Plate Heat Exchanger Connectors for Adjustable Flow Distribution
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing heat exchangers with plates face challenges in optimizing heat yield due to variable temperature requirements and inefficient flow control, which affects performance in different usage scenarios and is costly and difficult to adjust.
Innovation Solution
A heat exchanger design with a choking element that allows for controlled fluid flow between plates, featuring T-shaped connectors and a deformable fin that can be adjusted to optimize heat transfer based on specific conditions, enabling personalized and adaptable heat distribution.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If fixed flow control inserts are used in connectors, then flow distribution between plates is controlled, but adjustment and modification become difficult and costly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies the dynamics principle by making the flow control insert removable and replaceable rather than fixed. The connector allows dynamic adjustment of flow distribution by enabling users to remove existing inserts and install new ones with different choking characteristics, transforming a static system into a dynamic, adaptable one.
Solution Approach 2:
The flow control function is segmented from the connector structure itself. The insert is a separate, independent component that can be removed and replaced without affecting the connector's integrity. This segmentation allows flexible modification of flow control characteristics while maintaining the connector's structural simplicity.
2Measurement precision
If flow adjustors are associated at the entrance of the exchanger, then flow toward both plates is controlled, but accurate control for specific plates or rooms is not guaranteed
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by placing individual flow control inserts at specific connector locations that serve particular plates or rooms. Each insert can be independently optimized for its local requirement, allowing precise control of flow distribution to meet specific heating demands of different zones without requiring complex centralized control systems.
3Reliability
If the heat exchanger is designed for continuous high temperature operation, then heating performance is maintained, but adaptability to varying usage conditions is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies parameter changes by enabling modification of flow control characteristics through replacement of inserts with different choking degrees. This allows the system to adapt to varying usage conditions by changing the flow distribution parameters, thereby adjusting temperature distribution across plates to match different heating requirements while maintaining reliable heating performance.
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
The solution provides effective and adaptable heat management, optimizing heat yield in various conditions, ensuring efficient heat transfer while being economical and easy to install and modify.
Implementation Method 1
the transmission of heat by the radiator to the room to be conditioned is obtained through the sum of the irradiance effect and the convection effect between plates and outside atmosphere
Implementation Method 2
the transmission of heat by the radiator to the room to be conditioned is obtained through the sum of the irradiance effect and the convection effect between plates and outside atmosphere
Implementation Method 3
Heat exchangers are known, of the type with two or more plates, parallel or not, into which a heat-carrying fluid is introduced
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AI summary
Heat exchanger with plates, comprising at least a first plate (12) and a second plate (13), in each of which a heat-carrying fluid is suitable to circulate. The first plate (12) and the second plate (13) are both provided with apertures (17, 18, 21, 22). The first plate (12) and the second plate (13) are hydraulically connected to each other through the apertures (17, 18, 21, 22) by means of connection pipes or connectors (26, 27, 28, 29).