39results about "Spacing means" patented technology

The invention relates to a device for thermal regulation of at least one electronic component, including at least two circulation conduits of a heat transfer fluid, arranged along a stacking axis, and at least one heat transfer fluid manifold in fluidic communication with the circulation conduits. The heat transfer fluid manifold includes at least two fluidic connection portions, respectively assembled at one end of a corresponding circulation conduit and having, respectively, at least one collar bordering an orifice, and at least one hollow connector interposed between two fluidic connection portions along the stacking axis, and having two opposite end sections, slidably mounted inside the collars of two facing fluidic connection portions.

The present application relates to a spiral heat exchanger and a heat exchange device. The spiral heat exchanger comprises: a core shaft with an axis extending in the left-right direction; a first liquid-passing coiled tape with a spiral liquid flow channel therein wound around the axis of the core shaft at least two circles to form a spiral shape; and seal strips sealed between the sides of two heat conduction thin tapes and the spiral liquid flow channel formed between the seal strips and between the two heat conduction thin tapes, wherein adjacent circles of the first liquid-passing coiled tape is isolated by a certain distance maintained by a duct support to prevent the adjacent circles from sticking to each other to create a blockage in the spiral airflow channel.

An air conditioner includes a heat exchanger including a first sheet that separates a first heat-exchange channel and a second heat-exchange channel, and a container configured to store water to be supplied to the first heat-exchange channel. The first sheet has a first surface defining the first heat-exchange channel. The first surface includes a reference surface, a first protrusion, and a second protrusion adjacent to the first protrusion The first protrusion and the second protrusion protrude relative to the reference surface in a thickness direction of the first sheet. The reference surface has a groove portion and a non-groove portion. The groove portion is defined between the first protrusion and the second protrusion. The groove portion is contiguous with the non-groove portion.

A heat exchange apparatus, a heat exchange device, a thermal management system, a control method for a thermal management system, and a vehicle are provided, to implement a heat exchange or heat preservation requirement of a to-be-heat-exchanged element, and improve performance and use safety of the to-be-heat-exchanged element. The heat exchange apparatus includes a housing and a spacer plate disposed in the housing. The spacer plate separates the housing into a first cavity and a second cavity. An outer wall on a side that is of the first cavity and that is away from the second cavity is configured to be in thermally conductive contact with a to-be-heat-exchanged element. The first cavity is provided with a first inlet and a first outlet. The second cavity is provided with a second inlet and a second outlet. A first sealing element configured to open or close the second inlet is disposed at the second inlet. A second sealing element configured to open or close the second outlet is disposed at the second outlet.

Fins (30) of a heat exchanger each have a tube receiving opening (33) into which a heat transfer tube is inserted. Each of the fins (30) is provided with a collar (32) rising from an edge of the tube receiving opening (33). Open end-side protruding tabs (40a) and closed end-side protruding tab (40b) of the collar (32) make contact with an adjacent one of the fins (30) to maintain the interval between fin bodies (31). The collar (32) has longer side joint portions (50) smaller in height than the open end-side protruding tabs (40a). The longer side joint portions (50) are joined to the heat transfer tube. The open end-side protruding tabs (40a) are smaller in length than the longer side joint portions (50).

A three-dimensional heat transfer device includes a first heat conducting shell, a second heat conducting shell, at least one heat conducting bump, at least one first capillary structure, at least one second capillary structure, and at least one first heat pipe. The second heat conducting shell has at least one first through hole, and the second heat conducting shell is arranged on the first heat conducting shell so that the first heat conducting shell and the second heat conducting shell jointly form a liquid-tight chamber. The at least one heat conducting bump protrudes from the first heat conducting shell. The at least one first capillary structure is stacked on the first heat conducting shell. The at least one second capillary structure is stacked on the at least one heat conducting bump and is thermally coupled to the at least one first capillary structure. The at least one first heat pipe is inserted into the at least one first through hole and abuts against the at least one second capillary structure.

A heat exchanger includes a heat exchanger core (14, 14'), a pressure housing (12, 12'), and a flex beam (16, 16'). The pressure housing (12, 12') at least partially defines a core chamber. The flex beam (16, 16') extends between and connects the heat exchanger core (14, 14') and the pressure housing (12, 12') such that the heat exchanger core (14, 14') is suspended away from the pressure housing (12, 12') within the core chamber by the flex beam (16, 16'). The flex beam (16, 16') includes a core end connected to the heat exchanger core (14, 14') and a housing end spaced along the flex beam (16, 16') from the core end and connected to the pressure housing (12, 12').

A heat exchanger (1) comprising: - a body (3) provided with a number of compartments (4) including two end compartments (7), each compartment (4) defining an internal volume through which a fluid can flow and each compartment (4) comprising at least one opening (5) through which a fluid passes to enter or leave said internal volume; - a separation wall (6) arranged between two adjacent compartments (4) separating the internal volumes from one another; - a closure wall (9) arranged in each of the two end compartments (7) intended to close an internal end volume of said end compartment (7); wherein the heat exchanger (1) comprises a number of spacers (12) arranged inside the compartments (4) and along the openings (5), said spacers (12) being capable of maintaining a distance (d) between two adjacent separation walls (6) and / or said spacers (12) being capable of maintaining a distance (d) between the closure wall (9) and the separation wall (6) adjacent to said closure wall (9).

The utility model discloses an efficient vapor chamber which comprises a plate body, supporting columns, a heat transfer working medium and capillary flow guide columns. The plate body is provided with a containing cavity, the containing cavity is provided with two oppositely-arranged heat conduction cavity walls, and capillary layers are arranged on the cavity walls of the containing cavity; the supporting column is arranged on the plate body and located in the containing cavity, the supporting column is located between the two heat conduction cavity walls, and the two ends of the supporting column are connected with the two heat conduction cavity walls in a one-to-one correspondence mode; the heat transfer working medium is arranged in the accommodating cavity; the capillary flow guide column is arranged on the plate body and located in the containing cavity, the capillary flow guide column is located between the two heat conduction cavity walls, the two ends of the capillary flow guide column are connected with the capillary layers on the two heat conduction cavity walls in a one-to-one correspondence mode, and the length size of the cross section of the capillary flow guide column is larger than the width size of the cross section of the capillary flow guide column. And the length direction of the cross section of at least part of the capillary flow guide columns is the flowing direction of the gaseous heat transfer working medium.

The invention relates to a heat exchanger comprising: - a housing which delimits a sealed housing and which has an inlet opening and an outlet opening for a heat-transfer fluid, said housing comprising a main wall, and - at least two fins stacked on the main wall at a distance from each other in said sealed housing. According to the invention, the main wall has a main opening which on the sealed housing side is bordered by a tube, and the at least two fins each have an opening engaging with the tube so as to be in contact therewith.

A plate (1) for a heat exchanger (30), the plate comprising a plurality of cells (10), each cell (10) comprising a first face (11) and a second face (12) opposite the first face (11), the first face (11) and the second face (12) having a plurality of spacers (14, 16) arranged to create mutually perpendicular flow directions between the first face (11) and the second face (12). The spacers (14, 16) differ in number and / or shape and / or size between the first face (11) and the second face (12).

A coiled tube heat exchanger using a deformable support system and a method for manufacturing a tube bundle for the coiled tube heat exchanger. The coiled tube heat exchanger includes: a mandrel; a first pipe layer formed by winding one or more pipes around the mandrel; and a plurality of supports and spacers circumferentially arranged on an outer surface of the first pipe layer in an alternating pattern. A second tube layer is formed by winding one or more tubes around the mandrel, whereby the second tube layer contacts opposite sides of the support. A deformation force is applied to the second tube layer in a direction normal to the outer surface of each support, which causes the one or more tubes forming the second tube layer to deform the outer support surface of each support.

This invention provides a heat spreader, comprising a first housing, a second housing, and a working fluid. The first housing has a first recess and pillars. The pillars are disposed on the first bottom surface of the first recess, and a flow channel is formed between the pillars. The second housing has a second recess and a microstructure. The microstructure is disposed on the second bottom surface of the second recess. The microstructure has a reservoir hole. The first housing and the second housing are assembled together, so that the first recess and the second recess are closed to form an accommodating space, and the pillars and the microstructure are aligned. The working fluid is disposed in the accommodating space, and the alignment of the pillars and the microstructure allows the working fluid to be adsorbed between the pillars and the microstructure by capillary force, while simultaneously allowing the working fluid to flow through the flow channel and the reservoir hole.

A heat exchanger includes a heat exchanger core, a pressure housing, and a flex beam. The pressure housing at least partially defines a core chamber. The flex beam extends between and connects the heat exchanger core and the pressure housing such that the heat exchanger core is suspended away from the pressure housing within the core chamber by the flex beam. The flex beam includes a core end connected to the heat exchanger core and a housing end spaced along the flex beam from the core end and connected to the pressure housing.

Heat exchanger (100), containing: a columnar honeycomb structure (101) comprising a plurality of honeycombs separated by partitions consisting mainly of ceramics, each honeycomb penetrating from a first end face (114) of the honeycomb structure (101) to a second end face (116) of the honeycomb structure (101) to form a flow path for a first fluid, such that the first fluid can flow through the honeycombs from the first end face (114) to the second end face (116); an inner tubular element (102) which is attached to an outer circumferential side surface of the honeycomb structure (101) in such a way that it completely covers the outer circumferential side surface of the honeycomb structure (101); a spacer element (103) which directly and completely covers an outer circumferential surface of the inner tubular element (102) and indirectly and completely covers the outer circumferential surface of the honeycomb structure (101); and an outer tubular element (104) which directly and completely covers the spacer element (103); wherein the spacer element (103) has a three-dimensional structure which allows a second fluid to flow into it and is designed to suppress the movement of bubbles in the second fluid; wherein at least one opening part (109) between the inner tubular element (102) and the outer tubular element (104) forms an inlet of the spacer element (103) for the second fluid; and wherein the ratio of the area of ​​a part of an outer circumferential side surface of the spacer element (103), which is directly and completely covered by the outer tubular element (104), to a total area of ​​the outer circumferential side surface of the spacer element (103) is between 80% and 100%.

A heat exchange module (1) comprising at least a heat exchanger (2) between two fluids and a housing (6) having at least an inner frame (20) arranged for holding the heat exchanger (2) and an outer frame (60) arranged for holding the inner frame (20), characterized in that the inner frame (20) and the outer frame (60) are separated by a non-zero distance (100) configured to form a thermal isolation between the heat exchanger (2) and the surrounding environment of the housing (6).

A device (1) for storing and releasing thermal energy comprises a reservoir (2) defining a containment volume (5) inside, and a solid inert material (19) disposed within the containment volume (5) and configured to allow a fluid to flow from a second opening (17) through the containment volume (5) to a first opening (13), or vice versa, wherein the solid inert material (19) is configured to retain heat released from the fluid or to release heat to the fluid. The first opening (13) is formed near the first end of the reservoir (2). A tube (16) is disposed within the containment volume (5), and a second opening (17) is formed at the end of the tube (16) located near the second end of the reservoir (2) opposite to the first end.

A fin for a heat exchanger that includes a fin body formed from a sheet of material; a plurality of openings formed in the fin body, each of the plurality of openings having a pair of rounded end portions connected by an elongated central portion; and at least one stand-off attached to the fin body along the elongated central portion of the opening, wherein the at least one stand-off includes a leg having a proximal end connected to and that extends outward from the fin body and a distal end, and the at least one stand-off includes a footing connected to the distal end of the leg that extends outward from the distal end in a direction away from the central portion of the opening.

A coil wound heat exchanger utilizing a deformable support system and method for making a tube bundle for the same includes a mandrel, a first tube layer formed by winding one or more tubes around the mandrel, and a plurality of supports and spacers circumferentially-arranged in an alternating pattern on an outer surface of the first tube layer. A second tube layer is formed by winding one or more tubes around the mandrel, whereby the second tube layer contacts an opposite side of the supports. A deforming force is applied to the second tube layer in a direction normal to the outer surface of each support, which causes the one or more tubes forming the second tube layer to deform the outer support surface of each support.

The invention relates to a heat exchanger comprising: - a casing that defines a sealed compartment and has an inlet and an outlet for a heat transfer fluid, this casing having a main wall, and - at least two fins stacked on the main wall at a distance from each other within said sealed compartment. According to the invention, the main wall has a main opening that is bordered on the side of the sealed compartment by a tube, and the at least two fins each have an opening engaged with the tube so as to be in contact with it. Figure for the abstract: Fig. 3

A vapor chamber and a manufacturing method thereof are disclosed. The vapor chamber includes a first housing, multiple supporting columns, a capillary structure, a second housing, a bonding layer, and a working fluid. The first housing includes an inner surface. Each supporting column is disposed on the inner surface of the first housing and includes an end surface. The capillary structure is disposed on the inner surface of the first housing. The second housing is sealed with the first housing correspondingly to jointly define a chamber. The bonding layer is formed between the inner surface of the first housing and the end surfaces of the supporting columns. The working fluid is arranged inside the chamber. Accordingly, it is able to swiftly changing the positions of the supporting columns according to the actual cooling needs, thereby significantly reducing the manufacturing time required.

A device (1) for storing and releasing thermal energy comprises a reservoir (2) defining a containment volume (5) inside, and a solid inert material (19) disposed within the containment volume (5) and configured to allow a fluid to flow from a second opening (17) through the containment volume (5) to a first opening (13), or vice versa, wherein the solid inert material (19) is configured to retain heat released from the fluid or to release heat to the fluid. The first opening (13) is formed near the first end of the reservoir (2). A tube (16) is disposed within the containment volume (5), and a second opening (17) is formed at the end of the tube (16) located near the second end of the reservoir (2) opposite to the first end.

To provide a helically baffled heat exchanger.SOLUTION: A heat exchanger includes: a shell having a longitudinal axis; a plurality of baffles, such as elliptical sector-shaped baffles, each mounted in the shell at a helix angle HB to guide a fluid flow into a helical pattern through the shell. Each baffle of the plurality of baffles includes an outer circumferential edge, a proximal radial edge, a distal radial edge, a proximal side, a distal side, and a plurality of spaced holes that are traversed by a plurality of axially extending tubes. Each seal strip of a first plurality of seal strips is disposed from a proximal side of the plurality of baffles to a distal side of the plurality of baffles.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5E

A heat exchanger includes plate fin stacked body (4) configured by stacking plate fins (3) each having a flow channel through which a first fluid such as a refrigerant flows. Plate fin (3) includes a pair of plates brazed to each other, and the pair of plates is provided with the flow channel therebetween. Plate fin (3) is provided with tubular parts (13) each protruding to the outside of each of the pair of plates in portions of header region X connected to the flow channel of plate fin (3), and by fitting and brazing tubular parts (13) of adjacent plate fins (3) to each other, the portions of header regions X of adjacent plate fins (3) are coupled and fixed together.

A three-dimensional heat transfer device includes a first thermally conductive casing, a second thermally conductive casing, a first capillary structure, a second capillary structure and a heat pipe. The second thermally conductive casing has a through hole. The second thermally conductive casing is mounted on the first thermally conductive casing so as to form a liquid-tight chamber. The first capillary structure is disposed on the first thermally conductive casing. The second capillary structure is disposed on the first thermally conductive casing. Projections of the first capillary structure and the second capillary structure on the outer surface and an extension surface of the outer surface are located in an extent of the outer surface, and the second capillary structure is located closer to the second thermally conductive casing than the second capillary structure. The heat pipe is disposed through the through hole and in contact with the second capillary structure.