Heat exchanger with spring tube coil

Abstract

A heating, ventilation, and/or air condition (HVAC) system includes a heat exchanger with at least one spring tube wound in a geometric configuration formed around a geometric axis. A passage through the spring tube is configured to transport a working fluid therethrough to facilitate heat exchange between the working fluid and air directed over an exterior of the at least one spring tube.

1 . A heating, ventilation, and/or air condition (HVAC) system, comprising:
 a heat exchanger comprising at least one spring tube wound in a geometric configuration formed around a geometric axis; and   a passage through the spring tube configured to transport a working fluid therethrough to facilitate heat exchange between the working fluid and air directed over an exterior of the at least one spring tube.   
     
     
         2 . The HVAC system of  claim 1 , wherein a spring tube axis of the at least one spring tube is in a non-coaxial arrangement with the geometric axis. 
     
     
         3 . The HVAC system of  claim 1 , wherein the geometric configuration is a conical helix shape. 
     
     
         4 . The HVAC system of  claim 1 , wherein the geometric configuration is a cylindrical helix shape. 
     
     
         5 . The HVAC system of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one spring tube is finless. 
     
     
         6 . The HVAC system of  claim 1 , wherein the diameter of the at least one spring tube is less than ⅜ inches. 
     
     
         7 . The HVAC system of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one spring tube is wound in the geometric configuration around a support member. 
     
     
         8 . The HVAC system of  claim 7 , wherein the support member comprises a frame or perforated structure configured to support the at least one spring tube in the geometric configuration and to facilitate flow of the air through the support member. 
     
     
         9 . A heat exchanger for a heating ventilation and/or air condition (HVAC) system, comprising:
 a plurality of spring tubes configured to transport working fluid therethrough to facilitate heat exchange between the working fluid and conditioning fluid passing over the plurality of spring tubes, wherein one or more spring tubes of the plurality of spring tubes are wound in a geometric configuration around a geometric axis.   
     
     
         10 . The heat exchanger of  claim 9 , comprising one or more spacers configured to maintain distance between adjacent spring tubes. 
     
     
         11 . The heat exchanger of  claim 9 , wherein the plurality of spring tubes are finless. 
     
     
         12 . The heat exchanger of  claim 9 , wherein the plurality of spring tubes comprises a first spring tube and a second spring tube, wherein the first spring tube is configured within the HVAC system to transport the working fluid in an opposite direction to that in which a second spring tube is configured to transport the working fluid within the HVAC system. 
     
     
         13 . The heat exchanger of  claim 9 , wherein the plurality of spring tubes is configured to form one or more stacked refrigeration circuits. 
     
     
         14 . The heat exchanger of  claim 9 , wherein the plurality of spring tubes is configured to form one or more parallel refrigeration circuits. 
     
     
         15 . The heat exchanger of  claim 9 , wherein the plurality of spring tubes comprises a first spring tube and a second spring tube, wherein the first spring tube is configured within the HVAC system to transport the working fluid in a same direction as that in which a second spring tube is configured to transport the working fluid within the HVAC system. 
     
     
         16 . A heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system, comprising:
 a heat exchanger configured to facilitate heat exchange between a working fluid and a conditioning fluid, the heat exchanger comprising:
 at least one spring tube wound in a geometric configuration formed around a geometric axis; and 
 a passage through the at least one spring tube, wherein the passage is configured to transport the working fluid to facilitate the heat exchange of the working fluid with the conditioning fluid passing over an exterior of the at least one spring tube. 
   
     
     
         17 . The HVAC system of  claim 16 , wherein the geometric configuration of the heat exchanger is a conical helix or a cylindrical helix. 
     
     
         18 . The HVAC system of  claim 16 , wherein the at least one spring tube of the heat exchanger is finless. 
     
     
         19 . The HVAC system of  claim 16 , comprising a spring tube axis of the at least one spring tube that is in a non-coaxial arrangement with the geometric axis and wherein radiuses of coils of the at least one spring tube vary relative to the spring tube axis along a length of the at least one spring tube. 
     
     
         20 . The HVAC system of  claim 16 , wherein the at least one spring tube of the heat exchanger is wound around a support member configured to support the at least one spring tube in the geometric configuration.