Heat exchanger with reduced length distributor tube
US10197312B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 26, 2014 |
| Grant date | Feb 5, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 14, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF25B39/02
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A heat exchanger includes a header, a plurality of tubes, and a distributor. The header is configured to contain refrigerant and define an opening proximate to a termination end of the header. The plurality of tubes extends away from and is fluidicly coupled to the header. The plurality of tubes includes a first group of adjacent tubes characterized as located further away from the opening than a second group of adjacent tubes. The distributor is located within the header and spaced apart from the opening such that a first portion of the refrigerant in the first group of tubes does flow through the distributor, and a second portion of the refrigerant in the first group of tubes does not flow through the distributor.
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