US20070137843A1 - Heat exchanger core and heat exchanger equipped therewith - Google Patents
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- the invention relates to a heat exchanger core comprising at least two plates and a passage disposed between said plates for a coolant, said passage containing a plurality of flow channels which are disposed in parallel and delimited laterally by separating walls, which are disposed perpendicular to the plates, have respectively two ends and are connected to each other in an undulating shape by deflection zones which are provided alternately at the one or other ends of the separating walls.
- the invention also relates to a heat exchanger comprising such a heat exchanger core.
- Heat exchangers produced with heat exchanger cores of this type are required e.g. in compressed air plants in order to dehumidify the compressed air produced by means of a compressor and at a pressure of e.g. 25 bar in order consequently to make it suitable for critical application purposes, such as e.g. in the food and paper industry or in the medical field.
- the air drying is effected in that the heated air coming from the compressor is conducted after passage through an aftercooler through a device which contains an air/air and a coolant/air heat exchanger.
- the coolant/air heat exchanger Whilst the air/air heat exchanger is generally produced in the manner of a plate heat exchanger of a normal construction, the coolant/air heat exchanger comprises e.g. a combined pipe/plate heat exchanger with a core which has air passages which are formed from plates and strips holding the plates at a given spacing and coolant passages situated therebetween.
- the coolant passages comprise for example pipes, which have round or square cross-sections and are disposed respectively between two plates, said pipes having straight portions and deflecting portions connecting these in an undulating or in a meandering shape (EP 0 521 298 A2).
- a disadvantage of this construction is that unused spaces are produced between the individual pipe portions and that the curved deflecting portions are generally outwit the space taken up by the actual core and are not involved in the heat exchange.
- the separating walls are configured by the webs and/or flanges of profiles with I and/or U-shaped cross-sections disposed between the plates (EP 1 304 536 A2).
- the flow channels are produced, according to a first variant, with the help of a multiplicity of I-profiles which are connected to the plates by soldering, then these profiles must be connected to the plates before the soldering process at at least two points by laser welding or the like in order to preclude relative positional changes between the plates and the profiles during immersion and tilting processes which are required during the soldering process.
- the flow channels are configured, according to a second variant, as U-shaped grooves in solid, plane-parallel plates, these and the deflection zones must be produced by milling, in particular track milling. Both variants incur, therefore, comparatively high production costs which are not always tolerable.
- a further object of the present invention is to design the heat exchanger core mentioned above in such a manner that manufacture thereof is unproblematic with respect to the soldering technology.
- Yet another object of the present invention is to so design the heat exchanger core mentioned above that comparatively large flow cross-sections for the coolant can be provided within given overall dimensions.
- a further object of the present invention is to provide a heat exchanger having a heat exchanger core of the type mentioned above.
- the coolant passage is formed by at least one lamella which is connected to the plates, has a meandering cross-section and contains the separating walls, and wherein the deflection zones comprise recesses which are provided at the ends of the separating walls.
- a coolant/air heat exchanger is charaterized in that it contains a heat exchanger core with the features mentioned above.
- lamellae which respectively form a plurality of flow channels each, the number of welding operations to be implemented before the soldering process can be significantly reduced.
- the lamellae can be produced by extrusion or milling and consequently economically with any arbitrary strength.
- any arbitrary cross-sectional form can be given to the separating walls and/or to the flow channels delimited by these, which is favourable with respect to the output and stability of the heat exchanger core which is desired in the individual case.
- FIG. 1 a schematic front view of a combined coolant/air and air/air heat exchanger block for cooling dryers in compressed air plants;
- FIG. 2 and 3 sections along the lines II-II and III-III of FIG. 1 ;
- FIG. 4 an enlarged plan view on a lamella according to the invention for producing coolant passages in a core according to FIG. 1 destined for the coolant/air-heat exchange;
- FIG. 5 to 7 sections along the lines V-V to VII-VII of FIG. 4 ;
- FIG. 8 an enlarged front view of a detail of a coolant passage in a core according to FIG. 1 destined for the coolant/air-heat exchange and being made with lamellae according to FIGS. 4 to 7 ;
- FIG. 9 a plan view on the coolant passage according to FIG. 8 , an upper plate being omitted;
- FIG. 10 an enlarged front view of the core of the block according to FIG. 1 , intended for the coolant/air heat exchange and being made with lamellae according to FIGS. 4 to 7 ;
- FIG. 11 a section along the line XI-XI of FIG. 10 ;
- FIG. 12 and 13 in views corresponding to FIGS. 10 and 11 a second embodiment of the core
- FIG. 14 to 17 in views corresponding to FIGS. 4 to 7 a second embodiment of the lamella according to the invention.
- FIG. 18 to 21 in views corresponding to FIGS. 4 to 7 a third embodiment of the lamella according to the invention.
- FIG. 22 a front view corresponding to FIG. 8 of a coolant passage if lamellae according to FIGS. 14 to 21 are used.
- a heat exchanger device for cooling dryers in compressed air plants contains, according to FIG. 1 to 3 , a coolant/air heat exchanger in the right portion and an air/air heat exchanger in the left portion. Only one coolant/air heat exchanger core 1 and, situated adjacently, one air/air heat exchanger core 2 are thereby illustrated, both being located beside each other in an assumed longitudinal direction, being combined into an integral constructional unit and forming a single, connected block 3 . Of course, it would be possible also as an alternative to produce and to operate both cores 1 and 2 as separate constructional units.
- the two cores 1 and 2 are mainly formed by plane-parallel, rectangular or square plates or separating metal sheets 4 , respectively, which extend over the entire width and length of the block 3 .
- a part of the plates 4 are spaced on the one hand by strips 5 which extend perpendicular to the longitudinal direction and are disposed on ends of the block 3 at the left in FIG. 3 and, on the other hand, by strips 6 , 7 which extend in the longitudinal direction and are disposed on the lateral edges of the plates 4 .
- passages 8 are produced between these plates 4 .
- the upper strips 6 are somewhat shorter so that intermediate spaces 9 respectively are produced between their left ends and the strips 5 , such that air is able to enter laterally through said intermediate spaces 9 in the direction of an illustrated arrow 10 .
- the air can exit laterally in contrast parallel to the longitudinal direction of the passages 8 and in the direction of an illustrated arrow 11 .
- Normal lamellae or fins 12 are furthermore inserted expediently into the passages 8 and are illustrated only in part in FIG. 1 , and the passages thereof are deflected by 90° along lines 14 , corresponding to FIG. 3 .
- the other part of the plates, according to FIG. 1 and 2 are spaced in the part forming the core 2 in pairs by strips 15 and 16 which extend parallel to the longitudinal direction and are disposed on the lateral edges of the plates 4 and also by end or closing strips 17 and 18 which extend transversely thereto and form the left and right end of the core 2 .
- a further passage 19 is produced respectively between two plates 4 respectively.
- the upper strips 15 in FIG. 2 are slightly shorter so that intermediate spaces 20 respectively are produced between them and the closing strips 18 through which air can be supplied laterally in the direction of an illustrated arrow 21 ( FIG. 2 ).
- the same plates 4 which delimit the passages 19 serve to form passages 24 which are disposed in an undulating shape ( FIG. 1 ), said passages having portions which are straight as well as portions which serve for deflection, as explained in more detail further on.
- the passages 24 extend respectively from the closing strips 18 to a closing strip or plate 25 which is disposed in FIG. 1 and 2 at the right end of the block 3 .
- pairs of plates with the passages 8 alternate with pairs of plates with the passages 19 , 24 in superimposed planes, at least one passage 8 , 19 , 24 respectively being present in each plane.
- a coolant is supplied to the passages 24 at an inlet indicated by an arrow 26 and can flow out again at an outlet indicated by an arrow 27 for flowing the through a coolant cycle, not shown.
- the inlets or outlets marked by the arrows 10 , 11 , 21 , 23 , 26 and 27 are connected to collection tanks or the like at known inlet nipples, not shown.
- the mode of operation of the described heat exchanger device is essentially as follows:
- the compressed air which comes from a compressed air plant and is heated e.g. to approx. 35° to 55° C. is supplied in the direction of the arrow 10 so that it flows through the passages 8 .
- the air is thereby cooled initially in the core 2 by the cold air, which is supplied in counter-flow in the direction of the arrow 21 and comes from a water separator, not shown, to a temperature of e.g. 20° C.
- the compressed air On its further path through the passages 8 , the compressed air is then cooled gradually in the core 1 to its dew point since it interacts here with the coolant which flows into the passages 24 in the direction of the arrow 26 ( FIG. 2 ).
- the compressed air is then removed at the outlet marked by the arrow 11 ( FIG.
- Heat exchangers of the described type and their mode of operation are generally known to the person skilled in the art (EP 0 521 298 A1, EP 1 304 536 A2) and do not therefore require to be explained in more detail.
- the passage 24 is formed by a plurality of lamellae 31 which are disposed parallel next to each other ( FIG. 6 and 7 ).
- Each lamella 31 according to FIG. 6 and 7 , has a meandering cross-section and a plurality of separating walls 32 , five in the embodiment.
- the separating walls 32 are disposed vertically, parallel to each other and at the same spacings from each other and also connected to each other alternately above and below by horizontal, upper or lower webs 33 , 34 , as is typical of meanders. Because of the presence of five separating walls 32 , two upper and lower webs 33 , 34 respectively are provided so that respectively two adjacent separating walls 32 and a web 33 or 34 connecting them delimit a flow channel 35 , and in total four flow channels 35 of this type per lamella 31 are present. The arrangement is preferably such that each flow channel 35 has the same flow cross-section. At its lateral ends the lamelIa 31 is limited by a respective separating wall 32 .
- the lamellae 31 are preferably produced by extrusion from aluminium or an aluminium alloy and subsequent cutting to a length desired in the individual case.
- the separating walls 32 thereof are therefore initially of the same length and provided with a front and rear end or a front end face 32 a and a rear end face 32 b ( FIG. 5 ). After cutting to length, the separating walls 32 are however provided with a recess 36 at the one or other end 32 a , 32 b . As is indicated in FIG.
- the recesses 36 are fitted alternately on the one or other end 32 a , 32 b in the case of successive separating walls 32 so that, in the embodiment, three recesses 36 of this type are situated at the front end of the lamella 31 and two at the rear end of the lamella 31 .
- FIG. 8 and 9 show a coolant passage 24 which substantially extends in a plane and is produced by application of the lamellae 31 (cf. also FIG. 2 ). Further, FIG. 10 and 11 each show a complete portion of the heat exchanger device including the complete core 1 .
- a first lamella 31 a is disposed parallel to and at a spacing from the closing strip 18 corresponding to the width of a flow channel 35 .
- the position of the lamella 31 a is chosen such that an outer separating wall 32 a situated furthest left is disposed parallel to the strip 18 and has its recess 36 at the rear end of the lamella 31 a , not shown in FIG. 9 .
- the lamella 31 shown in FIGS. 8 and 9 is used, but after rotating it about an axis perpendicular to the drawing plane in FIG. 4 and by about 180°.
- a second lamella 32 b Abutting on the lamella 31 a there is a second lamella 32 b in FIG. 8 and 9 .
- the latter is identically configured to the lamella 31 a but, in contrast to the latter, in a position shown in FIG. 4 and 6 , so that three recesses 36 are situated at the front and two further recesses 36 at the rear, not visible in FIG. 9 .
- a separating wall 32 f of the lamella 31 a situated furthest to the left is disposed at a spacing corresponding to the width of a flow channel 35 from the separating wall 32 e of the lamella 31 a and parallel to the latter. Also this can be best seen from FIG. 11 .
- the flow channels 35 which are alternately open at the top and bottom ( FIG. 6 and 7 ) are closed according to FIG. 8 at the top or bottom by respectively one of the plates 4 which are connected to the outer sides of the webs 33 , 34 expediently by soldering.
- the front and rear ends of the flow channels 35 are closed by individual profiles 37 which have a width corresponding substantially to twice the spacing of two separating walls 32 , are connected in a gas-impermeable manner to the front and rear ends of the lamellae 31 a and 32 b or of the separating walls 32 and also to the plates 4 preferably by welding (MIG or WIG) and, for weight and cost reduction, have for example the trapezoidal cross-sections evident in FIG. 9 .
- the front and rear and also upper and lower regions of the flow channels 38 , 38 a and 38 b are sealed in a gas-impermeable manner and are formed between the lamella 31 a and the closing strip 18 , between the lamellae 31 a and 31 b and on the other side of the core 1 between the last lamella 31 and the closing strip 25 ( FIG. 10 and 11 ), the two flow channels 38 and 38 b remaining open e.g. on the front side corresponding to FIG. 11 in order to be able to supply and discharge the coolant there in the direction of the arrows 26 , 27 .
- the described recesses 36 after production of the coolant passage 24 (FIG. 11 and 13 ) form respectively a deflection zone alternately situated at the front or rear, which is delimited by the relevant plates 4 , profiles 37 (or plates 39 ) and separating walls 32 . Consequently, the coolant can enter for example in the direction of the arrow 26 according to FIG.
- passage 24 illustrated in FIG. 8 further corresponding passages 24 can be present and be separated from each other by air passages, as FIG. 1 to 3 and 10 , 12 in particular make clear.
- the profiles 37 (or plates 39 ) extend expediently over the entire height of the heat exchanger core.
- the number of flow channels 35 and 38 from which the coolant passages 24 are formed, can be chosen as a function of the requirements of the individual case. Instead of the four flow channels 35 according to FIG. 6 and 7 , also more or fewer flow channels 35 per lamella 31 can be present. In the case of an even number of separating walls 32 per lamella 31 , these can be laid out in particular with the same orientation since, in this case, the recesses 36 of the first separating wall 32 are always situated for example at the front and the recesses 36 of the last separating wall 32 are always for example at the rear.
- Lamellae 31 with a smaller number of separating walls 32 offer the advantage that, during extrusion, they become only slightly curved because of the more uniform material flow and hence can be straightened during setting up of the heat exchanger core 1 which is effected before the soldering.
- lamellae 31 provided with a substantially greater number of separating walls 32 would require to be straightened before setting up the core 1 with the help of additional devices, such as e.g. rollers or the like.
- the assembly of the heat exchanger block 3 according to FIG. 1 is effected in a normal manner for heat exchangers in that for example firstly the plates 4 and the lamellae 31 are connected by soldering and thereafter the profiles 37 (or plates 39 ) are fixed to the plates 4 and lamellae 31 by welding.
- An advantage resulting therefrom is that before soldering the lamellae 31 require to be connected only at two points respectively by welding to an associated plate 4 respectively to ensure the position whilst, when applying individual profiles as separating walls (in the embodiment five individual profiles per lamella) respectively 10 welding processes would be required.
- FIGS. 14 to 17 show a second embodiment of the lamellae 31 according to the invention. Contrary to the lamellae 31 of FIG.
- the lamellae 31 of FIG. 14 to 17 have, at one of its lateral ends, a foot or web 34 a instead of a separating wall 32 .
- This web 34 a projects outwardly from a respective end separating wall 32 as clearly shown in FIGS. 16 and 17 . It is, therefore, possible to arrange two or more lamellae 31 one beside the other without rotation (as in FIG. 8 ) in such as manner, that an end separating wall 32 of one lamella 31 always abuts a web 34 a of a neighbored lamella 31 .
- Web 34 a thus defines the distance between two neighbored lamellae 31 .
- a further lamella 31 according to FIGS. 18 to 21 is provided, said lamella 31 having two feet or webs 33 b and 34 c , each projecting outwardly from a respective end separating wall 32 as clearly shown in FIG. 20 and 21 .
- one web e.g. 33 b
- another web e.g. 34 c
- a lamella 31 d according to FIG. 16 is provided such that an end separating wall 31 g at the left end thereof abuts web 34 c of lamella 31 c .
- further lamellae 31 according to FIG. 16 can follow at the right side of lamella 31 d up to the closing strip 25 ( FIG. 11 ) in such a manner that the web 34 a of the farthest right lamella 31 abuts closing strip 25 for making the flow channel 38 b .
- the complete core 1 can be set up without taking care of the distances between the lamellae because all such distances are given by the webs 34 a , 33 b and 34 c . It is, therefore, no danger that the distances erraneously will become too great or too small.
- the invention is not restricted to the described embodiments which could be modified in many ways.
- the webs 33 and 34 and/or the widenings 40 could be curved slightly convexly in order to obtain a roundness desired for improving the soldering process.
- the lamellae 31 and profiles 37 or plates 39 in fact comprise for example aluminium and the plates 4 plated aluminium but it is clear that, according to requirement, also different materials which are generally used to produce heat exchanger cores can be used.
- the production of the lamellae 31 can be made, as described, by extrusion but also in another way, particularly in that a plate is provided with the flow channels 35 by milling or the like.
- the cores 1 and 2 form an integral component with the help of the continuous plates 4 , are produced separately and then assembled to form an integral component or are used as separate components which are connected to each other by corresponding lines or which are used independant upon each other.
- the cores 1 , 2 can also be disposed one above the other instead of next to each other.
- the different features can be provided also in combinations other than those described and illustrated.
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A heat exchanger network has at least one passage for a coolant and a heat exchanger provided with such a core. The coolant passage has a plurality of flow channels which are disposed in parallel and delimited by separating walls and connected to each other in an undulating shape at their ends by deflection zones. The flow channels are formed by at least one lamella which has separating walls and a meandering cross-section. The deflection zones are formed by recesses which are provided at the ends of the separating walls.
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- The invention described and claimed hereinbelow is also described in
German Patent Application 20 2005 015 627.2 filed on Sep. 28, 2005. This German Patent Application, whose subject matter is incorporated here by reference, provides the basis for a claim of priority of invention under 35 U.S.C. 119(a)-(d). - The invention relates to a heat exchanger core comprising at least two plates and a passage disposed between said plates for a coolant, said passage containing a plurality of flow channels which are disposed in parallel and delimited laterally by separating walls, which are disposed perpendicular to the plates, have respectively two ends and are connected to each other in an undulating shape by deflection zones which are provided alternately at the one or other ends of the separating walls. The invention also relates to a heat exchanger comprising such a heat exchanger core.
- Heat exchangers produced with heat exchanger cores of this type, are required e.g. in compressed air plants in order to dehumidify the compressed air produced by means of a compressor and at a pressure of e.g. 25 bar in order consequently to make it suitable for critical application purposes, such as e.g. in the food and paper industry or in the medical field. The air drying is effected in that the heated air coming from the compressor is conducted after passage through an aftercooler through a device which contains an air/air and a coolant/air heat exchanger.
- Whilst the air/air heat exchanger is generally produced in the manner of a plate heat exchanger of a normal construction, the coolant/air heat exchanger comprises e.g. a combined pipe/plate heat exchanger with a core which has air passages which are formed from plates and strips holding the plates at a given spacing and coolant passages situated therebetween. The coolant passages comprise for example pipes, which have round or square cross-sections and are disposed respectively between two plates, said pipes having straight portions and deflecting portions connecting these in an undulating or in a meandering shape (EP 0 521 298 A2). A disadvantage of this construction is that unused spaces are produced between the individual pipe portions and that the curved deflecting portions are generally outwit the space taken up by the actual core and are not involved in the heat exchange.
- In addition, it has already been proposed (likewise EP 0 521 298 A2) to replace those passages of the core, through which coolant flows, by pipe and deflecting portions produced in the normal plate construction in that said portions are delimited by normal separating walls in the form of strips which are disposed between the plates. A disadvantage of this construction is, however, that either comparatively thick strips must be provided in order to produce solder faces being sufficiently large for stable soldering joints, as a result of which reduced flow cross-sections are obtained with the given overall dimensions of the core, or that, if narrow strips are used which enable favourable flow cross-sections, in return comparatively small solder faces must be accepted which are not always adequate for the required strength of the heat exchanger.
- The last-mentioned problems can be extensively avoided in that the separating walls are configured by the webs and/or flanges of profiles with I and/or U-shaped cross-sections disposed between the plates (
EP 1 304 536 A2). However, if the flow channels are produced, according to a first variant, with the help of a multiplicity of I-profiles which are connected to the plates by soldering, then these profiles must be connected to the plates before the soldering process at at least two points by laser welding or the like in order to preclude relative positional changes between the plates and the profiles during immersion and tilting processes which are required during the soldering process. And if, in contrast, the flow channels are configured, according to a second variant, as U-shaped grooves in solid, plane-parallel plates, these and the deflection zones must be produced by milling, in particular track milling. Both variants incur, therefore, comparatively high production costs which are not always tolerable. - Starting from the above it is an object of the present invention to configure the heat exchanger core described above such that it can be produced with the required strength when using economical manufacturing methods.
- A further object of the present invention is to design the heat exchanger core mentioned above in such a manner that manufacture thereof is unproblematic with respect to the soldering technology.
- Yet another object of the present invention is to so design the heat exchanger core mentioned above that comparatively large flow cross-sections for the coolant can be provided within given overall dimensions.
- A further object of the present invention is to provide a heat exchanger having a heat exchanger core of the type mentioned above.
- These and other objects of the invention are solved by means of a heat exchanger core wherein the coolant passage is formed by at least one lamella which is connected to the plates, has a meandering cross-section and contains the separating walls, and wherein the deflection zones comprise recesses which are provided at the ends of the separating walls.
- According to the invention, a coolant/air heat exchanger is charaterized in that it contains a heat exchanger core with the features mentioned above.
- Due to the application according to the invention of lamellae which respectively form a plurality of flow channels each, the number of welding operations to be implemented before the soldering process can be significantly reduced. In addition, the lamellae can be produced by extrusion or milling and consequently economically with any arbitrary strength. Finally, in principle any arbitrary cross-sectional form can be given to the separating walls and/or to the flow channels delimited by these, which is favourable with respect to the output and stability of the heat exchanger core which is desired in the individual case.
- Further advantageous features of the invention are revealed in the dependant claims.
- The invention is explained subsequently in more detail in conjunction with the accompanying drawings with reference to embodiments. There are shown:
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FIG. 1 a schematic front view of a combined coolant/air and air/air heat exchanger block for cooling dryers in compressed air plants; -
FIG. 2 and 3 sections along the lines II-II and III-III ofFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 4 an enlarged plan view on a lamella according to the invention for producing coolant passages in a core according toFIG. 1 destined for the coolant/air-heat exchange; -
FIG. 5 to 7 sections along the lines V-V to VII-VII ofFIG. 4 ; -
FIG. 8 an enlarged front view of a detail of a coolant passage in a core according toFIG. 1 destined for the coolant/air-heat exchange and being made with lamellae according to FIGS. 4 to 7; -
FIG. 9 a plan view on the coolant passage according toFIG. 8 , an upper plate being omitted; -
FIG. 10 an enlarged front view of the core of the block according toFIG. 1 , intended for the coolant/air heat exchange and being made with lamellae according to FIGS. 4 to 7; -
FIG. 11 a section along the line XI-XI ofFIG. 10 ; -
FIG. 12 and 13 in views corresponding toFIGS. 10 and 11 a second embodiment of the core; -
FIG. 14 to 17 in views corresponding to FIGS. 4 to 7 a second embodiment of the lamella according to the invention; -
FIG. 18 to 21 in views corresponding to FIGS. 4 to 7 a third embodiment of the lamella according to the invention; -
FIG. 22 a front view corresponding toFIG. 8 of a coolant passage if lamellae according to FIGS. 14 to 21 are used. - A heat exchanger device for cooling dryers in compressed air plants contains, according to
FIG. 1 to 3, a coolant/air heat exchanger in the right portion and an air/air heat exchanger in the left portion. Only one coolant/airheat exchanger core 1 and, situated adjacently, one air/airheat exchanger core 2 are thereby illustrated, both being located beside each other in an assumed longitudinal direction, being combined into an integral constructional unit and forming a single, connectedblock 3. Of course, it would be possible also as an alternative to produce and to operate bothcores - The two
cores metal sheets 4, respectively, which extend over the entire width and length of theblock 3. According toFIG. 1 and 3, a part of theplates 4 are spaced on the one hand bystrips 5 which extend perpendicular to the longitudinal direction and are disposed on ends of theblock 3 at the left inFIG. 3 and, on the other hand, bystrips plates 4. As a result,passages 8 are produced between theseplates 4. At the left end inFIG. 3 , theupper strips 6 are somewhat shorter so that intermediate spaces 9 respectively are produced between their left ends and thestrips 5, such that air is able to enter laterally through said intermediate spaces 9 in the direction of an illustratedarrow 10. At the right end inFIG. 3 , the air can exit laterally in contrast parallel to the longitudinal direction of thepassages 8 and in the direction of an illustratedarrow 11. Normal lamellae orfins 12 are furthermore inserted expediently into thepassages 8 and are illustrated only in part inFIG. 1 , and the passages thereof are deflected by 90° alonglines 14, corresponding toFIG. 3 . - The other part of the plates, according to
FIG. 1 and 2 are spaced in the part forming thecore 2 in pairs bystrips plates 4 and also by end orclosing strips core 2. As a result, afurther passage 19 is produced respectively between twoplates 4 respectively. On the sides of theclosing strips 18 on the right inFIG. 2 , theupper strips 15 inFIG. 2 are slightly shorter so thatintermediate spaces 20 respectively are produced between them and theclosing strips 18 through which air can be supplied laterally in the direction of an illustrated arrow 21 (FIG. 2 ). In contrast, thestrips 16 on the left side inFIG. 2 are slightly shorter so thatintermediate spaces 22 are produced here between these and theclosing strips 17, through which the air supplied at 20 can be discharged again (arrow 23). The deflections are thereby effected, analogously toFIG. 3 , preferably with correspondingly configured lamellae orfins 24 provided in the passages 19 (FIG. 1 ). - In the
core 1, thesame plates 4 which delimit thepassages 19 serve to formpassages 24 which are disposed in an undulating shape (FIG. 1 ), said passages having portions which are straight as well as portions which serve for deflection, as explained in more detail further on. Thepassages 24 extend respectively from theclosing strips 18 to a closing strip orplate 25 which is disposed inFIG. 1 and 2 at the right end of theblock 3. Preferably, pairs of plates with thepassages 8 alternate with pairs of plates with thepassages passage FIG. 2 , a coolant is supplied to thepassages 24 at an inlet indicated by anarrow 26 and can flow out again at an outlet indicated by anarrow 27 for flowing the through a coolant cycle, not shown. - The inlets or outlets marked by the
arrows - The mode of operation of the described heat exchanger device is essentially as follows:
- The compressed air which comes from a compressed air plant and is heated e.g. to approx. 35° to 55° C. is supplied in the direction of the
arrow 10 so that it flows through thepassages 8. The air is thereby cooled initially in thecore 2 by the cold air, which is supplied in counter-flow in the direction of thearrow 21 and comes from a water separator, not shown, to a temperature of e.g. 20° C. On its further path through thepassages 8, the compressed air is then cooled gradually in thecore 1 to its dew point since it interacts here with the coolant which flows into thepassages 24 in the direction of the arrow 26 (FIG. 2 ). The compressed air is then removed at the outlet marked by the arrow 11 (FIG. 3 ) and supplied to a water separator, not shown, from where it is in-troduced into thecore 2 at thearrow 21 and is removed from thiscore 2 at the outlet indicated by thearrow 23, said outlet serving as a tapping point for the compressed air. The arrangement is chosen such that the air at the tapping point has again approximately room temperature. - Heat exchangers of the described type and their mode of operation are generally known to the person skilled in the art (EP 0 521 298 A1,
EP 1 304 536 A2) and do not therefore require to be explained in more detail. - The embodiment according to the invention of a
coolant passage 24 of thenetwork 1 is explained subsequently in more detail with reference toFIG. 4 to 9, the expressions “right”, “left”, “front”, “rear”, “top” and “bottom” being chosen, for simplification of the description, corresponding to the respective position which is produced from the special illustration inFIG. 4 to 9. Accordingly, thepassage 24 is formed by a plurality oflamellae 31 which are disposed parallel next to each other (FIG. 6 and 7). Eachlamella 31, according toFIG. 6 and 7, has a meandering cross-section and a plurality of separatingwalls 32, five in the embodiment. - As likewise shown in
FIG. 6 and 7, the separatingwalls 32 are disposed vertically, parallel to each other and at the same spacings from each other and also connected to each other alternately above and below by horizontal, upper orlower webs separating walls 32, two upper andlower webs adjacent separating walls 32 and aweb flow channel 35, and in total fourflow channels 35 of this type perlamella 31 are present. The arrangement is preferably such that eachflow channel 35 has the same flow cross-section. At its lateral ends thelamelIa 31 is limited by arespective separating wall 32. - The
lamellae 31 are preferably produced by extrusion from aluminium or an aluminium alloy and subsequent cutting to a length desired in the individual case. The separatingwalls 32 thereof are therefore initially of the same length and provided with a front and rear end or a front end face 32 a and a rear end face 32 b (FIG. 5 ). After cutting to length, the separatingwalls 32 are however provided with arecess 36 at the one orother end FIG. 5 by broken lines, for example the respectively last portion of the separatingwall 32 which abuts against theend FIG. 4 shows, therecesses 36 are fitted alternately on the one orother end successive separating walls 32 so that, in the embodiment, threerecesses 36 of this type are situated at the front end of thelamella 31 and two at the rear end of thelamella 31. -
FIG. 8 and 9 show acoolant passage 24 which substantially extends in a plane and is produced by application of the lamellae 31 (cf. alsoFIG. 2 ). Further,FIG. 10 and 11 each show a complete portion of the heat exchanger device including thecomplete core 1. For production of thecoolant passage 24 according toFIGS. 8 and 9 , afirst lamella 31 a is disposed parallel to and at a spacing from theclosing strip 18 corresponding to the width of aflow channel 35. The position of thelamella 31 a is chosen such that anouter separating wall 32 a situated furthest left is disposed parallel to thestrip 18 and has itsrecess 36 at the rear end of thelamella 31 a, not shown inFIG. 9 . For this purpose, thelamella 31 shown inFIGS. 8 and 9 is used, but after rotating it about an axis perpendicular to the drawing plane inFIG. 4 and by about 180°. - Following the separating
wall 32 a which is indicated in broken lines inFIG. 9 like the remaining separatingwalls 32, there are, corresponding to the meander shape, as shown inFIG. 8 , threecentral separating walls wall 32 e which is situated furthest to the right inFIG. 8 and 9. Because of the arrangement of therecesses 36 described with reference toFIG. 4 to 7, the tworecesses 36 of the separatingwalls 32 b, 32 d are situated at the front and threerecesses 36 of the separatingwalls FIG. 9 are situated at the rear. This can be best seen fromFIG. 11 . - Abutting on the
lamella 31 a there is asecond lamella 32 b inFIG. 8 and 9. The latter is identically configured to thelamella 31 a but, in contrast to the latter, in a position shown inFIG. 4 and 6, so that threerecesses 36 are situated at the front and twofurther recesses 36 at the rear, not visible inFIG. 9 . In addition, a separatingwall 32 f of thelamella 31 a situated furthest to the left is disposed at a spacing corresponding to the width of aflow channel 35 from the separatingwall 32 e of thelamella 31 a and parallel to the latter. Also this can be best seen fromFIG. 11 . - The
flow channels 35 which are alternately open at the top and bottom (FIG. 6 and 7) are closed according toFIG. 8 at the top or bottom by respectively one of theplates 4 which are connected to the outer sides of thewebs flow channels 35 are closed byindividual profiles 37 which have a width corresponding substantially to twice the spacing of two separatingwalls 32, are connected in a gas-impermeable manner to the front and rear ends of thelamellae walls 32 and also to theplates 4 preferably by welding (MIG or WIG) and, for weight and cost reduction, have for example the trapezoidal cross-sections evident inFIG. 9 . Correspondingly, the front and rear and also upper and lower regions of theflow channels lamella 31 a and theclosing strip 18, between the lamellae 31 a and 31 b and on the other side of thecore 1 between thelast lamella 31 and the closing strip 25 (FIG. 10 and 11), the twoflow channels 38 and 38 b remaining open e.g. on the front side corresponding toFIG. 11 in order to be able to supply and discharge the coolant there in the direction of thearrows - The application of
individual profiles 37 is preferred despite the expenditure in labour associated therewith relative to the application of continuous plates if it is necessary to compensate tolerances and to safely avoid leakage currents of the coolant or consequently caused short circuits between theindividual flow channels 35, inFIG. 11 from left to right. If this can be achieved by other means, also plates 39 (FIG. 12 and 13) can be used which practically extend over the whole width and height ofcore 1 and tightly seal all providedcoolant passages 24 at the same time. - The described recesses 36, after production of the coolant passage 24 (FIG. 11 and 13) form respectively a deflection zone alternately situated at the front or rear, which is delimited by the
relevant plates 4, profiles 37 (or plates 39) and separatingwalls 32. Consequently, the coolant can enter for example in the direction of thearrow 26 according toFIG. 11 and 13 into the associatedflow channel 38, change over at the rear end thereof through the associatedrecess 36 in the separatingwall 32 a into theadjacent flow channel 35 formed between the separatingwalls front recess 36 in the separatingwall 32 b into theflow channel 35 formed between said separatingwall 32 b and the separatingwall 32 c etc. until finally it flows out again from the flow channel 38 b situated on the far right inFIG. 11 and 13 in the direction of thearrow 27. The coolant flows therefore along an undulating flow path, marked inFIG. 11 and 13 partially by arrows, through thepassage 24. - Above and below the
passage 24 illustrated inFIG. 8 , further correspondingpassages 24 can be present and be separated from each other by air passages, asFIG. 1 to 3 and 10, 12 in particular make clear. In this case, the profiles 37 (or plates 39) extend expediently over the entire height of the heat exchanger core. - The number of
flow channels coolant passages 24 are formed, can be chosen as a function of the requirements of the individual case. Instead of the fourflow channels 35 according toFIG. 6 and 7, also more orfewer flow channels 35 perlamella 31 can be present. In the case of an even number of separatingwalls 32 perlamella 31, these can be laid out in particular with the same orientation since, in this case, therecesses 36 of thefirst separating wall 32 are always situated for example at the front and therecesses 36 of thelast separating wall 32 are always for example at the rear. - Also combinations with different numbers of separating
walls 32 andflow channels 35 are possible, alsoadjacent lamellae 31 being able to be disposed directly next to each other, in which case theflow channels 38 situated between them would be missing.Lamellae 31 with a smaller number of separatingwalls 32 offer the advantage that, during extrusion, they become only slightly curved because of the more uniform material flow and hence can be straightened during setting up of theheat exchanger core 1 which is effected before the soldering. In contrast,lamellae 31 provided with a substantially greater number of separatingwalls 32 would require to be straightened before setting up thecore 1 with the help of additional devices, such as e.g. rollers or the like. - The assembly of the
heat exchanger block 3 according toFIG. 1 is effected in a normal manner for heat exchangers in that for example firstly theplates 4 and thelamellae 31 are connected by soldering and thereafter the profiles 37 (or plates 39) are fixed to theplates 4 andlamellae 31 by welding. An advantage resulting therefrom is that before soldering thelamellae 31 require to be connected only at two points respectively by welding to an associatedplate 4 respectively to ensure the position whilst, when applying individual profiles as separating walls (in the embodiment five individual profiles per lamella) respectively 10 welding processes would be required. FIGS. 14 to 17 show a second embodiment of thelamellae 31 according to the invention. Contrary to thelamellae 31 ofFIG. 6 and 7, thelamellae 31 ofFIG. 14 to 17 have, at one of its lateral ends, a foot orweb 34 a instead of a separatingwall 32. Thisweb 34 a projects outwardly from a respectiveend separating wall 32 as clearly shown inFIGS. 16 and 17 . It is, therefore, possible to arrange two ormore lamellae 31 one beside the other without rotation (as inFIG. 8 ) in such as manner, that anend separating wall 32 of onelamella 31 always abuts aweb 34 a of a neighboredlamella 31.Web 34 a thus defines the distance between two neighboredlamellae 31. An advantage resulting therefrom is that during setting up of the core is must not be taken care that all of thelamellae 31 have the correct distances from each other as is e.g. necessary inFIG. 8 for thelamellae 31 at both sides of theflow channels 38 a. In ananalogous manner web 34 a can be laid in such a manner inFIG. 11 that it abuts theclosing strip 25 at the right end ofcore 1 for properly forming flow channel 38 b. - As an alternative, it would also be possible to locate the
web 34 a at the left side inFIG. 16 in order to e.g. form together with closingstrip 18 theflow channel 38 at the left end ofcore 1. - As a further alternative, a
further lamella 31 according to FIGS. 18 to 21 is provided, saidlamella 31 having two feet orwebs end separating wall 32 as clearly shown inFIG. 20 and 21. Advantageously, one web (e.g. 33 b) is located above whereas another web (e.g. 34 c) is located below thus having an upper or lower end web respectively on each of those lamellae. Is now possible to begin the setting up of acoolant passage 24 of core 1 (FIG. 11 ) e.g. with alamella 31 according toFIG. 20 , theweb 33 b of which is laid against the respective closing strip for making theflow channel 38, as shown inFIG. 22 for a lamella 31 c. - Following to lamella 31 c, a
lamella 31 d according toFIG. 16 is provided such that an end separating wall 31 g at the left end thereof abutsweb 34 c of lamella 31 c. Next,further lamellae 31 according toFIG. 16 can follow at the right side oflamella 31 d up to the closing strip 25 (FIG. 11 ) in such a manner that theweb 34 a of the farthestright lamella 31 abuts closingstrip 25 for making the flow channel 38 b. Thus, thecomplete core 1 can be set up without taking care of the distances between the lamellae because all such distances are given by thewebs - The invention is not restricted to the described embodiments which could be modified in many ways. This applies for example to the special cross-sections of the
lamellae 31 which can be provided withlateral widenings 40, according toFIG. 8 , on outer sides of thewebs webs widenings 40 could be curved slightly convexly in order to obtain a roundness desired for improving the soldering process. Furthermore, thelamellae 31 andprofiles 37 orplates 39 in fact comprise for example aluminium and theplates 4 plated aluminium but it is clear that, according to requirement, also different materials which are generally used to produce heat exchanger cores can be used. Further, the production of thelamellae 31 can be made, as described, by extrusion but also in another way, particularly in that a plate is provided with theflow channels 35 by milling or the like. - Furthermore, it is in principle irrelevant whether the
cores continuous plates 4, are produced separately and then assembled to form an integral component or are used as separate components which are connected to each other by corresponding lines or which are used independant upon each other. Thecores heat exchanger core 1 according to the invention for purposes other than those described and anywhere where coolant passages are required. Finally, it goes without saying that the different features can be provided also in combinations other than those described and illustrated. - It will be understood, that each of the elements described above or two or more together, may also find a useful application in other types of construction differing from the types described above.
- While the invention has been illustrated and described as embodied in a heat exchanger core and a heat exchanger, it is not intended to be limited to the details shown, since various modifications and structural changes may be made without departing in any way from the spirit of the present invention.
- Without further analysis, the forgoing will so fully reveal the gist of the present invention that others can, by applying current knowledge, readily adapt it for various applications without omitting features that, from the standpoint of prior art, fairly constitute essential characteristics of the generic or specific aspects of this invention.
- What is claimed as new and desired to be protected by Letters Patent is set forth in the appended claims.
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1. Heat exchanger core comprising at least two plates and a passage disposed between said plates for a coolant, said passage containing a plurality of flow channels which are disposed in parallel and are delimited laterally by separating walls, said separating walls being disposed perpendicular to the plates, having respectively two ends, and being connected to each other in an undulating shape by deflection zones which are provided alternately at one or an other of said ends of said separating walls, wherein said coolant passage is formed by at least one lamella which is connected to said plates, has a meandering cross-section and contains said separating walls, and wherein said deflection zones comprise recesses which are provided at said ends of said separating walls.
2. Heat exchanger core according to claim 1 , wherein said coolant passage is assembled from a plurality of lamellae which are situated next to each other, each lamellae having a plurality of separating walls.
3. Heat exchanger core according to claim 2 , wherein said separating walls are held in preselected distances by means of webs which are alternatingly connected therewith above and below.
4. Heat exchanger core according to claim 2; and further comprising at least one lamella which ends at at least one lateral side with a web projecting outwards from one of the separating walls which is an end separating wall.
5. Heat exchanger core according to claim 2; and further comprising at least one lamella which ends at two lateral sides with a web projecting outwards from one of the separating walls which is respective end separating wall.
6. Heat exchanger core according to claim 5 , wherein one web is connected with a respective separating wall at a top end thereof whereas another web is connected with a respective separating wall at a bottom end thereof.
7. Heat exchanger core according to claim 2 , wherein said lamellae consist of extruded parts.
8. Heat exchanger core according to claim 2 , wherein each of said lamellae are composed of a material selected from the group consisting of aluminium and an aluminium alloy.
9. Heat exchanger core according to claim 2 , wherein said lamellae are situated next to each other in such a manner that separating walls facing each other are spaced at spacings which correspond to a width of a flow channel.
10. Heat exchanger core according to claim 1 , wherein said lamellae and said plates are connected to each other by soldering connecting means.
11. Heat exchanger core according to claim 1 , wherein open ends of adjacent flow channels and, with these, also assigned deflection zones are sealed by respective profiles which are connected to an outer side of said lamellae.
12. Heat exchanger core according to claim 1 , wherein open ends of adjacent flow channels and, with these, also assigned deflection zones are sealed by common plates which are connected to outer sides of said lamellae.
13. Heat exchanger core according to claim 11 , wherein said profiles are connected to said lamellae by welding connecting means.
14. Heat exchanger core according to claim 12 , wherein said plates are connected to said lamellae by welding connecting means.
15. Heat exchanger core according to claims 1, wherein said recesses are configured as recesses obtained by milling.
16. Heat exchanger core according to claim 1; and further comprising a plurality of coolant passages which are disposed one above the other and air passages which are disposed between said coolant passages.
17. Heat exchanger core according to claim 1; and being configured as part of a combined coolant/air heat exchanger block.
18. Heat exchanger core according to claim 17 , wherein said plates have two portions, one portions forming a coolant/air heat exchanger core and the other portion forming an air/air heat exchanger core.
19. Coolant/air heat exchanger, comprising a heat exchanger core including at least two plates and a passage disposed between said plates for a coolant, said passage containing a plurality of flow channels which are disposed in parallel and are delimited laterally by separating walls, said separating walls being disposed perpendicular to the plates, having respectively two ends, and being connected to each other in an undulating shape by deflection zones which are provided alternately at one or an other of said ends of said separating walls, wherein said coolant passage is formed by at least one lamella which is connected to said plates, has a meandering cross-section and contains said separating walls, and wherein said deflection zones comprise recesses which are provided at said ends of said separating walls.
20. Heat exchanger according to claim 19; and being configured as a combined coolant/air and air/air heat exchanger in.
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