CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a U.S. National Stage Application of PCT Application No. PCT/CN2019/097919, entitled “CONDENSER,” filed Jul. 26, 2019, which claims priority to Chinese Application No. 201810843447.3, filed Jul. 27, 2018, and Chinese Application No. 201821214503.9, filed Jul. 27, 2018, each of which is herein incorporated by reference in its entirety for all purposes.
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present application relates to the field of heat exchangers, more precisely to a condenser.
BACKGROUND ART
A housing of a condenser contains heat exchange tubes; an inlet pipe of the condenser is generally arranged at an upper part of the condenser, and gaseous fluid enters the housing of the condenser through the inlet pipe of the condenser. Since the speed of the gaseous fluid is relatively high, the gaseous fluid can easily cause the heat exchange tubes to rupture if it strikes them directly.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
A demonstrative embodiment of the present application can solve at least some of the abovementioned problems.
The present application provides a condenser, comprising a housing, an inlet pipe and an anti-impact plate. The housing has an accommodating cavity. The inlet pipe is a round pipe with an internal diameter that gradually increases from an inlet to an outlet. The inlet pipe is configured to pass through an upper part of the housing, and the outlet of the inlet pipe is accommodated in the accommodating cavity. The anti-impact plate is accommodated in the accommodating cavity, and located below the outlet of the inlet pipe, and a gap is provided between the anti-impact plate and the outlet, the gap allowing through-flow of a fluid flowing out of the outlet.
According to the condenser described above, on the anti-impact plate, the outlet of the inlet pipe has a projected region in an axial direction of the inlet pipe, the projected region being a hole-free zone.
According to the condenser described above, the internal diameter of the inlet pipe increases smoothly from the inlet to the outlet.
According to the condenser described above, the inlet of the inlet pipe has an inlet area A1; a surface formed by vertically downward extension of an edge of the outlet of the inlet pipe to the anti-impact plate has an outlet extension area A2; the ratio AreaRatio of the inlet area A1 to the outlet extension area A2 satisfies:
wherein the range of values of a is greater than −2000 and less than 0; the range of values of b is greater than 0 and less than 20; the range of values of c is greater than 0 and less than 200; and the range of values of a pressure recovery coefficient Cv is greater than 0.4 and less than 0.65.
According to the condenser described above, the range of values of the ratio AreaRatio=A2/A1 is greater than or equal to 1.65 and less than or equal to 3.
According to the condenser described above, the outlet extension area A2 is determined at least partially on the basis of the circumference of the outlet and the gap H.
According to the condenser described above, in an axial section, a curve of an inner wall of the inlet pipe satisfies any one or more of the following curves:
- (x−f)2+(y−g)2=h2, wherein the range of values of f is greater than −1 and less than 1, the range of values of g is greater than 0 and less than 100, and the range of values of h is greater than 0 and less than 100;
- y=lx2+mx+n, wherein the range of values of l is greater than 0, the range of values of m is greater than −10 and less than 10, and the range of values of n is greater than −20 and less than 20;
- y=ox3+px2+qx+s, wherein the range of values of o is greater than 0, the range of values of p is greater than −10 and less than 10, the range of values of q is greater than −20 and less than 20, and the range of values of s is greater than 0 and less than 100;
wherein the range of values of u is such that the absolute value of u is greater than 4 and less than 8, and the range of values of v is such that the absolute value of v is greater than 1 and less than 2.
According to the condenser described above, the anti-impact plate is configured such that the fluid flows past at least a part of an edge of the anti-impact plate along an upper surface of the anti-impact plate.
According to the condenser described above, two side edges of the anti-impact plate in a width direction of the condenser are bent upward.
According to the condenser described above, the anti-impact plate is connected to the housing by means of two side edges of the anti-impact plate in a width direction of the condenser.
The condenser of the present application can reduce frictional loss and local resistance of a refrigerant gas flowing into the inlet pipe, such that dynamic pressure of the refrigerant gas entering the condenser is partially converted to static pressure, and a static pressure loss when the refrigerant gas enters the tubular body through the inlet is reduced, thereby increasing the condensing pressure of the refrigerant gas in the condenser, so as to enhance the heat exchange performance.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
A better understanding of the features and advantages of the present application can be gained by reading the following detailed explanation with reference to the drawings; in all of the drawings, identical reference labels indicate identical components, wherein:
FIG. 1 is a three-dimensional drawing of a condenser in an embodiment of the present application.
FIG. 2A is a sectional view, taken along section line A-A in FIG. 1, of the condenser in FIG. 1.
FIG. 2B is a sectional view, taken along section line B-B in FIG. 1, of the condenser in FIG. 1.
FIG. 3 is a partial enlarged view of FIG. 2A.
FIG. 4 is a schematic drawing of part of an axial section of the inlet pipe in FIG. 3.
FIG. 5 is a schematic chart of the variation of a pressure recovery coefficient Cv of the inlet pipe in FIG. 1 with respect to a ratio AreaRatio.
FIGS. 6A-6C are schematic drawings of the relative positional relationship of the inlet pipe and the anti-impact plate in the embodiment shown in FIG. 2A.
FIG. 7A is a sectional view, taken along section line A-A in FIG. 1, of the condenser according to another embodiment of the present application.
FIG. 7B is a sectional view, taken along section line B-B in FIG. 1, of the condenser in FIG. 7A.
FIGS. 8A-8C are schematic drawings of the relative positional relationship of the inlet pipe and the anti-impact plate in the embodiment shown in FIG. 7A.
FIG. 9 is a sectional view, taken along section line A-A in FIG. 1, of the condenser according to a further embodiment of the present application.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Various particular embodiments of the present invention are described below with reference to the accompanying drawings, which form part of this Description. It should be understood that although terms indicating direction, such as “front”, “rear”, “up”, “down”, “left” and “right”, etc. are used in the present invention to describe various demonstrative structural parts and elements of the present invention in a directional or orientational manner, these terms are used here purely in order to facilitate explanation, and are determined on the basis of demonstrative orientations shown in the drawings. Since the embodiments disclosed in the present invention may be arranged in accordance with different directions, these terms indicating direction are purely illustrative, and should not be regarded as limiting. In the drawings below, identical components use identical reference labels, and similar components use similar reference labels.
FIG. 1 is a three-dimensional drawing of a condenser 100 in an embodiment of the present application. FIG. 2A is a sectional view, taken along section line A-A in FIG. 1, of the condenser 100 in FIG. 1. FIG. 2B is a sectional view, taken along section line B-B in FIG. 1, of the condenser 100 in FIG. 1. As shown in FIGS. 1-2B, the condenser 100 comprises a housing 112. The housing 112 comprises a tubular body 102, a left dividing plate 116, a right dividing plate 114, a left end plate 226 and a right end plate 118. The tubular body 102 is formed to extend in a length direction of the condenser 100. Left and right ends of the tubular body 102 are closed by the left dividing plate 116 and right dividing plate 114 respectively, so as to form an accommodating cavity 202. The left end plate 226 is arc-shaped; the left end plate 226 is connected to the left dividing plate 116 to form a communicating cavity 208. The right end plate 118 is also arc-shaped; the right end plate 118 is connected to the right dividing plate 114. The right dividing plate 114 further comprises a transverse dividing plate 210 extending transversely from the right dividing plate 114 to the right end plate 118, thereby forming an outlet accommodating cavity 234 and an inlet accommodating cavity 232. The housing 112 further comprises a medium inlet pipe 122 and a medium outlet pipe 124; the medium inlet pipe 122 and medium outlet pipe 124 are disposed on the right end plate 118, the medium inlet pipe 122 being in fluid communication with the inlet accommodating cavity 232, and the medium outlet pipe 124 being in fluid communication with the outlet accommodating cavity 234.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2A, the condenser 100 further comprises a first tube bundle 242, and a second tube bundle 244 located below the first tube bundle 242. The first tube bundle 242 and second tube bundle 244 are horizontally installed in the accommodating cavity 202, and extend in the length direction of the condenser 100. One end of the first tube bundle 242 is in fluid communication with the communicating cavity 208, and another end of the first tube bundle 242 is in fluid communication with the outlet accommodating cavity 234; one end of the second tube bundle 244 is in fluid communication with the communicating cavity 208, and another end of the second tube bundle 244 is in fluid communication with the inlet accommodating cavity 232, such that a cooling medium can pass through the medium inlet pipe 122 and then flow through the inlet accommodating cavity 232, the second tube bundle 244, the communicating cavity 208, the first tube bundle 242 and the outlet accommodating cavity 234 in sequence, and flow out of the condenser 100 via the medium outlet pipe 124 (in the flow direction indicated by the arrows M in FIG. 2A). The condenser 100 further comprises an inlet pipe 120 and an outlet pipe 130. The inlet pipe 120 is located at an upper part of the tubular body 102, and configured to receive a refrigerant gas. The outlet pipe 130 is located at a lower part of the tubular body 102, and configured to discharge condensed refrigerant liquid from the tubular body 102. The refrigerant gas that flows into the tubular body 102 through the inlet pipe 120 undergoes heat exchange with a medium in the first tube bundle 242 and second tube bundle 244, and after being condensed into refrigerant liquid, can be discharged from the tubular body 102 via the outlet pipe 130.
The condenser 100 further comprises an anti-impact plate 204. As an example, the anti-impact plate 204 is substantially a flat plate and is installed transversely in the accommodating cavity 202. The anti-impact plate 204 is arranged below the inlet pipe 120, and located above the first tube bundle 242, such that when the refrigerant gas flows into the tubular body 102 through the inlet pipe 120 at a relatively high speed, the anti-impact plate 204 can prevent the refrigerant gas from directly striking the first tube bundle 242, so as to avoid rupture of the first tube bundle 242. In addition, the anti-impact plate 204 is also arranged to be separated from an outlet 224 of the inlet pipe 120 by a gap H, so that refrigerant fluid can flow toward the first tube bundle 242 and second tube bundle 244 after flowing out of the outlet 224. The anti-impact plate 204 is welded to the tubular body 102 by means of a pair of connecting rods 206.
FIG. 3 is an enlarged drawing of the part enclosed by dotted lines in FIG. 2A, intended to show in greater detail an embodiment of the structure of the inlet pipe 120 and the anti-impact plate 204. As shown in FIG. 3, the inlet pipe 120 is a round pipe with an internal diameter that gradually increases from an inlet 222 to the outlet 224, and has a central axis K. The inlet pipe 120 passes through an upper part of the housing 112, and the outlet 224 of the inlet pipe 120 is accommodated in the accommodating cavity 202. The inlet 222 of the inlet pipe 120 has internal diameter D1, and the outlet 224 of the inlet pipe 120 has internal diameter D2; the internal diameter of the inlet pipe 120 increases smoothly from the internal diameter D1 of the inlet 222 to the internal diameter D2 of the outlet 224. On the anti-impact plate 204, the outlet 224 of the inlet pipe 120 has a projected region S projected vertically downward along the central axis K of the inlet pipe 120. The projected region S is a hole-free zone, so that the refrigerant gas can flow past at least a part of an edge of the anti-impact plate 204 along an upper surface of the anti-impact plate 204 and then come into contact with the first tube bundle 242, thereby preventing the refrigerant gas from striking the first tube bundle 242 directly.
FIG. 4 is a schematic drawing of part of an axial section of the inlet pipe 120 in FIG. 3, intended to show the specific shape of an inner wall of the inlet pipe 120. Here, x represents distance of the inner wall of the inlet pipe 120 on the axial section, in a direction perpendicular to the central axis K; y represents distance of the inner wall of the inlet pipe 120 on the axial section, in a direction parallel to the central axis K. In the axial section, a curve of the inner wall of the inlet pipe 120 satisfies any one or more of the following curves, wherein f, g, h, l, m, n, o, p, q, u and v represent constants:
- (x−f)2+(y−g)2=h2, wherein the range of values of f is greater than −1 and less than 1, the range of values of g is greater than 0 and less than 100, and the range of values of h is greater than 0 and less than 100;
- y=lx2+mx+n, wherein the range of values of l is greater than 0, the range of values of m is greater than −10 and less than 10, and the range of values of n is greater than −20 and less than 20;
- y=ox3+px2+qx+s, wherein the range of values of o is greater than 0, the range of values of p is greater than −10 and less than 10, the range of values of q is greater than −20 and less than 20, and the range of values of s is greater than 0 and less than 100;
wherein the range of values of u is such that the absolute value of u is greater than 4 and less than 8, and the range of values of v is such that the absolute value of v is greater than 1 and less than 2.
The smooth and gradual widening of the internal diameter of the inlet pipe 120 from the internal diameter D1 of the inlet 222 to the internal diameter D2 of the outlet 224 can reduce frictional loss of the refrigerant gas flowing into the inlet pipe 120, and this kind of gradually widening structure can also reduce local resistance of the refrigerant gas.
As an example, the inlet pipe 120 is a pipe of equal thickness. As another example, the inlet pipe may also be a pipe of non-equal thickness.
FIG. 5 is a schematic chart of the variation of a pressure recovery coefficient Cv of the inlet pipe 120 in FIG. 1 with respect to a ratio AreaRatio. Here, the inlet 222 of the inlet pipe 120 has an inlet area A1, a surface formed by vertically downward extension of an edge of the outlet 224 of the inlet pipe 120 to the anti-impact plate (204) has an outlet extension area A2, and the ratio AreaRatio represents the ratio of the inlet area A1 to the outlet extension area A2. The pressure recovery coefficient Cv represents the ratio of conversion of dynamic pressure of the refrigerant gas entering the condenser 100 to static pressure. For example, when the pressure recovery coefficient Cv is 0.3, this indicates that 30% of dynamic pressure is converted to static pressure. Specifically, when the ratio AreaRatio satisfies the following formula, the structural arrangement of the inlet pipe 120 and anti-impact plate 204 can cause the dynamic pressure of the refrigerant gas entering the condenser 100 to be partially converted to static pressure and reduce the static pressure loss when the refrigerant gas enters the tubular body 102 through the inlet 222, thereby increasing the condensing pressure of the refrigerant gas in the condenser 100, so as to enhance the heat exchange performance.
As shown in FIG. 5, the relationship between the pressure recovery coefficient Cv and the ratio AreaRatio satisfies:
- wherein the range of values of a is greater than −2000 and less than 0;
- the range of values of b is greater than 0 and less than 20;
- the range of values of c is greater than 0 and less than 200; and
- the range of values of the pressure recovery coefficient Cv is greater than 0.4 and less than 0.65.
As an example, the range of values of the ratio AreaRatio=A2/A1 is greater than or equal to 1.65 and less than or equal to 3.
FIGS. 6A-6C are schematic drawings of the relative positional relationship of the inlet pipe 120 and the anti-impact plate 204 in the embodiment shown in FIG. 2A, wherein FIG. 6A is intended to show the inlet area A1 of the inlet 222, and FIGS. 6B-6C are intended to show the outlet extension area A2. As shown in FIG. 6A, the shaded part in FIG. 6A indicates the inlet area A1 of the inlet 222, wherein the inlet area A1 is determined by the internal diameter D1 of the inlet 222. Specifically, the inlet area A1 and the internal diameter D1 of the inlet 222 satisfy:
The surface formed by vertically downward extension of the edge of the outlet 224 to the anti-impact plate 204 is an imaginary surface, which is a cylindrical surface and has the outlet extension area A2.
As shown in FIGS. 6B-6C, the sum of a shaded part A21 in FIG. 6B and a shaded part A22 in FIG. 6C is the outlet extension area A2. Specifically, the shaded part A21 in FIG. 6B represents a part of the outlet extension area A2 that is visible at the visual angle of FIG. 6B (which is the same as the visual angle of FIG. 6C), and the shaded part A22 in FIG. 6C represents another part of the outlet extension area A2 that is not visible at the visual angle of FIG. 6C (which is the same as the visual angle of FIG. 6B).
More specifically, the area A2, the internal diameter D2 of the outlet 224, and the gap H between the outlet 224 and the anti-impact plate 204 satisfy:
A2=πHD2
That is, the outlet extension area A2 is related to the circumference of the outlet 224 and the gap H between the outlet 224 and the anti-impact plate 204.
FIG. 7A is a sectional view, taken along section line A-A in FIG. 1, of the condenser 100 according to another embodiment of the present application. FIG. 7B is a sectional view, taken along section line B-B in FIG. 1, of the condenser 100 in FIG. 7A. In the condenser 100 shown in FIGS. 7A-7B, except for the different structure of the anti-impact plate 204, the configurations of all the other components are the same as in FIGS. 2A-2B, so are not described again here. Specifically, in the embodiment shown in FIGS. 7A-7B, two side edges of the anti-impact plate 204 in a width direction of the condenser 100 (i.e. perpendicular to the length direction of the tubular body 102) are bent upward, to form extension parts 702, 704 extending upward, and a connection with the housing 112 is made by means of the two side edges of the anti-impact plate 204 in the width direction of the condenser 100.
FIGS. 8A-8C are schematic drawings of the relative positional relationship of the inlet pipe 120 and the anti-impact plate 204 in the embodiment shown in FIG. 7A, wherein FIG. 8A is intended to show the inlet area A1 of the inlet 222, and FIGS. 8B-8C are intended to show the outlet extension area A2 of the surface formed by vertically downward extension of the edge of the outlet 224 to the anti-impact plate 204. The area A1 of the inlet 222 shown in FIG. 8A and the method of calculation thereof are the same as in FIG. 6A, so are not described again here. As shown in FIGS. 8B-8C, the sum of a shaded part A21 in FIG. 8B and shaded parts A22, A23 in FIG. 8C is the outlet extension area A2. Specifically, the shaded part A21 in FIG. 8B represents a part of the outlet extension area A2 that is visible at the visual angle of FIG. 8B (which is the same as the visual angle of FIG. 8C), the shaded part A22 in FIG. 8C represents a part of the outlet extension area A2 that is obscured by the inlet pipe 120 at the visual angle of FIG. 8C (which is the same as the visual angle of FIG. 8B), and the shaded part A23 in FIG. 8C represents a part of the outlet extension area A2 that is obscured by the extension part 704 of the anti-impact plate 204 at the visual angle of FIG. 8C (which is the same as the visual angle of FIG. 8B).
It must be explained that in the embodiment shown in FIGS. 6A-6C, the surface of vertically downward extension of the edge of the outlet 224 to the anti-impact plate 204 is a cylindrical surface (i.e. annular). However, in the embodiment shown in FIGS. 8A-8C, the surface formed by vertically downward extension of the edge of the outlet 224 to the anti-impact plate 204 is not a cylindrical surface. Specifically, the surface formed by vertically downward extension of the edge of the outlet 224 strikes the extension parts 702, 704 of the anti-impact plate 204, so a cylindrical surface formed by vertically downward extension of the edge of the outlet 224 will have a part cut away by the extension parts 702, 704; thus, the surface formed by vertically downward extension of the edge of the outlet 224 is not cylindrical between the outlet 224 and the anti-impact plate 204. Therefore, the outlet extension area A2 is not only related to the circumference of the outlet 224 and the gap H between the outlet 224 and the anti-impact plate 204, but also related to the structural shape of the anti-impact plate 204.
FIG. 9 is a sectional view, taken along section line A-A in FIG. 1, of the condenser 100 according to a further embodiment of the present application. In the condenser 100 shown in FIG. 9, except for the different structure of the anti-impact plate 204, the configurations of all the other components are the same as in FIGS. 2A-2B, so are not described again here. Specifically, in the embodiment shown in FIG. 9, the anti-impact plate 204 is provided with multiple holes 902; all of the multiple holes 902 are located outside the projected region S, on the anti-impact plate 204, of the outlet 224 of the inlet pipe 120, projected vertically downward along the central axis K of the inlet pipe 120, so that the refrigerant gas can flow toward the first tube bundle 242 more quickly via the multiple holes 902 after being blocked by the anti-impact plate 204. Although the anti-impact plate 204 is provided with the multiple holes 902, since the anti-impact plate 204 under the projected region S is still a flat plate, in the embodiment shown in FIG. 9, the inlet area A1 of the inlet 222 and the outlet extension area A2 of vertically downward extension of the edge of the outlet 224 to the anti-impact plate 204 are calculated in the same way as that expounded in FIG. 7A.
It must be explained that although the anti-impact plate in the present application is substantially configured as a flat plate in each case, those skilled in the art will understand that the anti-impact plate could also be designed to have another shape structure more favorable for the flow of refrigerant gas.
Moreover, although the condenser in the present application is in each case described by taking a shell-and-tube condenser as an example, those skilled in the art will understand that based on the spirit of the present invention, the condenser can not only be a shell-and-tube condenser, but can also be another different form of condenser, such as a tube-in-tube condenser.
Although only some features of the present application have been shown and described herein, many improvements and changes could be made by those skilled in the art. Thus, it should be understood that the attached claims are intended to encompass all of the abovementioned improvements and changes which fall within the scope of the essential spirit of the present application.