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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 11, 2016
Trane International Inc., Davidson, NC (US);
Roger J. Voorhis, Jr., Clarksville, TN (US);
Jun Wang, Clarksville, TN (US);
Brian Westfall, Elgin, SC (US);
Sean A. Smith, Chapmansboro, TN (US);
Tao Zhou, Onalaska, WI (US);
William B. Fox, Onalaska, WI (US);
Felix Quintero, Columbia, SC (US);
Michael W. Groen, La Crosse, WI (US);
Justin S. Winters, Adams, TN (US);
Robert F. Schult, Clarksville, TN (US);
TRANE INTERNATIONAL INC., Davidson, NC (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of a heat exchanger, e.g. a micro-channel heat exchanger are disclosed. The heat exchanger may include a plurality of rows of micro-channel tubes, each of which can be configured to direct a working fluid in a specific direction. The heat exchanger may include one or more distributors in a distribution header of the heat exchanger, each of which can be connected to a different application circuit (e.g. a refrigeration circuit) so that a capacity of the heat exchanger may be regulated. The heat exchanger as disclosed herein can be used as an evaporator and/or a condenser in a refrigeration system.