Condenser

A condenser comprising:

• a condensation section inlet header disposed such that its longitudinal direction coincides with a vertical direction;
• a heat exchange path formed by a plurality of heat exchange tubes disposed parallel to one another such that their longitudinal direction coincides with a left-right direction and they are spaced from one another in the vertical direction, each of heat exchange tubes being connected, at one longitudinal end thereof, to the condensation section inlet header;
• and
• an inlet member joined to the condensation section inlet header, the inlet member having a refrigerant inflow passage which is open at opposite ends thereof and through which refrigerant flows to a region within the condensation section inlet header, the region being offset from a longitudinal center of the condensation section inlet header toward one end of the condensation section inlet header,
• an opening at one end of the refrigerant inflow passage of the inlet member serving as an inflow opening into which the refrigerant flows from the outside, and an opening at the other end of the refrigerant inflow passage serving as an outflow opening from which the refrigerant flows out to the condensation section inlet header, wherein
• the condensation section inlet header has an opening formed in a circumferential wall of the condensation section inlet header at a position offset from the longitudinal center toward the one end of the condensation section inlet header;
• the inlet member has an insert portion which is inserted into the condensation section inlet header through the opening;
• the outflow opening of the refrigerant inflow passage is open to a surface of the insert portion;
• and
• the outflow opening of the refrigerant inflow passage is oriented such that the refrigerant flows toward the longitudinal center of the condensation section inlet header.