Heat exchanger
US12215939B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 4, 2021 |
| Grant date | Feb 4, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 6, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF28F9/02
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A heat exchanger includes a plurality of flat heat transfer tubes and a header, wherein each of the flat heat transfer tubes internally includes a plurality of windward channels and a plurality of leeward channels that are arranged on a leeward side of the windward channels, the header includes a main body unit having an internal space that is connected to the windward channels and the leeward channels, a partition member that separates the internal space into a windward side space at a side of ends of the windward channels and a leeward side space at a side of ends of the leeward channels, and an inflow portion that supplies a refrigerant to the lower portion of the leeward side space, and an upper side communication path that allows communication between the leeward side space and the windward side space is formed in an upper portion of the partition member.
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