Patent ID: 6339937
Filing Date: 2002-01-22
Classification: F25B,F28D,F28F

Abstract:
An evaporator for performing heat exchange between refrigerant and air, comprising:a plurality of tubes through which refrigerant flows, the tubes being made of an aluminum material and being arranged in parallel with each other in a laminating direction perpendicular to a flow direction of air; and a plurality of corrugated fins made of an aluminum material, each of which is disposed between adjacent tubes to increase a heat-conductive area of air passing through between the tubes, wherein: the tubes have a tube plate thickness TT being in a range of 0.10 mm-0.35 mm; and each of the tubes has a tube height TH in the laminating direction, the tube height TH being in a range of 1.5 mm-3.0 mm.