Use of a heat exchanger

Abstract

The invention concerns a use of a heat exchanger for temperature control or air conditioning in rooms. The heat exchanger has a media guiding body having two groups of crossing channels ( 24,46 ) or ( 110,112 ) for media to be separately guided, wherein one channel group ( 24;110 ) is formed like a pipe and the other channel group ( 46;112 ) is formed like a shaft, wherein the latter channel group ( 46;112 ) is formed by bridges ( 30;126 ) provided on the outside at a distance from one another and oriented transverse to the pipe axis, wherein the pipe-like channels ( 24;110 ) and the bridges ( 30;126 ) are commonly produced from at least one formed sheet ( 140 ) consisting of thermoplastic material ( 32 ) or of a thermally conducting metal.

I claim:  
     
         1 . A method for using a heat exchanger, the method comprising the step of: 
 controlling one of a temperature and an air-conditioning in a room or compartment, wherein the heat exchanger comprises a media guiding body having two groups of crossing channels for media to be guided separately, of which a first channel group is formed as pipes and a second channel group is formed as shafts, wherein said second channel group is defined by bridges provided at a separation from one another on an outer side of said pipes and oriented transverse to pipe axes, wherein said first channel group and said bridges are commonly produced from at least one formed sheet, consisting essentially of one of a thermoplastic material and a heat-conducting metal.    
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein room air is guided in said first channel group and cooling air is guided in said second channel group.  
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein room air is guided in said second channel group and cooling air is guided in said first channel group.  
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein a gaseous medium is guided in said first channel group and a liquid medium is guided in said second channel group for at least one of cooling and heating the room or compartment.  
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein a gaseous medium is guided in said second channel group and a liquid medium is guided in said first channel group for at least one of cooling and heating the room or compartment.