REFRIGERANT DISTRIBUTOR, HEAT EXCHANGER, AND REFRIGERATION CYCLE APPARATUS

• Main Authors: MAEDA, Tsuyoshi, YANACHI, Satoru, TAKAHASHI, Atsushi
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 03.10.2024
• Subjects: BLASTING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; DETAILS OF HEAT-EXCHANGE AND HEAT-TRANSFER APPARATUS, OFGENERAL APPLICATION; HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; HEATING; LIGHTING; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; WEAPONS

A refrigerant distributor in which a refrigerant pipe and a plurality of heat transfer tubes are connected causes refrigerant to be distributed to the plurality of the heat transfer tubes and includes a first plate-like member, a second plate-like member and a third plate-like member arranged in a first direction, the first plate-like member being a member to which the refrigerant pipe is connected and the third plate-like member being a member to which the plurality of the heat transfer tubes are connected. The first plate-like member includes an inflow passage, and a plurality of return flow passages. The second plate-like member includes a plurality of through passages. The third plate-like member includes a plurality of projections. The plurality of the projections each have, in its inside, a space that is communicated with the plurality of the through passages.