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US 2020/0049430 A1Published application
Header Tank for Heat Exchanger
AssigneesDENSO International America, Inc., Denso Corporation
InventorsMark HOLMES, Xiaomin CHEN
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Abstract
A header tank of a heat exchanger. The header tank includes a housing defining a coolant chamber through which coolant flows. The header tank further includes a flow control member, which extends into the coolant chamber. The flow control member is configured to advantageously reduce swirling of coolant in the coolant chamber, reduce velocity of coolant in the coolant chamber, and reduce liquid pressure drop of the heat exchanger.
Claims20
A header tank of a heat exchanger, the header tank comprising:
- a housing defining a coolant chamber through which coolant flows;
- and
- a flow control member extending into the coolant chamber, the flow control member configured to reduce swirling of coolant in the coolant chamber, reduce velocity of coolant in the coolant chamber, and reduce liquid pressure drop of the heat exchanger.
A header tank of a heat exchanger, the header tank comprising:
- a housing defining a coolant chamber through which coolant flows, the housing including a first sidewall, a second sidewall, and a ceiling connecting the first sidewall and the second sidewall together;
- and
- a flow control fin extending into the coolant chamber from one of the first sidewall, the second sidewall, and the ceiling;
- wherein the flow control fin reduces swirling of coolant in the coolant chamber, reduces velocity of coolant in the coolant chamber, and reduces liquid pressure drop of the heat exchanger.
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