EP1491837A3 - Wärmetauscher in gehäuseloser Plattenbauweise - Google Patents

Wärmetauscher in gehäuseloser Plattenbauweise Download PDF

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EP1491837A3
EP1491837A3 EP04009615A EP04009615A EP1491837A3 EP 1491837 A3 EP1491837 A3 EP 1491837A3 EP 04009615 A EP04009615 A EP 04009615A EP 04009615 A EP04009615 A EP 04009615A EP 1491837 A3 EP1491837 A3 EP 1491837A3
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Viktor Dipl.-Ing. Brost
Roland Dipl.-Ing. Strähle
Thomas Dipl.-Ing. Eckert
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
    • F28D—HEAT-EXCHANGE APPARATUS, NOT PROVIDED FOR IN ANOTHER SUBCLASS, IN WHICH THE HEAT-EXCHANGE MEDIA DO NOT COME INTO DIRECT CONTACT
    • F28D9/00—Heat-exchange apparatus having stationary plate-like or laminated conduit assemblies for both heat-exchange media, the media being in contact with different sides of a conduit wall
    • F28D9/0031—Heat-exchange apparatus having stationary plate-like or laminated conduit assemblies for both heat-exchange media, the media being in contact with different sides of a conduit wall the conduits for one heat-exchange medium being formed by paired plates touching each other
    • F28D9/0043—Heat-exchange apparatus having stationary plate-like or laminated conduit assemblies for both heat-exchange media, the media being in contact with different sides of a conduit wall the conduits for one heat-exchange medium being formed by paired plates touching each other the plates having openings therein for circulation of at least one heat-exchange medium from one conduit to another
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02M—SUPPLYING COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL WITH COMBUSTIBLE MIXTURES OR CONSTITUENTS THEREOF
    • F02M26/00—Engine-pertinent apparatus for adding exhaust gases to combustion-air, main fuel or fuel-air mixture, e.g. by exhaust gas recirculation [EGR] systems
    • F02M26/13—Arrangement or layout of EGR passages, e.g. in relation to specific engine parts or for incorporation of accessories
    • F02M26/22—Arrangement or layout of EGR passages, e.g. in relation to specific engine parts or for incorporation of accessories with coolers in the recirculation passage
    • F02M26/23—Layout, e.g. schematics
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02M—SUPPLYING COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL WITH COMBUSTIBLE MIXTURES OR CONSTITUENTS THEREOF
    • F02M26/00—Engine-pertinent apparatus for adding exhaust gases to combustion-air, main fuel or fuel-air mixture, e.g. by exhaust gas recirculation [EGR] systems
    • F02M26/13—Arrangement or layout of EGR passages, e.g. in relation to specific engine parts or for incorporation of accessories
    • F02M26/22—Arrangement or layout of EGR passages, e.g. in relation to specific engine parts or for incorporation of accessories with coolers in the recirculation passage
    • F02M26/23—Layout, e.g. schematics
    • F02M26/25—Layout, e.g. schematics with coolers having bypasses
    • F02M26/26—Layout, e.g. schematics with coolers having bypasses characterised by details of the bypass valve
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02M—SUPPLYING COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL WITH COMBUSTIBLE MIXTURES OR CONSTITUENTS THEREOF
    • F02M26/00—Engine-pertinent apparatus for adding exhaust gases to combustion-air, main fuel or fuel-air mixture, e.g. by exhaust gas recirculation [EGR] systems
    • F02M26/13—Arrangement or layout of EGR passages, e.g. in relation to specific engine parts or for incorporation of accessories
    • F02M26/22—Arrangement or layout of EGR passages, e.g. in relation to specific engine parts or for incorporation of accessories with coolers in the recirculation passage
    • F02M26/23—Layout, e.g. schematics
    • F02M26/28—Layout, e.g. schematics with liquid-cooled heat exchangers
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
    • F28F—DETAILS OF HEAT-EXCHANGE AND HEAT-TRANSFER APPARATUS, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
    • F28F27/00—Control arrangements or safety devices specially adapted for heat-exchange or heat-transfer apparatus
    • F28F27/02—Control arrangements or safety devices specially adapted for heat-exchange or heat-transfer apparatus for controlling the distribution of heat-exchange media between different channels
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01N—GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINES
    • F01N2240/00—Combination or association of two or more different exhaust treating devices, or of at least one such device with an auxiliary device, not covered by indexing codes F01N2230/00 or F01N2250/00, one of the devices being
    • F01N2240/02—Combination or association of two or more different exhaust treating devices, or of at least one such device with an auxiliary device, not covered by indexing codes F01N2230/00 or F01N2250/00, one of the devices being a heat exchanger
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
    • F28D—HEAT-EXCHANGE APPARATUS, NOT PROVIDED FOR IN ANOTHER SUBCLASS, IN WHICH THE HEAT-EXCHANGE MEDIA DO NOT COME INTO DIRECT CONTACT
    • F28D21/00—Heat-exchange apparatus not covered by any of the groups F28D1/00 - F28D20/00
    • F28D21/0001—Recuperative heat exchangers
    • F28D21/0003—Recuperative heat exchangers the heat being recuperated from exhaust gases
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
    • F28F—DETAILS OF HEAT-EXCHANGE AND HEAT-TRANSFER APPARATUS, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
    • F28F2250/00—Arrangements for modifying the flow of the heat exchange media, e.g. flow guiding means; Particular flow patterns
    • F28F2250/06—Derivation channels, e.g. bypass
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
    • F28F—DETAILS OF HEAT-EXCHANGE AND HEAT-TRANSFER APPARATUS, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
    • F28F2250/00—Arrangements for modifying the flow of the heat exchange media, e.g. flow guiding means; Particular flow patterns
    • F28F2250/10—Particular pattern of flow of the heat exchange media
    • F28F2250/104—Particular pattern of flow of the heat exchange media with parallel flow

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  • Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
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Abstract

Die Erfindung betrifft einen Wärmetauscher in gehäuseloser Plattenbauweise, bei der jeweils zwei verformte Platten (1, 2) ein Flachrohr (3) bilden, die gestapelt sind, wobei an einem Ende des Stapels der Flachrohre (3) ein Eintrittssammelkasten (4) in der Art eines Diffusors und am anderen Ende ein Austrittssammelkasten (5), beispielsweise für Abgas oder Ladeluft, angeordnet ist, das / die durch die Flachrohre (3) strömt und dabei mittels Kühlmittel gekühlt wird, welches über in den Stapel hinein sich erstreckende Kanäle (10) einleitbar und ausleitbar ist, wobei die Kanäle (10) mittels verbundener Öffnungen (11) in den verformten Platten (1, 2) gebildet sind und wobei die Kanäle (10) mit zwischen den Flachrohren (3) vorhandenen Strömungskanälen (12) hydraulisch verbunden sind.
Ein herstellungsfreundlicher und mit hervorragenden Funktionseigenschaften versehener Wärmetauscher wird erfindungsgemäß dadurch geschaffen, dass in einem der Sammelkästen (4, 5) ein Umschaltventil (20) angeordnet ist, mit dem zumindest der überwiegende Anteil des durch die Flachrohre (3) zu leitenden Gasstroms entweder durch eine Mehrzahl von gekühlten Flachrohren (3) des Stapels oder durch mindestens ein ungekühltes Flachrohr (3) lenkbar ist, wobei zwischen den gekühlten und dem mindestens einen ungekühlten Flachrohr (3) eine Isolationsplatte (30) angeordnet ist, die mit einer verformten Platte (1, 2) des mindestens einen ungekühlten Flachrohres (3) und mit der angrenzenden verformten Platte (1, 2) eines gekühlten Flachrohres (3) verbunden ist, wobei ein nicht durchströmter Raum (101) zwischen der Isolationsplatte (30) und der verformten Platte (1, 2) verbleibt. Ein zweiter erfindungsgemäßer Vorschlag sieht vor, dass in einem der Sammelkästen (4, 5) ein Umschaltventil (20) angeordnet ist, mit dem zumindest der überwiegende Anteil des durch die Flachrohre zu leitenden Gasstroms entweder durch eine Mehrzahl von gekühlten Flachrohren (3) des Stapels oder durch mindestens ein ungekühltes Flachrohr (3) lenkbar ist, wobei eine Trennung zwischen den gekühlten Flachrohren (3) und dem mindestens einen ungekühlten Flachrohr durch einen Verschluss (100) der die Kanäle (10) bildenden Öffnungen (11) in mindestens einer der angrenzenden verformten Platten (1, 2) vorgesehen ist und ein nicht durchströmter Raum (101) zwischen den verformten Platten (1, 2) vorhanden ist.
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