US 12,674,630 B2 · Systems and methods for heat exchange

Abstract

An interlaced heat exchanger is described. The interlaced heat exchanger includes a plurality of microchannel tubes configured to allow flow of a first fluid therethrough and a plurality of flat tubes configured to allow flow of a second fluid therethrough to exchange heat with the first fluid. The plurality of microchannel tubes and the plurality of flat tubes are stacked in an alternating arrangement along a longitudinal axis of the interlaced heat exchanger such that the plurality of microchannel tubes and the plurality of flat tubes are interlaced. The interlaced heat exchanger further includes a plurality of fin plates interspersed with the plurality of microchannel tubes and the plurality of flat tubes. The plurality of fin plates allows a flow of air across a width of the interlaced heat exchanger to exchange heat with at least one of the first fluid and the second fluid.

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Dependent claims

An interlaced heat exchanger comprising:

a first set of microchannel tubes configured to allow flow of a first fluid therethrough;
a first set of flat tubes configured to allow flow of a second fluid therethrough to exchange heat with the first fluid;
a second set of microchannel tubes configured to allow flow of the first fluid therethrough, wherein the first set of flat tubes is disposed between the first set of microchannel tubes and the second set of microchannel tubes in a stacked configuration;
a first fin plate disposed adjacent to the second set of microchannel tubes in the stacked configuration;
a second set of flat tubes disposed adjacent to the first fin plate in the stacked configuration;
and
a second fin plate disposed adjacent to the second set of flat tubes in the stacked configuration.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Systems and methods for heat exchange

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Systems and methods for heat exchange

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Abstract

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