HEAT EXCHANGER DISTRIBUTOR SWIRL VANE

摘要

A vapor cycle heat exchanger has a plurality of heat exchanger lines and a distributor. The distributor comprises a distributor housing, a swirl vane, an atomizing nozzle, a plurality of nozzles, and a fluid line intersection. The distributor housing defines a main distributor line configured to receive a non-homogenous flow of the two-phase refrigerant fluid. The swirl vane is disposed within the main distributor line and configured to distribute the non-homogeneous flow into a symmetric fluid distribution. The atomizing nozzle is disposed downstream of the swirl vane. The routing lines each lead to one of the plurality of heat exchanger lines. The main distributor line branches into the routing lines at the fluid line intersection, which is situated downstream of the nozzle.

主权项

1. A distributor for a two-phase refrigerant fluid of a vapor cycle heat exchanger having a plurality of heat exchanger lines, the distributor comprising:
a distributor housing defining a main distributor line configured to receive a non-homogenous flow of the two-phase coolant fluid; a swirl vane disposed within the main distributor line and configured to distribute the non-homogeneous flow into a symmetric fluid distribution; an atomizing nozzle disposed downstream of the swirl vane; a plurality of routing lines, each leading to one of the plurality of heat exchanger lines; and a fluid line intersection situated downstream of the nozzle, and where the main distributor line branches into the plurality of routing lines.