The embodiments of the present invention relate to a heat exchanger and an air conditioning system having same.
A heat exchanger comprises a manifold and heat exchange tubes. The heat exchanger may comprise multiple heat exchanger cores.
An objective of embodiments of the present invention is to provide a heat exchanger and an air conditioning system having same, whereby, for example, the water drainage performance of the heat exchanger can be improved.
Embodiments of the present invention provide a heat exchanger, comprising: a first heat exchanger core, comprising: first heat exchange tubes, having first ends and second ends; and first fins arranged alternately with the first heat exchange tubes; and a second heat exchanger core, comprising: second heat exchange tubes, having first ends and second ends, the first ends of the second heat exchange tubes being connected to and in fluid communication with the first ends of the first heat exchange tubes; and second fins arranged alternately with the second heat exchange tubes, wherein: the first heat exchanger core is located at one side of the second heat exchanger core in a thickness direction of the second heat exchanger core, and an orthographic projection of the first heat exchanger core on a plane parallel to the second heat exchanger core at least partially overlaps the orthographic projection of the second heat exchanger core on a plane parallel to the second heat exchanger core, an angle between the first heat exchanger core and the second heat exchanger core is α, a length of the first heat exchange tube of the first heat exchanger core is TL, a refrigerant circulation area of the first heat exchange tube is S, a width of the first fin is FW, a density of the first fin is FP, a height of the first fin is FH, and a dimension of the first heat exchanger core in the direction of alternate arrangement of the first fins and the first heat exchange tubes is ML, a length of the second heat exchange tube of the second heat exchanger core is tl, a refrigerant circulation area of the second heat exchange tube is s, a width of the second fin is fw, a density of the second fin is fp, a height of the second fin is fh, and a dimension of the second heat exchanger core in the direction of alternate arrangement of the second fins and the second heat exchange tubes is ml, and 0.016≤(TL×ML×FW×FP×FH×s×cos α)/(tl×ml×fw×fp×fh×S)≤64.
According to embodiments of the present invention, 0°≤α≤45°.
According to embodiments of the present invention, 0.005≤(TL×ML×FW×FP×FH)/(tl×ml×fw×fp×fh)≤18.
According to embodiments of the present invention, 0.09≤(TL×ML)/(tl×ml)≤0.95.
According to embodiments of the present invention, 0.21≤TL×cos α/tl≤0.95.
According to embodiments of the present invention, 0.05≤(FW×FP×FH)/(fw×fp×fh)≤18.
According to embodiments of the present invention, 0.2≤(FW×FP)/(fw×fp)≤9.
According to embodiments of the present invention, 0.28≤(TL×s)/(tl×S)≤3.5.
According to embodiments of the present invention, the first heat exchange tube and second heat exchange tube are formed by bending a heat exchange tube, or the first heat exchanger core and second heat exchanger core are formed by bending a heat exchanger core.
According to embodiments of the present invention, the heat exchanger further comprises: a connecting part, wherein the first ends of the first heat exchange tubes of the first heat exchanger core are connected to and in fluid communication with the first ends of the second heat exchange tubes of the second heat exchanger core by means of the connecting part.
According to embodiments of the present invention, the connecting part comprises connecting tubes, and the first ends of the first heat exchange tubes of the first heat exchanger core are connected to and in fluid communication with the first ends of the second heat exchange tubes of the second heat exchanger core by means of the connecting tubes.
According to embodiments of the present invention, the connecting part comprises two connecting manifolds in fluid communication with each other; one of the two connecting manifolds is connected to and in fluid communication with the first ends of the first heat exchange tubes of the first heat exchanger core, and the other of the two connecting manifolds is connected to and in fluid communication with the first ends of the second heat exchange tubes of the second heat exchanger core.
According to embodiments of the present invention, the heat exchanger further comprises: a first manifold, connected to and in fluid communication with the second ends of the first heat exchange tubes of the first heat exchanger core, and a second manifold, connected to and in fluid communication with the second ends of the second heat exchange tubes of the second heat exchanger core.
According to embodiments of the present invention, the heat exchanger further comprises: an outlet side manifold, the outlet side manifold being in fluid communication, via a connecting tube, with one of the first and second manifolds which is at a refrigerant outlet side of the heat exchanger.
According to embodiments of the present invention, the heat exchanger further comprises: a refrigerant distributing means, wherein the refrigerant distributing means is disposed in one of the first and second manifolds which is at a refrigerant inlet side of the heat exchanger; or the refrigerant distributing means is disposed outside one of the first and second manifolds which is at the refrigerant inlet side of the heat exchanger, and in fluid communication with said one manifold via multiple connecting tubes.
According to embodiments of the present invention, the cross-sectional area of one of the first and second manifolds which is at a refrigerant inlet side of the heat exchanger is smaller than the cross-sectional area of the other of the first and second manifolds which is at a refrigerant outlet side of the heat exchanger.
According to embodiments of the present invention, the first manifold is used to flow refrigerant into the heat exchanger, and the second manifold is used to flow refrigerant out of the heat exchanger.
Embodiments of the present invention further provide an air conditioning system, comprising the heat exchanger described above.
According to embodiments of the present invention, the heat exchanger further comprises: a first manifold, connected to and in fluid communication with the second ends of the first heat exchange tubes of the first heat exchanger core, and a second manifold, connected to and in fluid communication with the second ends of the second heat exchange tubes of the second heat exchanger core; and the first manifold and the second manifold are arranged horizontally during use, and/or one of the first manifold and the second manifold is below the other during use.
According to embodiments of the present invention, during use, the second heat exchanger core is located upstream of the first heat exchanger core in a direction of air flow through the heat exchanger.
Using the heat exchanger and the air conditioning system having same according to embodiments of the present invention, for example, the water drainage performance of the heat exchanger can be improved.
The present invention is explained further below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.
Parallel-flow heat exchangers have advantages such as a compact structure, high heat exchange efficiency, a small refrigerant filling quantity and being environmentally friendly, so are widely used in condensers and evaporators of air conditioning systems. However, when a parallel-flow heat exchanger is used as an evaporator, and especially during use of a parallel-flow heat exchanger in an air conditioning system, the problem of water-blowing will occur: condensed water caused by the heat exchanger surface enters the room with inflowing air, and this will affect the customer experience. An existing solution is to install the parallel-flow heat exchanger obliquely, and utilize the action of gravity to make condensed water on the heat exchanger surface drip quickly down to a water collection tray. However, a structure of this kind increases the cost of the heat exchanger, and furthermore, condensed water will still be carried into the room by inflowing air in the process of dripping down.
An air conditioning system according to embodiments of the present invention comprises a compressor, and a heat exchanger serving as an evaporator or condenser.
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It was discovered through a large amount of experimental research into heat exchangers by the inventors that, as shown by the relationship graph of heat exchange performance Q and the condensed water amount W of the first heat exchanger core in
According to the principles of heat transfer, the condensed water amount of the first heat exchanger core 1 can be adjusted by adjusting the heat exchange area of the first heat exchanger core 1, e.g. adjusting parameters such as the length of the first heat exchange tube 11 or the width of the first heat exchanger core 1; the condensed water amount of the first heat exchanger core 1 can also be adjusted by adjusting the air-side heat exchange intensity of the first heat exchanger core 1, e.g. adjusting parameters such as the width of the first fin 12 or the fin density; and the condensed water amount of the first heat exchanger core 1 can also be adjusted by adjusting the refrigerant-side heat exchange intensity. The condensed water of the first heat exchanger core 1 can be improved by adjusting the first heat exchanger core 1, but this also causes other problems; for example, when the heat exchange area of the first heat exchanger core 1 is reduced, the total heat exchange amount of the heat exchanger 100 is also affected. Thus, taking into account all of the requirements of the heat exchanger 100 together, when 0.016≤(TL×ML×FW×FP×FH×s×cos α)/(tl×ml×fw×fp×fh×S)≤64 is satisfied, the change in heat exchange performance of the heat exchanger can be controlled within 5%, and the problem of water being blown from the air conditioning system does not arise while the heat exchange capability of the air conditioning system is not affected.
According to embodiments of the present invention, 0°≤α≤45°. For example, in
According to embodiments of the present invention, the problem of water being blown from the heat exchanger can be mitigated by adjusting the ratio of total heat exchange areas of the first heat exchanger core and the second heat exchanger core, e.g. 0.005≤(TL×ML×FW×FP×FH)/(tl×ml×fw×fp×fh)≤18.
According to embodiments of the present invention, the problem of water being blown from the heat exchanger can be solved by adjusting the ratio of airflow-facing areas of the first heat exchanger core 1 and the second heat exchanger core 2, e.g. 0.09≤(TL×ML)/(tl×ml)≤0.95.
According to embodiments of the present invention, the problem of water being blown from the heat exchanger can be solved by adjusting the ratio of heat exchange tube lengths of the first heat exchanger core and the second heat exchanger core, e.g. 0.21≤TL×cos α/tl≤0.95.
According to embodiments of the present invention, the problem of water being blown from the heat exchanger can be solved by adjusting the ratio of total fin heat exchange areas of the first heat exchanger core and the second heat exchanger core, e.g. 0.05≤(FW×FP×FH)/(fw×fp×fh)≤18.
According to embodiments of the present invention, the problem of water being blown from the heat exchanger can be solved by adjusting the ratio of fin densities of the first heat exchanger core and the second heat exchanger core, e.g. 0.2≤(FW×FP)/(fw×fp)≤9.
According to embodiments of the present invention, the problem of water being blown from the heat exchanger can be solved by adjusting the ratio of refrigerant circulation areas of the first heat exchanger core and the second heat exchanger core, e.g. 0.28≤(TL×s)/(tl×S)≤3.5.
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According to embodiments of the present invention, the heat exchanger 100 further comprises: a connecting part 5, by means of which connecting part 5 the first ends of the first heat exchange tubes 11 of the first heat exchanger core 1 are connected to and in fluid communication with the first ends of the second heat exchange tubes 21 of the second heat exchanger core 2.
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Using the heat exchanger 100 according to embodiments of the present invention, the water drainage performance of the heat exchanger 100 can be improved.
Using the heat exchanger 100 according to embodiments of the present invention, it is possible to suitably adjust the heat exchange intensity of different heat exchanger cores, and adjust the distribution of the heat exchanger's condensed water amount between different heat exchanger cores; and by reducing the condensed water amount of the heat exchanger core close to the indoor side (e.g. the first heat exchanger core 1), the problem of water being blown from the air conditioning system can be solved.
Although the above embodiments have been described, certain features in the above embodiments can be combined to form new embodiments.
Furthermore, although embodiments of the present invention have already been described, the above embodiments are merely examples used for facilitating understanding of the present invention, and are not used for limitation. Those skilled in the art may modify the above embodiments without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.
Number | Date | Country | Kind |
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202110575178.9 | May 2021 | CN | national |
202121138787.X | May 2021 | CN | national |
202111310199.4 | Nov 2021 | CN | national |
202122705721.0 | Nov 2021 | CN | national |
This application is a National Stage application of International Patent Application No. PCT/CN2022/092592, filed on May 13, 2022, which claims priority to Chinese Patent Applications No. 202110575178.9, filed on May 25, 2021; No. 202121138787.X, filed on May 25, 2021; No. 202111310199.4, filed on Nov. 5, 2021; and No. 202122705721.0, filed on Nov. 5, 2021, each of which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.
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PCT/CN2022/092592 | 5/13/2022 | WO |