Heat exchanger of reduced size for heat transfer between three fluids
US5884696A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 22, 1995 |
| Grant date | Mar 23, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 22, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF28D2021/0096
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The engine cooling radiator and the evaporator of the air conditioning system for a vehicle are combined in a single triple heat exchanger, in which the refrigerant fluid and the engine coolant fluid flow respectively in two sets of flat pockets which are stacked alternately with gaps in which the air to be treated flows. A pocket of one set is directly juxtaposed to a pocket of the other set, to form a pair of pockets, between each gap and the next, to give direct heat transfer between the refrigerant and engine coolant fluids.
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