Heat-exchanger with a bundle of parallelly extending pipes adapted to be acted upon by air

Claim 2

A heat-exchanger with a bundle of pipe means extending substantially parallelly and arranged in at least one row, said bundle of pipe means being hermetically closed and being constructed in the manner of heat-pipe means forming heat-pipe hollow spaces, and at least one heat-exchanger head means adapted to be traversed by a heat carrier medium and extending transversely to the bundle of pipe means, said heat-exchanger head means being sealed off with respect to the heat-pipe hollow spaces of the bundle of pipe means and in heat-transferring connection therewith; said bundle of pipe means and heat pipe hollow spaces of a pipe row being in the form of a first heat-exchanger plate means extending in an air stream and up to the area of the heat-exchanger head means, the pipes of said bundle of pipe means being formed by channel means formed in the heat-exchanger plate means; the first heat-exchanger plate means being arranged substantially parallel to the air stream; a second heat-exchanger plate means containing heat-carrier channel means and limited to the heat-exchanger head means being coordinated to each first heat-exchanger plate means, adjacent first and second heat-exchanger plate means being heat-conductingly connected to each other; and the heat pipe hollow spaces forming pipes of different heat-exchanger plate means, which heat pipe hollow spaces are disposed at approximately the same depth in the air stream, are connected with each other transversely to the air stream.

Claim 3

A heat-exchanger according to claim 1, wherein the heat-exchanger plate means are metallic and are heat-conductingly brazed to one another.

Claim 4

A heat-exchanger according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the pipes of the heat-exchanger plate means are arranged in several rows of substantially equal length and disposed parallelly adjacent one another.

Claim 5

A heat-exchanger according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the first and second heat-exchanger plate means is in the form of a board-shaped extrusion profile means containing several channel means extending parallelly adjacent one another.

Claim 6

A heat-exchanger according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the first and second heat-exchanger plate means are each in the form of an expanded partial composite laminated body means.

Claim 7

A heat-exchanger according to claim 1, wherein the part of the first heat-exchanger plate means exposed to the air stream is provided with heat-transferring rib means.

Claim 8

A heat-exchanger according to claim 6, wherein the heat-transfer rib means is in the shape of erected curbed ribs peeled off shaving-like out of the outer wall.

Claim 9

A heat-exchanger according to claim 6, wherein the heat transfer rib means are constructed in the shape of transversely directed tongues which ar punched-out of those wall portions of a partial composite laminated body means forming the first heat-exchanger plate means which are disposed between the heat-pipe hollow spaces forming the pipes of said heat-exchanger plate means.

Claim 10

A heat-exchanger according to claim 1, with heat-exchanger plate means constructed as extrusion profile means, wherein the cross connection of the heat-exchanger plate means takes place by at least one similar extrusion profile means, the transversely extending extrusion profile means being provided at each inlet place of a heat-exchanger plate means with transversely milled-in grooves intersecting the channel means and corresponding in its width to the profile thickness, said grooves being each brazed in a flush and sealing manner with the end faces of the heat-exchanger plate means.

Claim 11

A heat-exchanger according to claim 1, with heat-exchanger plate means constructed as partial composite laminated body means, wherein the cross connection of the heat-exchanger plate means takes place by at least one pipe means, the transversely extending pipe means and the edge of the partial composite laminated body means being provided at the respective inlet places with milled-in openings that are sealingly brazed together to one another.

Claim 12

A heat-exchanger according to claim 1, 4 or 5, wherein heat-exchanger head means are provided at each of the two ends of the pipe bundle, one of said heat exchanger head means being adapted to be acted upon with a heat carrier medium warmer than room temperature and the other heat exchanger head means adapted to be acted upon by a heat carrier medium colder than the dew point temperature of the acted-upon air; the second heat-exchanger plate means being subdivided into two independent sections disposed one behind the other, as viewed in the air flow direction, and each being provided with separate inlet and outlet connections; the forward sections as viewed in the air flow direction of the adjacent heat-exchanger plate means and the rear sections being each combined from a flow point of view separately by connecting line means in such a manner that only a portion of the pipe rows of the bundle of pipe means is adapted to be acted upon isolated by one heat-exchanger head means and the other part of the pipe rows are adapted to be acted upon simultaneously by the other heat-exchanger head means.

Claim 13

A heat-exchanger with a bundle of pipe means extending substantially parallelly and arranged in at least one row, said bundle of pipe means being hermetically closed and being constructed in the manner of heat-pipe means forming heat-pipe hollow spaces, and at least one heat-exchanger head means adapted to be traversed by a heat carrier medium and extending transversely to the bundle of pipe means, said heat-exchanger head means being sealed off with respect to the heat-pipe hollow spaces of the bundle of pipe means and in heat-transferring connection therewith; said bundle of pipe means and heat pipe hollow spaces of a pipe row being in the form of a first heat-exchanger plate means extending in an air stream and up to the area of the heat-exchanger head means, the pipes of said bundle of pipe means being formed by channel means formed in the heat-exchanger plate means; the first heat-exchanger plate means being arranged substantially parallel to the air stream; a second heat-exchanger plate means containing heat-carrier channel means and limited to the heat-exchanger head means being coordinated to each first heat-exchanger plate means, adjacent first and second heat-exchanger plate means being heat-conductingly connected to each other; the heat pipe hollow spaces disposed forwardly in the air stream and forming pipes of the heat-exchanger plate means are separated from heat pipe hollow spaces disposed further rearwardly in the air stream; and the heat pipe hollow spaces forming pipes of different heat-exchanger plate means, which heat pipe hollow spaces are disposed at approximately the same depth in the air stream, are connected with each other transversely to the air stream.

Claim 14

A heat-exchanger with a bundle of pipe means extending substantially parallelly and arranged in at least one row, said bundle of pipe means being hermetically closed and being constructed in the manner of heat-pipe means forming heat-pipe hollow spaces, and at least one heat-exchanger head means adapted to be traversed by a heat carrier medium and extending transversely to the bundle of pipe means, said heat-exchanger head means being sealed off with respect to the heat-pipe hollow spaces of the bundle of pipe means and in heat-transferring connection therewith; said bundle of pipe means and heat pipe hollow spaces of a pipe row being in the form of a first heat-exchanger plate means extending in an air stream and up to the area of the heat-exchanger head means, the pipes of said bundle of pipe means being formed by channel means formed in the heat-exchanger plate means; the first heat-exchanger plate means being arranged substantially parallel to the air stream; a second heat-exchanger plate means containing heat-carrier channel means and limited to the heat-exchanger head means being coordinated to each first heat-exchanger plate means, adjacent first and second heat-exchanger plate means being heat-conductingly connected to each other; the heat pipe hollow spaces disposed forwardly in the air stream and forming pipes of the heat-exchanger plate means are separated from heat pipe hollow spaces disposed further rearwardly in the air stream; and the heat pipe hollow spaces forming pipes of different heat-exchanger plate means, which heat pipe hollow spaces are disposed at approximately the same depth in the air stream, are connected with each other transversely to the air stream.

Claim 15

A heat-exchanger according to claim 6 or 12 wherein at least one of the first and second heat exchanger plate means is the form of a board-shaped extrusion profile means containing several channel means extending parallelly adjacent one another.

Claim 16

A heat-exchanger according to claim 6 or 12, wherein at least one of the first and second heat-exchanger plate means is in the form of an expanded partial composite laminated body means.

Claim 17

A heat-exchanger with a bundle of pipe means extending substantially parallelly and arranged in at least one row, said bundle of pipe means being hermetically closed and being constructed in the manner of heat-pipe means forming heat-pipe hollow spaces, and at least one heat-exchanger head means adapted to be traversed by a heat carrier medium and extending transversely to the bundle of pipe means, said heat-exchanger head means being sealed off with respect to the heat-pipe hollow spaces of the bundle of pipe means and in heat-transferring connection therewith; said bundle of pipe means and heat pipe hollow spaces of a pipe row being in the form of a first heat-exchanger plate means extending in an air stream and up to the area of the heat-exchanger head means, the pipes of said bundle of pipe means being formed by channel means formed in the heat-exchanger plate means; the first heat-exchanger plate means being arranged substantially parallel to the air stream; a second heat-exchanger plate means containing heat-carrier channel means and limited to the heat-exchanger head means being coordinated to each first heat-exchanger plate means, adjacent first and second heat-exchanger plate means being heat-conductingly connected to each other; said heat-exchanger plate mens being metallic and heat-conductingly brazed to one another; at least one of the first and second heat-exchanger plate means being in the form of a board-shaped extrusion profile means containing several channel means extending parallelly adjacent one another; and the heat pipe hollow spaces forming pipes of different heat-exchanger plate means, which heat pipe hollow spaces are disposed at approximately the same depth in the air stream, are connected with each other transversely to the air stream.

Claim 18

A heat-exchanger with a bundle of pipe means extending substantially parallelly and arranged in at least one row, said bundle of pipe means being hermetically closed and being constructed in the manner of heat-pipe means forming heat-pipe hollow spaces, and at least one heat-exchanger head means adapted to be traversed by a heat carrier medium and extending transversely to the bundle of pipe means, said heat-exchanger head means being sealed off with respect to the heat-pipe hollow spaces of the bundle of pipe means and in heat-transferring connection therewith; said bundle of pipe means and heat pipe hollow spaces of a pipe row being in the form of a first heat-exchanger plate means extending in an air stream and up to the area of the heat-exchanger head means, the pipes of said bundle of pipe means being formed by channel means formed in the heat-exchanger plate means; the first heat-exchanger plate means being arranged substantially parallel to the air stream; a second heat-exchanger plate means containing heat-carrier channel means and limited to the heat-exchanger head means being coordinated to each first heat-exchanger plate means, adjacent first and second heat-exchanger plate means being heat-conductingly connected to each other; said heat-exchanger plate mens being metallic and heat-conductingly brazed to one another; at least one of the first and second heat-exchanger plate means being in the form of a board-shaped extrusion profile means containing several channel means extending parallelly adjacent one another; and the heat pipe hollow spaces forming pipes of different heat-exchanger plate means, which heat pipe hollow spaces are disposed at approximately the same depth in the air stream, are connected with each other transversely to the air stream.

Claim 19

A heat-exchanger with a bundle of pipe means extending substantially parallelly and arranged in at least one row, said bundle of pipe means being hermetically closed and being constructed in the manner of heat-pipe means forming heat-pipe hollow spaces, and at least one heat-exchanger head means adapted to be traversed by a heat carrier medium and extending transversely to the bundle of pipe means, said heat-exchanger head means being sealed off with respect to the heat-pipe hollow spaces of the bundle of pipe means and in heat-transferring connection therewith; said bundle of pipe means and heat pipe hollow spaces of a pipe row being in the form of a first heat-exchanger plate means extending in an air stream and up to the area of the heat-exchanger head means, the pipes of said bundle of pipe means being formed by channel means formed in the heat-exchanger plate means; the first heat-exchanger plate means being arranged substantially parallel to the air stream; a second heat-exchanger plate means containing heat-carrier channel means and limited to the heat-exchanger head means being coordinated to each first heat-exchanger plate means, adjacent first and second heat-exchanger plate means being heat-conductingly connected to each other; said heat-exchanger plate means being metallic and heat-conductingly brazed to one another; heat-transfer rib means on the part of the first heat-exchanger means exposed in the air stream; and the heat pipe hollow spaces forming pipes of different heat-exchanger plate means, which heat pipe hollow spaces are disposed at approximately the same depth in the air stream, are connected with each other transversely to the air stream.

Claim 20

A heat-exchanger with a bundle of pipe means extending substantially parallelly and arranged in at least one row, said bundle of pipe means being hermetically closed and being constructed in the manner of heat-pipe means forming heat-pipe hollow spaces, and at least one heat-exchanger head means adapted to be traversed by a heat carrier medium and extending transversely to the bundle of pipe means, said heat-exchanger head means being sealed off with respect to the heat-pipe hollow spaces of the bundle of pipe means and in heat-transferring connection therewith; said bundle of pipe means and heat pipe hollow spaces of a pipe row being in the form of a first heat-exchanger plate means extending in an air stream and up to the area of the heat-exchanger head means, the pipes of said bundle of pipe means being formed by channel means formed in the heat-exchanger plate means; the first heat-exchanger plate means being arranged substantially parallel to the air stream; a second heat-exchanger plate means containing heat-carrier channel means and limited to the heat-exchanger head means being coordinated to each first heat-exchanger plate means, adjacent first and second heat-exchanger plate means being heat-conductingly connected to each other; said heat-exchanger plate means being metallic and heat-conductingly brazed to one another; heat-transfer rib means on the part of the first heat-exchanger means exposed in the air stream; and the heat pipe hollow spaces forming pipes of different heat-exchanger plate means, which heat pipe hollow spaces are disposed at approximately the same depth in the air stream, are connected with each other transversely to the air stream.

Claim 21

A heat-exchanger with a bundle of pipe means extending substantially parallelly and arranged in at least one row, said bundle of pipe means being hermetically closed and being constructed in the manner of heat-pipe means forming heat-pipe hollow spaces, and at least one heat-exchanger head means adapted to be traversed by a heat carrier medium and extending transversely to the bundle of pipe means, said heat-exchanger head means being sealed off with respect to the heat-pipe hollow spaces of the bundle of pipe means and in heat-transferring connection therewith; said bundle of pipe means and heat pipe hollow spaces of a pipe row being in the form of a first heat-exchanger plate means extending in an air stream and up to the area of the heat-exchanger head means, the pipes of said bundle of pipe means being formed by channel means formed in the heat-exchanger plate means; the first heat-exchanger plate means being arranged substantially parallel to the air stream; a second heat-exchanger plate means containing heat-carrier channel means and limited to the heat-exchanger head means being coordinated to each first heat-exchanger plate means, adjacent first and second heat-exchanger plate means being heat-conductingly connected to each other; said heat-exchanger plate means being metallic and heat-conductingly brazed to one another; at least one of the first and second heat-exchanger plate means being in the form of a board-shaped extrusion profile means containing several channel means extending parallelly adjacent one another; heat-transfer rib means on the part of the first heat-exchanger means exposed in the air stream; said heat-transfer rib means being in the shape of erected curbed ribs peeled off shaving-like out of the outer wall; and the heat pipe hollow spaces forming pipes of different heat-exchanger plate means, which heat pipe hollow spaces are disposed at approximately the same depth in the air stream, are connected with each other transversely to the air stream.

Claim 22

A heat-exchanger with a bundle of pipe means extending substantially parallelly and arranged in at least one row, said bundle of pipe means being hermetically closed and being constructed in the manner of heat-pipe means forming heat-pipe hollow spaces, and at least one heat-exchanger head means adapted to be traversed by a heat carrier medium and extending transversely to the bundle of pipe means, said heat-exchanger head means being sealed off with respect to the heat-pipe hollow spaces of the bundle of pipe means and in heat-transferring connection therewith; said bundle of pipe means and heat pipe hollow spaces of a pipe row being in the form of a first heat-exchanger plate means extending in an air stream and up to the area of the heat-exchanger head means, the pipes of said bundle of pipe means being formed by channel means formed in the heat-exchanger plate means; the first heat-exchanger plate means being arranged substantially parallel to the air stream; a second heat-exchanger plate means containing heat-carrier channel means and limited to the heat-exchanger head means being coordinated to each first heat-exchanger plate means, adjacent first and second heat-exchanger plate means being heat-conductingly connected to each other; said heat-exchanger plate means being metallic and heat-conductingly brazed to one another; at least one of the first and second heat-exchanger plate means being in the form of a board-shaped extrusion profile means containing several channel means extending parallelly adjacent one another; heat-transfer rib means on the part of the first heat-exchanger means exposed in the air stream; said heat-transfer rib means being in the shape of erected curbed ribs peeled off shaving-like out of the outer wall; and the heat pipe hollow spaces forming pipes of different heat-exchanger plate means, which heat pipe hollow spaces are disposed at approximately the same depth in the air stream, are connected with each other transversely to the air stream.