MICROCHANNEL EVAPORATORS

MICROCHANNEL EVAPORATORS

Brazed aluminium microchannel evaporators for direct expansion and heat pump applications

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MICROCHANNEL HEAT EXCHANGERS ADOPTED FOR EVAPORATOR AND HEAT PUMP APPLICATIONS

In our microchannel evaporators, an internal refrigerant distributor is used in combination with vertical microchannel tube orientation and oversized manifolds. This provides optimum thermal performance over a wide range of operating conditions and design issues, ensures uniform refrigerant distribution in the inlet manifold and equal refrigerant injection across all the multiport microchannel tubes, and counteracts the effects of outlet manifold pressure drop. Additionally, vertical tube orientation ensures free condensate runoff.

​​Refrigerant distributor of the evaporator can be operated in reverse refrigerant flow for heating duty in the heat pumps and by using switching valves that allow the same microchannel evaporator to then be used as a condenser for heating operation.

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Microchannel evaporator

EVAPORATOR DESIGN

The new generation microchannel evaporator significantly differs from other types in many ways; its construction includes the following elements:

  1. Parallel microchannel tubes and fin strips, selected individually as per customer requirements
  2. Inlet manifold with an integrated refrigerant distributor providing even refrigerant distribution across the microchannel tubes
  3. Outlet manifold
  4. Refrigerant inlet and outlet connections
  5. Reinforcement bars
  6. Mounting studs

FEATURES AND ADVANTAGES

Our evaporator coils have been designed for high performance and efficiency to cope with sensible and latent heat. Design versatility allows operating this type of heat exchangers in reverse as a condenser.

LESS REFRIGERANT CHARGE

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DX distributor

Refrigerant Distributor: How It Works

The primary function of the DX distributor integrated into the inlet manifold of the evaporator coil is uniform refrigerant spreading across the length of the coil, over a wide range of operating conditions and equipment designs. The distributor provides:

  1. Liquid/gas separation of the mixture delivered to the distributor
  2. Injection of liquid refrigerant into distributor orifices and creation of pressure drop to propel the refrigerant and to spread out the liquid substantially evenly along the length of the inlet manifold
  3. Injection of liquid refrigerant into the tube chambers
  4. Prevention of refrigerant flow between refrigerant tube chambers before entering the microchannel tube ports
Selection software

SELECTION SOFTWARE

MCHE selection software includes condenser, evaporator, heat pump, and water coils, making it a complete selection and calculation tool for refrigeration professionals.

The software provides selections and ratings for microchannel heat exchangers which enables the user to select the best-suited product based on several deciding parameters such as heat exchanger application, cooling capacity, refrigerant, evaporation and condensation temperatures, airflow and air temperature and other critical variables in refrigeration systems.

Software inquiry Performance simulation

PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS

Max width [mm] 50 … 2400
Max height [mm] 50 … 2400
Tube width [mm] 12/16/20/25/32/36
Manifold diameter [mm] 16/20/25/30/32/38/42/50
Fin types FLAT/LOUVERED
Fin pitches [FPI] 10/16/18/19/21/23/24/BY REQUEST
Design pressure [bar] 32/45
Refrigerants HFC/HFO/NATURAL
Protective coatings E-COATING/TCP-COATING/HYDROPHILIC

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