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US 5,517,757 AGranted
Method of manufacturing a stacked heat exchanger
AssigneeMitsubishi Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsMasateru Hayashi, Hiroshi Iokawa, Shigeo Sakai
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AssigneeMitsubishi Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsMasateru Hayashi, Hiroshi Iokawa, Shigeo Sakai
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A stacked heat exchanger includes separate flow paths 54 and 55 which are formed by corrugated inner fins 52 and 53, disposed in chambers 48 and 49 of a flat tube 41, and also separate U-shaped flow paths 56 are formed at the U-turn portion 50 to make the flow of refrigerant smooth, increase the area of flow paths, and eliminate the stagnation of refrigerant at the U-turn portion 50. The separation of refrigerant into two phases of gas and liquid due to centrifugal forces at the U-turn portion 50 is limited to the inside of each divided U-shaped flow path 56, thereby the distribution of the gas and liquid phases can be decreased. Also disclosed is a method of manufacturing a stacked heat exchanger, in which the reliability of flat tube 41 is improved, and the leakage of refrigerant is prevented.
A method of manufacturing a stacked heat exchanger comprising flat tubes and corrugated fins which are alternately put together, wherein each said flat tube is formed by butting two press-formed plates, has an inlet/outlet tank portion formed at one end thereof, and has a fluid passage formed therein for guiding a fluid flowing between said two plates from an inlet tank portion to an outlet tank portion by allowing a U-turn at the other end portion of said flat tube, comprising the steps of disposing caulk fastening portions at a plurality of places on said pair of plates;
A method of manufacturing a stacked heat exchanger comprising flat tubes and corrugated fins which are alternately put together, wherein each said flat tube is formed by butting two press-formed plates, has an inlet/outlet tank portion formed at one end thereof, and has a fluid passage formed therein for guiding a fluid flowing between said two plates from an inlet tank portion to an outlet tank portion by allowing a U-turn at the other end portion of said flat tube, comprising the steps of disposing caulk fastening portions at a plurality of places on said pair of plates;
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