Flow distributor for heat transfer device

Abstract

A heat transfer device includes a receptacle having a number of partitions disposed for forming a number of fluid flowing passages within the receptacle, an inlet and a path formed in one side and communicating with the inlet and the fluid flowing passages of the receptacle, and a distributor having a tubular member engaged into the inlet and the path of the receptacle and having a number of orifices formed along the tubular member and aligned with the fluid flowing passages of the receptacle for guiding the fluid to evenly flow through the fluid flowing passages of the receptacle respectively. The distributor may include a manifold attached to the tubular member for bypassing the fluid.

1 . A heat transfer device comprising:
 a receptacle including a plurality of partitions disposed therein for forming a plurality of fluid flowing passages within said receptacle, and including an inlet provided in a first side thereof and a path formed in said first side thereof and formed across said partitions and communicating with said inlet and said fluid flowing passages of said receptacle, and including an outlet provided in a second side thereof, and   a distributor including a tubular member engaged into said inlet and said path of said receptacle, and said tubular member including a first end for receiving a fluid and a second end engaged in said receptacle, and a plurality of orifices formed along said tubular member and aligned with said fluid flowing passages of said receptacle respectively for guiding the fluid to evenly flow through said fluid flowing passages of said receptacle.   
   
   
       2 . The heat transfer device as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said partitions of said receptacle are arranged parallel to each other. 
   
   
       3 . The heat transfer device as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said receptacle includes a pathway formed in said second side thereof and formed across said partitions and communicating with said outlet and said fluid flowing passages of said receptacle. 
   
   
       4 . The heat transfer device as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said orifices of said tubular member are faced toward said fluid flowing passages of said receptacle respectively. 
   
   
       5 . The heat transfer device as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said first end of said tubular member is an open end. 
   
   
       6 . The heat transfer device as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said second end of said tubular member is a closed end. 
   
   
       7 . The heat transfer device as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said distributor includes a manifold attached to said tubular member, and said manifold includes a first end coupled to said tubular member at a position located closer to said second end of said tubular member for allowing a portion of the fluid to bypass and to flow toward said second end of said tubular member without flowing through said orifices that are located closer to said first end of said tubular member. 
   
   
       8 . The heat transfer device as claimed in  claim 7 , wherein said manifold includes a second end coupled to said tubular member at a position located closer to said first end of said tubular member. 
   
   
       9 . The heat transfer device as claimed in  claim 7 , wherein said manifold is parallel to said tubular member. 
   
   
       10 . The heat transfer device as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said distributor includes a slit formed in said tubular member for allowing a portion of the fluid to flow out through said slit of said tubular member and to flow toward said second end of said tubular member without flowing through said orifices that are located closer to said first end of said tubular member. 
   
   
       11 . The heat transfer device as claimed in  claim 10 , wherein said slit of said tubular member is formed along said tubular member and located closer to said second end of said tubular member.