56 includes a plurality of heat transfer tubes 60. One end of each of the plurality of heat transfer tubes 60 is connected to the gas header 52. In this embodiment, the upper ends of each of the plurality of heat transfer tubes 60 are connected to the gas header 52. Further, one end of each of the plurality of heat transfer tubes 60 is connected to the liquid header 54. In this embodiment, the lower ends of each of the plurality of heat transfer tubes 60 are connected to the liquid header 54.
- the heat source heat exchanger 50 is a finless heat exchanger that does not use heat transfer fins.
- heat exchange between the refrigerant and the external fluid (air in the present embodiment) supplied by the heat source fan 18 is performed mainly in the heat transfer tube 60.
- the heat source heat exchanger 50 is made of, for example, aluminum or an aluminum alloy.
- the material of the heat source heat exchanger 50 is not limited to aluminum or an aluminum alloy, and may be made of, for example, a magnesium alloy. Further, as the material of the heat source heat exchanger 50, a material other than those illustrated may be selected.
- the materials of the gas header 52, the liquid header 54, and the heat transfer tube 60 of the heat exchange unit 56 may be different from each other. However, from the viewpoint of preventing electrolytic corrosion, it is preferable that the materials of the gas header 52, the liquid header 54, and the heat transfer tube 60 of the heat exchange section 56 are the same.
- the gas header 52 is a hollow member having a space formed inside.
- the gas header 52 extends linearly with a predetermined direction as the longitudinal direction.
- the longitudinal direction of the gas header 52 is defined as the left-right direction.
- the gas header 52 has a function of dividing the refrigerant flowing from the first gas refrigerant pipe 22c into a plurality of heat transfer pipes 60, or merging the refrigerants flowing in from the plurality of heat transfer pipes 60 and flowing them into the first gas refrigerant pipe 22c. It is a member having. This will be described in detail.
- an internal space is formed in which the refrigerant flows from the first gas refrigerant pipe 22c and the plurality of heat transfer pipes 60.
- each of the plurality of heat transfer tubes 60 of the heat exchange unit 56 is connected to the gas header 52.
- the gas header 52 is connected to the upper ends of the plurality of heat transfer tubes 60 of the heat exchange section 56.
- a plurality of heat transfer tubes 60 are connected to the gas header 52 so that the heat transfer tubes 60 are lined up along the longitudinal direction of the gas header 52.
- the plurality of heat transfer tubes 60 are brazed and fixed to the gas header 52, for example.
- the gas header 52 has a connecting portion 52a to which the first gas refrigerant pipe 22c is connected.
- the internal space of the gas header 52 and the first gas refrigerant pipe 22c communicate with each other via the connecting portion 52a.
- the gas header 52 when the heat source heat exchanger 50 functions as a condenser, the gas header 52 is provided with the refrigerant flowing into the internal space from the first gas refrigerant pipe 22c in each of the plurality of heat transfer pipes 60. It is split into the refrigerant flow path P. Further, when the heat source heat exchanger 50 functions as an evaporator, the gas header 52 merges the refrigerants flowing into the internal space from the plurality of heat transfer pipes 60 and flows them into the first gas refrigerant pipe 22c.
- the liquid header 54 is a hollow member having a space formed inside.
- the liquid header 54 extends linearly with a predetermined direction as the longitudinal direction. Specifically, the liquid header 54 extends linearly with the left-right direction as the longitudinal direction, similarly to the gas header 52.
- the liquid header 54 is arranged at a position immediately below the gas header 52 and corresponding to the gas header 52.
- the heat source heat exchanger 50 is installed in a casing (not shown) of the heat source unit 10 in such a posture that the heat transfer tube 60 connected to the gas header 52 and the liquid header 54 extends in the vertical direction.
- the liquid header 54 is a member having a function of dividing the refrigerant flowing from the liquid refrigerant pipe 22d into a plurality of heat transfer pipes 60 and merging the refrigerants flowing in from the plurality of heat transfer pipes 60 into the liquid refrigerant pipe 22d. Is. This will be described in detail.
- an internal space is formed in which the liquid refrigerant flows from the liquid refrigerant pipe 22d and the plurality of heat transfer pipes 60.
- each of the plurality of heat transfer tubes 60 of the heat exchange unit 56 (the end opposite to the side connected to the gas header 52) is connected to the liquid header 54.
- the lower ends of the plurality of heat transfer tubes 60 of the heat exchange section 56 are connected to the liquid header 54.
- a plurality of heat transfer tubes 60 are connected to the liquid header 54 so that the heat transfer tubes 60 are lined up along the longitudinal direction of the liquid header 54.
- Each heat transfer tube 60 having one end connected to the liquid header 54 and the other end connected to the gas header 52 extends in the vertical direction.
- the plurality of heat transfer tubes 60 are brazed and fixed to the liquid header 54, for example.
- the liquid header 54 has a connecting portion 54a to which the liquid refrigerant pipe 22d is connected.
- the internal space of the liquid header 54 and the liquid refrigerant pipe 22d communicate with each other via the connecting portion 54a.
- the liquid header 54 merges the liquid refrigerant flowing into the internal space from the plurality of heat transfer tubes 60 and causes the liquid refrigerant to flow into the liquid refrigerant pipe 22d. ..
- the liquid header 54 is provided with a liquid refrigerant or a gas-liquid two-phase refrigerant flowing into the internal space from the liquid refrigerant pipe 22d in each of the plurality of heat transfer tubes 60. It is split into the refrigerant flow path P.
- the heat exchange unit 56 includes a plurality of heat transfer tubes 60. With the heat source heat exchanger 50 installed, each heat transfer tube 60 extends in the vertical direction (first direction) as the longitudinal direction. Each heat transfer tube 60 is formed with a flow path of a refrigerant (refrigerant flow path P) extending in the longitudinal direction.
- refrigerant flow path P refrigerant flow path
- each heat transfer tube 60 is a flat multi-hole tube in which a plurality of refrigerant flow paths P are formed.
- a plurality of refrigerant flow paths P extending in the vertical direction are formed in each heat transfer tube 60 (see FIG. 7).
- the number of refrigerant flow paths P formed in each heat transfer tube 60 is not limited to the number of refrigerant flow paths P drawn in the drawings.
- each heat transfer tube 60 When each heat transfer tube 60 is cut in a plane orthogonal to the longitudinal direction, each heat transfer tube 60 has a certain direction as the longitudinal direction (hereinafter, this direction is referred to as the longitudinal direction D1 in the cross section), and the direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction D1 in the cross section.
- the width of is thin and has a flat cross section.
- the expression of the cross section of the heat transfer tube 60 is when the heat transfer tube 60 is cut in a plane orthogonal to the longitudinal direction (vertical direction in the state where the heat source heat exchanger 50 is installed). Means a cross section.
- the cross section of each heat transfer tube 60 has a shape in which a plurality of circular tubes are arranged in the longitudinal direction D1 of the cross section, for example, as shown in FIG.
- the cross section drawn in FIG. 3 merely schematically shows the cross section of the heat transfer tube 60, and does not specifically limit the cross-sectional shape of the heat transfer tube 60.
- the cross-sectional shape of the heat transfer tube 60 is not limited to the shape as shown in FIG. 3, and the outer shape thereof may be a flat quadrangular shape.
- the cross section of each heat transfer tube 60 has an uneven shape along the longitudinal direction D1 of the cross section, for example, as shown in FIG.
- each heat transfer tube 60 a plurality of holes 61 forming the refrigerant flow path P are arranged side by side along the longitudinal direction D1 of the cross section, for example, as shown in FIG.
- the shape of the hole 61 is circular in the drawing, the shape of the hole 61 may be other than circular (for example, a quadrangle).
- the heat transfer tube 60 is attached to the gas header 52 and the liquid header 54 in such a posture that the direction in which the longitudinal direction D1 of the heat transfer tube 60 extends coincides with the front-rear direction.
- the front-rear direction along the longitudinal direction D1 of the cross section of the heat transfer tube 60 substantially coincides with the flow direction of the air generated by the heat source fan 18.
- the heat source fan 18 is arranged in front of the heat source heat exchanger 50 and blows air rearward toward the heat source heat exchanger 50.
- the ventilation resistance of the heat source heat exchanger 50 is suppressed and along the cross-sectional longitudinal direction D1.
- High heat exchange efficiency can be realized by efficiently contacting the side surface of the heat transfer tube 60 extending by the heat source fan 18 with the air sent by the heat source fan 18.
- the plurality of heat transfer tubes 60 are arranged side by side in the direction intersecting the longitudinal direction D1 of the cross section. Specifically, the plurality of heat transfer tubes 60 are attached to the gas header 52 and the liquid header 54 so as to be arranged in a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction D1 of the cross section. In other words, in the present embodiment, the plurality of heat transfer tubes 60 are arranged side by side in the left-right direction.
- a plurality of refrigerant flow paths P extending in the first direction are arranged along the second direction intersecting the first direction, and are arranged in the first direction and the second direction. A plurality of them are arranged along a third direction that intersects the directions.
- a plurality of refrigerant flow paths P extending in the vertical direction are arranged along the left-right direction orthogonal to the vertical direction, and along the front-back direction orthogonal to the vertical direction and the left-right direction. And multiple are placed.
- the heat transfer tube 60 of the heat source heat exchanger 50 of the present disclosure has a portion in which at least one of the outer edge size and the inner edge size is different in the vertical direction in which the refrigerant flow path P extends.
- One is different.
- the size of the outer edge of the heat transfer tube 60 at a certain position in the vertical direction in which the refrigerant flow path P extends is the length of the outer edge of the cross section when the heat transfer tube 60 is cut in a plane orthogonal to the vertical direction at that position. Means.
- the size of the inner edge of the heat transfer tube 60 at a certain position in the vertical direction in which the refrigerant flow path P extends is the length of the outer circumference of the hole 61 when the heat transfer tube 60 is cut in a plane orthogonal to the vertical direction at that position. It means the sum of the sa.
- Each heat transfer tube 60 has a first region 62, a second region 66, and a third region 68 having different characteristics of the size of the outer edge and / or the inner edge in the vertical direction.
- the positions of the first region 62, the second region 66, and the third region 68, the shapes of the heat transfer tubes 60 in the first region 62, the second region 66, and the third region 68, and the like will be described below.
- the second region 66 is a region below the heat transfer tube 60.
- the second region 66 is the region of the end portion of the heat transfer tube 60 on the side connected to the liquid header 54.
- the heat transfer tube 60 is connected to the liquid header 54 at the portion of the second region 66 of the heat transfer tube 60.
- the second region 66 of the heat transfer tube 60 is an example of the liquid header connection portion in the claims.
- the range in which the second region 66 exists is not limited, for example, the second region 66 is arranged in a range above the lower end of the heat transfer tube 60 by a length of 10% of the vertical length of the heat transfer tube 60. Will be done.
- the third region 68 is the region above the heat transfer tube 60.
- the third region 68 is the region of the end portion of the heat transfer tube 60 on the side connected to the gas header 52.
- the heat transfer tube 60 is connected to the gas header 52 at the portion of the third region 68 of the heat transfer tube 60.
- the third region 68 of the heat transfer tube 60 is an example of the gas header connection portion in the claims.
- the third region 68 is arranged in a range below the upper end of the heat transfer tube 60 by 10% of the vertical length of the heat transfer tube 60. To.
- the first region 62 is arranged between the second region 66 and the third region 68 in the vertical direction.
- the first region 62 is preferably located at least in the center of the heat transfer tube 60 in the vertical direction.
- the central portion of the heat transfer tube 60 means a range of 25% of the vertical length of the heat transfer tube 60 from the center of the heat transfer tube 60 in the vertical direction in the upward and downward directions.
- the first region 62 and the second region 66 may be arranged so as to be adjacent to each other in the vertical direction. Further, a region that does not belong to any of the first region 62 and the second region 66 described below may exist between the first region 62 and the second region 66. Similarly, the first region 62 and the third region 68 may be arranged so as to be adjacent to each other in the vertical direction, and will be described below between the first region 62 and the third region 68. There may be a region that does not belong to any of the first region 62 and the third region 68.
- First region A first portion 62a and a second portion 62b are formed in the heat transfer tube 60 of the first region 62.
- the second portion 62b includes a non-contact portion 63 and a contact portion 64.
- the contact portion 64 is an example of a bulging portion and a second bulging portion within the scope of claims.
- the non-contact portion 63 and the contact portion 64 of the second portion 62b bulge in a direction intersecting the vertical direction with respect to the first portion 62a.
- the non-contact portion 63 and the contact portion 64 bulge with respect to the first portion 62a at least in the left-right direction, in other words, toward the adjacent heat transfer tube 60.
- the amount of swelling with respect to the first portion 62a is different between the non-contact portion 63 and the contact portion 64. Specifically, the amount of swelling of the contact portion 64 with respect to the first portion 62a is larger than the amount of swelling of the non-contact portion 63 with respect to the first portion 62a. Further, the non-contact portion 63 does not contact the outer surface 60f of the adjacent heat transfer tube 60, whereas the contact portion 64 contacts the outer surface 60f of the adjacent heat transfer tube 60 in the left-right direction.
- the non-contact portion 63 and the contact portion 64 are different in that the recessed portion 64a is formed in the contact portion 64 and the recessed portion 64a is not formed in the non-contact portion 63.
- the recessed portion 64a includes a groove portion that is recessed in a direction away from the heat transfer tube 60 with which the contact portion 64 contacts and extends in the front-rear direction.
- the heat transfer tube 60 has a first portion 62a along the vertical direction and a second portion 62b (non-contact portion 63 or contact) that bulges in a direction intersecting the vertical direction with respect to the first portion 62a. Part 64) and are alternately formed (see FIG. 2).
- the first portion 62a (concave portion) and the second portion 62b (convex portion) are alternately arranged in the first region 62 of the heat transfer tube 60 along the vertical direction to form the first heat transfer tube 60.
- the outer surface 60f of the region 62 is formed with irregularities along the vertical direction (see FIG. 2).
- the size of the outer edge of the non-contact portion 63 is larger than the size of the outer edge of the first portion 62a as shown in FIG. big.
- the cross section of the first portion 62a is shown by a two-dot chain line
- the size of the outer edge of the non-contact portion 63 is shown by a solid line.
- the size of the outer edge of the contact portion 64 is also larger than the size of the outer edge of the first portion 62a.
- the size of the outer edge of the contact portion 64 is larger than the size of the outer edge of the non-contact portion 63.
- the size of the inner edge of the non-contact portion 63 is also larger than the size of the inner edge of the first portion 62a.
- the size of the inner edge of the contact portion 64 is also larger than the size of the inner edge of the first portion 62a.
- the size of the hole 61 in the non-contact portion 63 and the contact portion 64 is larger than the size of the hole 61 in the first portion 62a.
- the flow path area of the refrigerant flow path P in the non-contact portion 63 and the contact portion 64 is larger than the flow path area of the refrigerant flow path P in the first portion 62a.
- all the heat transfer tubes 60 have the first region 62. Further, in all the heat transfer tubes 60, the first region 62 is arranged at the same position in the vertical direction. Further, in the first region 62 of each heat transfer tube 60, the first portion 62a, the non-contact portion 63, and the contact portion 64 are arranged at the same position in the vertical direction. In short, in the heat source heat exchanger 50 of the present embodiment, the first portion 62a, the non-contact portion 63, and the contact portion 64 are arranged side by side in the horizontal direction at the same position in the vertical direction.
- a certain heat transfer tube 60 (referred to as a first heat transfer tube 60) and a heat transfer tube 60 (second heat transfer tube 60) adjacent to the first heat transfer tube 60 in the left-right direction.
- the heat pipe 60) includes the first region 62. Then, in the vertical direction, the non-contact portion 63 of the first heat transfer tube 60 and the non-contact portion 63 of the second heat transfer tube 60 are formed at the same position.
- the contact portion 64 of the first heat transfer tube 60 and the contact portion 64 of the second heat transfer tube 60 are formed at the same position in the vertical direction. Then, the contact portion 64 of the first heat transfer tube 60 comes into contact with the contact portion 64 of the second heat transfer tube 60 adjacent to each other in the left-right direction.
- the first region 62 of the heat transfer tube 60 is at least in the longitudinal direction of the heat transfer tube 60 extending from the refrigerant flow path P (the present embodiment). In the vertical direction), it is formed in the central portion of the heat transfer tube 60.
- the first region 62 of the heat transfer tube 60 is formed in the central region of the heat transfer tube 60 in the longitudinal direction of the heat transfer tube 60 (the central portion of the heat transfer tube 60 and its periphery).
- the central region of the heat transfer tube 60 is a region where heat exchange between the refrigerant and the external fluid is actively performed regardless of whether the heat source heat exchanger 50 functions as a condenser or an evaporator. Further, in the central region of the heat transfer tube 60, mainly the gas-liquid two-phase refrigerant flows in the central region of the heat transfer tube 60 regardless of whether the heat source heat exchanger 50 functions as a condenser or an evaporator.
- the heat transfer tube 60 In the first region 62 of the heat transfer tube 60, irregularities are repeatedly formed on the outer surface 60f of the heat transfer tube 60 along the vertical direction. In other words, in the first region 62 of the heat transfer tube 60, the heat transfer tube 60 repeatedly expands and contracts along the vertical direction. In other words, in the first region 62 of the heat transfer tube 60, the size of the outer edge of the heat transfer tube 60 repeats expansion and contraction along the vertical direction. Further, in the first region 62 of the heat transfer tube 60, the size of the inner edge of the heat transfer tube 60 also repeats expansion and contraction along the vertical direction. In other words, in the first region 62 of the heat transfer tube 60, the area of the refrigerant flow path P of the heat transfer tube 60 also repeatedly expands and contracts along the vertical direction.
- the first region where the outer edge of the heat transfer tube 60 repeatedly expands and contracts along the vertical direction (the direction in which the refrigerant flow path P extends) in the central region of the heat transfer tube 60 in other words, the region in which the gas-liquid two-phase refrigerant mainly flows.
- the heat transfer efficiency between the refrigerant and the external fluid can be improved.
- the size of the inner edge of the heat transfer tube 60 expands and contracts along the vertical direction (the direction in which the refrigerant flow path P extends) in the central region of the heat transfer tube 60, in other words, in the region where the two-phase gas-liquid refrigerant flows.
- frost may form on the heat source heat exchanger depending on the operating conditions.
- frost formation is particularly likely to occur on the upstream side in the flow direction of the external fluid (air) that exchanges heat with the refrigerant in the heat source heat exchanger.
- the heat source heat exchanger Frost is likely to form on the front end of the heat transfer tube 60 of 50.
- the heat transfer tube 60 when the heat transfer tube 60 is not provided with the first region 62 and the upper end of the heat transfer tube 60 is not provided with a portion that expands or contracts along the longitudinal direction (vertical direction) of the heat transfer tube 60.
- the width of the wind-upper end portion of the heat transfer tube 60 in the left-right direction is uniform along the longitudinal direction of the heat transfer tube 60
- frost formation proceeds substantially uniformly on the wind-upper end portion of the heat transfer tube 60. Therefore, the frost on the windward end of the heat transfer tube 60 blocks the air flow path, and the air conditioner 100 has a problem that the air cannot be sent to the leeward side of the windward end of the heat transfer tube 60. It may occur relatively early from the start of operation.
- the heat transfer tube 60 of the present embodiment has a first region 62, and the heat transfer tube 60 has a first portion 62a having a relatively small outer edge and a relatively large outer edge along the vertical direction. Two portions 62b are provided. In this way, when the outer surface 60f of the heat transfer tube 60 is repeatedly provided with irregularities along the first direction, the frost formation at the windward end of the heat transfer tube 60 tends to concentrate on the convex portion (in other words, the second portion 62b). ..
- frost formation on the first portion 62a of the first region 62 of the windward end portion of the heat transfer tube 60 is suppressed, and frost formation on the windward end portion of the heat transfer tube 60 is suppressed. It is possible to at least delay the occurrence of defects that block the air flow path. Therefore, in the air conditioner 100 using the heat source heat exchanger 50, the heating operation can be continued for a relatively long time without stopping due to the defrosting of the heat source heat exchanger 50.
- the non-contact portion 63 and the contact portion 64 of the first region 62 of the heat transfer tubes 60 adjacent to each other are formed at the same positions in the vertical direction.
- the first portion 62a of the first region 62 of the heat transfer tubes 60 adjacent to each other is formed at the same position in the vertical direction. Therefore, in the heat source heat exchanger 50 of the present embodiment, a relatively large air flow path can be secured between the first portions 62a of the first region 62 of the heat transfer tubes 60 adjacent to each other. Therefore, the blockage of the air flow path due to the frost on the windward end of the heat transfer tube 60 is particularly likely to be suppressed.
- the second portion 62b of the first region 62 of the heat transfer tube 60 is in the vertical direction of the heat transfer tube 60. It is preferable that it is provided in almost the entire area of the above.
- the contact portion 64 of the heat transfer tube 60 comes into contact with the contact portion 64 of the adjacent heat transfer tubes 60 in the left-right direction.
- the distance between the heat transfer tubes 60 can be adjusted to a predetermined distance.
- the contact portion 64 of the heat transfer tube 60 functions as a spacer for adjusting the arrangement pitch of the heat transfer tube 60.
- the arrangement pitch adjustment between the heat transfer tubes 60 can also be realized by arranging a spacer different from the heat transfer tubes 60 between the heat transfer tubes 60.
- the contact portion 64 formed on the heat transfer tube 60 itself as a spacer, the cost of providing a spacer separate from the heat transfer tube 60 and the spacer separate from the heat transfer tube 60 are attached to the heat transfer tube 60. Wages can be reduced.
- the second region 66 of the heat transfer tube 60 is, as described above, an example of the liquid header connection portion within the scope of the claims.
- the second region 66 of the heat transfer tube 60 is inserted into the liquid header 54, and at least a part of the second region 66 of the heat transfer tube 60 is connected to the liquid header 54.
- the second region 66 of the heat transfer tube 60 is not provided with irregularities (enlarged portion and reduced portion) on the outer surface 60f.
- the size of the outer edge of the heat transfer tube 60 is uniform.
- the size of the inner edge of the heat transfer tube 60 is uniform.
- the second region 66 of the heat transfer tube 60 is a portion formed in which the size of the inner edge of the heat transfer tube 60 is smaller than the portion other than the second region 66 of the heat transfer tube 60. Specifically, the size of the inner edge of the heat transfer tube 60 of the second region 66 is smaller than the average size of the inner edges of the heat transfer tube 60 other than the second region 66. Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the size of the inner edge of the heat transfer tube 60 in the second region 66 is smaller than the size of the inner edge of the heat transfer tube 60 in the first portion 62a of the first region 62. In FIG. 4, the cross section of the second region 66 is shown by a solid line, and the cross section of the first portion 62a of the first region 62 of the heat transfer tube 60 is shown by a two-dot chain line.
- the second region 66 of the heat transfer tube 60 is a portion formed in which the size of the outer edge of the heat transfer tube 60 is smaller than the portion other than the portion other than the second region 66 of the heat transfer tube 60. Specifically, the size of the outer edge of the heat transfer tube 60 of the second region 66 is smaller than the average size of the outer edge of the heat transfer tube 60 other than the second region 66. Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the size of the outer edge of the heat transfer tube 60 in the second region 66 is smaller than the size of the outer edge of the heat transfer tube 60 in the first portion 62a of the first region 62.
- the second region 66 of the heat transfer tube 60 is formed at the end of the heat transfer tube 60 on the side connected to the liquid header 54. Therefore, at the position corresponding to the second region 66 of the refrigerant flow path P of the heat transfer tube 60, the liquid refrigerant is mainly used regardless of whether the heat source heat exchanger 50 functions as a condenser or an evaporator. It flows.
- the size of the inner edge of the heat transfer tube 60 is located in a place where a liquid refrigerant having a smaller volume than the gas refrigerant (when the mass and pressure are the same) mainly flows.
- a second region 66 is provided, which is smaller than the size of the inner edge of the other portion of the heat transfer tube 60.
- the third region 68 of the heat transfer tube 60 is, as described above, an example of the gas header connection portion within the scope of the claims.
- the third region 68 of the heat transfer tube 60 is inserted into the gas header 52, and at least a part of the third region 68 of the heat transfer tube 60 is connected to the gas header 52.
- the third region 68 of the heat transfer tube 60 is an example of a bulging portion within the scope of claims.
- the outer surface 60f of the third region 68 of the heat transfer tube 60 is the longitudinal direction of the heat transfer tube 60 with respect to the portion adjacent to the third region 68 of the heat transfer tube 60 (the portion below the third region 68 of the heat transfer tube 60). It swells in a direction intersecting the vertical direction and comes into contact with the outer surface 60f of the adjacent heat transfer tube 60.
- the third region 68 of the heat transfer tube 60 is an example of the first bulging portion within the scope of the claims provided at the end portion in the vertical direction which is the longitudinal direction of the heat transfer tube 60.
- the third region 68 of the heat transfer tube 60 is not provided with irregularities (enlarged portion and reduced portion) on the outer surface 60f.
- the size of the inner edge of the heat transfer tube 60 is uniform.
- the size of the outer edge of the heat transfer tube 60 is uniform.
- the third region 68 of the heat transfer tube 60 is a portion where the size of the inner edge of the heat transfer tube 60 is formed larger than the portion other than the third region 68 of the heat transfer tube 60. Specifically, the size of the inner edge of the heat transfer tube 60 in the third region 68 is larger than the average size of the inner edges of the heat transfer tube 60 other than the third region 68. Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the size of the inner edge of the heat transfer tube 60 in the third region 68 is larger than the size of the inner edge of the heat transfer tube 60 in the non-contact portion 63 of the first region 62. In FIG. 6, the cross section of the third region 68 is shown by a solid line, and the cross section of the non-contact portion 63 of the first region 62 of the heat transfer tube 60 is shown by a two-dot chain line.
- the third region 68 of the heat transfer tube 60 is a portion where the size of the outer edge of the heat transfer tube 60 is formed larger than the portion other than the portion other than the third region 68 of the heat transfer tube 60. Specifically, the size of the outer edge of the heat transfer tube 60 of the third region 68 is larger than the average size of the outer edge of the heat transfer tube 60 other than the third region 68. Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the size of the outer edge of the heat transfer tube 60 in the third region 68 is larger than the size of the outer edge of the heat transfer tube 60 in the non-contact portion 63 of the first region 62.
- the size of the outer edge of the heat transfer tube 60 in the third region 68 is the same as the size of the outer edge of the heat transfer tube 60 in the contact portion 64 of the first region 62. Further, the maximum width of the heat transfer tube 60 in the third region 68 in the left-right direction is the same as the maximum width in the left-right direction of the contact portion 64 of the first region 62. Then, the third region 68 of the heat transfer tube 60 contacts the third region 68 of the adjacent heat transfer tube 60 in the left-right direction. Although not shown, it is preferable that a recessed portion similar to the recessed portion 64a of the contact portion 64 is formed in the third region 68 of the heat transfer tube 60.
- the length B1 of the third region 68 of the heat transfer tube 60 is preferably longer than the length B2 of the contact portion 64 of the first region 62 of the heat transfer tube 60. (See FIG. 2).
- the vertical length B1 of the third region 68 of the heat transfer tube 60 which is an example of the first bulging portion provided at the end of the heat transfer tube 60 in the vertical direction (first direction), is the heat transfer tube 60.
- the length of the contact portion 64 of the heat transfer tube 60 which is an example of the second bulging portion provided other than the end portion in the vertical direction, is longer than the length B2 in the vertical direction.
- the size of the inner edge of the heat transfer tube 60 is located in a place where a gas refrigerant having a larger volume than the liquid refrigerant (when the mass and pressure are the same) mainly flows.
- a third region 68 of the heat transfer tube 60 is provided, which is larger than the size of the inner edge of the other portion of the heat transfer tube 60.
- (B) Arrangement pitch adjustment between heat transfer tubes The third region 68 of the heat transfer tube 60 comes into contact with the third region 68 of the adjacent heat transfer tubes 60 in the left-right direction as described above. By bringing the third regions 68 of the heat transfer tubes 60 into contact with each other in this way, the distance between the heat transfer tubes 60 can be adjusted to a predetermined distance. In other words, in this heat source heat exchanger 50, by bringing the third regions 68 of the heat transfer tubes 60 adjacent to each other in the left-right direction into contact with each other, the heat transfer tubes 60 adjacent to each other in the left-right direction may be excessively close to each other, or vice versa. It is possible to suppress the occurrence of a state of excessive separation. In short, the third region 68 of the heat transfer tube 60 functions as a spacer for adjusting the arrangement pitch of the heat transfer tube 60, similarly to the contact portion 64.
- the length B1 of the third region 68 of the heat transfer tube 60 is longer than the length B2 of the contact portion 64 of the heat transfer tube 60. In this way, by making the length B1 of the third region 68 at the end of the heat transfer tube 60 in the longitudinal direction of the heat transfer tube 60 relatively long, the brazing allowance between the third region 68 of the heat transfer tube 60 and the gas header 52. Is easy to secure.
- a flat multi-hole tube not provided with any of the first region 62, the second region 66, and the third region 68 is prepared.
- a flat multi-hole tube having a uniform outer edge and inner edge of the heat transfer tube 60 is provided along the longitudinal direction of the heat transfer tube 60.
- the material of the heat transfer tube 60 is prepared with a flat multi-hole tube having the same cross section as the first portion 62a of the first region 62.
- the size of the flat multi-hole tube to be prepared may be appropriately designed.
- the heat transfer tube 60 forms a heat transfer tube 60 having a first region 62, a second region 66, and a third region 68 by performing a dieless drawing process on such a flat multi-hole tube (material). .. Specifically, for example, a dieless drawing process is performed on a flat multi-hole pipe having the same cross section as the first portion 62a of the first region 62, so that the second portion 62b (non-contact portion) of the first region 62 is performed. 63, a contact portion 64 (including a recessed portion 64a), a second region 66, a third region 68, and the like are formed.
- the material here, the flat multi-hole tube before processing
- the heating section in other words, the heating section
- the heating point is moved relative to the material in the longitudinal direction of the material (longitudinal direction of the flat multi-hole tube), and at the same time, a force along the longitudinal direction of the material is applied to the portion heated by the heating part of the material.
- it is a processing method in which the material is bulged in a direction intersecting the longitudinal direction or the material is stretched in the longitudinal direction.
- the size of the inner edge is also increased by deforming the outer edge so as to be larger (in other words, by compressing the material in the longitudinal direction). Further, in the dieless drawing process, the size of the inner edge is also reduced by deforming the outer edge so as to be smaller (in other words, by pulling the material in the longitudinal direction).
- a plurality of dieless heat transfer tubes 60 are arranged in a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction D1 of the cross section with both ends of the heat transfer tubes 60 aligned.
- a plurality of heat transfer tubes 60 are stacked in a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction D1 of the cross section, and their ends are connected to the gas header 52 and the liquid header 54.
- the contact portion 64 and the third region 68 of the heat transfer tubes 60 are adjacent to each other in the left-right direction, and the outer surface 60f (left and right) of the heat transfer tubes 60. Since the heat transfer tubes 60 come into contact with the contact portions 64 and the third region 68) adjacent to each other in the direction, the distance between the heat transfer tubes 60 (arrangement pitch of the heat transfer tubes 60) is adjusted to a predetermined distance.
- the size of the outer edge and the size of the inner edge of the flat multi-hole tube change at the same time as described above.
- a processing method in which only one of the size of the outer edge and the size of the inner edge is changed may be used at least partially.
- heat source heat exchanger 50 In the heat source heat exchanger 50 of the present embodiment, a plurality of refrigerant flow paths P extending in the vertical direction are arranged along the left-right direction intersecting the vertical direction, and along the front-rear direction intersecting the vertical direction and the left-right direction. Multiple are placed.
- the vertical direction, the left-right direction, and the front-back direction are examples of the first direction, the second direction, and the third direction in the claims, respectively.
- the heat source heat exchanger 50 includes a plurality of heat transfer tubes 60 forming the refrigerant flow path P.
- the heat transfer tube 60 differs in at least one of the size of the outer edge and the size of the inner edge between the first position and the second position in the vertical direction.
- the heat source heat exchanger 50 of the present embodiment at least one of the sizes of the outer edge and the inner edge of the heat transfer tube 60 is changed along the refrigerant flow path P to change the state of the refrigerant in each refrigerant flow path P. Therefore, the efficiency of the heat source heat exchanger 50 can be improved.
- the size of the outer edge of the heat transfer tube 60 is changed along the longitudinal direction (vertical direction) of the heat transfer tube 60, and the heat transfer tube 60 is provided with irregularities along the longitudinal direction. ing.
- the heat source heat exchanger 50 is used as an evaporator, the air flow path that is uniformly frosted over the entire longitudinal direction of the wind upper end of the heat transfer tube 60 and is supplied to the heat source heat exchanger 50 becomes. It is easy to suppress the problem that the air is blocked and the air is not supplied to the downstream side of the heat transfer tube 60.
- the air supplied by the heat source fan 18 flows from the front to the rear.
- the size of the outer edge of the heat transfer tube 60 is changed along the longitudinal direction (vertical direction) of the heat transfer tube 60, and a part of the heat transfer tube 60 (contact portion 64 or the first).
- the three regions 68) are in contact with the heat transfer tubes 60 adjacent to each other in the left-right direction.
- the plurality of heat transfer tubes 60 forming the refrigerant flow paths P are flat multi-hole tubes forming the plurality of refrigerant flow paths P arranged along the front-rear direction.
- heat exchanger 50 of the present embodiment by using a flat multi-hole tube as the heat transfer tube 60, heat exchange between the refrigerant and the external fluid can be efficiently performed without using heat transfer fins.
- the heat transfer tube 60 includes a first region 62 in which the first portion 62a and the second portion 62b are alternately formed along the vertical direction.
- the second portion 62b bulges in a direction intersecting the vertical direction with respect to the first portion 62a.
- the first portion 62a (concave portion) and the second portion 62b (convex portion) are alternately provided along the vertical direction to heat the heat in the first region 62 of the heat transfer tube 60. Exchange efficiency can be improved.
- the heat transfer tube 60 is provided with the first region 62 that repeats expansion and contraction along the vertical direction, so that the expansion portion (second portion 62b) of the heat transfer tube 60 in the vertical direction is provided. ) Can be concentrated on frost. Therefore, frost is uniformly formed on the wind upper end of the heat transfer tube 60 over the entire vertical direction, the air flow path supplied to the heat source heat exchanger 50 is blocked, and air is supplied to the downstream side of the heat transfer tube 60. It is easy to suppress the problems that disappear.
- the first heat transfer tube 60 and the second heat transfer tube 60 adjacent to each other in the left-right direction both include the first region 62.
- the second portion 62b of the first heat transfer tube 60 and the second portion 62b of the second heat transfer tube 60 are formed at the same position.
- the first portions 62a of the heat transfer tubes 60 adjacent to each other in the left-right direction are aligned in the vertical direction. Therefore, in this heat source heat exchanger 50, a relatively large gap can be formed between the first portions 62a (recesses) of the adjacent heat transfer tubes 60, and a relatively large flow path for the external fluid can be secured.
- the first region 62 is arranged at least in the central portion of the heat transfer tube 60 in the vertical direction.
- a concave-convex structure is provided along the vertical direction in the central portion of the heat transfer tube 60 in the vertical direction where heat exchange is mainly performed, so that high heat exchange efficiency can be easily realized.
- the heat source heat exchanger 50 of the present embodiment includes a gas header 52 to which one end of the heat transfer tube 60 is connected.
- the heat source heat exchanger 50 has the following configurations (A) and (B).
- the size of the inner edge of the heat transfer tube 60 of the third region 68 as an example of the gas header connection portion connected to the gas header 52 of the heat transfer tube 60 is the average size of the inner edges other than the third region 68 of the heat transfer tube 60. It's bigger than that.
- the size of the outer edge of the heat transfer tube 60 of the third region 68 connected to the gas header 52 of the heat transfer tube 60 is larger than the average size of the outer edges of the heat transfer tube 60 other than the third region 68.
- the heat transfer tube 60 through which the gas refrigerant mainly flows by having the above configurations (A) and (B), and particularly by having the configuration (A). Pressure loss in the third region 68 is likely to be suppressed.
- the heat source heat exchanger 50 of the present embodiment includes a liquid header 54 to which one end of the heat transfer tube 60 is connected.
- the heat source heat exchanger 50 has the following configurations (C) and (D).
- the size of the inner edge of the heat transfer tube 60 of the second region 66 as an example of the liquid header connection portion connected to the liquid header of the heat transfer tube 60 is the average of the inner edges of the heat transfer tube 60 other than the second region 66. Small compared to size.
- the size of the outer edge of the heat transfer tube 60 of the second region 66 connected to the liquid header of the heat transfer tube 60 is smaller than the average size of the outer edges of the heat transfer tube 60 other than the second region 66.
- the heat source heat exchanger 50 of the present embodiment has the above configurations (C) and (D), and particularly by having the configuration of (C), the liquid refrigerant and the external fluid flowing through the third region 68. It is possible to promote heat transfer with.
- the size of the outer edge of the heat transfer tube 60 of the portion where the first portion 62a is formed is the heat transfer tube of the second region 66 connected to the liquid header 54 of the heat transfer tube 60. Larger than the size of the outer edge of 60.
- the size of the outer edge of the heat transfer tube 60 in the portion where the second portion 62b is formed is equal to or smaller than the size of the outer edge of the heat transfer tube 60 in the third region 68 connected to the gas header 52 of the heat transfer tube 60.
- the heat source heat exchanger 50 of the present embodiment since the size of the outer edge of the heat transfer tube 60 has a shape corresponding to the change in the state of the refrigerant in the extending direction of the refrigerant flow path P, the heat source heat exchanger 50 has a shape. It is possible to improve the heat transfer efficiency and reduce the pressure loss in the heat source heat exchanger 50.
- a bulging portion is formed on the outer surface 60f of the heat transfer tube 60 in a direction intersecting the vertical direction and in contact with the outer surface 60f of the adjacent heat transfer tube 60 in the left-right direction. There is.
- the bulging portion includes a contact portion 64 and a third region 68.
- the arrangement pitch of the heat transfer tubes 60 adjacent to each other in the left-right direction can be adjusted without providing a spacer of a member separate from the heat transfer tube 60. can do.
- the arrangement pitch of the heat transfer tubes 60 is maintained at an appropriate distance, so that an appropriate external fluid flow path is secured between the adjacent heat transfer tubes 60 in the left-right direction. It is possible to suppress a local decrease in heat exchange efficiency due to the lack of a flow path for the external fluid.
- the bulging portion (contact portion 64 and the third region 68) of the heat transfer tube 60 contacts the bulging portion of the adjacent heat transfer tube 60 in the left-right direction.
- the bulging portions are brought into contact with each other, a relatively large flow path of the external fluid can be secured between the adjacent heat transfer tubes 60 in the left-right direction, and the external fluid can be connected. It is possible to suppress a local decrease in heat exchange efficiency due to the lack of a flow path.
- the contact portion 64 is formed with a recessed portion 64a extending in the front-rear direction. Further, a recess portion (not shown) extending in the front-rear direction is also formed in the third region 68 of the heat transfer tube 60.
- the drainage property at the contact portion between the heat transfer tubes 60 can be improved.
- the third region 68 which is an example of the first bulging portion and the contact portion 64 which is an example of the second bulging portion are used. including.
- the third region 68 of the heat transfer tube 60 is provided at the end of the heat transfer tube 60 in the vertical direction.
- the contact portion 64 is provided at a position other than the vertical end portion of the heat transfer tube 60.
- the vertical length B1 of the third region 68 is longer than the vertical length B2 of the contact portion 64.
- the heat transfer tube 60 and the header are relatively long, the heat transfer tube 60 and the header (particularly, the gas header 52 in the present embodiment). ) And it is easy to secure the brazing allowance.
- the heat transfer tube 60 is dieless pultruded.
- the heat source heat exchanger 50 of the present embodiment it is relatively easy to use a heat transfer tube 60 in which at least one of the outer edge size and the inner edge size is different between the first position and the second position in the longitudinal direction of the heat transfer tube 60. Moreover, since it can be manufactured in a relatively short time, it is excellent in manufacturability.
- FIG. 9 shows the contact state between the heat transfer tubes 60 (60a1, 60a2) in the heat source heat exchanger 50 of the second embodiment, and the first portion 62a and the second portion 62b in the first region 62 of the heat transfer tubes 60a1, 60a2. It is an enlarged schematic front view of a part of the heat source heat exchanger 50 for demonstrating the arrangement of (non-contact portion 63, contact portion 64).
- the air conditioner 100 in which the heat source heat exchanger 50 of the second embodiment is used is the same as the air conditioner 100 described in the first embodiment, the description thereof will be omitted.
- the heat source heat exchanger 50 of the second embodiment is the heat source heat exchanger 50 of the first embodiment, except that the positions where the non-contact portions 63 are formed are different in the heat transfer tubes 60a1 and 60a2 adjacent to each other in the left-right direction. Is almost the same as. Therefore, in order to avoid duplication of description, only the main differences between the heat source heat exchanger 50 of the second embodiment and the heat source heat exchanger 50 of the first embodiment will be described here.
- heat transfer tubes 60a1 and 60a2 are used as symbols representing the heat transfer tube 60 of the heat source heat exchanger 50 of the second embodiment.
- the heat transfer tubes 60a1 and 60a2 are arranged so that the heat transfer tubes 60a1 and the heat transfer tubes 60a2 are alternately arranged in the left-right direction as shown in FIG.
- the heat transfer tube 60a1 and the heat transfer tube 60a2 are formed with a first region 62 at substantially the same position in the vertical direction.
- the non-contact portion 63 is formed at different positions in the vertical direction.
- the first portion 62a is arranged at the position of the non-contact portion 63 in the vertical direction of the heat transfer tube 60a1.
- the non-contact portion 63 is arranged at the position of the first portion 62a in the vertical direction of the heat transfer tube 60a1.
- the heat transfer tubes 60a1 and the heat transfer tubes 60a2 are similar.
- the first heat transfer tubes 60a1 and the second heat transfer tubes 60a2 which are adjacent to each other in the left-right direction, both include the first region 62.
- the non-contact portion 63 of the first heat transfer tube 60a1 and the first portion 62a of the second heat transfer tube 60a2 are formed at the same positions, and the first portion 62a and the second portion 62a of the first heat transfer tube 60a1 are formed. It is formed at the same position as the non-contact portion 63 of the heat transfer tube 60a2.
- the position of the non-contact portion 63 of the heat transfer tubes 60a1 and 60a2 is aligned with the position of the first portion 62a of the adjacent heat transfer tubes 60a2 and 60a1 in the left-right direction.
- a relatively large gap can be formed between the non-contact portions 63 of the heat tubes 60a1 and 60a2 and the heat transfer tubes 60a2 and 60a1 adjacent thereto in the left-right direction. Therefore, a relatively large flow path of the external fluid can be secured between the adjacent heat transfer tubes 60a1 and 60a2 in the left-right direction.
- the heat source heat exchanger 50 of the second embodiment is described as a feature of the heat source heat exchanger 50 of the first embodiment in addition to the features described here, (4-1) to (4-3), (4). -5) It has the same characteristics as (4-13).
- FIG. 10 shows the contact state between the heat transfer tubes 60 (60b1, 60b2) in the heat source heat exchanger 50 of the third embodiment, and the first portion 62a and the second portion 62b in the first region 62 of the heat transfer tubes 60b1, 60b2. It is an enlarged schematic front view of a part of the heat source heat exchanger 50 for demonstrating the arrangement of (non-contact portion 63, contact portion 64).
- the air conditioner 100 in which the heat source heat exchanger 50 of the third embodiment is used is the same as the air conditioner 100 described in the first embodiment, the description thereof will be omitted.
- the heat source heat exchanger 50 of the third embodiment is the heat source of the first embodiment except that the positions where the non-contact portion 63 and the contact portion 64 are formed are different in the heat transfer tubes 60b1 and 60b2 adjacent to each other in the left-right direction. It is almost the same as the heat exchanger 50. Therefore, in order to avoid duplication of description, only the main differences between the heat source heat exchanger 50 of the third embodiment and the heat source heat exchanger 50 of the first embodiment will be described here.
- 60b1 and 60b2 are used as symbols representing the heat transfer tubes of the heat source heat exchanger 50 of the second embodiment.
- the heat transfer tubes 60b1 and 60b2 are arranged so that the heat transfer tubes 60b1 and the heat transfer tubes 60b2 are alternately arranged in the left-right direction as shown in FIG.
- the heat transfer tube 60b1 and the heat transfer tube 60b2 are formed with a first region 62 at substantially the same position in the vertical direction. However, in the heat transfer tube 60b1 and the heat transfer tube 60b2, the non-contact portion 63 and the contact portion 64 are formed at different positions in the vertical direction. Specifically, in the heat transfer tube 60b2, the first portion 62a is arranged at the positions of the non-contact portion 63 and the contact portion 64 in the vertical direction of the heat transfer tube 60b1. Further, in the heat transfer tube 60b2, the non-contact portion 63 or the contact portion 64 is arranged at the position of the first portion 62a in the vertical direction of the heat transfer tube 60b1. In other respects, the heat transfer tube 60b1 and the heat transfer tube 60b2 are similar.
- the first heat transfer tube 60b1 and the second heat transfer tube 60b2 adjacent to each other in the left-right direction both include the first region 62.
- the non-contact portion 63 and the contact portion 64 of the first heat transfer tube 60b1 and the first portion 62a of the second heat transfer tube 60b2 are formed at the same position, and the first portion 62a of the first heat transfer tube 60b1 is formed.
- the non-contact portion 63 and the contact portion 64 of the second heat transfer tube 60b2 are formed at the same position.
- the position of the non-contact portion 63 of the heat transfer tubes 60b1, 60a2 is aligned with the position of the first portion 62a of the adjacent heat transfer tubes 60b2, 60a1 in the left-right direction.
- a relatively large gap can be formed between the non-contact portion 63 of the 60b1 and 60a2 and the heat transfer tubes 60b2 and 60a1 adjacent thereto in the left-right direction. Therefore, a relatively large flow path of the external fluid can be secured between the adjacent heat transfer tubes 60b1 and 60a2 in the left-right direction.
- the contact portion 64 which is an example of the bulging portion of the heat transfer tubes 60b1 and 60b2, is located on a portion other than the contact portion 64 of the adjacent heat transfer tubes 60b2 and 60b1 in the left-right direction. Contact. Specifically, in the heat source heat exchanger 50 of the third embodiment, the contact portions 64 of the heat transfer tubes 60b1 and 60b2 come into contact with the first portions 62a of the adjacent heat transfer tubes 60b2 and 60b1 in the left-right direction.
- the bulging portions of the heat transfer tubes are brought into contact with each other. Compared to the case, a compact heat source heat exchanger 50 is more likely to be realized.
- the heat source heat exchanger 50 of the third embodiment has been described as a feature of the heat source heat exchanger 50 of the first embodiment (4-1) to (4-3). It has the same characteristics as (4-5) to (4-9) and (4-11) to (4-13).
- FIG. 11 shows the contact state between the heat transfer tubes 60 (60c1, 60c2) in the heat source heat exchanger 50 of the fourth embodiment, and the first portion 62a and the second portion 62b in the first region 62 of the heat transfer tubes 60c1, 60c2. It is an enlarged schematic front view of a part of the heat source heat exchanger 50 for demonstrating the arrangement of (non-contact portion 63, contact portion 64).
- the air conditioner 100 in which the heat source heat exchanger 50 of the fourth embodiment is used is the same as the air conditioner 100 described in the first embodiment, the description thereof will be omitted.
- the heat source heat exchanger 50 of the fourth embodiment is different from the heat source heat exchanger 50 of the first embodiment except that the positions where the contact portions 64 are formed are different in the adjacent heat transfer tubes 60c1 and 60c2 in the left-right direction. It is almost the same. Therefore, in order to avoid duplication of description, only the main differences between the heat source heat exchanger 50 of the fourth embodiment and the heat source heat exchanger 50 of the first embodiment will be described here.
- 60c1 and 60c2 are used as symbols representing the heat transfer tubes of the heat source heat exchanger 50 of the second embodiment.
- the heat transfer tubes 60c1 and 60c2 are arranged so that the heat transfer tubes 60c1 and the heat transfer tubes 60c2 are alternately arranged in the left-right direction as shown in FIG.
- the heat transfer tube 60c1 and the heat transfer tube 60c2 are formed with a first region 62 at substantially the same position in the vertical direction.
- the contact portion 64 is formed at different positions in the vertical direction. Specifically, in the heat transfer tube 60c2, the first portion 62a is arranged at the position of the contact portion 64 in the vertical direction of the heat transfer tube 60c1. Further, in the heat transfer tube 60c2, the contact portion 64 is arranged at the position of the first portion 62a in the vertical direction of the heat transfer tube 60c1. In other respects, the heat transfer tube 60c1 and the heat transfer tube 60c2 are similar.
- the contact portion 64 which is an example of the bulging portion of the heat transfer tubes 60c1 and 60c2, comes into contact with the portions other than the contact portions 64 of the adjacent heat transfer tubes 60c2 and 60c1 in the left-right direction. .. Specifically, in the heat source heat exchanger 50 of the fourth embodiment, the contact portion 64 of the heat transfer tubes 60c1 and 60c2 contacts the first portion 62a of the adjacent heat transfer tubes 60c2 and 60c1 in the left-right direction.
- the bulging portions of the heat transfer tubes are brought into contact with each other. Compared to the case, a compact heat source heat exchanger 50 is more likely to be realized.
- the heat source heat exchanger 50 of the fourth embodiment has been described as a feature of the heat source heat exchanger 50 of the first embodiment (4-1) to (4-9). It has the same characteristics as (4-11) to (4-13).
- FIG. 12 is a schematic front view of the heat source heat exchanger 150 of the fifth embodiment.
- FIG. 13 is a schematic perspective view of the heat transfer tube 160 of the heat source heat exchanger 150.
- the air conditioner 100 in which the heat source heat exchanger 150 of the fifth embodiment is used is the same as the air conditioner 100 described in the first embodiment, the description thereof will be omitted.
- the shape of the heat transfer tube 160 is different from the shape of the heat transfer tube 60 of the heat source heat exchanger 50 of the first embodiment. Specifically, unlike the heat transfer tube 60, the heat transfer tube 160 does not have the first region 62 and the second region 66, but has only the third region 68. In the portion other than the third region 68, the sizes of the inner edge and the outer edge of the heat transfer tube 160 are uniform. Here, the portion other than the third region 68 is referred to as the fourth region 65.
- the size of the inner edge of the heat transfer tube 60 is formed larger than the portion other than the third region 68 of the heat transfer tube 160. Specifically, the size of the inner edge of the heat transfer tube 160 in the third region 68 is larger than the average size of the inner edge of the fourth region 65 of the heat transfer tube 160. Further, in the third region 68 of the heat transfer tube 160, the size of the outer edge of the heat transfer tube 160 is formed larger than that of the portion other than the third region 68 of the heat transfer tube 160. Specifically, the size of the outer edge of the heat transfer tube 160 of the third region 68 is larger than the average size of the outer edge of the fourth region 65 of the heat transfer tube 160.
- the third region 68 of the heat transfer tube 160 is substantially the same as the third region 68 of the heat transfer tube 60 of the heat source heat exchanger 50 of the first embodiment, and thus the description thereof will be omitted.
- the arrangement pitch between the heat transfer tubes 60 and the adjacent heat transfer tubes 60 in the left-right direction without providing a spacer of a separate member from the heat transfer tube 60. can be adjusted.
- the third region 68 of the heat transfer tube 160 preferably has a recessed portion (not shown) extending along the front-rear direction.
- the heat transfer tube 160 may be further provided with a contact portion 64 in the heat transfer tube 60 of the first embodiment and a contact portion 64 in the heat transfer tube 60 of the third embodiment. ..
- the heat transfer tubes 160 are provided with the contact portions 64 on the outer surface 60f of the adjacent heat transfer tubes 160, so that the heat transfer tubes 160 are located in the entire vertical direction. It is easy to manage the distance to an appropriate distance.
- the heat source heat exchanger 150 by bringing the bulging portions into contact with each other, a relatively large flow path of the external fluid can be secured between the adjacent heat transfer tubes 60 in the left-right direction, and the flow of the external fluid can be secured. It is possible to suppress a decrease in local heat exchange efficiency due to the lack of a path.
- the heat source heat exchanger 50 of the fourth embodiment has been described as a feature of the heat source heat exchanger 50 of the first embodiment (4-1) to (4-2). It has the same characteristics as (4-6), (4-9) to (4-11), and (4-13).
- FIG. 14 is a schematic front view of the heat source heat exchanger 250 of the sixth embodiment.
- FIG. 15 is a schematic perspective view of the heat transfer tube 260 of the heat source heat exchanger 250.
- the air conditioner 100 in which the heat source heat exchanger 250 of the sixth embodiment is used is the same as the air conditioner 100 described in the first embodiment, the description thereof will be omitted.
- the shape of the heat transfer tube 260 is different from the shape of the heat transfer tube 60 of the heat source heat exchanger 50 of the first embodiment. Specifically, unlike the heat transfer tube 60 of the first embodiment, the heat transfer tube 260 does not have the second region 66 and the third region 68, but has only the first region 62 described in the first embodiment. .. In the heat transfer tube 260, the sizes of the inner edge and the outer edge of the heat transfer tube 260 are uniform in the portion other than the first region 62. Here, the portion other than the first region 62 is referred to as the fourth region 65. Although not limited, the sizes of the inner and outer edges of the heat transfer tube 260 in the fourth region 65 are, for example, the same as the sizes of the inner and outer edges of the heat transfer tube 260 in the first portion 62a of the first region 62.
- the heat source heat exchanger 250 of the sixth embodiment has been described as a feature of the heat source heat exchanger 50 of the first embodiment (4-1) to (4-5). It has the same characteristics as (4-9) to (4-11) and (4-13).
- the heat source heat exchanger 250 of the sixth embodiment has been described as having a structure in which the second region 66 and the third region 68 are omitted from the heat source heat exchanger 50 described in the first embodiment, but the present invention is limited to this. It is not something that is done.
- the heat source heat exchanger 250 of the sixth embodiment may have a structure in which the second region 66 and the third region 68 are omitted from the heat source heat exchanger 50 described in the second embodiment to the fourth embodiment. ..
- the first region 62 may be provided over substantially the entire area in the vertical direction.
- the first region 62 of the heat transfer tube 260 is located near the connection point with the gas header 52 below the gas header 52 and near the connection point with the liquid header 54 above the liquid header 54. It may be provided in the range up to.
- FIG. 16 is a schematic front view of the heat source heat exchanger 350 of the seventh embodiment.
- FIG. 17 is a schematic perspective view of the heat transfer tube 360 of the heat source heat exchanger 350. In FIG. 17, the contact portion 64 is not shown.
- the air conditioner 100 in which the heat source heat exchanger 350 of the seventh embodiment is used is the same as the air conditioner 100 described in the first embodiment, the description thereof will be omitted.
- the shape of the heat transfer tube 360 is different from the shape of the heat transfer tube 60 of the heat source heat exchanger 50 of the first embodiment. Specifically, unlike the heat transfer tube 60, the heat transfer tube 360 does not have the first region 62 and the third region 68, but has only the second region 66. In the portion other than the second region 66, the sizes of the inner edge and the outer edge of the heat transfer tube 360 are uniform except for the portion where the contact portion 64 is provided.
- the portion other than the third region 68 is referred to as the fourth region 65.
- the size of the inner edge of the heat transfer tube 60 is formed smaller than the portion other than the second region 66 of the heat transfer tube 360. Specifically, the size of the inner edge of the heat transfer tube 360 of the second region 66 is smaller than the average size of the inner edge of the fourth region 65 of the heat transfer tube 360. In the second region 66 of the heat transfer tube 360, the size of the outer edge of the heat transfer tube 360 is formed to be smaller than the portion other than the second region 66 of the heat transfer tube 360. Specifically, the size of the outer edge of the heat transfer tube 360 of the second region 66 is smaller than the average size of the outer edge of the fourth region 65 of the heat transfer tube 360.
- the second region 66 of the heat transfer tube 360 is substantially the same as the second region 66 of the heat transfer tube 60 of the heat source heat exchanger 50 of the first embodiment, and thus the description thereof will be omitted.
- the heat source heat exchanger 350 of the seventh embodiment has been described as a feature of the heat source heat exchanger 50 of the first embodiment (4-1) to (4-2). It has the same characteristics as (4-7), (4-9) to (4-11), and (4-13).
- FIG. 18 is a schematic front view of the heat source heat exchanger 450 of the eighth embodiment.
- the air conditioner 100 in which the heat source heat exchanger 450 of the eighth embodiment is used is the same as the air conditioner 100 described in the first embodiment, the description thereof will be omitted.
- the shape of the heat transfer tube 460 is different from the shape of the heat transfer tube 60 of the heat source heat exchanger 50 of the first embodiment. Specifically, unlike the heat transfer tube 60, the heat transfer tube 460 does not have the second region 66 and the third region 68.
- the heat transfer tube 460 has a first region 62. However, in the heat source heat exchanger 450 of the eighth embodiment, the first region 62 is near the end side of the gas header 52 (heat source heat) which becomes the outlet of the heat transfer tube 460 when the heat source heat exchanger 450 functions as an evaporator.
- the heat transfer tube 460 It is provided only at the downstream end of the heat transfer tube 460 in the flow direction of the refrigerant when the exchanger 450 functions as an evaporator).
- the sizes of the inner edge and the outer edge of the heat transfer tube 460 are uniform.
- the portion other than the first region 62 is referred to as the fourth region 65.
- the sizes of the inner and outer edges of the heat transfer tube 460 of the fourth region 65 are, for example, the same as the sizes of the inner and outer edges of the heat transfer tube 460 of the first portion 62a of the first region 62.
- the first region 62 of the heat transfer tube 460 of the heat source heat exchanger 450 according to the eighth embodiment is described as the effect of the first region 62 in the first embodiment (a) improvement of heat transfer coefficient and refrigerant flow path. It also has the effect of suppressing the increase in pressure loss, but (b) the effect of suppressing the blockage of the air flow path due to frost formation is particularly large.
- frost is particularly likely to form on the heat transfer tube 460 at its outlet (near the end on the gas header 52 side).
- One of the causes is that the temperature of the gas-liquid two-phase refrigerant flowing through the heat transfer tube 460 tends to gradually decrease while flowing through the refrigerant flow path P.
- the first region 62 is provided near the outlet of the heat transfer tube 460 that easily frosts (near the end on the gas header 52 side)
- the effect of the first region 62 as described in the first embodiment is obtained. This suppresses the blockage of the air flow path due to the frost on the windward end of the heat transfer tube 60, and delays the occurrence of the problem that the frost on the windward end of the heat transfer tube 60 blocks the air flow path. Can be made to.
- the heat source heat exchanger 450 of the eighth embodiment has been described as a feature of the heat source heat exchanger 50 of the first embodiment (4-1) to (4-4). It has the same characteristics as (4-9) to (4-11) and (4-13).
- the first region 62 of the heat transfer tube 460 of the heat source heat exchanger 450 of the eighth embodiment is provided near the outlet of the heat transfer tube 460. May be done.
- the heat transfer tube 60 is a flat multi-hole tube, but the heat transfer tube of the heat exchanger of the present disclosure may be a circular tube, each of which forms a single refrigerant flow path P.
- a plurality of circular tubes having a vertical direction as a longitudinal direction (direction in which the refrigerant flow path P extends) are arranged along the left-right direction, and in the vertical direction and the left-right direction.
- a plurality of heat exchangers may be arranged along the orthogonal front-rear direction.
- the effects of improving the heat transfer coefficient and reducing the pressure loss as described above can be obtained.
- the circular tube with a shape such as the first region 62, when the heat source heat exchanger 50 is used as an evaporator, as described above, it is uniform over the entire longitudinal direction of the wind upper end of the heat transfer tube. It is easy to suppress the problem that the air flow path is blocked due to frost formation and the air is not supplied to the downstream side of the heat transfer tube (at least the blockage of the air flow path is likely to be delayed).
- the first region 62 may be provided only on the heat transfer tube on the upstream side of the air flow from the viewpoint of delaying the blockage of the air flow path due to frost formation. ..
- the heat transfer tubes are separated from each other without providing a spacer separate from the heat transfer tubes.
- the arrangement pitch can be adjusted.
- the circular tube with the contact portion 64 and the third region 68 that bulge in the front-rear direction it is possible to adjust the arrangement pitch between the heat transfer tubes in the front-rear direction.
- the gas header 52 and the liquid header 54 extend linearly, but the shapes of the gas header 52 and the liquid header 54 are not limited to the linear shape.
- the gas header 52 and the liquid header 54 may have a shape other than a straight line such as a curved line, an L shape, a U shape, and a square shape.
- the heat source heat exchanger 50 may have a plurality of sets of a gas header 52, a liquid header 54, and a heat exchange unit 56.
- the heat transfer tubes included in the heat exchangers of the present disclosure do not have to have the same shape or structure.
- a part of the heat transfer tube of the heat exchanger is a heat transfer tube having the shape described in the first embodiment
- the other heat transfer tube of the heat exchanger is a heat transfer tube having a shape other than that described in the first embodiment. You may.
- the arrangement pitch of the heat transfer tubes in the heat exchanger may not be uniform, and the arrangement pitch of the heat transfer tubes may differ depending on the location.
- each heat transfer tube and the arrangement pitch of the heat transfer tubes are appropriately designed according to the wind speed distribution.
- the extending direction of the refrigerant flow path P that is, the longitudinal direction of the heat transfer tube is the vertical direction, but the present invention is not limited to this.
- the extending direction of the refrigerant flow path P may be inclined with respect to the vertical direction and the horizontal direction. Further, the extending direction of the refrigerant flow path P may be the horizontal direction.
- the gas header 52 is arranged above and the liquid header 54 is arranged below.
- the gas header 52 is arranged above and the liquid header 54 is arranged below.
- the present invention is not limited to this, and the gas header 52 may be arranged below the liquid header 54.
- the arrangement pitch between the heat transfer tubes 560 adjacent to each other in the left-right direction may be adjusted by a spacer 70 separate from the heat transfer tube 560.
- the contact portion 64 is provided in the first region 62 of the heat transfer tube 60, but the contact portion 64 is formed outside the first region 62, and the first region 62 is formed in the first region 62. Only the non-contact portion 63 may be formed.
- the heat transfer tube 60 has a contact portion 64 arranged in the central region of the heat transfer tube 60 and a third region 68 arranged at the end of the heat transfer tube 60 on the gas header 52 side. It is used to adjust the arrangement pitch of.
- the present invention is not limited to this, and the bulging portion for adjusting the arrangement pitch is added to the central region of the heat transfer tube 60 and the end portion on the gas header 52 side, or the central region of the heat transfer tube 60 and the gas header 52.
- the end portion on the side it may be arranged at the end portion (connection portion with the liquid header 54) of the heat transfer tube 60 on the liquid header 54 side.
- the length of the bulging portion provided at the end portion (connection portion with the headers 52 and 54) of the heat transfer tube 60 in the longitudinal direction is the length of the heat transfer tube 60 in the longitudinal direction. It is preferable that the length of the bulging portion provided other than the end portion in the longitudinal direction of the heat tube 60 is longer than the length in the longitudinal direction of the heat transfer tube 60.
- This disclosure is widely applicable to heat exchangers that do not use heat transfer fins.
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- Gas header Liquid header 60, 160, 260, 360, 460, 560 Heat transfer tube 62 First region 62a First part 62b Second part 64 Contact part (bulging part, second bulging part) 64a Recessed part 66 Second area (liquid header connection part) 68 Third region (gas header connection part, bulging part, first bulging part) B1 Length of the third region in the vertical direction (length of the first bulging portion in the first direction) Length of B2 contact portion in the vertical direction (length of the second bulging portion in the first direction) P Refrigerant flow path
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Description
本開示の熱交換器の第1実施形態に係る熱源熱交換器50と、熱源熱交換器50を備えた空調装置100について説明する。
初めに、熱源熱交換器50を備えた空調装置100に関して、図1を参照しながら説明する。図1は、本開示の熱交換器を熱源熱交換器50として利用する空調装置100の概略構成図である。
熱源ユニット10は、主として、圧縮機12と、流路切換機構14と、熱源熱交換器50と、膨張機構16と、熱源ファン18と、を有する(図1参照)。
利用ユニット30は、冷媒と空調対象空間の空気との間で熱交換をさせることで、空調対象空間の空調を行うユニットである。利用ユニット30は、主として、利用熱交換器32と、利用ファン34と、を有している(図1参照)。
空調装置100では、冷房運転時及び暖房運転時に、冷媒回路20において、それぞれ以下に示すように冷媒が循環する。
冷房運転時には、流路切換機構14が図1の実線で示される状態となり、圧縮機12の吐出側が熱源熱交換器50のガス側と連通し、かつ、圧縮機12の吸入側が利用熱交換器32のガス側と連通する。
暖房運転時には、流路切換機構14が図1の破線で示される状態となり、圧縮機12の吐出側が利用熱交換器32のガス側と連通し、かつ、圧縮機12の吸入側が熱源熱交換器50のガス側と連通する。
熱源熱交換器50について、図2~図8を参照しながら説明する。
ガスヘッダ52は、内部に空間が形成された中空の部材である。ガスヘッダ52は、所定方向を長手方向として直線状に延びる。本実施形態では、説明の便宜上、ガスヘッダ52の長手方向を左右方向と定義する。
液ヘッダ54は、内部に空間が形成された中空の部材である。液ヘッダ54は、所定方向を長手方向として直線状に延びる。具体的には、液ヘッダ54は、ガスヘッダ52と同様に、左右方向を長手方向として直線状に延びる。液ヘッダ54は、ガスヘッダ52の直下の、ガスヘッダ52と対応する位置に配置されている。要するに、熱源熱交換器50は、ガスヘッダ52及び液ヘッダ54に接続される伝熱管60が、鉛直方向に延びる状態となるような姿勢で、熱源ユニット10の図示しないケーシング内に設置されている。
熱交換部56は、複数の伝熱管60を含む。熱源熱交換器50が設置された状態において、各伝熱管60は、上下方向(第1方向)を長手方向として延びる。各伝熱管60には、長手方向に延びる冷媒の流路(冷媒流路P)が形成されている。
伝熱管60に第1領域62、第2領域66、及び第3領域68が設けられる位置について説明する。
第1領域62、第2領域66、及び第3領域68における伝熱管60の形状について説明する。
第1領域62の伝熱管60には、第1部分62aと、第2部分62bと、が形成されている。第2部分62bには、非接触部分63と、接触部分64と、を含む。接触部分64は、特許請求の範囲における膨出部分及び第2膨出部分の一例である。
伝熱管60に第1領域62を設けた効果について説明する。
本実施形態では、伝熱管60の第1領域62は、少なくとも、冷媒流路Pの延びる伝熱管60の長手方向(本実施形態では上下方向)における、伝熱管60の中央部に形成される。好ましくは、伝熱管60の第1領域62は、伝熱管60の長手方向における伝熱管60の中央域(伝熱管60の中央部及びその周辺)に形成される。伝熱管60の中央域は、熱源熱交換器50が凝縮器として機能する場合にも、蒸発器として機能する場合にも、冷媒と外部流体との熱交換が活発に行われる領域である。また、伝熱管60の中央域は、熱源熱交換器50が凝縮器として機能する場合にも、蒸発器として機能する場合にも、主に気液二相の冷媒が流れる。
熱源熱交換器が蒸発器として使用される際、運転条件によっては熱源熱交換器に着霜することがある。このような着霜は、熱源熱交換器の中でも、冷媒と熱交換する外部流体(空気)の流れ方向の上流側において特に生じやすい。例えば、本実施形態のように、熱源熱交換器50の前方に配置された熱源ファン18が、後方に配置されている熱源熱交換器50に向かって空気を送る場合には、熱源熱交換器50の伝熱管60の前方側の端部に着霜しやすい。
伝熱管60に接触部分64を設けた効果について説明する。
伝熱管60の第2領域66は、上述のように、特許請求の範囲における液ヘッダ接続部分の一例である。伝熱管60の第2領域66は、液ヘッダ54に挿入され、伝熱管60の第2領域66の少なくとも一部は、液ヘッダ54と接続される。
伝熱管60に第2領域66を設けた効果について説明する。
伝熱管60の第3領域68は、上述のように、特許請求の範囲におけるガスヘッダ接続部分の一例である。伝熱管60の第3領域68は、ガスヘッダ52に挿入され、伝熱管60の第3領域68の少なくとも一部は、ガスヘッダ52と接続される。
伝熱管60に第3領域68を設けた効果について説明する。
前述のように、伝熱管60の第3領域68は、伝熱管60のガスヘッダ52と接続される側の端部に形成される。そのため、伝熱管60の冷媒流路Pの第3領域68に対応する位置では、熱源熱交換器50が凝縮器として機能する場合にも、蒸発器として機能する場合にも、主にガス冷媒が流れる。
伝熱管60の第3領域68は、前述のように、左右方向において隣接する伝熱管60の第3領域68と接触する。このように伝熱管60の第3領域68同士を接触させることで、伝熱管60の間の距離を所定距離に調節することができる。言い換えれば、本熱源熱交換器50では、左右方向において隣接する伝熱管60の第3領域68同士を接触させることで、左右方向において隣接する伝熱管60同士が、過度に接近したり、逆に過度に離れたりする状態の発生を抑制できる。要するに、伝熱管60の第3領域68は、接触部分64と同様に、伝熱管60の配列ピッチを調節するスペーサとして機能する。
伝熱管60の製造方法の例について説明する。
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本実施形態の熱源熱交換器50では、鉛直方向に延びる冷媒流路Pが、鉛直方向に交差する左右方向に沿って複数配置されるとともに、鉛直方向及び左右方向に交差する前後方向に沿って複数配置される。鉛直方向、左右方向及び前後方向は、それぞれ、特許請求の範囲における第1方向、第2方向及び第3方向の一例である。熱源熱交換器50は、冷媒流路Pを形成する複数の伝熱管60を備える。伝熱管60は、鉛直方向における第1の位置と第2の位置とで、外縁の大きさ及び内縁の大きさの少なくとも一方が異なる。
本実施形態の熱源熱交換器50では、冷媒流路Pを形成する複数の伝熱管60は、前後方向に沿って配置されている複数の冷媒流路Pを形成する扁平多穴管である。
本実施形態の熱源熱交換器50では、伝熱管60は、鉛直方向に沿って、第1部分62aと第2部分62bとが交互に形成されている第1領域62を含む。第2部分62bは、第1部分62aに対し鉛直方向と交差する方向に膨出する。
本実施形態の熱源熱交換器50では、左右方向において互いに隣接する第1の伝熱管60及び第2の伝熱管60は、共に第1領域62を含む。鉛直方向において、第1の伝熱管60の第2部分62bと第2の伝熱管60の第2部分62bとは、同じ位置に形成されている。
本実施形態の熱源熱交換器50では、第1領域62は、鉛直方向における伝熱管60の中央部に少なくとも配置されている。
本実施形態の熱源熱交換器50は、伝熱管60の一端が接続されるガスヘッダ52を備える。熱源熱交換器50は、以下の(A)及び(B)の構成を有する。
本実施形態の熱源熱交換器50は、伝熱管60の一端が接続される液ヘッダ54を備える。熱源熱交換器50は、以下の(C)及び(D)の構成を有する。
本実施形態の熱源熱交換器50は、第1部分62aが形成されている部分の伝熱管60の外縁の大きさは、伝熱管60の液ヘッダ54と接続される第2領域66の伝熱管60の外縁の大きさより大きい。第2部分62bが形成されている部分の伝熱管60の外縁の大きさは、伝熱管60のガスヘッダ52と接続される第3領域68の伝熱管60の外縁の大きさ以下である。
本実施形態の熱源熱交換器50では、伝熱管60の外面60fに、鉛直方向と交差する方向に膨出し、左右方向において隣接する伝熱管60の外面60fに接触する膨出部分が形成されている。膨出部分には、接触部分64及び第3領域68を含む。
本実施形態の熱源熱交換器50では、伝熱管60の膨出部分(接触部分64及び第3領域68)は、左右方向において隣接する伝熱管60の膨出部分に接触する。
本実施形態の熱源熱交換器50では、接触部分64には、前後方向に沿って延びる凹み部64aが形成されている。また、伝熱管60の第3領域68にも、前後方向に沿って延びる凹み部(図示省略)が形成されている。
本実施形態の熱源熱交換器50では、特許請求の範囲における膨出部分として、第1膨出部分の一例である第3領域68と、第2膨出部分の一例である接触部分64と、を含む。伝熱管60の第3領域68は、伝熱管60の鉛直方向における端部に設けられる。接触部分64は、伝熱管60の鉛直方向における端部以外に設けられる。第3領域68の鉛直方向における長さB1は、接触部分64の鉛直方向における長さB2より長い。
本実施形態の熱源熱交換器50では、伝熱管60は、ダイレス引抜成形されている。
本開示の熱交換器の第1実施形態に係る熱源熱交換器50について、図9を参照しながら説明する。図9は、第2実施形態の熱源熱交換器50における、伝熱管60(60a1,60a2)同士の接触状態や、伝熱管60a1,60a2の第1領域62における第1部分62a及び第2部分62b(非接触部分63,接触部分64)の配置を説明するための、熱源熱交換器50の一部の拡大概略正面図である。
本開示の熱交換器の第3実施形態に係る熱源熱交換器50について、図10を参照しながら説明する。図10は、第3実施形態の熱源熱交換器50における、伝熱管60(60b1,60b2)同士の接触状態や、伝熱管60b1,60b2の第1領域62における第1部分62a及び第2部分62b(非接触部分63,接触部分64)の配置を説明するための、熱源熱交換器50の一部の拡大概略正面図である。
本開示の熱交換器の第4実施形態に係る熱源熱交換器50について、図11を参照しながら説明する。図11は、第4実施形態の熱源熱交換器50における、伝熱管60(60c1,60c2)同士の接触状態や、伝熱管60c1,60c2の第1領域62における第1部分62a及び第2部分62b(非接触部分63,接触部分64)の配置を説明するための、熱源熱交換器50の一部の拡大概略正面図である。
本開示の熱交換器の第5実施形態に係る熱源熱交換器150について、図12及び図13を参照しながら説明する。図12は、第5実施形態の熱源熱交換器150の概略正面図である。図13は、熱源熱交換器150の伝熱管160の概略斜視図である。
本開示の熱交換器の第6実施形態に係る熱源熱交換器250について、図14及び図15を参照しながら説明する。図14は、第6実施形態の熱源熱交換器250の概略正面図である。図15は、熱源熱交換器250の伝熱管260の概略斜視図である。
本開示の熱交換器の第7実施形態に係る熱源熱交換器350について、図16及び図17を参照しながら説明する。図16は、第7実施形態の熱源熱交換器350の概略正面図である。図17は、熱源熱交換器350の伝熱管360の概略斜視図である。なお、図17では、接触部分64の図示を省略している。
本開示の熱交換器の第8実施形態に係る熱源熱交換器450について、図18を参照しながら説明する。図18は、第8実施形態の熱源熱交換器450の概略正面図である。
以上に、本開示の熱交換器の複数の実施形態を説明したが、複数の実施形態のそれぞれの全部又は一部の構成は、矛盾の無い範囲で、他の実施形態の構成と組み合わされてもよい。
上記実施形態では、伝熱管60は扁平多穴管であるが、本開示の熱交換器の伝熱管は、各々が単一の冷媒流路Pを形成する円管であってもよい。具体的には、本開示の熱交換器は、鉛直方向を長手方向(冷媒流路Pの延びる方向)とする円管が、左右方向に沿って複数配置されるとともに、鉛直方向及び左右方向に直交する前後方向に沿って複数配置される熱交換器であってもよい。
上記実施形態では、ガスヘッダ52及び液ヘッダ54は直線状に延びるが、ガスヘッダ52及び液ヘッダ54の形状は直線状に限定されない。ガスヘッダ52及び液ヘッダ54は、曲線状、L字状、U字状、四角形状等、直線状以外の形状であってもよい。
本開示の熱交換器の有する伝熱管は、全てが同一形状や同一構造でなくてもよい。例えば、熱交換器の一部の伝熱管は第1実施形態で説明した形状の伝熱管であり、熱交換器の他の伝熱管は第1実施形態で説明した以外の形状の伝熱管であってもよい。
上記実施形態では、冷媒流路Pの延びる方向、言い換えれば伝熱管の長手方向は鉛直方向であるが、これに限定されるものではない。例えば、冷媒流路Pの延びる方向は、鉛直方向及び水平方向に対して傾いていてもよい。また、冷媒流路Pの延びる方向は、水平方向であってもよい。
上記実施形態では、ガスヘッダ52が上方に、液ヘッダ54が下方に配置される。一般的には、このように、ガスヘッダ52が上方に液ヘッダ54が下方に配置されることが好ましい。ただし、これに限定されるものではなく、ガスヘッダ52が液ヘッダ54の下方に配置されてもよい。
上記実施形態では、接触部分64や、第3領域68により左右方向に隣接する伝熱管の配列ピッチが調節されるがこれに限定されるものではない。
第1実施形態の熱源熱交換器50では、伝熱管60の第1領域62に接触部分64が設けられるが、接触部分64は、第1領域62外に形成され、第1領域62には、非接触部分63だけが形成されてもよい。
第1実施形態の熱源熱交換器50では、伝熱管60の非接触部分63の形状やサイズを全て同一に描画しているが、伝熱管60の複数の非接触部分63の形状やサイズは、それぞれ異なっていてもよい。
第1実施形態の熱源熱交換器50では、伝熱管60の中央域に配置される接触部分64と、伝熱管60のガスヘッダ52側の端部に配置される第3領域68とが伝熱管60の配列ピッチの調節に用いられる。ただし、これに限定されるものではなく、配列ピッチの調節用の膨出部分は、伝熱管60の中央域及びガスヘッダ52側の端部に加えて、又は、伝熱管60の中央域及びガスヘッダ52側の端部に代えて、液ヘッダ54側の伝熱管60の端部(液ヘッダ54との接続部)に配置されてもよい。
以上、本開示の実施形態を説明したが、特許請求の範囲に記載された本開示の趣旨及び範囲から逸脱することなく、形態や詳細の多様な変更が可能なことが理解されるであろう。
52 ガスヘッダ
54 液ヘッダ
60,160,260,360,460,560 伝熱管
62 第1領域
62a 第1部分
62b 第2部分
64 接触部分(膨出部分、第2膨出部分)
64a 凹み部
66 第2領域(液ヘッダ接続部分)
68 第3領域(ガスヘッダ接続部分、膨出部分、第1膨出部分)
B1 第3領域の鉛直方向における長さ(第1膨出部分の第1方向における長さ)
B2 接触部分の鉛直方向における長さ(第2膨出部分の第1方向における長さ)
P 冷媒流路
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- 第1方向に延びる冷媒流路(P)が、前記第1方向に交差する第2方向に沿って複数配置されるとともに、前記第1方向及び前記第2方向に交差する第3方向に沿って複数配置される熱交換器であって、
前記冷媒流路を形成する複数の伝熱管(60,160,260,360,460,560)を備え、
前記伝熱管は、前記第1方向における第1の位置と第2の位置とで、外縁の大きさ及び内縁の大きさの少なくとも一方が異なる、
熱交換器(50,150,250,350,450,550)。 - 前記伝熱管は、前記第3方向に沿って配置されている複数の前記冷媒流路を形成する扁平多穴管である、
請求項1に記載の熱交換器。 - 前記第1方向は鉛直方向である、
請求項1又は2に記載の熱交換器。 - 前記伝熱管は、前記第1方向に沿って、第1部分(62a)と、前記第1部分に対し前記第1方向と交差する方向に膨出する第2部分(62b)と、が交互に形成されている第1領域(62)を含む、
請求項1から3のいずれか1項に記載の熱交換器(50,250,450,550)。 - 前記第2方向において互いに隣接する第1の前記伝熱管及び第2の前記伝熱管は、共に前記第1領域を含み、
前記第1方向において、前記第1の前記伝熱管の前記第2部分と前記第2の前記伝熱管の前記第2部分とは、同じ位置に形成されている、
請求項4に記載の熱交換器。 - 前記第2方向において互いに隣接する第1の前記伝熱管及び第2の前記伝熱管は、共に前記第1領域を含み、
前記第1方向において、前記第1の前記伝熱管の前記第2部分と前記第2の前記伝熱管の前記第1部分とは同じ位置に形成され、前記第1の前記伝熱管の前記第1部分と前記第2の前記伝熱管の前記第2部分とは同じ位置に形成されている、
請求項4に記載の熱交換器。 - 前記第1領域は、前記第1方向における前記伝熱管の中央部に少なくとも配置されている、
請求項4から6のいずれか1項に記載の熱交換器。 - 前記伝熱管が接続されるガスヘッダ(52)を更に備え、
前記伝熱管の前記ガスヘッダと接続されるガスヘッダ接続部分(68)の前記伝熱管の前記内縁の大きさは、前記伝熱管の前記ガスヘッダ接続部分以外の前記内縁の平均の大きさに比べて大きい、
及び/又は、
前記伝熱管の前記ガスヘッダと接続されるガスヘッダ接続部分(68)の前記伝熱管の前記外縁の大きさは、前記伝熱管の前記ガスヘッダ接続部分以外の前記外縁の平均の大きさに比べて大きい、
請求項1から7のいずれか1項に記載の熱交換器。 - 前記伝熱管が接続される液ヘッダ(54)を更に備え、
前記伝熱管の前記液ヘッダと接続される液ヘッダ接続部分(66)の前記伝熱管の前記内縁の大きさは、前記伝熱管の前記液ヘッダ接続部分以外の前記内縁の平均の大きさに比べて小さい、
及び/又は、
前記伝熱管の前記液ヘッダと接続される液ヘッダ接続部分(66)の前記伝熱管の前記外縁の大きさは、前記伝熱管の前記液ヘッダ接続部分以外の前記外縁の平均の大きさに比べて小さい、
請求項1から8のいずれか1項に記載の熱交換器。 - 前記伝熱管が接続されるガスヘッダ(52)と、
前記伝熱管が接続される液ヘッダ(54)と、
を更に備え、
前記第1部分が形成されている部分の前記伝熱管の前記外縁の大きさは、前記伝熱管の前記液ヘッダと接続される液ヘッダ接続部分の前記伝熱管の前記外縁の大きさより大きく、
前記第2部分が形成されている部分の前記伝熱管の前記外縁の大きさは、前記伝熱管の前記ガスヘッダと接続されるガスヘッダ接続部分の前記伝熱管の前記外縁の大きさ以下である、
請求項4から7のいずれか1項に記載の熱交換器。 - 前記熱交換器は、少なくとも蒸発器として機能し、
前記第1領域は、前記伝熱管の、前記熱交換器が蒸発器として機能する際の前記伝熱管内の冷媒の流れ方向の下流側端部に、少なくとも配置されている、
請求項4から6のいずれか1項に記載の熱交換器。 - 前記伝熱管の外面に、前記第1方向と交差する方向に膨出し、前記第2方向において隣接する前記伝熱管の外面に接触する膨出部分(64,68)が形成されている、
請求項1から11のいずれか1項に記載の熱交換器(50,150,250,350,450)。 - 前記伝熱管の前記膨出部分は、前記第2方向において隣接する前記伝熱管の前記膨出部分に接触する、
請求項12に記載の熱交換器。 - 前記伝熱管の前記膨出部分は、前記第2方向において隣接する前記伝熱管の前記膨出部分以外の部分に接触する、
請求項12に記載の熱交換器。 - 前記膨出部分には、前記第3方向に沿って延びる凹み部(64a)が形成されている、
請求項12から14のいずれか1項に記載の熱交換器。 - 前記膨出部分は、前記伝熱管の前記第1方向における端部に設けられる第1膨出部分(68)と、前記伝熱管の前記第1方向における前記端部以外に設けられる第2膨出部分(64)と、を含み、
前記第1膨出部分の前記第1方向における長さ(B1)は、前記第2膨出部分の前記第1方向における長さ(B2)より長い、
請求項12から15のいずれか1項に記載の熱交換器(50)。 - 前記伝熱管は、ダイレス引抜成形されている、
請求項1から16のいずれか1項に記載の熱交換器。
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