Multiflow type condenser for an air conditioner
US6062303A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 25, 1998 |
| Grant date | May 16, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 25, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF28D2021/0084
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A multiflow type condenser for an automobile air conditioner comprising: a pair of header pipes disposed in parallel with each other and arranged to have an inlet and an outlet; a pluratlity of flat tubes each connected to said header pipes at opposite ends thereof, each of said flat tubes having a plurality of inside fluid paths, a hydraulic diameter of said inside fluid paths being in the range of about 1 to 1.7 mm; a plurality of corrugated fins each disposed between adjacent flat tubes; at least a pair of baffles disposed in said header pipes one by one; each of said baffles having a projection inserted into a slit provided with each header pipes and dividing each header pipes into a plurality of chambers; at least one by-pass passageway formed in the baffles to route a vapor-abundant phase of said refrigerant from an upper chamber to a lower chamber within the same header pipes by providing a communication path between the adjacent chambers; a ratio of a hydraulic diameter of said by-pass passageway over said hydraulic diameter of said inside fluid paths being in the range of about 0.28 to 2.25; and an area of a pass on the inlet side is about 30% to 65% of an overall area of …
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