Heat exchanger and refrigerant cycle apparatus

Abstract

In a heat exchanger, a fluid flows in a first direction between a first opening and a second opening. The heat exchanger includes a member forming N flow path regions arranged adjacent to each other along the first direction between the first opening and the second opening. N is an integer of 2 or more. Each of the N flow path regions includes a flow path through which the fluid flows. A first flow path region and an N-th flow path region are different from each other in number and cross-sectional area of the flow paths. The first flow path region is one of the N flow path regions located to be closest to the first opening in the first direction. The N-th flow path region is one of the N flow path regions located to be N-th closest to the first opening in the first direction.

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