Water-cooling type condenser
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing water-cooling type condensers have a complex packaging configuration due to separate gas and liquid separators and require many additional parts for connection, leading to space occupation and manufacturing inefficiencies.
Innovation Solution
A water-cooling type condenser design that incorporates a fixing plate integrally formed by brazing with other components, including inlet and outlet pipes, to simplify assembly and enhance durability, allowing for size reduction and improved manufacturability by using protruding bonding portions and bracket fixing portions for temporary assembly and connection of the gas and liquid separator.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a separate gas and liquid separator tank is used in the water-cooling type condenser, then the refrigerant can be effectively separated into vapor and liquid phases, but the structure requires many additional connection parts and occupies excessive space
Solution Approach 1:
The gas and liquid separator is merged with the condensation area and subcooling area into a single integrated structure. The separator forms an internal cavity within the condenser body, eliminating the need for separate connection pipes and reducing the number of parts while maintaining effective refrigerant separation functionality
Solution Approach 2:
The condenser body is designed to serve multiple functions simultaneously: it acts as both the heat exchange structure and the gas-liquid separator. The internal cavity structure enables the same component to perform both condensation and separation tasks, reducing overall system complexity
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple separate components (plates, pipes, separator) are used in the water-cooling type condenser, then each component can be optimized for its specific function, but the assembly process becomes complex and manufacturing efficiency decreases
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple components including the condensation area, subcooling area, gas-liquid separator, inlet pipes, and outlet pipes are merged into a single integrally formed condenser body through casting or molding processes, simplifying assembly to a single piece installation
Solution Approach 2:
The various functional areas and connection channels are pre-formed within the single condenser body structure during manufacturing, eliminating the need for complex field assembly and connection of multiple separate components
3Ease of repair
If traditional water-cooling type condenser design with separate components is used, then maintenance and replacement of specific parts is easier, but the overall device size and packaging space requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The gas-liquid separator is nested within the condenser body as an internal cavity, with the separator volume occupying space that would otherwise be structural. This nesting arrangement reduces the overall external dimensions of the condenser while maintaining all necessary functional volumes
Solution Approach 2:
The separator is positioned in the vertical dimension within the condenser body, utilizing the height space efficiently. The inlet and outlet pipes are arranged to connect to the separator from different vertical levels, optimizing the three-dimensional space utilization
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The design simplifies the manufacturing process, enhances assemblability and durability, and enables size reduction by integrating the gas and liquid separator with the fixing plate, reducing the number of components and improving the flow of refrigerant and cooling water.
Implementation Method 1
integrally formed, by brazing, with remaining components (a plate, a first inlet pipe, a first outlet pipe, a second inlet pipe, and a second outlet pipe)
Implementation Method 2
a condensation area A1 condensing a refrigerant by heat exchanging the refrigerant and cooling water
Implementation Method 3
a condensation area A1 condensing a refrigerant
Implementation Method 4
a supercooling area A3 supercooling the refrigerant by heat exchanging the refrigerant passing through the gas and liquid separator 400 and the cooling water
Implementation Method 5
a supercooling area A3 supercooling the refrigerant
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AI summary
The present invention relates to a water-cooling type condenser, and more specifically, to a water-cooling type condenser including a fixing plate for fixing a gas and liquid separator, wherein the fixing plate is formed to enable a refrigerant and cooling water to flow by means of coupling between first and second plate portions, and is integrally formed, by brazing, with remaining components (a plate, a first inlet pipe, a first outlet pipe, a second inlet pipe, and a second outlet pipe), so as to enhance assemblability and durability and enable size reduction.