Auxiliary heat exchanger
AssigneeJohnson Controls Technology Company
InventorJames E. Bogart
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed toward a heat exchanger that includes an evaporator coil section disposed at least partially within a first flow structure configured to direct a first flow of air across the evaporator coil section, a condenser coil section fluidly coupled with the evaporator coil section and disposed at least partially within a second flow structure configured to direct a second flow of air across the condenser coil section, and an auxiliary heat exchanger fluidly coupled with the evaporator coil section, where the auxiliary heat exchanger is external to the first flow structure.
Claims25
A heat exchanger, comprising:
- an evaporator coil section disposed at least partially within a first flow structure configured to direct a first flow of air across the evaporator coil section;
- a condenser coil section fluidly coupled with the evaporator coil section and disposed at least partially within a second flow structure configured to direct a second flow of air across the condenser coil section;
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- an auxiliary heat exchanger fluidly coupled with the evaporator coil section, wherein the auxiliary heat exchanger is external to the first flow structure.
A heat exchanger for a heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) system, comprising:
- a housing;
- an evaporator coil section disposed within a first passage of the housing and configured to be in thermal communication with a first flow of air flowing across the evaporator coil section;
- a condenser coil section in fluid communication with the evaporator coil section and disposed within a second passage of the housing and configured to be in thermal communication with a second flow of air flowing across the condenser coil section;
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- an auxiliary heat exchanger in fluid communication with the evaporator coil section, wherein the auxiliary heat exchanger is external to the housing.
A heat pipe heat exchanger for a heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) system, comprising:
- a first passage comprising an evaporator coil section;
- a second passage comprising a condenser coil section, wherein the condenser coil section is in fluid communication with the evaporator coil section;
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- an auxiliary heat exchanger in fluid communication with the evaporator coil section, wherein the auxiliary heat exchanger is external to the first passage and the second passage.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.