64results about "Spacing means" patented technology

A spacer device for incorporation into a bent-tube heat exchanger that includes a spine and a plurality of fingers that protrude from one side of the spine. The number of fingers in the spacer device is less than the number of tubes that are folded in a region to form the bent-tube heat exchanger. The plurality of fingers are configured to exert a force against the tubes and to provide and maintain a separation between the tubes in the folded region. A heat exchanger that includes the spacer device may also include a coating on the tubes in the folded region in order to reduce corrosion and increase the life-time of the heat exchanger. The method of forming the heat exchanger includes placing the spacer device between the tubes, such that the fingers lay on the tubes in the region to be folded and assist in the folding process.

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.

A heat exchanger includes a first plate, a second plate and a sheet positioned between the first plate and the second plate. A sheet first face sheet abuts a first plate inner surface. A sheet perimeter portion abuts a second plate perimeter portion. A second plate inward portion is spaced from a first plate inward portion. The sheet perimeter portion is connected to the first plate perimeter portion and to the second plate perimeter portion such that a coolant flow path is formed between the first plate and the second plate. The sheet inward portion includes at least one protrusion having a first end coupled to the sheet and a second free end partially detached from the sheet. The at least one protrusion extends from the first plate to the second plate such that the first end abuts the first plate and the second free end abuts the second plate.

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.

Spacers (68), comprising: a base (76) with an inlet side and an outlet side, wherein the inlet side is perpendicular to the outlet side; at least one rib (72, 72a, 72a', 72b, 72b') extending laterally from the base (76), wherein the at least one rib (72, 72a, 72a', 72b, 72b') is configured to direct a flow of coolant through a battery set (24) such that the flow received from an inlet air chamber (56) adjacent to the inlet side flows to an outlet air chamber (60) adjacent to the outlet side, wherein the inlet air chamber (56) spans the inlet side from the outlet side to an opposite side which is opposite the outlet side; and blocks (82) extending from the base (76), wherein the blocks (82) are designed to swirl the flow of the coolant, and wherein the blocks (82) define slots (86) to allow a certain flow of the coolant through the blocks (82).

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.

The invention relates to a heat exchanger plate (A; B) comprising a central panel (A0; B0) with at least four sides (A1, A2, A3, A4; B1, B2, B3, B4), said central panel preferably being quadrilateral or quadrilateral with truncated corners, said plate having: - a first side (A1; B1) of the central panel which is inclined in relation to the central panel (A0; B0) and which forms a first junction panel (JA; JB), - the opposite side (A3; B3) from the first side (A1; B1) which is flat.

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.

A plate for a heat exchanger, which comprises a plurality of unit cells, each one of the unit cells comprising a first face and a second face which is opposite the first face, the first face and the second face having a plurality of spacers which are arranged so as to produce mutually perpendicular directions of flow between the first face and the second face.The spacers differ between the first face and the second face in terms of number and / or shape and / or size.

A plate group for a plate-type heat exchanger device. The plate group includes a first plate (30a) and a second plate (31a), which extend in first and second directions and are displaced from each other in a third direction to enclose a first fluid channel for a flow of first heat exchanger fluid (28) along the first direction. The first and second plates are provided with respective first and second corrugated profiles (60a, 61a). The first corrugated profile (60a) defines a first succession of height variations in the third direction, and the second corrugated profile (61a) defines a second succession of height variations in the third direction that is essentially congruent but mirror-symmetric to the first succession such that the first and second corrugated profiles bound a first sequence of asymmetric venturi-shaped units inside the first fluid channel.

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 flat sheet shaped partition members, and spacing members alternately stacked with the partition members to keep a space between an adjacent pair of the partition members. Each of the partition members is sandwiched between a first passage and a second passage alternately formed. Each of the spacing members has a frame portion formed along a periphery of the partition members. Each frame portion includes a ridge formed on one surface of the frame portion, and an elongated recess formed on an other surface of the frame portion. The ridge of one of an adjacent pair of the spacing members fits into the elongated recess of the other spacing member. Each of the partition members is sandwiched between the ridge of one of a pair of the spacing members adjacent to the partition member and the elongated recess of the other spacing member.

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 heat exchanger (10) for managing thermal energy between a flow of a first fluid and a flow of a second fluid includes first and second parting sheets (23A, 23B) and a closure bar (11) extending between the first and second parting sheets. The closure bar includes an elongate body, a shield (22) positioned upstream from the body relative to a direction of the flow of the first fluid, and a support connecting the shield to the closure bar.

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.