Heat exchanger
US12247787B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 5, 2021 |
| Grant date | Mar 11, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 23, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF28D2021/0068
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A heat exchanger includes flat heat transfer tubes and a header, wherein the header includes a first partition member that separates an internal space of a main body unit into a refrigerant inflow portion and an upper portion, a second partition member that separates the upper portion into a connected portion connected to the flat heat transfer tubes and an opposite portion, and a third partition member that separates the opposite portion into a windward portion and a leeward portion a plurality of windward communication holes allowing communication between the windward portion and the connected portion and a plurality of leeward communication holes allowing communication between the leeward portion and the connected portion are arranged in the second partition member an adjustment channel that increases a flow rate of the windward communication holes as compared to a flow rate of the leeward communication holes is arranged inside the header.
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