Combined heat exchanger and a heat exchanger system
AssigneeVolvo Truck Corporation
InventorsVinay Achar, Sagar Pare, Sahil Ajrawat
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Abstract
A combined heat exchanger for cooling of both a coolant and a refrigerant. The combined heat exchanger comprises a first heat exchanger unit, a second heat exchanger unit. A phase change material circuit extends through both the first heat exchanger unit and the second heat exchanger unit, the phase change material circuit being in thermal communication with both a coolant circuit and a refrigerant circuit. The disclosure also relates to a heat exchanger system comprising the heat exchanger and to a vehicle, vessel or stationary machinery comprising the heat exchanger system.
Claims15
A combined heat exchanger for cooling of both a coolant and a refrigerant, the combined heat exchanger comprising:
- a first heat exchanger unit comprising a coolant circuit,
- a second heat exchanger unit comprising a refrigerant circuit, and
- wherein a phase change material circuit extends through both the first heat exchanger unit and the second heat exchanger unit, the phase change material circuit being in thermal communication with both the coolant circuit and the refrigerant circuit.
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