Receiver-integrated refrigerant condenser

A receiver-integrated refrigerant condenser comprising:

• a core having first and second ends and a condensing part for condensing the refrigerant flowing in a horizontal direction;
• a first header extending in a vertical direction at said first end of said core and connected to an upstream end of said condensing part;
• a second header extending in a vertical direction at said second end of said core and connected to a downstream end of said condensing part, said second header including therein a communication chamber in fluid communication with said condensing part, and a gas-liquid separation chamber provided beside said communication chamber within said second header for separating refrigerant into gas and liquid phases;
• a refrigerant introducing means provided at a portion corresponding to a liquid refrigerant pool part at a lower part of said gas-liquid separation chamber for introducing the refrigerant within said communication chamber into a liquid refrigerant within said gas-liquid separation chamber;
• and
• a receiving part provided at a position lower than said refrigerant introducing means within said gas-liquid separation chamber for receiving liquid refrigerant from said gas-liquid separation chamber
• wherein a vertical length of said gas-liquid separation chamber is shorter than that of said second header.

A receiver-integrated refrigerant condenser comprising:

• a core having first and second ends and a condensing part disposed on an upper side thereof for condensing a refrigerant flowing in a horizontal direction and a supercooling part disposed on a lower side thereof for supercooling the refrigerant condensed by said condensing part by flowing the refrigerant in the horizontal direction;
• a first header extending in a vertical direction at said first end of said core and connected to an upstream end of said condensing part;
• a second header extending in a vertical direction at said second end of said core with an upper part thereof connected to a downstream end of said condensing part and a lower part thereof connected to an upstream end of said supercooling part, said second header including therein an upstream side communication chamber in fluid communication with the downstream end of said condensing part, a downstream side communication chamber provided below said upstream side communication chamber by partitioning said second header and in fluid communication with the upstream end of said supercooling part, and a gas-liquid separation chamber provided beside both said communication chambers within said second header for separating the refrigerant into gas and liquid phases;
• a refrigerant introducing means provided at a lower part of said upstream side communication chamber for introducing the refrigerant from said upstream side communication chamber into a liquid refrigerant pool portion at a lower part of said gas-liquid separation chamber;
• and
• a receiving part provided at a position lower than said refrigerant introducing means for receiving liquid refrigerant from said gas-liquid separation chamber,
• wherein a vertical length of said gas-liquid separation chamber is shorter than that of said second header.

A receiver-integrated refrigerant condenser comprising:

• a core having first and second ends and a condensing part disposed on an upper side thereof for condensing refrigerant flowing in a horizontal direction and a supercooling part disposed on a lower side thereof for supercooling the refrigerant condensed by said condensing part by flowing the refrigerant in the horizontal direction;
• a first header extending in a vertical direction at said first end of said core and connected to an upstream end of said condensing part;
• a second header extending in a vertical direction at said second end of said core with an upper part thereof connected to a downstream end of said condensing part and a lower part thereof connected to an upstream end of said supercooling part, said second header including therein an upstream side communication chamber in fluid communication with said condensing part, a downstream side communication chamber provided below said upstream side communication chamber by partitioning said second header and in fluid communication with the upstream end of said supercooling part, and a gas-liquid separation chamber provided beside both said communication chambers within said second header for separating refrigerant into gas and liquid phases;
• a refrigerant introducing means provided at an upper part of said upstream side communication chamber for introducing refrigerant from said upstream side communication chamber into a gas refrigerant at an upper part of said gas-liquid separation chamber;
• and
• a receiving part provided at a position lower than said refrigerant introducing means for receiving liquid refrigerant from said gas-liquid separation chamber
• wherein a height of said gas-liquid separation chamber is shorter than that of a total height of said upstream side communication chamber and said downstream side communication chamber.