Heat exchanger

Abstract

A two-phase heat exchanger is disclosed. The heat exchanger includes at least one inlet collector and at least one outlet collector, which are arranged spaced apart with respect to one another in a first direction. A matrix is arranged between and fluidly connected to the inlet collector and the outlet collector. In at least one of the inlet collector and the outlet collector, at least one aperture is arranged, which is spaced apart with respect to an associated collector opening in a second direction running transversely to the first direction. The at least one aperture has aperture openings, which are open in the second direction and through which a flow path of a temperature control medium leads.

1 . A two-phase heat exchanger, through which a flow path of a temperature control medium leads, the two-phase heat exchanger comprising:
 at least one inlet collector and at least one outlet collector, which are arranged spaced apart with respect to one another in a first direction,   a matrix arranged between the at least one inlet collector and the at least one outlet collector and fluidically connected to the at least one inlet collector and the at least one outlet collector,   wherein the at least one inlet collector has an inlet collector opening for letting in the temperature control medium into the heat exchanger, and the at least one outlet collector has an outlet collector opening for letting out the temperature control medium out from the heat exchanger, so that the flow path leads through the inlet collector opening into the at least one inlet collector, from the at least one inlet collector through the matrix, from the matrix into the at least one outlet collector and through the at least one outlet collector opening out from the at least one outlet collector,   wherein in at least one of the at least one inlet collector and the at least one outlet collector, at least one aperture is arranged, which is spaced apart with respect to the associated collector opening in a second direction running transversely to the first direction, and   wherein the at least one aperture has aperture openings, which are open in the second direction and through which the flow path leads.   
     
     
         2 . The heat exchanger according to  claim 1 , further comprising consecutive plates arranged in the second direction, which form the at least one inlet collector and the at least one outlet collector and the matrix, so that the heat exchanger is configured as a plate heat exchanger. 
     
     
         3 . The heat exchanger according to  claim 1 , wherein the at least one aperture is arranged exclusively in the at least one inlet collector. 
     
     
         4 . The heat exchanger according to  claim 3 , wherein the at least one aperture is arranged in an inlet region of the at least one inlet collector. 
     
     
         5 . The heat exchanger according to  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the collector openings is open in the second direction. 
     
     
         6 . The heat exchanger according to  claim 1 , wherein in the at least one collector with the at least one aperture, between one and four such apertures are arranged. 
     
     
         7 . The heat exchanger according to  claim 6 , wherein in the at least one collector a single such aperture is arranged. 
     
     
         8 . The heat exchanger according to  claim 1 , wherein the at least one aperture has at least four aperture openings. 
     
     
         9 . The heat exchanger according to  claim 8 , wherein the at least one aperture has between four (4) and twenty three (23) aperture openings. 
     
     
         10 . The heat exchanger according to one  claim 1 , wherein:
 the at least one collector has a collector through-flow cross-section along the first direction,   the at least one aperture arranged in the at least one collector has along the first direction an aperture through-flow cross-section which corresponds to the sum of the cross-sections of the aperture openings, and   the aperture through-flow cross-section at least of one of the at least one apertures corresponds to between 8% and 31% of the collector through-flow cross-section of the associated collector.   
     
     
         11 . The heat exchanger according to  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the aperture openings has a cross-section of between 2 mm 2  and 4 mm 2 . 
     
     
         12 . The heat exchanger according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 the at least one of the at least one inlet collector and the at least one outlet collector has along the second direction a collector height, and   the at least one associated aperture is arranged in the second direction at an aperture height position which lies between 20% and 80% of the collector height of the at least one associated collector.   
     
     
         13 . The heat exchanger according to  claim 12 , the at least one aperture is arranged in the second direction centrally in the at least one associated collector. 
     
     
         14 . A system with, comprising:
 a cooling circuit, in which a temperature control medium circulates, and   a two-phase heat exchanger incorporated in the cooling circuit, the two-phase heat exchanger including:   at least one inlet collector and at least one outlet collector, which are arranged spaced apart with respect to one another in a first direction,   a matrix arranged between the at least one inlet collector and the at least one outlet collector and fluidically connected to the at least one inlet collector and the at least one outlet collector,   wherein the at least one inlet collector has an inlet collector opening for receiving the temperature control medium into the heat exchanger, and the at least one outlet collector has an outlet collector opening for discharging the temperature control medium out from the heat exchanger, such that the flow path leads through the inlet collector opening into the at least one inlet collector, from the at least one inlet collector through the matrix, from the matrix into the at least one outlet collector and through the at least one outlet collector opening out from the at least one outlet collector,   wherein in at least one of the at least one inlet collector and the at least one outlet collector, at least one aperture is arranged, which is spaced apart with respect to the associated collector opening in a second direction running transversely to the first direction; and   wherein the at least one aperture has aperture openings, which are open in the second direction and through which the flow path leads;   wherein the temperature control medium flows in a liquid phase through the inlet collector opening into the two-phase heat exchanger.   
     
     
         15 . The system according to  claim 14 , wherein the two-phase heat exchanger includes a plurality of plates arranged in the second direction, the plurality of plates forming the at least one inlet collector, the at least one outlet collector, and the matrix, so that the two-phase heat exchanger is configured as a plate heat exchanger. 
     
     
         16 . The system according to  claim 14 , wherein the at least one aperture is arranged exclusively in the at least one inlet collector. 
     
     
         17 . The system according to  claim 14 , wherein the at least one aperture is arranged in an inlet region of the at least one inlet collector. 
     
     
         18 . The system according to  claim 14 , wherein at least one of the collector openings is open in the second direction. 
     
     
         19 . The system according to  claim 14 , wherein the at least one aperture includes at least four aperture openings. 
     
     
         20 . The system according to  claim 14 , wherein at least one of the aperture openings has a cross-section of between 2 mm 2  and 4 mm 2 .