The present disclosure relates to the field of heat exchange technologies, and in particular, to a heat exchange tube and a heat exchanger provided with the heat exchange tube.
In some applications in the field of refrigeration and air conditioning, a heat exchange tube is formed by folding one or more sheet materials. Generally, such a heat exchange tube formed by folding a sheet material is referred to as a folded flat tube. The folded flat tube is mainly applied to a heat exchanger. Some flat tubes mainly include tube bodies and inner fins. The inner fins divide the tube body into a plurality of channels. The inner fins and an inner wall of the tube body are welded to each other by using a welding material. When there is a relatively large amount of welding material in the channels of the folded flat tube, the channels are likely to be clogged, thereby reducing heat exchange performance of the heat exchanger.
According to embodiments of a first aspect of the present disclosure, a heat exchange tube is provided, the heat exchange tube is a flat tube, and the flat tube includes: a tube body and a tube cavity defined in the tube body, the tube body including a first side wall and a second side wall that are arranged in a height direction of the flat tube; a plurality of channels arranged at intervals in the tube cavity in a width direction of the flat tube, length directions of the plurality of channels being parallel to a length direction of the flat tube; a first member, a part of the first member being located between two adjacent channels; and a welding portion located in at least one of the channels and welding the first member with the tube body. On a cross section of the flat tube, a cross section of the welding portion partially overlaps a flow cross section of the channel and is connected to the first side wall, a maximum height of the cross section of the welding portion in the height direction of the flat tube is D, and D meets the following condition: N*(Wb+0.2D)>0.0017Wt2+0.0175Wt+0.3713; or N*(Wb+0.2D)<0.0119Wt2+0.086Wt+2.9649; where a quantity of the channels of the flat tube is N, a thickness of the first member is Wb, and a width of the flat tube is Wt.
According to embodiments of a second aspect of the present disclosure, another heat exchange tube is provided, the heat exchange tube is a flat tube, and the flat tube includes: a tube body and a tube cavity defined in the tube body, the tube body including a first side wall and a second side wall that are arranged in a height direction of the flat tube; a plurality of channels arranged at intervals in the tube cavity in a width direction of the flat tube, length directions of the plurality of channels being parallel to a length direction of the flat tube; a first member, a part of the first member being located between two adjacent channels; and a welding portion located in at least one of the channels and welding the first member with the tube body. On a cross section of the flat tube, a cross section of the welding portion partially overlaps a flow cross section of the channel and is connected to the first side wall. On the flow cross section of the channel, the cross section of the welding portion includes a contour line, the contour line includes a plurality of circular arcs, a radius of curvature of the circular arc is R, and at least one R meets the following condition: N*(Wb+0.15R)>0.0017Wt2+0.0175Wt+0.3713; or N*(Wb+0.15R)<0.0119Wt2+0.086Wt+2.9649; where a quantity of the channels of the flat tube is N, a thickness of the first member is Wb, and a width of the flat tube is Wt.
According to embodiments of a third aspect of the present disclosure, a heat exchanger is provided, and includes: a first pipe and a second pipe; and a heat exchange tube. The heat exchange tube communicates the first pipe with the second pipe. The heat exchange tube is a flat tube, and the flat tube includes: a tube body and a tube cavity defined in the tube body, the tube body including a first side wall and a second side wall that are arranged in a height direction of the flat tube; a plurality of channels arranged at intervals in the tube cavity in a width direction of the flat tube, length directions of the plurality of channels being parallel to a length direction of the flat tube; a first member, a part of the first member being located between two adjacent channels; and a welding portion located in at least one of the channels and welding the first member with the tube body. On a cross section of the flat tube, a cross section of the welding portion partially overlaps a flow cross section of the channel and is connected to the first side wall, a maximum height of the cross section of the welding portion in the height direction of the flat tube is D, and D meets the following condition: N*(Wb+0.2D)>0.0017Wt2+0.0175Wt+0.3713; or N*(Wb+0.2D)<0.0119Wt2+0.086Wt+2.9649; where a quantity of the channels of the flat tube is N, a thickness of the first member is Wb, and a width of the flat tube is Wt.
The following describes in detail embodiments of the present disclosure, examples of which are shown in the accompanying drawings. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are examples, and are intended to explain the present disclosure, but shall not be understood as a limitation on the present disclosure.
As shown in
The flat tube 100 includes a tube body 1 and a tube cavity 11, and the tube body 1 includes a first side wall 12 and a second side wall 13 that are arranged opposite to each other in a height direction (as shown by the up-down direction in
The flat tube 100 further includes a first member 2, where the first member 2 is located in the tube cavity 11, the first member 2 divides the tube cavity 11 into a plurality of channels 16, the plurality of channels 16 are arranged at intervals in a width direction (as shown by the left-right direction in
A welding portion 3 is located in at least one of the channels 16. As shown in
On a cross section of the flat tube 100, a cross section of the welding portion 3 partially overlaps a flow cross section of the channel 16 and is connected to the first side wall 12. A maximum height of the cross section of the welding portion 3 in the height direction of the flat tube 100 is D, and D meets the following condition: N*(Wb+0.2D)>0.0017Wt2+0.0175Wt+0.3713; or N*(Wb+0.2D)<0.0119Wt2+0.086Wt+2.9649; where a quantity of the channels 16 of the flat tube 100 is N, a thickness of the first member 2 is Wb, and a width of the flat tube 100 is Wt.
Units of Wb, Wt, and D in the foregoing formula are mm. In this case, the heat exchange tube in the present disclosure effectively reduces resistance on a refrigerant side, which helps improve heat exchange performance of a heat exchanger. In addition, the flat tube 100 and the first member 2 are formed by processing a same sheet material.
Further, the heat exchange tube in the present disclosure can further improve corrosion resistance of the heat exchange tube.
It may be understood that at least a part of the first member 2 extends in an up-down direction of the tube cavity 11, and the thickness of the first member 2 means a part that is of the first member 2 and that extends in the tube cavity 11 in the up-down direction.
In some embodiments, a height of the flat tube 100 is H, the quantity of the channels 16 of the flat tube 100 is N, the width of the flat tube 100 is Wt, and the following conditions are met: {(N−2)/20}2*{(Wt−16)/16}3>0.05; and H*Wt<80. In this case, the heat exchange tube in the present disclosure effectively reduces resistance on the refrigerant side, which helps improve heat exchange performance of the heat exchanger.
In some embodiments, a height of the flat tube 100 is H, the quantity of the channels of the flat tube 100 is N, the width of the flat tube 100 is Wt, and the following conditions are met: {(N−2)/20}2*{(Wt−16)/16}3>0.3; and H*Wt<80. In this case, the heat exchange tube in the present disclosure effectively reduces resistance on the refrigerant side, which helps improve heat exchange performance of the heat exchanger. In addition, the flat tube 100 is formed by processing one sheet material, and the first member 2 is formed by processing another sheet material.
As shown in
The flat tube 100 includes a tube body 1 and a tube cavity 11, and the tube body 1 includes a first side wall 12 and a second side wall 13 that are arranged opposite to each other in a height direction (as shown by the up-down direction in
The flat tube 100 further includes a first member 2, where the first member 2 is located in the tube cavity 11, the first member 2 divides the tube cavity 11 into a plurality of channels 16, the plurality of channels 16 are arranged at intervals in a width direction (as shown by the left-right direction in
A welding portion 3 is located in at least one of the channels 16. As shown in
On a cross section of the flat tube 100, a cross section of the welding portion 3 partially overlaps a flow cross section of the channel 16 and is connected to the first side wall 12. On the flow cross section of the channel 16, the cross section of the welding portion 3 includes a contour line, the contour line includes a plurality of circular arcs, a radius of curvature of the circular arc is R, and at least one R meets the following condition: N*(Wb+0.15R)>0.0017Wt2+0.0175Wt+0.3713; or N*(Wb+0.15R)<0.0119Wt2+0.086Wt+2.9649; where a quantity of the channels 16 of the flat tube 100 is N, a thickness of the first member 2 is Wb, and a width of the flat tube 100 is Wt. The heat exchange tube in the present disclosure effectively reduces resistance on a refrigerant side, which helps improve heat exchange performance of a heat exchanger. In addition, a radius of curvature of the circular arc is R, so that a stress structure of the welding portion 3 between the flat tube 100 and the first member 2 is more appropriate, and a welding effect is better. The flat tube 100 and the first member 2 are formed by processing a same sheet material.
In some embodiments, a height of the flat tube 100 is H, the quantity of the channels 16 of the flat tube 100 is N, the width of the flat tube 100 is Wt, and the following conditions are met: {(N−2)/20}2*{(Wt−16)/16}3>0.05; and H*Wt<80. In this way, the heat exchange tube can obtain high heat transfer performance while ensuring design strength.
In some embodiments, a height of the flat tube 100 is H, the quantity of the channels 16 of the flat tube 100 is N, the width of the flat tube 100 is Wt, and the following conditions are met: {(N−2)/20}2*{(Wt−16)/16}3>0.3; and H*Wt<80. In this case, the heat exchange tube in the present disclosure effectively reduces resistance on the refrigerant side, which helps improve heat exchange performance of the heat exchanger. In addition, the flat tube 100 is formed by processing one sheet material, and the first member 2 is formed by processing another sheet material.
In some embodiments, as shown in
In some embodiments, as shown in
In some embodiments, a ratio of the height H of the flat tube 100 to the width Wt of the flat tube 100 is less than 0.0512. In this case, the flat tube 100 can obtain high heat transfer performance while ensuring design strength.
In some embodiments, D meets: 0.1<(H−4*D)/H<0.9. It may be understood that in the flat tube 100, the first member 2 and an inner wall of the flat tube 100 are welded by using the welding portion 3. A larger value of D indicates that a larger welding portion 3 is used between the first member 2 and the inner wall of the flat tube 100, and connection between the first member 2 and the inner wall of the flat tube 100 is more secure. However, a larger welding portion 3 indicates a smaller flow area of the channel 16, which affects heat exchange performance of the heat exchange tube. In the present disclosure, 0.1<(H−4*D)/H<0.9, so that the heat exchange tube can obtain high heat transfer performance while ensuring design strength.
Specifically,
As shown in
As shown in
As shown in
Another sheet material is first bent to form the first member 2, and then the first member 2 is welded in the tube cavity 11, so as to form the heat exchange tube.
As shown in
Another sheet material is first bent to form the first member 2, and then the first member 2 is welded in the tube cavity 11, so as to form the heat exchange tube. The middle section of the another sheet material may be welded in the gap 17.
As shown in
A second plate and a third plate are respectively bent to form a first sub-member 21 and a second sub-member 22, where the first sub-member 21 is welded in the first sub-cavity 111, and the second sub-member 22 is welded in the second sub-cavity 112.
As shown in
A third sheet material is first bent to form the first member 2, and then the first member 2 is welded in the tube cavity 11, so as to form the heat exchange tube.
As shown in
There are two first members 2, and the two first members 2 are respectively disposed in the first sub-cavity 111 and the second sub-cavity 112. During bending, the first member 2 is bent at a right angle.
As shown in
Specifically, as shown in
A plurality of heat exchange tubes each are the heat exchange tube according to any embodiment of the present disclosure, and the heat exchange tube communicates the first pipe 201 with the second pipe 202. One end of the plurality of heat exchange tubes (for example, the left end of the heat exchange tube shown in the
In the descriptions of the present disclosure, it should be understood that directions or position relationships indicated by the terms such as “center”, “longitudinal”, “transverse”, “length”, “width”, “thickness”, “upper”, “lower”, “front”, “rear”, “left”, “right”, “vertical”, “horizontal”, “top”, “bottom”, “inner”, “outer”, “clockwise”, “counterclockwise”, “axial”, “radial”, “circumferential”, and the like are based on the accompanying drawings, are merely used for the convenience of describing the present disclosure and simplifying the description, but are not intended to indicate or imply that an apparatus or element referred to must have a particular orientation or must be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore shall not be understood as a limitation on the present disclosure.
Besides, the terms “first” and “second” are used for descriptive purposes only, and shall not be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the quantity of indicated technical features. Therefore, a feature limited by “first” or “second” may expressly or implicitly include at least one of such features. In the description of the present disclosure, “a plurality of” means at least two, such as two or three, unless otherwise specifically defined.
In the present disclosure, unless otherwise expressly specified and defined, terms such as “install”, “connect”, “connected to”, and “fasten” should be understood in a broad sense. For example, unless otherwise expressly defined, a “connection” may be a fixed connection, may be a detachable connection, or may be an integrated connection; or may be a mechanical connection, or an electrical connection, or a mutually communicative connection; or may be a direct connection, or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium; or may be an inner connection between two elements, or interaction between two elements. A person of ordinary skill in the art may understand specific meanings of the foregoing terms in the present disclosure with reference to specific circumstances.
In the present disclosure, unless otherwise expressly specified and defined, that a first feature is “above” or “below” a second feature means that the first feature and the second feature are in direct contact, or are in indirect contact through an intermediate medium. Moreover, that the first feature is “over”, “above”, or “on” the second feature may mean that the first feature is over or obliquely above the second feature, or merely mean that the first feature is higher than the second feature in terms of heights. That the first feature is “under”, “below”, or “beneath” the second feature may mean that the first feature is under or obliquely below the second feature, or merely mean that the first feature is lower than the second feature in terms of heights.
In the present disclosure, the term such as “an embodiment”, “some embodiments”, “example”, “specific example”, or “some examples” mean that specific features, structures, materials, or characteristics described with reference to the embodiment or example are included in at least one embodiment or example of the present disclosure. In this specification, illustrative descriptions of the foregoing terms do not necessarily refer to a same embodiment or example. Moreover, the described specific features, structures, materials, or characteristics can be combined in any one or more embodiments or examples in an appropriate manner. In addition, a person skilled in the art may combine different embodiments or examples described in the specification and features of the different embodiments or examples without contradicting each other.
Although the embodiments of the present disclosure are shown and described above, it can be understood that the foregoing embodiments are examples and shall not be construed as a limitation on the present disclosure. A person of ordinary skill in the art may make changes, modifications, substitutions, and variants based on the foregoing embodiments within the scope of the present disclosure.
Number | Date | Country | Kind |
---|---|---|---|
202120340785.2 | Feb 2021 | CN | national |
The present application is a national phase entry under 35 USC § 371 of International Application No. PCT/CN2022/074983, filed on Jan. 29, 2022, which is proposed based on and claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 202120340785.2, filed on Feb. 5, 2021, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
Filing Document | Filing Date | Country | Kind |
---|---|---|---|
PCT/CN2022/074983 | 1/29/2022 | WO |