WO2022219919A1 - 熱交換器および冷凍サイクル装置 - Google Patents
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- the present disclosure relates to heat exchangers and refrigeration cycle devices with corrugated fins.
- corrugated fin tube type heat exchangers which are configured by alternately stacking flat heat transfer tubes and corrugated fins, are widespread.
- a heat exchanger When such a heat exchanger is used as an evaporator, the surface temperature of the corrugated fins may drop below the freezing point and the condensed water on the fin surfaces may freeze.
- the condensed water on the surface of the fins freezes, it becomes a resistance of the air passing through the heat exchanger, and becomes a factor of lowering the heat transfer performance of the corrugated fins.
- the heat exchanger of Patent Document 1 has a drainage slit for discharging condensed water on the surface of the fins, but if the opening of the drainage slit is enlarged to improve drainage, the drainage improves but the heat transfer area decreases. causes a decrease in heat transfer performance due to The heat exchanger of Patent Document 1 has room for improvement in terms of improving drainage performance while maintaining heat transfer performance.
- An object of the present disclosure is to obtain a heat exchanger and a refrigeration cycle device capable of improving drainage performance while maintaining heat transfer performance in order to solve the above problems.
- the heat exchanger according to the present disclosure has a flat cross section, has a plurality of flow paths formed of through holes, and is arranged vertically and spaced apart in a direction perpendicular to the air circulation direction.
- a heat exchanger comprising a plurality of flat heat transfer tubes arranged side by side and corrugated fins disposed between the plurality of flat heat transfer tubes, wherein the corrugated fins have a plate-like fin portion composed of a plurality of flat heat transfer tubes.
- the heat transfer tubes are arranged in a wavy shape in the tube axis direction, and the fins are formed to extend in the tube arrangement direction, which is the direction in which the flat heat transfer tubes are arranged side by side.
- louvers having louver slits extending in the direction in which the pipes are arranged side by side and a plate portion inclined with respect to the flat plate portion of the fin portion, wherein the plurality of louvers are located from the drainage slits.
- the plate portions of the louver group are inclined in opposite directions to the flat plate portion, and a plurality of drainage slits are provided between the first louver group and the second louver group at intervals in the air circulation direction. It is formed.
- the refrigeration cycle apparatus has the above heat exchanger.
- a plurality of drainage slits are formed at intervals in the air circulation direction between the first louver group and the second louver group.
- the first louver group formed on the upstream side of the plurality of drainage slits in the air circulation direction and the second louver group formed on the downstream side are inclined in opposite directions. Therefore, the heat exchanger according to the present disclosure can improve drainage performance while maintaining heat transfer performance.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating the configuration of a heat exchanger according to Embodiment 1;
- FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of part of a heat exchanger according to Embodiment 1.
- FIG. FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the flat plate portion of the corrugated fin according to Embodiment 1 cut in the air circulation direction;
- FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of the position of a drainage slit in the fin portion of the corrugated fin according to Embodiment 1;
- FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a modification of the heat exchanger according to Embodiment 1;
- FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of the flow of condensed water in the configuration of FIG. 5;
- FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of analysis results of drainage characteristics according to the number of rows of drainage slits;
- FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a graph showing the relationship between the ratio of the inter-louver ventilation cross-sectional area AL and the drainage slit opening area As, and the drainage performance.
- FIG. 9 is a diagram showing the dimensions of each part used for explaining the relationship in FIG. 8;
- FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram of the dimensions of each part used for explaining the relationship in FIG. 8;
- FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram of warp deformation of a corrugated fin of a comparative example during piercing.
- FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of analysis results of drainage characteristics according to louver angles;
- FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of analysis results of drainage characteristics according to louver angles;
- FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of an arrangement pattern 1 of drainage slit openings in the corrugated fin according to the first embodiment
- FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of arrangement pattern 2 of drainage slit openings in the corrugated fin according to Embodiment 1
- FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram of an arrangement pattern 3 of drainage slit openings in the corrugated fin according to the first embodiment
- FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of an arrangement pattern 4 of drainage slit openings in the corrugated fin according to Embodiment 1
- FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram of drilling a drainage slit by a corrugated cutter
- FIG. 8 is a schematic plan view showing an enlarged part of a heat exchanger according to Embodiment 2;
- FIG. 19 is a view showing an arrangement pattern of drainage slit openings in the corrugated fins of the heat exchanger of FIG. 18;
- FIG. 11 is a schematic plan view showing an enlarged part of a modification of the heat exchanger 10 according to the second embodiment;
- FIG. 20 is a diagram showing an arrangement pattern of drainage slit openings in the corrugated fins of the heat exchanger of FIG. 19;
- FIG. 11 is a schematic plan view showing an enlarged part of a heat exchanger according to Embodiment 3;
- FIG. 11 is a schematic plan view showing an enlarged part of a modification of the heat exchanger according to Embodiment 3;
- FIG. 24 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA of FIGS. 22 and 23;
- FIG. 11 is a schematic plan view showing an enlarged part of a heat exchanger according to Embodiment 4;
- FIG. 26 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB of FIG. 25;
- FIG. 10 is a diagram showing the configuration of an air conditioner according to Embodiment 5;
- FIG. 11 is a schematic plan view showing an enlarged part of a heat exchanger according to Embodiment 6;
- FIG. 29 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB of FIG. 28;
- FIG. 13 is a diagram showing another example of a heat exchanger according to Embodiment 6;
- FIG. 11 is a schematic plan view showing an enlarged part of a heat exchanger according to Embodiment 7;
- FIG. 14 is a diagram showing the relationship between (L f /L 1 ) ⁇ 100 and low-temperature heating capacity in a heat exchanger according to Embodiment 7;
- FIG. 12 is a diagram showing the relationship between the amount of retraction of the corrugated fins and the refrigerant flow path inside the flat heat transfer tube in Embodiment 7;
- FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating the configuration of a heat exchanger according to Embodiment 1.
- the heat exchanger 10 of Embodiment 1 is a corrugated fin-tube type heat exchanger with parallel pipes.
- a heat exchanger 10 has a plurality of flat heat transfer tubes 1 , a plurality of corrugated fins 2 and a pair of headers 3 .
- the pair of headers 3 are pipes that are pipe-connected to other devices that constitute the refrigeration cycle device, flow in and out of the refrigerant, which is a fluid that serves as a heat exchange medium, and branch or join the refrigerant.
- a pair of headers 3 has a header 3A and a header 3B. The header 3A and the header 3B are vertically spaced apart.
- a plurality of flat heat transfer tubes 1 are arranged perpendicular to each header 3, and the plurality of flat heat transfer tubes 1 are arranged parallel to each other.
- a plurality of flat heat transfer tubes 1 are arranged in parallel at regular intervals in a direction perpendicular to the direction of air circulation.
- the direction in which the flat heat transfer tubes 1 are arranged side by side is referred to as the "pipe side by side direction”
- the axial direction of the flat heat transfer tubes 1 vertical direction in FIG. 1
- the flat heat transfer tube 1 has a flat cross section.
- the flat heat transfer tube 1 is a heat transfer tube having a planar outer surface on the longitudinal side of the flat cross section (hereinafter referred to as a flat surface) and a curved outer surface on the lateral side of the flat shape.
- the flat heat transfer tube 1 is a multi-hole flat heat transfer tube having a plurality of refrigerant passages formed by through holes inside the tube.
- Each of the flat heat transfer tubes 1 is vertically arranged, and the through holes of the flat heat transfer tubes 1 extend vertically and communicate with the pair of headers 3 .
- the flat heat transfer tube 1 is arranged such that the longitudinal side of the flat cross section is along the air circulation direction.
- Each flat heat transfer tube 1 is joined to the pair of headers 3 by inserting both ends of the flat heat transfer tube 1 into insertion holes (not shown) formed in each of the pair of headers 3 and brazing them. ing.
- a brazing material containing, for example, aluminum is used as a brazing material for brazing.
- the heat exchanger 10 when used as an evaporator, a low-temperature and low-pressure refrigerant flows through the refrigerant channel inside the flat heat transfer tubes 1 .
- a high-temperature and high-pressure refrigerant flows through a refrigerant channel inside the flat heat transfer tubes 1 .
- the arrows in FIG. 1 indicate the refrigerant flow when the heat exchanger 10 is used as an evaporator.
- Embodiment 1 describes drainage of condensed water generated on the fin surfaces when the heat exchanger 10 is used as an evaporator. Therefore, the flow of refrigerant in the heat exchanger 10 when the heat exchanger 10 is used as an evaporator will be described below.
- Refrigerant flows into the header 3A from an external device (not shown) through piping (not shown) that supplies the refrigerant to the heat exchanger 10, as indicated by arrows in FIG.
- the refrigerant that has flowed into the header 3A is distributed and passes through each flat heat transfer tube 1 .
- the flat heat transfer tube 1 exchanges heat between the refrigerant passing through the tube and the outside air passing through the outside of the tube.
- the refrigerant absorbs heat from the atmosphere while passing through the flat heat transfer tubes 1 .
- Refrigerant heat-exchanged through each flat heat transfer tube 1 flows into the header 3B and joins in the header 3B.
- the refrigerant merged in the header 3B is returned to an external device (not shown) through a pipe (not shown) connected to the header 3B.
- corrugated fins 2 are arranged between the flat heat transfer tubes 1, corrugated fins 2 are arranged. Corrugated fins 2 are arranged to increase the heat transfer area between the refrigerant and the outside air.
- the corrugated fin 2 is corrugated on a flat plate-like fin material, and is bent by zigzag folding in which mountain folds and valley folds are repeated to form a corrugated bellows.
- the bent portion due to the unevenness formed in the wavy shape becomes the apex of the wavy shape.
- the tops of the corrugated fins 2 are aligned in the height direction. (a) to (e) of FIG. 1 will be described later.
- FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view of part of the heat exchanger according to Embodiment 1.
- FIG. The white arrows in FIG. 2 indicate the direction of air circulation.
- FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the flat plate portion of the corrugated fin according to Embodiment 1 cut in the air circulation direction.
- the oblique solid line arrows in FIG. 3 indicate the flow of the condensed water.
- the corrugated fins 2 are joined to the flat surfaces 1a of the flat heat transfer tubes 1 except for the upstream protrusions 2a that protrude upstream of the flat heat transfer tubes 1 in the air circulation direction. This joint portion is brazed and joined with a brazing material.
- the material of the fin material forming the corrugated fins 2 is, for example, an aluminum alloy.
- the surface of the fin material forming the corrugated fin 2 is clad with a brazing material layer.
- the main material of the clad brazing material layer is, for example, an aluminum-silicon-based brazing material containing aluminum.
- the plate thickness of the fin material forming the corrugated fin 2 is, for example, about 50 ⁇ m to 200 ⁇ m.
- the corrugated fin 2 has a structure in which plate-like fin portions 24 are continuous in a wave shape in the pipe axial direction.
- the corrugated fin 2 has a shape in which fin portions 24 are alternately connected in the direction of the tube axis with opposite inclinations when viewed in the direction of air circulation.
- the fin portion 24 has a flat plate portion 21 and curved top portions 20 at both ends of the flat plate portion 21 in the direction in which the pipes are arranged side by side.
- the corrugated fin 2 is joined to the flat heat transfer tube 1 in surface contact with the flat surface 1a of the flat heat transfer tube 1 at the top portion 20 portion.
- a plurality of louvers 22 are formed in the fin portion 24 so as to be aligned in the air circulation direction.
- the louver 22 has a louver slit 22a that allows air to pass through, and a plate portion 22b that guides the air to the louver slit 22a.
- the plate portion 22 b is inclined with respect to the flat plate portion 21 .
- the louver slit 22a and the plate portion 22b are formed in a rectangular shape extending in the direction in which the pipes are arranged side by side.
- the louver 22 is formed by cutting and raising a plate portion 22 b from the flat plate portion 21 .
- the plurality of louvers 22 are formed in a first louver group 22A formed on the upstream side in the air circulation direction of drainage slits 23 formed in the fin portion 24, and on the downstream side in the air circulation direction of the drainage slits 23. and a second louver group 22B.
- the drainage slit 23 is an opening for letting the water accumulated on the upper surface of the fin portion 24, particularly the flat plate portion 21 near horizontal, fall to the lower surface side.
- l1 is an imaginary center auxiliary line in the thickness direction of the plate portion 22b of the first louver group 22A
- l2 is an imaginary center auxiliary line of the plate portion 22b of the second louver group 22B in the plate thickness direction.
- the plate portion 22b of the first louver group 22A and the plate portion 22b of the second louver group 22B are inclined in opposite directions with respect to the flat plate portion 21. As shown in FIG. Since the plate portions 22b of the louvers 22 are formed in this direction, the condensed water flowing along the plate portions 22b of the louvers 22 formed on a certain fin portion 24 is drained from the fin portions 24 below. Water is guided toward the slit 23 . Therefore, the heat exchanger 10 having this configuration can greatly improve drainage.
- a drainage slit 23 for draining condensed water generated on the fin portion 24 is formed in the fin portion 24 .
- the drainage slits 23 are through holes formed in the corrugated fins 2 .
- the drainage slit 23 is formed in a rectangular shape that extends longitudinally in the pipe arrangement direction, that is, in the direction orthogonal to the air circulation direction.
- the drainage slit 23 is formed in the central portion in the air circulation direction of the fin portion 24 excluding the upstream projecting portion 2a.
- FIG. 1 shows an example in which the drainage slits 23 are formed in two rows in the air circulation direction, but the number of rows of the drainage slits 23 may be one, or three or more.
- the regions of the fin portion 24 between the rows of the drainage slits 23 serve as heat transfer regions 503 .
- the plurality of rows of the drainage slits 23 are formed adjacent to the central portion in the air circulation direction of the fin portion 24 excluding the upstream protruding portion 2a. Adjacent to each other means that there is no louver 22 between the drainage slits 23 .
- the heat transfer area 503 between the multiple rows of drainage slits 23 is typically flat like the flat plate portion 21 . Further, among the plurality of rows of drainage slits 23, between the most upstream drainage slit 23 in the air circulation direction and the first louver group 22A, and between the most downstream drainage slit 23 in the air circulation direction and the second louver group 22A. A flat region may be formed between the louver group 22b and the flat plate portion 21 as well.
- the number of rows of drainage slits 23 is synonymous with the number of drainage slits 23, and hereinafter, the number of drainage slits 23 will be indicated using either the “number of rows” or the “number”.
- the surface temperature of the flat heat transfer tubes 1 and the corrugated fins 2 is lower than the temperature of the air passing through the heat exchanger 10.
- moisture in the air condenses to form condensed water 4 on the surfaces of the flat heat transfer tubes 1 and the corrugated fins 2 .
- the condensed water 4 generated on the surface of the fin portion 24 of the corrugated fin 2 flows down from the drainage slit 23 to the fin portion 24 on the lower side.
- the condensed water 4 easily flows over the surface of the fin portion 24 and easily flows down through the drainage slits 23 .
- FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of the position of the drainage slit in the fin portion of the corrugated fin according to Embodiment 1.
- FIG. 4 Each of FIGS. 4(a) to 4(e) corresponds to the fin portion 24 at each position of (a) to (e) of FIG. That is, FIGS. 4A to 4E show fin portions 24 adjacent in the tube axial direction. 4(a) to 4(c), two rows of drainage slits 23 are formed in the direction of air flow, and two drainage slits 23 are formed in each row in the pipe arrangement direction, for a total of four drainage slits. It shows the configuration formed.
- FIGS. 4(d) to 4(e) show a configuration in which two drainage slits 23 are formed, one drainage slit 23 is formed in each row, and a total of two drainage slits are formed.
- the drainage slits 23 are arranged such that the positions of the fin portions 24 adjacent to each other in the pipe axis direction are shifted from each other in the pipe arrangement direction.
- the condensed water in the corrugated fins 2 is drained as follows.
- the flow of condensed water will be described using two vertically adjacent fin portions 24 .
- Condensed water generated on the surface of the upper fin portion 24 flows down from the drainage slit 23 of the upper fin portion 24 onto the lower fin portion 24 .
- the positions of the drainage slits 23 are shifted in the pipe arrangement direction between the fin portions 24 adjacent to each other in the pipe axial direction. Therefore, a portion of the region immediately below the drain slit 23 in the upper fin portion 24 is a portion in which the drain slit 23 is not formed in the lower fin portion 24, and the condensed water is generated and held. is. Therefore, the condensed water 4 falling from the drain slit 23 of the upper fin part 24 onto the lower fin part 24 joins the condensed water 4 held on the surface of the lower fin part 24 and becoming difficult to flow.
- the condensed water 4 which has increased in amount due to the confluence, flows down easily and is drained through the drain slits 23 of the fin portions 24 on the lower side.
- the flow of condensed water described above is sequentially repeated in the vertical direction between the two fin portions 24 adjacent to each other in the direction of the tube axis. Good drainage is provided.
- the drainage slits 23 are formed overlapping the apexes 20 at both ends of the flat plate portion 21 in the pipe arrangement direction when viewed in the pipe axial direction.
- the drainage slit 24 is formed so as to overlap the top portion 20 at one end of the flat plate portion 21 in the direction in which the pipes are arranged side by side, as viewed in the pipe axial direction.
- a drainage top portion 20a the portion of the fin portion 24 where the drainage slit 23 overlaps the top portion 20 is referred to as a drainage top portion 20a, and the portion of the fin portion 24 where the drainage slit 23 does not overlap the top portion 20 is referred to as a non-drainage top portion 20b for convenience of explanation. .
- FIG. 4(d) there are two rows of drainage slits 23, and one drainage slit 23 in each row overlaps the top portion 20 on one end side (right side in FIG. 4) of the fin portion 24 in the pipe arrangement direction. For this reason, the fin portion 24 of FIG. 4(d) has two drainage top portions 20a. In FIG. 4(d), one drainage slit 23 does not overlap in each row on the top portion 20 on the other end side (left side in FIG. 4) of the fin portion 24 in the direction in which the pipes are arranged side by side. For this reason, the fin portion 24 of FIG. 4(d) has two non-drainage top portions 20b.
- FIG. 4(e) there are two rows of drainage slits 23, and one drainage slit 23 in each row overlaps the top portion 20 on the other end side (left side in FIG. 4) of the fin portion 24 in the pipe arrangement direction. .
- the fin portion 24 of FIG. 4(e) has two drainage top portions 20a.
- one drain slit 23 in each row does not overlap the top portion 20 on one end side (right side in FIG. 4) of the fin portion 24 in the direction in which the pipes are arranged side by side.
- the fin portion 24 of FIG. 4(d) has two non-drainage top portions 20b.
- the top portion 20 is a portion formed by bending a flat fin material into a V shape, the inner space of the top portion 20 is narrow (see FIG. 6 described later). Therefore, the condensed water 4 generated on the inner surface of the top portion 20 is likely to be held and stay in the inner space of the top portion 20 by the surface tension generated in the condensed water 4 . Therefore, since the top part 20 has the drainage top part 20a, it is possible to prevent the condensed water from remaining in the inner space of the top part 20, thereby improving the drainage performance. As the number of the drainage top portions 20a is increased, the effect of improving the drainage performance is obtained. Increasing the number of the top portions 20a leads to deterioration in heat transfer.
- the ratio between the number of drained top portions 20a and the number of non-drained top portions 20b should be determined in consideration of drainage and heat transfer. Moreover, if the number of the drainage top portions 20a is increased, the number of joints between the fin portions 24 and the flat heat transfer tubes 1 is reduced, resulting in a decrease in strength. For this reason, it is desirable that the corrugated fin 2 as a whole have a well-balanced distribution of the drained top portions 20a and the non-drained top portions 20b.
- FIG. 4 shows an example in which the drainage slits 23 are formed at positions overlapping the top portions 20 at both ends of the flat plate portion 21 in the direction in which the pipes are arranged side by side when viewed in the pipe axial direction. You may
- FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a modification of the heat exchanger according to Embodiment 1.
- FIG. 5(a) shows the upper fin portion 24 among the fin portions 24 adjacent in the tube axial direction
- FIG. 5(b) shows the lower fin portion 24 among the fin portions 24 adjacent in the tube axial direction.
- FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of the flow of condensed water in the configuration of FIG.
- the drainage slits 23 are formed at positions that do not overlap the top portions 20 at both ends of the flat plate portion 21 in the direction in which the pipes are arranged side by side when viewed in the pipe axial direction.
- the upper fin portion 24A of the two fin portions 24 forming the top portion 20 surrounded by the dotted line circle corresponds to the fin portion 24 in FIG. It corresponds to the fin portion 24 of 5(b).
- the drainage slit 23 is arranged so as not to overlap the top portion 20 when viewed in the pipe axis direction, so the top portion 20 between the fin portion 24A and the fin portion 24B is the non-drainage top portion 20b. It's becoming Therefore, the surface tension generated in the condensed water 4 makes it easier for the condensed water to stay in the inner space of the non-drainage top portion 20b.
- the portion where the condensed water 4 stays is hereinafter referred to as a top staying portion 30 . Drainage of the condensed water 4 retained in the top retaining portion 30 will be described below.
- the condensed water generated and collected on the surface of the fin portion 24C above the fin portion 24A flows down toward the fin portion 24A from the drainage slits 23 of the fin portion 24C.
- the drainage slit 23 of the fin portion 24C and the drainage slit 23 of the fin portion 24A are formed so as to be shifted in the pipe arrangement direction (horizontal direction in FIG. 6).
- the condensed water 4 flowing down from the end of the drain slit 23 of the fin portion 24C in the pipe arrangement direction (here, the left end in FIG. 6) passes through the drain slit 23 of the fin portion 24A and stays at the top. It merges with the condensed water 4 staying in the part 30 .
- the condensed water 4 in the top retaining portion 30 breaks the surface tension and flows out of the top retaining portion 30 and flows on the surface of the fin portion 24B as indicated by the dotted line arrow in FIG. In this manner, even in the fin portion 24 in which the drainage slit 23 is formed at a position not overlapping the top portion 20 when viewed in the tube axial direction, the drainage performance can be improved.
- FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of analysis results of drainage characteristics according to the number of rows of drainage slits.
- the vertical axis in FIG. 7 indicates the residual water content of the heat exchanger, and the horizontal axis indicates time. The faster the rate of decrease of the residual water content, the higher the drainage performance. Drainability is the amount of water discharged per unit time. Drainage measurement is generally performed as follows. An experimental model heat exchanger having fins with one row, two rows, and three rows of drain slits 23 having the same opening area is fabricated. Then, each heat exchanger is immersed in a water tank and taken out, and the amount of residual water remaining in each heat exchanger is measured over time.
- FIG. 7 summarizes an example of the calculation results of simulating the above test evaluation using the three-dimensional analysis of the gas-liquid two-phase flow developed by the inventors.
- the drainage performance when two drainage slits 23 are provided and when one drainage slit 23 having the total opening area of the two drainage slits 23 is provided it was found that the case where two drainage slits 23 are provided can improve the drainage performance.
- the mechanism of this drainage improvement was found to be as follows. Even if the opening area of the drainage slit 23 is increased, the vicinity of the center of the drainage slit 23 does not contribute to drainage. Therefore, even if the opening area of the drain slit 23 is increased, the effect of improving the drainability is small, and on the other hand, the deterioration in performance due to the decrease in the heat transfer area increases.
- the heat exchanger 10 can improve drainage performance, suppressing deterioration in heat transfer performance.
- the drainage slits 23 in the portions where the two groups of louvers with opposite inclinations approach each other are separated separately, which has the effect of increasing drainage with a small drainage opening area.
- the inventors have found that it is not always necessary to increase the opening area in order to achieve both improved drainage and heat transfer performance. This is because increasing the opening area also reduces the heat transfer area, thereby degrading the performance of the heat exchanger.
- the length of the wet edge of the drainage slit is important for drainage.
- the heat exchanger 10 has a plurality of rows of drainage slits 23 between the first louver group 22A and the second louver group 22B, thereby maintaining the heat transfer performance and improving the drainage performance.
- FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a graph showing the relationship between the ratio of the ventilation cross-sectional area AL between the louvers and the drainage slit opening area As, and the drainage performance. Drainage is the amount of water discharged per unit time, and the higher the drainage, the more water is discharged per unit time.
- a graph of analysis results showing the relationship when the drainage performance is defined as 100% when the ratio of the inter-louver cross-sectional area AL to the drainage slit opening area As is 0.25 is shown. Similar to the case of FIG. 7, this analysis result summarizes an example of calculation results obtained by immersing the heat exchangers in a water tank and taking them out, and calculating the amount of residual water remaining in each heat exchanger at an arbitrary time.
- FIG. 7 shows an example of calculation results obtained by immersing the heat exchangers in a water tank and taking them out, and calculating the amount of residual water remaining in each heat exchanger at an arbitrary time.
- FIG. 9 is a diagram showing the dimensions of each part used for explaining the relationship of FIG. 8, and is a schematic plan view of a part of the heat exchanger.
- FIG. 10 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the fin section cut in the air circulation direction, which is an explanatory diagram of the dimensions of each part used for explaining the relationship of FIG.
- the drainage speed is greatly affected by the ratio of the inter-louver cross-sectional area AL and the drainage slit opening area As.
- the drainage slit opening area As is defined by Ns ⁇ Sw ⁇ Ss.
- the louver-to-louver ventilation cross-sectional area AL is constant, the more the drainage slit opening area As is increased, the more the drainage speed is improved. Therefore, by providing a plurality of rows of drainage slits 23 to increase the drainage slit opening area As, the drainage speed can be increased.
- the heat transfer performance can be improved when the length hs of the heat transfer region 503 in the air circulation direction is shorter than the length Ss of the drain slit 23 in the air circulation direction.
- the drainage performance is improved as described below. can.
- the distance between the drain slits 23 adjacent to each other in the air circulation direction becomes closer, the water droplets falling from the respective drain slits 23 are combined to become one large water droplet and fall. That is, the two narrow drainage slits 23 function like one wide slit. Therefore, it is considered that the effect of improving the drainage property is greater when the length hs of the heat transfer region 503 in the air circulation direction is shorter than the length Ss of the drainage slit 23 in the air circulation direction.
- the length hs of the heat transfer region 503 in the air circulation direction is slightly longer than the length Ss of the drainage slit 23 in the air circulation direction, it is considered that the drainage performance can be improved. This is because the louvers 22 approaching each drainage slit 23 are inclined in opposite directions, and each drainage slit 23 is separated. However, if the length hs of the heat transfer area 503 in the air circulation direction is significantly longer than the length of the drainage slit 23, there is an advantage of increased strength, but condensed water tends to remain on the heat transfer area 503, and each drainage Water droplets fall separately from the slit 23 .
- the length hs of the heat transfer region 503 in the air circulation direction is longer than the length Ss of the drainage slit 23 in the air circulation direction, it is considered that the effect of improving the drainage performance is reduced.
- the distance between the louver groups 22A and 22B and the drainage slit 23 in the air circulation direction is also short. If the heat transfer area 503 and the drain slit 23 have a long flat area in the direction of air flow, condensed water tends to remain. Therefore, air flows between the drainage slit 23 on the most upstream side in the air circulation direction and the first louver group 22A, and between the drainage slit 23 on the most downstream side in the air circulation direction and the second louver group 22b. It is preferable that the distance in the direction is, for example, equal to or less than the length of one louver 22 in the air circulation direction.
- the heat transfer regions 503 and the drainage slits 23 alternately exist in the air circulation direction. From a different point of view, this configuration is divided into a plurality of large holes by a thin bridge extending in the pipe arrangement direction (horizontal direction in FIG. 9) in the middle of the air circulation direction of one large hole. configuration. This bridge corresponds to the heat transfer area 503 . As a mechanism for improving drainage, by providing a heat transfer region 503 corresponding to a thin bridge, water is easily guided to the center of the air circulation direction between the two drainage slits 23 through the heat transfer region 503. It is considered to be.
- the heat transfer region 503 located between the drain slits 23, in other words, the flat plate portion 21 located between the drain slits 23 also functions as a water guide portion.
- the portion of the flat plate portion 21 positioned between the drainage slits 23 may be referred to as a water guide portion 21A.
- the water guide portion 21A has a long plate shape whose longitudinal direction is the direction in which the pipes are arranged side by side and whose lateral direction is the air circulation direction.
- a heat exchanger in which the length hs of the heat transfer region 503 in the air circulation direction is shorter than the length Ss of the drainage slit 23 in the air circulation direction can improve drainage while maintaining heat transfer.
- a plurality of drainage slits 23 may be formed in the air circulation direction at intervals shorter than the length Ss of the drainage slits 23 in the air circulation direction.
- the heat transfer region 503 functions as a retainer that suppresses warping deformation of the fin material that occurs when the drainage slit 23 is drilled in the fin material. This point will be described using a comparative corrugated fin that does not include the heat transfer region 503 .
- FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram of warp deformation of a corrugated fin of a comparative example during hole punching.
- FIG. 11 shows the fin material before corrugating. Dotted lines extending in the vertical direction in FIG. 11 indicate boundary lines between fin portions.
- the fin material 500 of the comparative example does not have the heat transfer region 503 and has one large opening 500a that serves as a drainage slit.
- the opening 500a is arranged at the center of the fin material 500 in the air circulation direction, excluding the upstream projecting portion 2a. Therefore, the opening 500a is located at a position offset with respect to the center line 504 of the fin material 500 in the air circulation direction.
- the opening 500a is at a biased position in this manner, a moment is generated on the biased side (the upper side in FIG. 11), and the fin material 500 is warped and deformed.
- the corrugated fin 2 of Embodiment 1 corresponds to a configuration in which the large opening 500a, which was one in the comparative example, is divided into a plurality of small openings.
- heat transfer regions 503 are formed between small openings.
- portions of the fin material that are not holes are formed between small openings. Therefore, this fin material portion works as a retainer for suppressing warpage deformation, and the corrugated fin 2 of Embodiment 1 can improve warpage deformation.
- FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of analysis results of drainage characteristics according to louver angles.
- the vertical axis in FIG. 12 indicates the residual water content of the heat exchanger, and the horizontal axis indicates time. The faster the rate of decrease of the residual water content, the higher the drainage performance.
- This analysis is performed as follows. Fins with louvers with a louver angle of 15° Fins with louvers with a louver angle of 20° Fins with louvers with a louver angle of 30° Fins with louvers with a louver angle of 40° Create a computational model of a heat exchanger having a section.
- louver angle As shown in Fig. 12, it can be seen that as the louver angle increases, the speed of reduction of the residual water content increases and the drainage performance increases. This is probably because as the louver angle increases, the drainage effect due to gravity increases, and the surface tension of the condensed water generated on the surface of the louver 22 is easily broken. As the louver angle increases, the speed of reduction of the residual water content increases, but the degree of increase becomes relatively small when the louver angle exceeds 30°. Further, when the louver angle increases, the ventilation resistance at the plate portion 22b of the louver 22 increases, making it difficult for air to flow. Therefore, considering both the improvement of drainage and the ease of air flow, it is preferable to set the louver angle to 15° to 30°.
- the corrugated fin 2 preferably has a configuration in which the drained top portion 20a and the non-drained top portion 20b are mixed in a well-balanced manner.
- the drainage slits 23 may be processed in the following arrangement in the fin material before corrugating. Four patterns of arrangement of the drainage slits 23 with respect to the fin material will be described below with reference to FIGS. 13 to 16 below. 13 to 16 below show flat fin stocks before corrugating. 13 to 16, the dotted line extending in the vertical direction indicates the boundary line l3 between the fin portions.
- the main mechanism for draining condensed water from the corrugated fins 2 is that the condensed water flows down in the direction of air flow through the louvers 22 and is collected and drained by the drain slits 23 .
- the drainage slit 23 has the same opening area and the same wetting edge length, if it is long in the pipe arrangement direction and short in the air circulation direction, the heat transfer area can be suppressed as much as possible, and the drainage performance can be improved. can be improved. Therefore, in consideration of workability and the like, it is preferable to have, for example, a rectangular shape as shown in FIGS.
- FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram of arrangement pattern 1 of drainage slit openings in the corrugated fin according to the first embodiment. is a diagram showing a fin material.
- the width L2 of the opening 23a that becomes the drainage slit 23 is longer than the length L1 of the fin portion 24 in the pipe arrangement direction.
- the intervals between the openings 23a of the adjacent fin portions 24 are equal. In other words, the length L3 of this interval is the same at each position in the longitudinal direction of the fin material 50 .
- the opening 23a is arranged so as to straddle the boundary line l3.
- the openings 23a By processing the openings 23a to be the drainage slits 23 in the fin material 50 before corrugation processing with the above size and arrangement, in the corrugated fin 2 after corrugation processing, the drainage top portion 20a and the non-drainage top portion 20b are well-balanced. Mixed configurations can be formed.
- FIG. 1 the width L2 of the opening 23a that becomes the drainage slit 23 is shorter than the length L1 of the fin portion 24 in the pipe arrangement direction.
- the intervals between the openings 23a of the adjacent fin portions 24 are equal.
- the length L3 of this interval is the same at each position in the longitudinal direction of the fin material 50 . Note that the length L3 takes a value other than the value obtained by subtracting L2 from L1.
- the drained top portion 20a and the non-drained top portion 20b are not mixed, and all the top portions 20 may be the drained top portion 20a or the non-drained top portion 20b. be.
- the openings 23a to be drainage slits in the fin material 50 before corrugating with the above size and arrangement, in the corrugated fin 2 after corrugating, the drained top portion 20a and the non-drained top portion 20b are mixed in a well-balanced manner. configuration can be formed.
- FIG. 15 is an explanatory diagram of arrangement pattern 3 of the drainage slit openings in the corrugated fin according to the first embodiment.
- the width L2 of the opening 23a that serves as the drainage slit 23 is shorter than the length L1 of the fin portion 24 in the pipe arrangement direction.
- the intervals between the openings 23a of the adjacent fin portions 24 are not equal. That is, the length L3 of this interval differs at each position in the longitudinal direction of the fin material 50 .
- the pattern 3 has a configuration in which an arrangement pattern having five openings 23a in the longitudinal direction of the fin material 50 is defined as one cycle, and this arrangement pattern is periodically repeated in the longitudinal direction of the fin material 50. As shown in FIG.
- the corrugated fin 2 after corrugating has a well-balanced mixture of the drained top 20a and the non-drained top 20b.
- L3 By adjusting L3, it is possible to adjust the ratio of the drained top portion 20a and the non-drained top portion 20b in one corrugated fin 2, so that the drainage performance and the heat transfer performance can be balanced based on the design. .
- FIG. 16 is an explanatory diagram of the arrangement pattern 4 of the drainage slit openings in the corrugated fin according to the first embodiment.
- the width L2 of the opening 23a that becomes the drainage slit 23 is different at each position.
- the intervals between the openings 23a of the adjacent fin portions 24 are equal.
- the length L3 of this interval is the same at each position in the longitudinal direction of the fin material 50 .
- the pattern 4 has a configuration in which an arrangement pattern having five openings 23 a in the longitudinal direction of the fin material 50 is defined as one period, and this arrangement pattern is periodically repeated in the longitudinal direction of the fin material 50 .
- the corrugated fin 2 after corrugating has a well-balanced mixture of the drained top 20a and the non-drained top 20b.
- L2 the proportion of the drained top portion 20a and the non-drained top portion 20b in one corrugated fin 2 can be adjusted, so that the drainage performance and the heat transfer performance can be balanced based on the design. .
- the fin members 50 of the arrangement patterns 1 to 4 described above all have a configuration in which a specific arrangement pattern is periodically repeated in the longitudinal direction of the fin members 50 .
- the fin portions 24 having the same position in the direction in which the drainage slits 23 are arranged in parallel with the pipe are separated from each other by several fin portions in the pipe axial direction. It is a structure that appears repeatedly repeatedly in With this configuration, the heat exchanger 10 can have a well-balanced mixture of the drained top portion 20a and the non-drained top portion 20b. As a result, it is possible to obtain the heat exchanger 10 with improved drainage performance while maintaining heat transfer performance.
- Drainage slit 23 drilling process When a specific arrangement pattern is periodically repeated in the longitudinal direction of the fin material 50, such as the arrangement patterns 1 to 4, the drainage slits 23 are processed using a corrugated cutter or a corrugated perforating roller. can be done.
- FIG. 17 shows a state of drilling using a corrugated cutter.
- FIG. 17 is an explanatory diagram of the drilling process of the drainage slit by the corrugated cutter.
- a pair of corrugated cutters 501 and 502 are arranged facing each other, and the fin material 50 is arranged between the pair of corrugated cutters 501 and 502 .
- a pair of corrugated cutters 501 and 502 are rotated in the direction of the solid line arrow by feeding the fin material 50 in the direction of the white arrow, and cut the opening 23a which becomes the drainage slit 23 in the fin material 50 while rotating. conduct.
- the processing speed when manufacturing the corrugated fins 2 can be increased. If the arrangement pattern is not periodically repeated, manufacturing using the corrugated cutter cannot be performed, but the present disclosure is not limited to the arrangement pattern that is periodically repeated.
- the heat exchanger 10 of Embodiment 1 has a flattened cross section, has a plurality of flow passages formed of through holes, and is vertically arranged so as to be aligned with the air circulation direction.
- the heat exchanger is provided with a plurality of flat heat transfer tubes 1 arranged side by side at intervals in an orthogonal direction, and corrugated fins 2 arranged between the plurality of flat heat transfer tubes 1 .
- the corrugated fin 2 has a configuration in which plate-like fin portions 24 are connected in a wave shape in the tube axis direction of the plurality of flat heat transfer tubes 1 .
- the fin portion 24 is formed to extend in the pipe arrangement direction, which is the direction in which the flat heat transfer tubes 1 are arranged side by side, and has a drainage slit 23 for dropping and draining water on the upper surface of the fin portion 24,
- a plurality of louvers 22 each having an extending louver slit 22 a and a plate portion 22 b inclined with respect to the flat plate portion 21 of the fin portion 24 are provided.
- the plurality of louvers 22 are divided into a first louver group 22A formed upstream of the drainage slit 23 in the air circulation direction and a second louver group 22B formed downstream of the drainage slit 23 in the air circulation direction. divided.
- the plate portion 22b of the first louver group 22A and the plate portion 22b of the second louver group 22B are inclined in opposite directions with respect to the flat plate portion 21. As shown in FIG. A plurality of drainage slits 23 are formed between the first louver group 22A and the second louver group 22B at intervals in the air circulation direction.
- the heat exchanger 10 of Embodiment 1 can improve drainage while maintaining heat transfer.
- the interval between the drainage slits 23 is shorter than the length Ss of the drainage slits 23 in the air circulation direction.
- the interval between the drainage slits 23 is the length hs in the air circulation direction of the heat transfer area 503 which is the area of the fin portion 24 sandwiched between the plurality of drainage slits 23 in the air circulation direction. Therefore, the length hs of the heat transfer region 503 in the air circulation direction is shorter than the length Ss of the drain slit 23 in the air circulation direction.
- the heat exchanger 10 of Embodiment 1 can improve drainage while maintaining heat transfer.
- the heat exchanger 10 of Embodiment 1 can improve drainage while maintaining heat transfer.
- the angle of the plate portion 22b of each of the plurality of louvers 22 with respect to the flat plate portion 21 is 15° to 30°.
- the heat exchanger 10 of Embodiment 1 can achieve both improved drainage and ease of air flow.
- the fin portion 24 has top portions 20 that are joined to the plurality of flat heat transfer tubes 1 at both end portions of the flat plate portion 21 in the pipe arrangement direction. Some of the plurality of fin portions 24 are formed with drainage slits 23 at positions overlapping one or both of the top portions 20 at both end portions when viewed in the tube axial direction. Some of the plurality of fin portions 24 are formed with drainage slits 23 at positions that do not overlap with both the top portions 20 at both ends when viewed in the pipe axial direction.
- the heat exchanger 10 of Embodiment 1 can balance drainage and heat transfer performance based on the design.
- the positions of the drainage slits 23 in the direction in which the pipes are arranged are shifted between the fin portions adjacent to each other in the pipe axial direction.
- the heat exchanger 10 of Embodiment 1 can improve drainage.
- the corrugated fin 2 has a structure in which the fin portions 24 having the same position in the air circulation direction of the drainage slit 23 appear periodically and repeatedly in the pipe axis direction.
- Embodiment 2 relates to a configuration in which a plurality of heat exchangers 10 of Embodiment 1 are provided in the air circulation direction.
- the second embodiment will be described with a focus on the differences from the first embodiment, and the configurations not described in the second embodiment are the same as those in the first embodiment.
- FIG. 18 is a schematic plan view showing an enlarged part of the heat exchanger according to Embodiment 2.
- FIG. 19 is a diagram showing an arrangement pattern of drainage slit openings in the corrugated fins of the heat exchanger of FIG. 18.
- FIG. A heat exchanger 10A according to Embodiment 2 has a configuration in which a plurality of flat heat transfer tubes 1 are arranged in two rows at intervals in the air circulation direction, and corrugated fins 2 are arranged in common in the two rows.
- the flat heat transfer tube 1 on the windward side (sometimes referred to as the upstream side in the air circulation direction) is the flat heat transfer tube 1A
- the flat heat transfer tube 1 on the leeward side (the downstream side in the air circulation direction) is the flat heat transfer tube 1A
- the longitudinal dimension L4 of the flat cross section of the flat heat transfer tube 1A and the longitudinal dimension L5 of the flat cross section of the flat heat transfer tube 1B may be the same or different.
- the flat heat transfer tubes 1 are arranged in two rows here, they may be arranged in three or more rows.
- the corrugated fins 2 of the heat exchanger 10A according to Embodiment 2 are arranged in common to the flat heat transfer tubes 1A and 1B, and are brazed and joined to the flat heat transfer tubes 1A and 1B.
- the corrugated fin 2 has louvers 22 and drainage slits 23 corresponding to each row.
- the first drainage slit 23A which is the drainage slit 23 on the windward side, is formed within a range corresponding to the longitudinal length of the flat cross section of the flat heat transfer tube 1A.
- the plurality of louvers 22 on the windward side are composed of a first louver group 22A formed upstream in the air circulation direction of the first drainage slit 23A and a second louver group 22A formed downstream of the drainage slit 23 in the air circulation direction. louver group 22B.
- the plate portion 22b of the first louver group 22A and the plate portion 22b of the second louver group 22B are inclined in opposite directions with respect to the flat plate portion 21. As shown in FIG.
- the second drainage slit 23B which is the drainage slit 23 on the leeward side, is formed within a range corresponding to the longitudinal length of the flat cross section of the flat heat transfer tube 1B.
- the plurality of louvers 22 on the leeward side are a first louver group 22A formed upstream of the second drainage slit 23B in the air circulation direction, and formed downstream of the second drainage slit 23B in the air circulation direction. It is divided into a second louver group 22B and a second louver group 22B.
- the plate portion 22b of the first louver group 22A and the plate portion 22b of the second louver group 22B are inclined in opposite directions with respect to the flat plate portion 21. As shown in FIG.
- each of the first drainage slits 23A and the second drainage slits 23B is formed in two rows in the air circulation direction, and two rows are formed in each row in the pipe arrangement direction.
- can't 18 and 19 the positions of the first drainage slit 23A and the second drainage slit 23B in the fin portion 24 are the same in the pipe arrangement direction, but they are different as shown in FIGS. 20 and 21 below. You can let
- FIG. 20 is a schematic plan view showing an enlarged part of a modification of the heat exchanger according to Embodiment 2.
- FIG. 21 is a diagram showing an arrangement pattern of drainage slit openings in the corrugated fins of the heat exchanger of FIG. 19.
- FIG. 10A of this modified example the positions of the first drainage slit 23A and the second drainage slit 23B in the fin portion 24 in the pipe arrangement direction are different.
- the drainage performance and the heat transfer performance can be individually adjusted on the windward side and the leeward side.
- the drainage performance can be improved by adjusting the position of the drainage slit 23 to increase the number of the drainage tops 20a, and the heat transfer can be improved by reducing the number of the drainage tops 20a.
- the drainage performance can be improved by increasing the width of the drainage slit 23, and the heat transfer performance can be improved by decreasing the width of the drainage slit 23.
- the heat exchanger 10A when the heat exchanger 10A is used as an evaporator, since the windward side has higher heat transfer performance than the leeward side, condensed water is likely to occur on the windward side. Therefore, drainage is required on the windward side.
- the leeward side has lower heat transfer performance than the windward side, and less condensed water is generated, so heat transfer performance is required more than drainage. That is, when the heat exchanger 10A is used as an evaporator, it is required to prioritize drainage on the windward side and heat transfer on the leeward side.
- the position of the drainage slit 23 should be adjusted as follows. That is, in one corrugated fin 2, the number of drainage top portions 20a on the windward side is defined as N, and the number of drainage top portions 20a on the leeward side is defined as M. In this case, the positions of the first drainage slit 23A and the second drainage slit 23B are adjusted so as to satisfy N>M. As a result, a heat exchanger can be constructed in which priority is given to drainage on the windward side and heat transfer to the leeward side.
- the total drainage slit width of the plurality of first drainage slits 23A on the windward side is defined as Sw F
- the total drainage slit width of the plurality of second drainage slits 23B on the leeward side is defined as Sw B. do.
- the structure satisfies the relationship of Sw F >Sw B.
- a heat exchanger can be constructed in which priority is given to drainage on the windward side and heat transfer to the leeward side.
- the heat exchanger 10A By configuring the heat exchanger 10A with heat transfer priority on the leeward side in this way, the difference in heat transfer performance between the windward side and the leeward side can be reduced. By reducing the difference in heat transfer performance between the windward side and the leeward side, the thickness of the frost that forms on the surface of the fins can be made uniform under low-temperature air conditions. By making the thickness of the frost that forms on the surface of the fins closer to uniformity, the heat exchange performance is improved in low-temperature air conditions.
- a heat exchanger 10A of Embodiment 2 has a configuration in which a plurality of flat heat transfer tubes 1 arranged in the tube parallel direction are arranged in multiple rows at intervals in the air circulation direction, and corrugated fins 2 are arranged in common in the multiple rows. have With this configuration, by adjusting one or both of the positions of the first drainage slits 23A and the second drainage slits 23B in each row and the width of the drainage slits, drainage performance and heat transfer performance can be improved on the windward side and the leeward side. Adjustable. Thereby, the heat exchanger 10A of Embodiment 2 can improve the heat exchange performance under low-temperature air conditions.
- Embodiment 3 relates to a configuration in which an inter-row drainage slit is further formed in the heat exchanger 10A of the second embodiment.
- the following description focuses on the differences of the third embodiment from the second embodiment, and the configurations not described in the third embodiment are the same as those of the second embodiment.
- FIG. 22 is a schematic plan view showing an enlarged part of the heat exchanger according to Embodiment 3.
- FIG. In the heat exchanger 10B according to Embodiment 3, the flat plate portion 21 between the flat heat transfer tubes 1A and 1B has an inter-row drainage slit 23C in the non-joining region 21a that is not joined to the flat heat transfer tubes 1. It has a formed configuration.
- the inter-row drainage slits 23 are through holes formed in the corrugated fins 2 .
- FIG. 22 shows an example in which the inter-row drainage slits 23C are formed in two rows in the air circulation direction, but the inter-row drainage slits 23C may be formed in one row or in three or more rows.
- the positions of the drain slits 23C between the two rows are aligned in the direction in which the pipes are arranged side by side, but the positions may be shifted as shown in FIG.
- FIG. 23 is a schematic plan view showing an enlarged part of a modification of the heat exchanger according to Embodiment 3.
- FIG. 10B of this modified example the positions of the two rows of inter-row drainage slits 23C are shifted in the pipe arrangement direction.
- FIG. 24 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIGS. 22 and 23.
- FIG. A dashed line in FIG. 24 is a center line indicating the central position of the inter-row drainage slits 23C formed in two rows in the air circulation direction. Arrows in FIG. 24 indicate the flow of condensed water during drainage.
- Heat exchanger 10B of Embodiment 3 uses inter-row drainage slit 23C as a main drainage slit. Therefore, the drainage slit for dividing the plurality of louvers 22 into the first louver group 22A and the second louver group 22B is the row-to-row drainage slit 23C.
- the first louver group 22A is the louver group upstream in the air circulation direction of the inter-row drainage slit 23C
- the second louver group 22B is the louver group downstream in the air circulation direction of the inter-row drainage slit 23C. be.
- the plate portion 22b of the first louver group 22A and the plate portion 22b of the second louver group 22B are inclined in opposite directions with respect to the flat plate portion 21. As shown in FIG. With such a configuration, the condensed water flowing along the plate portion 22b of the louver 22 is guided toward the inter-row drainage slits 23C of the lower fin portion 24, thereby improving the drainage performance.
- the opening area of the inter-row drainage slit 23C is configured to be larger than the opening area of each of the first drainage slit 23A and the second drainage slit 23B. In this configuration, the condensed water is guided toward the inter-row drainage slit 23C. Therefore, by making the opening area of the inter-row drainage slit 23C larger than the opening areas of the first drainage slit 23A and the second drainage slit 23B, drainage performance can be improved compared to the case where the opening areas are the same. From the viewpoint of improving drainage performance, it is preferable that the opening area of the inter-row drainage slit 23C is larger than the opening areas of the first drainage slit 23A and the second drainage slit 23B, but the opening areas may be the same.
- the inter-row drainage slits 23C may be arranged in a single row, but if they are arranged in a plurality of rows, the effect of improving the drainage property is increased, which is even better.
- the positions of the first drainage slit 23A, the second drainage slit 23B, and the inter-row drainage slit 23C in the pipe arrangement direction may be shifted from each other, or may be aligned.
- FIG. 22 By the way, comparing the configuration of FIG. 22 and the configuration of FIG. 23, the configuration of FIG. Smaller than configuration. 22 and 23, the shaded portion of dots is the heat transfer area 503.
- FIG. 23 Since the heat transfer region 503 is formed between the inter-row drainage slits 23C, it can be said that the strength of the heat transfer region 503 is weak. In the configuration of FIG. 23, the area of this weak portion can be made smaller than in FIG. 23, so a heat exchanger with stronger fins than in the configuration of FIG. 22 can be constructed.
- the same effects as those of the second embodiment can be obtained, and the inter-row airflow direction is provided between the flat heat transfer tubes 1 of each row corresponding to the air circulation direction. Since the drainage slit 23C is formed, the drainage performance can be improved.
- the plate portion 22b of the first louver group 22A on the upstream side in the air circulation direction of the inter-row drainage slit 23C and the plate portion 22b of the second louver group 22B on the downstream side in the air circulation direction of the inter-row drainage slit 23C are inclined in opposite directions to each other with respect to the flat plate portion 21 .
- the condensed water is guided toward the inter-row drainage slit 23C, and drainage can be improved.
- the opening area of the inter-row drainage slit 23C is larger than the opening area of each of the first drainage slit 23A and the second drainage slit 23B, which are drainage slits other than the inter-row drainage slit, the opening area is the same. can also improve drainage.
- Embodiment 4 the upstream protruding portion 2a of the fin portion 24 in the heat exchanger 10B of the third embodiment is thickened.
- the following description focuses on the differences of the fourth embodiment from the third embodiment, and the configurations not described in the fourth embodiment are the same as those of the third embodiment.
- FIG. 25 is a schematic plan view showing an enlarged part of the heat exchanger according to the fourth embodiment.
- 26 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB of FIG. 25.
- the plate thickness of the upstream protrusions 2a of the corrugated fins 2 is thicker than the portions of the corrugated fins 2 other than the upstream protrusions 2a.
- the upstream protruding portion 2a is formed thick by folding back the fin portion 24 protruding upstream from the flat heat transfer tube 1 .
- the upstream protruding portion 2a of the corrugated fin 2 is made thicker than the portions other than the upstream protruding portion 2a. Therefore, the strength of the upstream projecting portion 2a can be ensured, and deformation of the upstream projecting portion 2a when frost adheres can be suppressed.
- the heat exchanger 10C according to the fourth embodiment can obtain the same effect as the third embodiment, and the upstream protruding portion 2a of the corrugated fin 2 is set further than the portion other than the upstream protruding portion 2a. Since it is made thick, the following effects are obtained. That is, the strength of the upstream projecting portion 2a can be improved, and deformation of the upstream projecting portion 2a when frost adheres to the upstream projecting portion 2a can be suppressed. If the upstream projecting portion 2a were to deform, the air flow path would be obstructed, resulting in a decrease in the heat exchange capacity. maintain exchange capacity.
- the upstream protruding portion 2a has a thicker wall thickness by folding back the fin portion protruding upstream from the flat heat transfer tube 1 . Therefore, the thick upstream projecting portion 2a can be easily formed. From the viewpoint of ensuring the strength of the upstream protruding portion 2a, a method of increasing the thickness of the entire corrugated fin is also conceivable. However, when this method is adopted, the thickness of the plate portion 22b of the louver 22 also increases, so that the cross-sectional area of ventilation between the louvers becomes small, and the drainage of condensed water from between the louvers decreases. In contrast, in the heat exchanger 10C of Embodiment 4, only the upstream projecting portion 2a is thickened. Therefore, the heat exchanger 10C of the fourth embodiment can improve the strength of the upstream protruding portion 2a without deteriorating the drainage performance.
- the upstream projecting portion 2a of the flat plate portion 21 is configured to be thick, but in the heat exchanger of Embodiment 1 or 2, , the upstream protruding portion 2a of the flat plate portion 21 may be configured to be thick.
- Embodiment 5 relates to an air conditioner as an example of a refrigeration cycle apparatus including the heat exchangers of Embodiments 1 to 4.
- FIG. 5 is a diagrammatic representation of Embodiments 1 to 4.
- FIG. 27 is a diagram showing a configuration of an air conditioner according to Embodiment 5.
- the air conditioner uses the heat exchangers of Embodiments 1 to 4 as the outdoor heat exchanger 230 .
- the heat exchangers of Embodiments 1 to 4 may be used as indoor heat exchanger 110, and both outdoor heat exchanger 230 and indoor heat exchanger 110 may be used.
- the air conditioner configures a refrigerant circuit by connecting the outdoor unit 200 and the indoor unit 100 with gas refrigerant piping 300 and liquid refrigerant piping 400 .
- the outdoor unit 200 has a compressor 210 , a four-way valve 220 , an outdoor heat exchanger 230 and an outdoor fan 240 .
- one outdoor unit 200 and one indoor unit 100 are pipe-connected, but the number of units is arbitrary.
- the compressor 210 compresses and discharges the sucked refrigerant.
- compressor 210 can change the capacity of compressor 210 by arbitrarily changing the operating frequency, for example, by an inverter circuit.
- the four-way valve 220 is a valve that switches the flow of refrigerant depending on whether the air conditioner is in cooling operation or in heating operation.
- Outdoor heat exchanger 230 exchanges heat between the refrigerant and the outdoor air.
- Outdoor heat exchanger 230 functions as an evaporator during heating operation to evaporate and vaporize the refrigerant.
- outdoor heat exchanger 230 functions as a condenser during cooling operation, and condenses and liquefies the refrigerant.
- the outdoor fan 240 sends outdoor air to the outdoor heat exchanger 230 to facilitate heat exchange in the outdoor heat exchanger 230 .
- the indoor unit 100 has an indoor heat exchanger 110, a decompression device 120 and an indoor fan .
- the indoor heat exchanger 110 exchanges heat between the indoor air to be air-conditioned and the refrigerant.
- Indoor heat exchanger 110 functions as a condenser during heating operation to condense and liquefy the refrigerant. Further, indoor heat exchanger 110 functions as an evaporator during cooling operation to evaporate and vaporize the refrigerant.
- the decompression device 120 decompresses and expands the refrigerant.
- Decompression device 120 is composed of, for example, an electronic expansion valve.
- the pressure reducing device 120 adjusts the degree of opening based on instructions from a control device (not shown) or the like.
- the indoor fan 130 allows indoor air to pass through the indoor heat exchanger 110 and supplies the air that has passed through the indoor heat exchanger 110 indoors.
- each device of the air conditioner will be explained based on the flow of the refrigerant.
- the heating operation will be explained.
- the four-way valve 220 is switched to the dotted line side in FIG.
- the high-temperature and high-pressure gas refrigerant compressed and discharged by the compressor 210 passes through the four-way valve 220 and flows into the indoor heat exchanger 110 .
- the gas refrigerant that has flowed into the indoor heat exchanger 110 is condensed and liquefied by exchanging heat with the air in the air-conditioned space.
- the liquefied refrigerant flows into the outdoor heat exchanger 230 after being decompressed by the decompression device 120 into a gas-liquid two-phase state.
- the refrigerant that has flowed into the outdoor heat exchanger 230 evaporates and gasifies by exchanging heat with the outdoor air sent from the outdoor fan 240 .
- the gasified refrigerant passes through the four-way valve 220 and is sucked into the compressor 210 again.
- the air conditioner performs air conditioning for heating.
- the four-way valve 220 is switched to the solid line side in FIG.
- the high-temperature and high-pressure gas refrigerant compressed and discharged by the compressor 210 passes through the four-way valve 220 and flows into the outdoor heat exchanger 230 .
- the gas refrigerant that has flowed into the outdoor heat exchanger 230 is condensed and liquefied by exchanging heat with the outdoor air supplied by the outdoor fan 240 .
- the liquefied refrigerant flows into the indoor heat exchanger 110 after being decompressed by the decompression device 120 into a gas-liquid two-phase state.
- the refrigerant that has flowed into the indoor heat exchanger 110 evaporates and gasifies by exchanging heat with the air in the air-conditioned space.
- the gasified refrigerant passes through the four-way valve 220 and is sucked into the compressor 210 again.
- the air conditioner performs air conditioning related to cooling.
- the air conditioner of Embodiment 5 includes the heat exchangers of Embodiments 1 to 4, it is possible to improve drainage while maintaining the heat transfer performance of the heat exchangers. .
- the refrigeration cycle device is described as an air conditioner, but it is not limited to this, and may be a cooling device for cooling a refrigerated warehouse or the like or a hot water supply device.
- Embodiment 6 corresponds to a modification of Embodiment 3 described above.
- the following description focuses on the differences of the sixth embodiment from the third embodiment, and the configurations not described in the sixth embodiment are the same as those of the third embodiment.
- FIG. 28 is a schematic plan view showing an enlarged part of the heat exchanger according to Embodiment 6.
- FIG. 29 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB of FIG. 28.
- the drainage slit 23A is a drainage slit formed between the first louver groups 22A in the air circulation direction
- the drainage slit 23B is a drainage slit formed between the second louver groups 22B in the air circulation direction.
- the heat exchanger 10D of Embodiment 6 is limited to one drainage slit 23A and one drainage slit 23B as shown in FIG. That is, the number of drainage slits 23A and drainage slits 23B is not limited to a plurality, and may be one. Note that there are a plurality of inter-row drainage slits 23C.
- the behavior of draining condensed water on the surface of the fins in Embodiment 6 will be described.
- the first louver group 22A and the second louver group 22B move the condensed water on the fin surfaces to the vicinity of the middle portion (hereinafter referred to as the center between rows) of the fin portion 24 in the direction of air flow (the direction of the white arrow in FIG. 28).
- Water is collected and drained from the inter-row drain slit 23C. Therefore, the amount of condensed water increases near the center between the rows. Therefore, the amount of condensed water near the center of the formation region of the first louver group 22A and the center of the formation region of the second louver group 22B is relatively smaller than that near the center between the rows. In other words, the rate of discharge of water near the center between rows becomes a rate-determining factor.
- the "center” here is the center in the direction of air circulation.
- the heat exchanger 10D has a plurality of inter-row drainage slits 23C with a relatively large amount of condensed water, and one drainage slit 23A and one drainage slit B with a relatively small amount of condensed water. As a result, the heat exchanger 10D has excellent heat transfer performance while improving drainage of condensed water.
- a C >A A or A C >A B preferably A C >A A +A B here,
- FIG. 28 describes the case where the drain slits 23A, the drain slits 23B, and the inter-row drain slits 23C are not periodically displaced in the pipe arrangement direction. They may be formed in a substantially displaced manner.
- the flat plate portion 21 located between the drainage slits 23 functions as the water guide portion 21A.
- the flat plate portion 21 positioned between them corresponds to the water guiding portion 21A. If the water guide portion 21A were long in the air circulation direction, the interval between the row-to-row drainage slits 23C would be widened, and the area for arranging the drainage slits 23 and the louvers 22 would be narrowed accordingly. Therefore, it is preferable that the water guide portion 21A be formed as short as possible in the direction of air circulation.
- the length ⁇ 1 [mm] of the water guide portion 21A in the air circulation direction is preferably formed so as to satisfy ⁇ 1 ⁇ 2 .
- FIG. 30 is a diagram showing another example of the heat exchanger according to the sixth embodiment.
- an inter-row drainage slit 23C is formed in the fin portion 24 between the opposing ends of the flat heat transfer tubes 1A and 1B adjacent in the air circulation direction.
- the opposing ends are one end 1Ab on the leeward side of the flat heat transfer tube 1A (hereinafter referred to as the leeward end 1Ab), and the other end 1Ba on the windward side of the flat heat transfer tube 1B (hereinafter referred to as windward edge 1Ba).
- the drainage performance will be improved for the following reason, which is even better.
- the configuration in which the inter-row drainage slit 23C is provided only in the region where the flat heat transfer tubes are not arranged side by side the condensed water 4 near the center between the rows flows into the inter-row drainage slit 23C and the leeward end of the flat heat transfer tube 1A. Since the surface and the windward end surface of the flat heat transfer tube 1B are effectively used to intensively drain water, drainage performance is improved.
- the heat exchanger 10D of the sixth embodiment can obtain the same effects as those of the third embodiment.
- the heat exchanger 10D can mount the drainage slits 23 and the louvers 22 on the fin portions 24 at a high density. can improve performance.
- the row-to-row drainage slit 23C is formed in the fin portion 24 between the leeward end 1Ab of the flat heat transfer tube 1A and the upwind end 1Ba of the flat heat transfer tube 1B in the air circulation direction. It is As a result, the heat exchanger 10D has improved drainage.
- Embodiment 7 differs from heat exchanger 10D of Embodiment 6 in the positional relationship between the upstream ends of flat heat transfer tubes 1A and corrugated fins 2 on the windward side.
- the following description focuses on the differences of the seventh embodiment from the sixth embodiment, and the configurations not described in the seventh embodiment are the same as those of the sixth embodiment.
- FIG. 31 is a schematic plan view showing an enlarged part of a heat exchanger according to Embodiment 7.
- the tip 2aa (hereinafter referred to as the windward end 2aa) on the windward side of the corrugated fin 2 in the direction of air circulation (the direction of the white arrow in FIG. 31) is the air circulation direction of the flat heat transfer tube 1A. It has a configuration that is retracted to the leeward side from the tip 1Aa on the windward side of the direction (hereinafter referred to as the windward end 1Aa).
- the flat heat transfer tube 1A is the flat heat transfer tube in the most windward row among the flat heat transfer tubes 1 arranged in a plurality of rows (here, two rows).
- L1 is the length of the heat exchanger 10E in the air circulation direction, and is the air between the windward end 1Aa of the flat heat transfer tube 1A and the leeward end 1Bb of the flat heat transfer tube 1B (hereinafter referred to as the leeward end 1Bb). This is the distance in the flow direction.
- the heat exchanger 10E When the heat exchanger 10E is used as an evaporator, the refrigerant below the freezing point flows inside the heat transfer tube, and when the air passes through the heat exchanger 10E, the air passes through the heat exchanger 10E from the windward side to the leeward side. While doing so, it sequentially heat-exchanges with the refrigerant inside the heat transfer tube, and is cooled. Condensed water is generated on the surface of the fins by the cooled air. In the heat exchanger 10E, the temperature difference between the refrigerant and the air increases toward the windward side, and the heat exchange amount increases. Therefore, the amount of condensed water generated on the surface of the fins increases toward the windward side of the heat exchanger 10E, and the amount of frost formation also increases toward the windward side of the heat exchanger 10E.
- the protruding portion 11a including the tip 1Aa of the flat heat transfer tube 1A which is the portion that protrudes to the windward side from the corrugated fins 2, is a portion that is easily frosted.
- the heat exchanger 10E has a configuration in which the tips 2aa of the corrugated fins 2 are recessed further downwind than the tips 1Aa on the windward side in the air flow direction of the flat heat transfer tubes 1A, a wide frosting space can be secured. can. Since the heat exchanger 10E can secure a wide frosting space, it is possible to reduce the temperature difference between the fin portion 24 itself and the air on the windward side.
- the frost formation space is the space around the portion where the corrugated fins 2 are not provided on the windward side of the plurality of flat heat transfer tubes 1A on the windward side in FIG. It can take up a lot of space.
- the heat transfer coefficient is small, and the amount of heat exchange can be reduced. That is, the heat exchanger 10E can reduce the amount of frost formation. As a result, the heat exchanger 10E can make the amount of frost formed on the fin portions 24 nearly uniform in the air circulation direction, and can improve the heating performance under low-temperature air conditions.
- the heat exchanger 10E can drain water from the portion with a large amount of frosting at the protruding portion 11a of the flat heat transfer tube 1A. You can expect performance improvements.
- the corrugated fins 2 are not present in the protruding portion 11a of the flat heat transfer tube 1A, the frost attached to the protruding portion 11a is in a semi-melted state before becoming completely condensed water. Since it may slide down, the heat exchanger 10E can improve drainage.
- FIG. 32 is a diagram showing the relationship between (L f /L 1 ) ⁇ 100 and low-temperature heating capacity in the heat exchanger according to Embodiment 7.
- FIG. 32 the horizontal axis is (L f /L 1 ) ⁇ 100 [%], and the vertical axis is the low temperature heating capacity [%].
- Lf is the retraction amount of the corrugated fins 2, and is the distance in the air circulation direction between the windward ends 2aa of the corrugated fins 2 and the windward ends 1Aa of the flat heat transfer tubes 1A.
- L1 is the length of the heat exchanger 10E in the air circulation direction, and is the distance in the air circulation direction between the windward end 1Aa of the flat heat transfer tube 1A and the leeward end 1Bb of the flat heat transfer tube 1B.
- the vertical axis indicates the improvement of the low-temperature heating capacity compared to the configuration without the projecting portion 11a, with the low-temperature heating capability being 50% in the case of the configuration without the projecting portion 11a.
- L f /L 1 is larger than 0% and within 11%, thereby improving the low-temperature heating capacity.
- L f /L 1 exceeds 11%, the reduction in heat transfer area becomes significant in spite of the effect of improving the low-temperature heating capacity. Therefore, L f /L 1 is preferably larger than 0 and within 11%.
- FIG. 33 is a diagram showing the relationship between the amount of retraction of the corrugated fins and the refrigerant flow path inside the flat heat transfer tube in the seventh embodiment.
- Lt is the distance in the air circulation direction between the windward end 1Aa of the flat heat transfer tube 1A and the windward end 11ba of the refrigerant flow path 11b inside the flat heat transfer tube 1A.
- the heat exchanger 10E satisfies the relationship L t ⁇ L f .
- the refrigerant flow path 11b is not formed in the range in the air circulation direction where the corrugated fins 2 are recessed.
- the coolant flow path 11b is not formed in the projecting portion 11a. Therefore, the temperature of the projecting portion 11a can be made relatively high with respect to the coolant temperature.
- the heat exchanger 10E can reduce the temperature difference between the protruding portion 11a itself and the air, thereby avoiding the formation of frost concentrated on the protruding portion 11a. Uniform frost formation on the windward side can be achieved.
- the heat exchanger 10E can improve the low-temperature heating capacity.
- the heat exchanger 10E can improve defrost performance and drainage performance by forming frost uniformly.
- the heat exchanger 10E of Embodiment 7 can obtain the same effects as those of Embodiment 6, and can also obtain the following effects.
- the heat exchanger 10E has a structure in which the windward ends 2aa of the corrugated fins 2 are recessed further downwind than the windward ends 1Aa of the windward flat heat transfer tubes 1A. Therefore, the heat exchanger 10E can reduce the temperature difference between the fins 24 themselves and the air on the windward side, and can make the frost amount of the fins 24 nearly uniform in the air circulation direction. As a result, the heat exchanger 10E can improve its heating capacity under cold air conditions.
- the heat exchanger 10E avoids uneven frost formation on the protruding portion 11a, and uniform frost formation on the windward side of the heat exchanger 10E. can be improved. As a result, the heat exchanger 10E can improve the low-temperature heating capacity. Moreover, the heat exchanger 10E can improve defrost performance and drainage performance by forming frost uniformly.
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図1は、実施の形態1に係る熱交換器の構成を説明する図である。図1に示すように、実施の形態1の熱交換器10は、パラレル配管形となるコルゲートフィンチューブ型の熱交換器である。熱交換器10は、複数の扁平伝熱管1、複数のコルゲートフィン2および一対のヘッダー3を有する。
コルゲートフィン2は、扁平伝熱管1よりも空気流通方向の上流側に突出した上流側突出部2aを除いて、扁平伝熱管1の扁平面1aに接合されている。この接合部分は、ろう材によってろう付けされ、接合されている。コルゲートフィン2を構成するフィン材の材質は、たとえば、アルミニウム合金である。そして、コルゲートフィン2を構成するフィン材の表面には、ろう材層がクラッドされている。クラッドされたろう材層の主材は、たとえば、アルミシリコン系のアルミニウムを含むろう材である。ここで、コルゲートフィン2を構成するフィン材の板厚は、たとえば50μm~200μm程度である。
図4は、実施の形態1に係るコルゲートフィンのフィン部における排水スリットの位置の説明図である。図4(a)~図4(e)のそれぞれは、図1の(a)~(e)の各位置のフィン部24に対応している。つまり、図4(a)~図4(e)は、管軸方向に隣接するフィン部24を示している。図4(a)~図4(c)には、空気流通方向に排水スリット23が2列形成され、各列に排水スリット23が管並設方向に2つ形成されて計4つの排水スリットが形成された構成を示している。図4(d)~図4(e)には、排水スリット23が2列形成され、各列に排水スリット23が1つ形成されて計2つの排水スリットが形成された構成を示している。
図5では、管軸方向に見て排水スリット23が平板部21の管並設方向の両端の頂部20の両方に重ならない位置に形成されている。
フィン部24Aおよびフィン部24Bでは、排水スリット23が管軸方向に見て頂部20に重ならない配置となっているため、フィン部24Aとフィン部24Bとの間の頂部20は非排水頂部20bとなっている。このため、非排水頂部20bの内側空間に、凝縮水4に発生する表面張力によって凝縮水が滞留しやすくなる。以下では、凝縮水4が滞留した部分を頂部滞留部30という。以下、頂部滞留部30に滞留した凝縮水4の排水について説明する。
図7は、排水スリットの列数に応じた排水特性の解析結果の一例を示す図である。図7の縦軸は熱交換器の残水量を示し、横軸は時間を示している。残水量の減少スピードが速いものほど、排水性が高いことを示している。排水性とは、単位時間あたりの排水量である。排水性の計測は一般的には、以下のように行われる。同じ開口面積の排水スリット23を1列形成したフィン部と、2列形成したフィン部と、3列形成したフィン部と、のそれぞれのフィン部を有する実験モデルの熱交換器を作製する。そして、その各熱交換器を水槽に浸漬して取り出し、各熱交換器に残る残水量を時間の経過とともに計測する。図7は発明者らが開発した気液二相流の3次元解析を用いて、上記の試験評価を模擬した計算結果の一例をまとめたものである。
発明者らは、実験および解析により、ルーバー間通風断面積ALと排水スリット開口面積Asとの比と、排水速度と、の間に関係があることを見出した。この点について以下に説明する。
ここで、
NL[-]:ルーバー22の数
θ[rad]:板部22bの平板部21に対する角度(以下、ルーバー角度という)
Lp[mm]:隣接するルーバー22間のピッチ
Lw[mm]:ルーバー22の管並設方向の幅(以下、ルーバー幅という)
t[mm]:コルゲートフィンの肉厚
Ns[-]:排水スリット23の列数
Sw[mm]:排水スリット23の管並設方向の幅(以下、排水スリット幅という)
Ss[mm]:排水スリット23の空気流通方向の長さ(以下、排水スリット長さという)
排水スリット23が複数列形成される場合、排水スリット同士の間には伝熱領域503(図9および図10参照)が形成される。伝熱領域503は、いわば排水スリット23に囲まれた領域であるため伝熱面としての伝熱効果は低いが、渦を発生させ、乱流促進による伝熱領域503の下流での伝熱促進効果を発揮する。乱流促進の特性上、伝熱領域503の空気流通方向の長さhsが排水スリット23の空気流通方向の長さSsよりも短い方が、伝熱性能を向上できる。また、発明者らの解析によると、伝熱領域503の空気流通方向の長さhsが排水スリット23の空気流通方向の長さSsよりも短い方が、以下に説明するように排水性を向上できる。
比較例のフィン材500は、伝熱領域503を備えておらず、排水スリットとなる一つの大きな開口500aを有する。開口500aは、上流側突出部2aを除くフィン材500の空気流通方向の中心部に配置される。このため、開口500aは、フィン材500の空気流通方向の中心線504に対して偏った位置にある。このように開口500aが偏った位置にあると、偏っている側(図11では上側)にモーメントが発生し、フィン材500に反りが発生し、変形する。
発明者らの実験および解析によると、ルーバー角度が排水性に大きな影響を与えることが分かった。この点について以下に説明する。
上述したように、コルゲートフィン2は、排水頂部20aと非排水頂部20bとがバランス良く混在する構成が望ましい。このような構成を実現するにあたっては、コルゲート加工前のフィン材に対して排水スリット23を以下の配置で加工すればよい。以下、フィン材に対する排水スリット23の配置について、以下の図13~図16を用いて4パターンを説明する。以下の図13~図16は、コルゲート加工前の平板状のフィン材を示している。また、図13~図16において縦方向に延びる点線はフィン部間の境界ラインl3を示している。
コルゲートフィン2における凝縮水の主な排水メカニズムは、ルーバー22によって空気流通方向に流下し、排水スリット23に集水されて排水される。このため、排水スリット23は同一開口面積および同一濡れぶち長さであっても、管並設方向に長く、空気流通方向に短い形状であると、伝熱面積の減少を極力抑えつつ、排水性を向上させることができる。したがって、加工性等を考慮すると、図4、図5、図9および図18等に図示しているように、例えば、長方形の形状であることが好ましい。
図13は、実施の形態1に係るコルゲートフィンにおける排水スリット用開口の配置パターン1の説明図である。のフィン材を示す図である。
配置パターン1では、排水スリット23となる開口23aの幅L2が、フィン部24の管並設方向の長さL1よりも長い。隣り合うフィン部24の開口23a同士の間隔は、等間隔である。つまり、この間隔の長さL3は、フィン材50の長手方向の各位置で同じである。開口23aは、境界ラインl3を跨ぐようにして配置されている。コルゲート加工前のフィン材50に対して排水スリット23となる開口23aを上記のサイズおよび配置で加工することで、コルゲート加工後のコルゲートフィン2において、排水頂部20aと非排水頂部20bとをバランス良く混在した構成を形成できる。
図14は、実施の形態1に係るコルゲートフィンにおける排水スリット用開口の配置パターン2の説明図である。
配置パターン2では、排水スリット23となる開口23aの幅L2が、フィン部24の管並設方向の長さL1よりも短い。隣り合うフィン部24の開口23a同士の間隔は、等間隔である。つまり、この間隔の長さL3は、フィン材50の長手方向の各位置で同じである。なお、長さL3は、L1からL2を減算した値以外の値を取る。これは、L3がL1からL2を減算した値であると、排水頂部20aと非排水頂部20bとが混在せず、全頂部20が排水頂部20aまたは非排水頂部20bとなる可能性があるためである。コルゲート加工前のフィン材50に対して排水スリットとなる開口23aを上記のサイズおよび配置で加工することで、コルゲート加工後のコルゲートフィン2において、排水頂部20aと非排水頂部20bとをバランス良く混在した構成を形成できる。
図15は、実施の形態1に係るコルゲートフィンにおける排水スリット用開口の配置パターン3の説明図である。
配置パターン3では、排水スリット23となる開口23aの幅L2が、フィン部24の管並設方向の長さL1よりも短い。そして、隣り合うフィン部24の開口23a同士の間隔は、等間隔ではない。つまり、この間隔の長さL3は、フィン材50の長手方向の各位置で異なる。パターン3は、フィン材50の長手方向に5つの開口23aを有する配置パターンを1周期として、この配置パターンがフィン材50の長手方向に周期的に繰り返される構成となっている。
図16は、実施の形態1に係るコルゲートフィンにおける排水スリット用開口の配置パターン4の説明図である。
配置パターン4は、排水スリット23となる開口23aの幅L2が各位置で異なるものである。そして、隣り合うフィン部24の開口23a同士の間隔は、等間隔である。つまり、この間隔の長さL3は、フィン材50の長手方向の各位置で同じである。パターン4は、フィン材50の長手方向に5つの開口23aを有する配置パターンを1周期として、この配置パターンがフィン材50の長手方向に周期的に繰り返される構成となっている。
配置パターン1~配置パターン4のように、フィン材50の長手方向に特定の配置パターンが周期的に繰り返される構成の場合、コルゲートカッターまたはコルゲート穴あけローラーなどを用いて排水スリット23の加工を行うことができる。次の図17にコルゲートカッターを用いた穴開け加工の様子を示す。
一対のコルゲートカッター501、502が対向して配置され、一対のコルゲートカッター501、502の間にフィン材50が配置されている。フィン材50が白抜き矢印の方向に送られることで一対のコルゲートカッター501、502が実線矢印の方向に回転し、回転しながらフィン材50に対して排水スリット23となる開口23aの穴開けを行う。
以上説明したように、実施の形態1の熱交換器10は、断面が扁平形状に形成され、貫通孔で形成された流路を複数有し、上下方向に立てて配置されて空気流通方向と直交する方向に間隔を空けて並設された複数の扁平伝熱管1と、複数の扁平伝熱管1同士の間に配置されたコルゲートフィン2と、を備えた熱交換器である。コルゲートフィン2は、板状のフィン部24が複数の扁平伝熱管1の管軸方向に波形状に連なる構成を有する。フィン部24は、複数の扁平伝熱管1の並設方向である管並設方向に延びて形成され、フィン部24の上面の水を落下させて排水する排水スリット23と、管並設方向に延びるルーバースリット22aとフィン部24の平板状の平板部21に対して傾斜した板部22bとを有する複数のルーバー22と、を備える。複数のルーバー22は、排水スリット23よりも空気流通方向の上流側に形成された第1ルーバー群22Aと、排水スリット23よりも空気流通方向の下流側に形成された第2ルーバー群22Bとに分けられる。第1ルーバー群22Aの板部22bと第2ルーバー群22Bの板部22bとは、平板部21に対して互いに逆向きに傾斜している。排水スリット23は、第1ルーバー群22Aと第2ルーバー群22Bとの間に、空気流通方向に間隔を空けて複数個形成されている。
実施の形態2は、実施の形態1の熱交換器10を空気流通方向に複数備えた構成に関する。以下、実施の形態2が実施の形態1と異なる点を中心に説明し、実施の形態2で説明されていない構成は実施の形態1と同様である。
実施の形態2に係る熱交換器10Aは、複数の扁平伝熱管1が空気流通方向に間隔を空けて2列配置され、2列に共通にコルゲートフィン2が配置された構成を有する。ここで、風上側(空気流通方向の上流側ということもある)の扁平伝熱管1を扁平伝熱管1Aとし、風下側(空気流通方向の下流側ということもある)の扁平伝熱管1を扁平伝熱管1Bとする。扁平伝熱管1Aの扁平断面の長手方向の寸法L4と、扁平伝熱管1Bの扁平断面の長手方向の寸法L5とは、同じであってもよいし、異なっていてもよい。なお、ここでは扁平伝熱管1が2列の構成を示したが、3列以上でもよい。
この変形例の熱交換器10Aでは、フィン部24における第1排水スリット23Aおよび第2排水スリット23Bの管並設方向の位置が異なっている。
実施の形態2に係る熱交換器10Aでは、排水スリット23の位置または排水スリット23の幅の調整によって、風上側と風下側とで排水性および伝熱性能を個別に調整できる。具体的には、排水スリット23の位置を調整して排水頂部20aの個数が増えるようにすれば排水性を向上でき、排水頂部20aの個数を少なくすれば伝熱性を向上できる。また、排水スリット23の幅を大きくすれば排水性を向上でき、排水スリット23の幅を小さくすれば伝熱性を向上できる。
以上のように、実施の形態2の熱交換器10Aは、実施の形態1と同様の効果が得られるとともに、以下の効果が得られる。実施の形態2の熱交換器10Aは、管並設方向に並ぶ複数の扁平伝熱管1が空気流通方向に間隔を空けて複数列配置され、複数列で共通にコルゲートフィン2が配置された構成を有する。この構成により、各列における第1排水スリット23Aおよび第2排水スリット23Bのそれぞれの位置および排水スリット幅の一方または両方を調整することで、風上側と風下側とで排水性および伝熱性能を調整できる。これにより、実施の形態2の熱交換器10Aは、低温空気条件での熱交換性能を向上できる。
実施の形態3は、実施の形態2の熱交換器10Aにさらに、列間排水スリットが形成された構成に関する。以下、実施の形態3が実施の形態2と異なる点を中心に説明し、実施の形態3で説明されていない構成は実施の形態2と同様である。
実施の形態3に係る熱交換器10Bは、扁平伝熱管1Aと扁平伝熱管1Bとの間の平板部21であって、扁平伝熱管1と接合されない非接合領域21aに列間排水スリット23Cが形成された構成を有する。列間排水スリット23は、コルゲートフィン2に形成された貫通孔である。非接合領域21aに列間排水スリット23Cを設けることで、伝熱性能が低くなる領域における排水性を向上できる。なお、図22では、列間排水スリット23Cが空気流通方向に2列形成された例を示しているが、列間排水スリット23Cは1列でもよいし、3列以上でもよい。また、図22では、2列の列間排水スリット23Cの管並設方向の位置が揃っているが、次の図23のように位置がずれていてもよい。
この変形例の熱交換器10Bでは、2列の列間排水スリット23Cの管並設方向の位置がずれている。
実施の形態3の熱交換器10Bは、列間排水スリット23Cを主たる排水スリットとして用いる。このため、複数のルーバー22を第1ルーバー群22Aと第2ルーバー群22Bとに分ける排水スリットは列間排水スリット23Cである。つまり、列間排水スリット23Cよりも空気流通方向の上流側のルーバー群が第1ルーバー群22Aであり、列間排水スリット23Cよりも空気流通方向の下流側のルーバー群が第2ルーバー群22Bである。そして、実施の形態1で説明したように、第1ルーバー群22Aの板部22bと第2ルーバー群22Bの板部22bとが、平板部21に対して互いに逆向きに傾斜している。このような構成とすることで、ルーバー22の板部22bに沿って流れた凝縮水は、下方のフィン部24の列間排水スリット23Cに向かって導水され、排水性を向上できる。
以上説明したように、実施の形態3の熱交換器10Bは、実施の形態2と同様の効果が得られるとともに、各列の扁平伝熱管1の空気流通方向の間に対応する位置に列間排水スリット23Cが形成されているので、排水性を向上できる。列間排水スリット23Cよりも空気流通方向の上流側の第1ルーバー群22Aの板部22bと、列間排水スリット23Cよりも空気流通方向の下流側の第2ルーバー群22Bの板部22bとは、平板部21に対して互いに逆向きに傾斜している。これにより、列間排水スリット23Cに向かって凝縮水が導水され、排水性を向上できる。また、列間排水スリット23Cの開口面積が、列間排水スリット以外の排水スリットである第1排水スリット23Aおよび第2排水スリット23Bのそれぞれの開口面積よりも大きいため、同じ開口面積とする場合よりも排水性を向上できる。
実施の形態4は、実施の形態3の熱交換器10Bにおけるフィン部24の上流側突出部2aを肉厚の構成としたものである。以下、実施の形態4が実施の形態3と異なる点を中心に説明し、実施の形態4で説明されていない構成は実施の形態3と同様である。
実施の形態4の熱交換器10Cは、コルゲートフィン2の上流側突出部2aの板厚が、コルゲートフィン2の上流側突出部2a以外の部分よりも肉厚となっている。上流側突出部2aは、図26に示すように扁平伝熱管1よりも上流側に突出したフィン部24が折り返されて肉厚に形成されている。
以上説明したように、実施の形態4の熱交換器10Cは、実施の形態3と同様の効果が得られるとともに、コルゲートフィン2の上流側突出部2aを上流側突出部2a以外の部分よりも肉厚としたので、以下の効果が得られる。すなわち、上流側突出部2aの強度を向上でき、上流側突出部2aに霜が付着した場合の上流側突出部2aの変形を抑制できる。仮に、上流側突出部2aが変形した場合、空気の流路が妨げられて結果的に熱交換能力の低下を招くが、実施の形態4では上流側突出部2aの変形を抑制できることで、熱交換能力を維持できる。
実施の形態5は、実施の形態1~実施の形態4の熱交換器を備えた冷凍サイクル装置の一例としての空気調和装置に関する。
空気調和装置は、実施の形態1~実施の形態4の熱交換器を室外熱交換器230として用いる。ただし、これに限定するものではなく、実施の形態1~実施の形態4の熱交換器を室内熱交換器110として用いてもよいし、室外熱交換器230および室内熱交換器110の両方に用いてもよい。
実施の形態5の空気調和装置は、実施の形態1~実施の形態4の熱交換器を備えているので、熱交換器における伝熱性能を維持しつつ排水性を向上することが可能である。
実施の形態6は、上記実施の形態3の変形例に相当する。以下、実施の形態6が実施の形態3と異なる点を中心に説明し、実施の形態6で説明されていない構成は実施の形態3と同様である。
AC>AAまたはAC>AB、好ましくは、AC>AA+AB
ここで、
AA[mm2]:第1ルーバー群22Aの空気流通方向の間に形成された排水スリット23Aの開口面積
AB[mm2]:第2ルーバー群22Bの空気流通方向の間に形成された排水スリット23Bの開口面積
AC[mm2]:列間排水スリット23Cの開口面積
ここで、
δ2[mm]:複数のルーバー22と複数(ここでは2つ)の列間排水スリット23Cとのうち、空気流通方向に隣接するルーバー22と列間排水スリット23との間の空気流通方向の距離。言い換えれば、複数のルーバー22のうち列間中央側の端にあるルーバー22と、このルーバー22から最も近い列間排水スリット23Cとの間の空気流通方向の距離。
以上説明したように、実施の形態6の熱交換器10Dは、実施の形態3と同様の効果が得られる。また、導水部21Aの空気流通方向の長さδ1がδ1<δ2の関係を満足するので、熱交換器10Dは、排水スリット23およびルーバー22をフィン部24に高密度で実装できて性能を向上できる。
実施の形態7は、風上側の扁平伝熱管1Aおよびコルゲートフィン2のそれぞれの上流端の位置関係が実施の形態6の熱交換器10Dと異なる。以下、実施の形態7が実施の形態6と異なる点を中心に説明し、実施の形態7で説明されていない構成は実施の形態6と同様である。
熱交換器10Eが蒸発器として使用される場合、氷点下以下の冷媒が伝熱管内部を流動し、空気が熱交換器10Eを通過する際、空気は熱交換器10Eを風上側から風下側に通過しながら伝熱管内部の冷媒と順次熱交換を行い、冷却される。そして、フィン表面には、冷却された空気によって凝縮水が発生する。熱交換器10Eでは、風上側ほど冷媒と空気との温度差が大きく、熱交換量が大きくなる。このため、フィン表面に発生する凝縮水は、熱交換器10Eの風上側ほど多くなり、着霜量も熱交換器10Eの風上側ほど多くなる。
以上説明したように、実施の形態7の熱交換器10Eは、実施の形態6と同様の効果が得られるとともに、以下の効果を得ることができる。熱交換器10Eは、コルゲートフィン2の風上端2aaが、風上側の扁平伝熱管1Aの風上端1Aaよりも風下側に引っ込んだ構成を有する。このため、熱交換器10Eは、風上側においてフィン部24自身と空気との温度差を小さくすることができ、フィン部24の着霜量を空気流通方向において均一に近づけることができる。その結果、熱交換器10Eは、低温空気条件下における暖房能力を改善することができる。
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- 断面が扁平形状に形成され、貫通孔で形成された流路を複数有し、上下方向に立てて配置されて空気流通方向と直交する方向に間隔を空けて並設された複数の扁平伝熱管と、前記複数の扁平伝熱管同士の間に配置されたコルゲートフィンと、を備えた熱交換器であって、
前記コルゲートフィンは、板状のフィン部が前記複数の扁平伝熱管の管軸方向に波形状に連なる構成を有し、
前記フィン部は、
前記複数の扁平伝熱管の並設方向である管並設方向に延びて形成され、前記フィン部の上面の水を落下させて排水する排水スリットと、
前記管並設方向に延びるルーバースリットと前記フィン部の平板状の平板部に対して傾斜した板部とを有する複数のルーバーと、を備え、
前記複数のルーバーは、
前記排水スリットよりも前記空気流通方向の上流側に形成された第1ルーバー群と、前記排水スリットよりも前記空気流通方向の下流側に形成された第2ルーバー群とに分けられ、前記第1ルーバー群の前記板部と前記第2ルーバー群の前記板部とは、前記平板部に対して互いに逆向きに傾斜しており、
前記排水スリットは、
前記第1ルーバー群と前記第2ルーバー群との間に、前記空気流通方向に間隔を空けて複数個形成されている熱交換器。 - 前記排水スリット同士の前記間隔は、前記排水スリットの前記空気流通方向の長さSsよりも短い請求項1記載の熱交換器。
- 前記平板部において複数個の前記排水スリットの間の部分である導水部の前記空気流通方向の長さをδ1、前記複数のルーバーと複数個の前記排水スリットとのうち、前記空気流通方向に隣接する前記ルーバーと前記排水スリットとの間の前記空気流通方向の距離をδ2とするとき、δ1<δ2を満足する請求項1または請求項2記載の熱交換器。
- 前記導水部は、長手方向が前記管並設方向であり、短手方向が前記空気流通方向である長板形状である請求項3記載の熱交換器。
- 前記フィン部は、前記平板部の前記管並設方向の両端部に前記複数の扁平伝熱管に接合される頂部を有し、
複数の前記フィン部の一部は、前記管軸方向に見て前記両端部の一方または両方の前記頂部に重なる位置に前記排水スリットが形成されている請求項1~請求項4のいずれか一項に記載の熱交換器。 - 複数の前記フィン部の一部は、前記管軸方向に見て前記両端部の前記頂部の両方に重ならない位置に前記排水スリットが形成されている請求項5記載の熱交換器。
- 前記コルゲートフィンは、前記複数の扁平伝熱管よりも上流側に突出した上流側突出部を有し、前記上流側突出部の肉厚が前記上流側突出部以外の部分よりも肉厚となっている請求項1~請求項6のいずれか一項に記載の熱交換器。
- 前記コルゲートフィンの前記上流側突出部は、前記複数の扁平伝熱管よりも上流側に突出した前記フィン部が折り返されて肉厚となっている請求項7記載の熱交換器。
- 前記管軸方向に隣接する前記フィン部同士で前記排水スリットの前記管並設方向の位置が互いにずれている請求項1~請求項8のいずれか一項に記載の熱交換器。
- 前記コルゲートフィンは、前記排水スリットの前記空気流通方向の位置が同じ前記フィン部が前記管軸方向に周期的に繰り返し登場する構成を有する請求項1~請求項9のいずれか一項に記載の熱交換器。
- 前記複数の扁平伝熱管が前記空気流通方向に間隔を空けて複数列配置され、複数列で共通に前記コルゲートフィンが配置されており、
前記コルゲートフィンには、各列に対応して、前記複数のルーバーおよび前記排水スリットが形成されている請求項1~請求項10のいずれか一項に記載の熱交換器。 - 各列の前記空気流通方向の間に対応する位置に列間排水スリットが形成されている請求項11記載の熱交換器。
- 前記複数のルーバーを前記第1ルーバー群と前記第2ルーバー群とに分ける前記排水スリットが前記列間排水スリットであり、前記列間排水スリットよりも前記空気流通方向の上流側に位置する前記第1ルーバー群の前記板部と、前記列間排水スリットよりも前記空気流通方向の上流側に位置する前記第2ルーバー群の前記板部とが、前記平板部に対して互いに逆向きに傾斜している請求項12記載の熱交換器。
- 前記列間排水スリットの開口面積が前記列間排水スリット以外の前記排水スリットの開口面積よりも大きい請求項12または請求項13記載の熱交換器。
- 前記第1ルーバー群の前記空気流通方向の間に形成された前記排水スリットの開口面積をAA、前記第2ルーバー群の前記空気流通方向の間に形成された前記排水スリットの開口面積をAB、前記列間排水スリットの開口面積をACと定義するとき、AC>AA+ABを満足する請求項12~請求項14のいずれか一項に記載の熱交換器。
- 前記第1ルーバー群の前記空気流通方向の間に形成された前記排水スリットと、前記第2ルーバー群の前記空気流通方向の間に形成された前記排水スリットとは、それぞれ1個であり、前記列間排水スリットは複数個である請求項12~請求項15のいずれか一項に記載の熱交換器。
- 前記列間排水スリットが、前記フィン部において、前記空気流通方向に隣接する各列の前記複数の扁平伝熱管の対向する先端同士の間に形成されている請求項12~請求項16のいずれか一項に記載の熱交換器。
- 前記コルゲートフィンの前記空気流通方向の先端が、複数列配置された前記複数の扁平伝熱管のうち最も風上側の列の前記複数の扁平伝熱管の風上端よりも風下側に引っ込んでいる請求項12~請求項17のいずれか一項に記載の熱交換器。
- 前記最も風上側の列の前記複数の扁平伝熱管において、前記コルゲートフィンが引っ込んだ前記空気流通方向の範囲に、前記流路が形成されていない構成を有する請求項18記載の熱交換器。
- 前記コルゲートフィンが引っ込んだ引っ込み量をLf、前記熱交換器の前記空気流通方向の長さをL1としたとき、(Lf/L1)×100は、0%より大きく、11%以内である請求項18または請求項19記載の熱交換器。
- 請求項1~請求項20のいずれか一項に記載の熱交換器を有する冷凍サイクル装置。
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