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US 2020/0271331 A1Published application
Removable fin heat exchanger systems and methods
AssigneeJohnson Controls Technology Company
InventorZhiwei Huang
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a fin heat exchanger, including a header, a set of tubes fluidly coupled to the header, and a mount configured to engage with and disengage from the set of tubes. The mount includes a fin section configured to extend between adjacent tubes of the set of tubes in an engaged mount configuration, and configured to be separated from the set of tubes in an unengaged mount configuration.
Claims25
A fin heat exchanger, comprising:
- a header;
- a plurality of tubes fluidly coupled to the header;
- and
- a mount configured to engage with and disengage from the plurality of tubes, wherein the mount includes a fin section configured to extend between adjacent tubes of the plurality of tubes in an engaged mount configuration, and configured to be separated from the plurality of tubes in an unengaged mount configuration.
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A heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) system, comprising:
- a heat exchanger having a plurality of tubes configured to flow a refrigerant in a first operating mode;
- and
- a mount of the heat exchanger having fins configured to extend between adjacent tubes of the plurality of tubes in an engaged mount configuration during the first operating mode, and configured to be separated from the plurality of tubes in an unengaged mount configuration during a second operating mode different than the first operating mode.
A heat exchanger, comprising:
- a header;
- a plurality of microchannel tubes fluidly connected to and extending from the header;
- a mount having a plurality of plates configured to engage with the plurality of microchannel tubes in an engaged mount configuration, and configured to be separated from the plurality of microchannel tubes in a disengaged mount configuration;
- a fin section coupled to and disposed between adjacent plates of the plurality of plates, wherein the fin section is configured to be disposed between adjacent microchannel tubes of the plurality of microchannel tubes in the engaged mount configuration and is configured to be separate from the plurality of microchannel tubes in the disengaged mount configuration.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.