Loop-Shaped Radiator Tube Design for Compact Cooling
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional radiators with multiple tubes increase in size to enhance heat radiation efficiency, compromising design flexibility and height reduction.
Innovation Solution
A radiator design featuring a single tank with a supplying and collecting chamber, positioned centrally within a loop-shaped tube, allowing coolant flow through multiple paths to maintain heat radiation efficiency while reducing height and part count.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of energy
If plural tubes are aligned to improve heat radiation efficiency, then heat radiation efficiency is improved, but the size of the radiator increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple tube functions into a single loop-shaped tube that returns to the tank. Instead of using multiple separate tubes aligned in parallel, the invention uses one continuous tube that loops back, merging the functions of multiple tubes into a single integrated structure. This reduces the overall radiator size while maintaining heat radiation efficiency through the extended tube length.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transitions from a two-dimensional arrangement of aligned tubes to a three-dimensional loop configuration. The tube extends in multiple directions and returns to the tank, utilizing vertical and lateral space more efficiently. This dimensional change allows the tube to achieve sufficient length for heat radiation without increasing the radiator's footprint in the alignment direction.
2Loss of energy
If plural tubes are aligned to improve heat radiation efficiency, then heat radiation efficiency is improved, but design flexibility is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
By merging multiple tube functions into a single loop-shaped tube, the invention simplifies the overall structure while maintaining heat radiation performance. This single-tube design offers greater design flexibility as it can be configured in various loop patterns and orientations, adapting to different space constraints and design requirements more easily than multiple aligned tubes.
3Loss of energy
If plural tubes are aligned to improve heat radiation efficiency, then heat radiation efficiency is improved, but the number of parts increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple tube components into a single loop-shaped tube that connects back to the tank. This consolidation reduces the number of separate parts from multiple tubes to one integrated tube structure, simplifying manufacturing, assembly, and maintenance while preserving the heat radiation efficiency through adequate tube length.
4Loss of energy
If the entire length of the tube is utilized for heat radiation, then heat radiation efficiency is improved, but the radiator height increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs three-dimensional loop configuration of the tube instead of vertical stacking. The tube extends horizontally and laterally before returning to the tank, distributing the tube length across multiple dimensions rather than concentrating it vertically. This allows the entire tube length to be utilized for heat radiation while controlling the radiator's height through strategic spatial arrangement.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This configuration ensures effective heat radiation efficiency while minimizing the radiator's height and part count, offering improved design flexibility and reduced size without compromising performance.
Implementation Method 1
The plural tubes are arranged to be aligned. In light of the heat radiation efficiency, it is preferable to provide such plural tubes.
Data Source
AI summary
A radiator includes: a tube through which a coolant flows; and a single tank including: a supplying chamber communicating with an end of the tube, for supplying the tube with the coolant; and a collecting chamber communicating with the other end of the tube, partitioned to the supplying chamber, and for collecting the coolant discharged from the tube.