Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
165100000 | Branched flow | 42 |
20090120614 | HEAT COLLECTOR - A heat collector includes a heat absorption surface, an opposite heat focus surface and one or more surrounding sides. A matrix of the heat collector is a thermally conductive material. There is a plurality of adiabatic pores mixed within the matrix. A relative concentration distribution of the adiabatic pores increases from the heat absorption surface to the heat focus surface, and decreases from the surrounding sides to a center of the heat collector. The shape of the heat collector can be rectangular, cylindrical, prismatic, plate-shaped, square, or polyhedral. The heat collector can draw heat generated from electrical components, and collect the generated heat for reuse in order to enhance energy efficiency. | 05-14-2009 |
20090283245 | WET/DRY COOLING TOWER AND METHOD - An atmospheric cooling tower apparatus includes a housing structure having an air inlet and an air outlet, a first evaporative heat transfer media disposed in the housing, and a closed coil heat transfer media disposed in the housing. A water distribution assembly is disposed above the evaporative heat transfer media and configured to distribute water onto the evaporative fill heat transfer fill media. A collection basin is disposed beneath the evaporative heat transfer media configured to collect water that has passed through the evaporative heat transfer media. A first control valve controls an inflow of water to supply water to one or both of the evaporative heat transfer media and the closed coil heat transfer media. The closed coil heat transfer media and the evaporative heat transfer media are disposed laterally next to each other. | 11-19-2009 |
20110061835 | HEAT EXCHANGER SYSTEM - A heat exchanger system through which a liquid can flow, including a heat exchanger including a liquid inlet and a liquid outlet, a bypass valve including a liquid inlet and a liquid outlet, and a self-cleaning filter including a liquid inlet and two liquid outlets, one being an outlet for filtered liquid and one being an outlet for non-filtered liquid. The outlet for filtered liquid is connected to the inlet of the exchanger and the outlet for non-filtered liquid is connected to the inlet of the valve. The outlet of the heat exchanger is connected downstream of the outlet of the valve. A fuel circuit of an airplane jet engine can include such a system. | 03-17-2011 |
20110127008 | VALVE ASSEMBLY WITH AN INTEGRATED HEADER - A valve assembly ( | 06-02-2011 |
20110180234 | HEAT EXCHANGER - A heat exchange unit ( | 07-28-2011 |
20110209851 | Header for a Heat Exchanger - Disclosed herein is a header for a heat exchanger that has an inflow side, an outflow side, a bypass port therebetween, and a pressure-sensitive flapper valve proximal the bypass port. As pressure increases at the inflow side of the header, the flapper valve opens proportionally, and, as pressure decreases at the inflow side, the flapper valve closes proportionally. The flapper valve is preferably included as part of a service cartridge assembly to facilitate easy repair and/or replacement of the flapper valve. In some embodiments of the invention, a differential pressure is measured between the inflow and outflow sides, and activation of the heat exchanger is initiated in response to the differential pressure having exceeded a set point. | 09-01-2011 |
20110259551 | FLOW DISTRIBUTOR AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEM PROVIDED THE SAME - A flow distributor is adapted to distribute two-phase refrigerant into a plurality of flow paths. The flow distributor includes a tubular main body having a center axis, at least one inlet port, and a plurality of outlet ports. The inlet port is disposed in a lower portion of the main body in a state in which the center axis of the main body is oriented in a generally vertical direction. The inlet port has a center axis that is not parallel to and does not intersect with the center axis of the main body so as to generate an upward spiraling flow of the refrigerant within the main body. The outlet ports form a plurality of openings disposed in an upper portion of the main body in the state in which the center axis of the main body is oriented in the generally vertical direction, with all of the openings being at least partially arranged in a plane orthogonal to the center axis of the main body. | 10-27-2011 |
20110315347 | Isolated Counter-Flow Air Heat Exchanging Device with Vertical Structure - An isolated counter-flow air heat exchanging device with a vertical structure is provided, which includes two heat exchanging cores, four flow dividers, and six air ports. A first flow divider, a first heat exchanging core, a second flow divider, a third flow divider, a second heat exchanging core, and a fourth flow divider are disposed from top to bottom inside a main body structure, three air ports (A), (B), and (A′) are distributed at one side of the main body structure, and the other three air ports (C), (D), and (C′) are distributed at the other side of the main body structure parallel to this side. The first heat exchanging core and the second heat exchanging core are respectively formed with a plurality of heat sink fins, and each heat sink fin has a positive wind channel and a negative wind channel disposed at a distance. The air heat exchanging device occupies a small floor area. The two heat exchanging cores have large capacity, so the performance of heat exchange is large. Two sets of wind channels connected in parallel reduce the wind resistance, and therefore, power of the required fans is reduced, thereby greatly increasing the energy efficiency ratio. | 12-29-2011 |
20120152493 | HEAT EXCHANGER STRUCTURE WITH FLOW DIVIDER - A heat exchanger structure with flow divider includes a heat-conductive main body provided with a flow passage having at least one inner turn and one outer turn, and at least one flow divider located near and downstream the inner turn, such that a cooling liquid in the flow passage flowing through the inner and the outer turn to reach at the flow divider is divided by the flow divider into two smaller flows. Therefore, the cooling liquid in the flow passage has reduced pressure drop and it is not necessary to increase the operating power of a pump that delivers the cooling liquid into the flow passage. | 06-21-2012 |
20120199319 | ARRANGEMENT FOR COOLING THE EXHAUST GAS OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - A device may include a housing; a heat transfer region located in the housing and comprising a plurality of heat transfer tubes, the heat transfer tubes being distributed through an entirety of a cross-sectional area of at least a portion of the housing; a bypass duct that branches off from the housing at a location upstream of the heat transfer region, wherein an opening into the bypass duct is located in an outer wall of the housing; and an actuating element comprising a flap and a pivot shaft, the flap being pivotable about the pivot shaft. | 08-09-2012 |
20130008628 | THERMAL CHAMBER FOR IC CHIP TESTING - A thermal chamber and system for influencing the temperature of an IC chip under test including a thermal block that receives a chip socket, the thermal block adapted to be disposed between a docking interface plate and a workpress. The thermal block receives a flow of heated or cooled gas, and causes an IC chip to become heated or cooled prior to and during a test of the chip. The thermal chamber and system allows an IC chip to be testing under specific temperature conditions without using an expensive handler costing hundreds of thousands of dollars. | 01-10-2013 |
20130277011 | Heat Exchanger with Bypass Valve - A heat exchanger for cooling a liquid has an inlet and an outlet for a liquid to be cooled. A bypass is provided that bypasses the heat exchanger. A valve controls flow of liquid into the heat exchanger or into the bypass. The valve has a valve seat, a valve cone, and at least one spring made of a shape memory material. The at least one spring counteracts a liquid pressure existing in the inlet. | 10-24-2013 |
20150027666 | HEAT EXCHANGER AND HEAT EXCHANGE DEVICE - A heat exchanger including a tubular core case, a pair of end plates for closing opposite ends of the core case, and a plurality of heat exchange tubes supported at opposite ends thereof by the end plates and allowing flow of a first heating medium inside thereof. One end plate is disposed on an upstream side of the first heating medium as an upstream end plate while the other end plates is disposed on a downstream side of the first heating medium as a downstream end plate. The downstream end plate comprises a downstream bottom surface part for supporting downstream end parts of the heat exchange tubes, and a downstream wall part formed integrally with and rising from a peripheral edge of the downstream bottom surface part, and a top end part of the downstream wall part is oriented toward upstream of the flow of the first heating medium. | 01-29-2015 |
20150129173 | APPARATUS FOR EXHAUST HEAT RECOVERY WITH EMBEDDED VALVE ACTUATOR - An exhaust heat recovery apparatus may include a bypass valve that is rotatably provided on a bypass path through which a high-temperature exhaust gas passes to open or close the bypass path, a heat exchanger that is communicatively connected to the bypass path to allow heat exchange to be performed between the high-temperature exhaust gas supplied from the bypass path and a low-temperature coolant introduced through a coolant inlet when the bypass path is closed, a valve actuator including a rod moved up and down by expansion or contraction of a wax sealed therein, and a connection part that converts an up and down motion of the rod into a rotary motion to allow the bypass valve to open or close the bypass path along with movement of the rod. | 05-14-2015 |
20150362263 | CAPACITY MODULATING AN EXPANSION DEVICE OF A HVAC SYSTEM - Methods, systems and apparatuses are directed to a capacity modulating assembly configured to distribute two-phase refrigerant mixture to an evaporator of a HVAC system, such as a micro-channel heat exchanger (MCHEX) evaporator. The capacity modulating assembly may include a plurality of expansion devices. During capacity modulation, at least one of the plurality of expansion devices can be closed so that a refrigerant flow rate through the remaining expansion devices can be maintained. The capacity modulating assembly can include a refrigerant outflow port, which may help direct refrigerant out of the heat exchanger. The capacity modulating assembly can be connected with the MCHEX. The plurality of expansion devices can be configured to extend inside a header of the MCHEX to help distribute refrigerant to the micro-channel tubes of the MCHEX. | 12-17-2015 |
20160102895 | MODULAR AIR COOLED CONDENSER FLOW CONVERTER APPARATUS AND METHOD - The present invention relates to a mechanical draft cooling tower that employs air cooled condenser modules. The aforementioned cooling tower operates by mechanical draft and achieves the exchange of heat between two fluids such as atmospheric air, ordinarily, and another fluid which is usually steam. The aforementioned cooling tower utilizes a modular air cooled condenser concept wherein the air cooled condensers utilize heat exchange deltas and uniquely designed fluid flow dividers. | 04-14-2016 |
20160109194 | FLUID TEMPERATURE ADJUSTMENT DEVICE - A fluid temperature adjustment device that includes a circulation flow path that circulates the cooling water in one direction between the engine and the radiator; a first flow path branched from the circulation flow path at a location downstream of the engine and upstream of the radiator; a second flow path branched from the circulation flow path at a location downstream of the radiator and upstream of the engine; a third flow path that communicates with a cooling water outlet of the heat exchanger and that is merged with the circulation flow path at a location downstream of the radiator and upstream of the engine; and a switching valve that selectively communicates between one of the first and second flow paths and a cooling water inlet of the heat exchanger. | 04-21-2016 |
20160146554 | Co-Axial Valve Apparatus - A valve apparatus having a co-axial fluid inlet and outlet is disclosed. The valve apparatus comprises a housing having a generally tapering main cavity. The valve apparatus further comprises a first fluid inlet formed therein for receiving fluid from a source, a first fluid outlet for returning the fluid to the source, a second fluid outlet for discharging fluid from the housing and a second fluid inlet for receiving fluid and returning the fluid to the fluid source. A valve mechanism is slidingly mounted within a first valve chamber for controlling flow from the first fluid inlet to the second fluid outlet, the valve mechanism having a first position wherein a second valve chamber is in communication with the first valve chamber and the first fluid outlet, and a second position wherein a third valve chamber is in fluid communication with the first valve chamber and the second fluid outlet. | 05-26-2016 |
20160153708 | BEVERAGE DISPENSING APPARATUS WITH A REFRIGERATED DISPENSING TUBE BUNDLE AND A METHOD OF COOLING BEVERAGE FLUIDS | 06-02-2016 |
20160178295 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR COOLING LIQUIDS IN PORTABLE CONTAINERS | 06-23-2016 |
20160252310 | Waste Heat Recovery System | 09-01-2016 |
165101000 | Controls flow through parallel heating or cooling means | 6 |
20080223555 | Method and apparatus for controlling temperature - One embodiment of the present invention is an apparatus useful to control temperature of a device that includes: (a) a heat transfer apparatus; (b) a combined path to the heat transfer apparatus; (c) a first path maintained at a first temperature and connected to the combined path; (d) a second path maintained at a second temperature and connected to the combined path; (e) a third path connected to the combined path; (f) a pump assembly operable to circulate thermal transfer fluid: (i) from the heat transfer apparatus, (ii) through one or more of the first, second and third paths, (iii) from the one or more of the first, second and third paths, through the combined path, and (iv) from the combined path, to and through the heat transfer apparatus; and (g) a valve assembly operable to cause predetermined amounts of thermal transfer fluid to flow into one or more of the first, second, and third paths, thereby controlling the temperature. | 09-18-2008 |
20110139402 | COOLING SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE DRIVEN BY A COMBUSTION ENGINE - A cooling system in a vehicle ( | 06-16-2011 |
20140262154 | Continuous Process for Providing Superheated Liquid to a Vessel - A process for continuously providing superheated liquid to a chemical process vessel by providing a first heating device capable of heating an entire liquid effluent stream from the vessel, the first heating device receiving the entire liquid effluent stream from the vessel and returning a heated liquid stream to the vessel; filling a similar second heating device with liquid from the liquid effluent stream prior to applying any heat to the second heating device; heating and increasing the liquid effluent stream supplied to the second heating device while decreasing the liquid effluent stream provided to the first heating device until the second heating device is receiving and returning all the heated liquid stream to the vessel, while adjusting heat to the devices as needed to maintain the heated liquid below the flash point and maintain the desired total amount of superheated liquid provided to the vessel. | 09-18-2014 |
20160003560 | A VALVE ARRANGEMENT FOR A HEAT TREATMENT APPARATUS - A valve arrangement comprising a number of valves is provided. The valve arrangement is configured to be in a first mode and a second mode. In the first mode sections in a heat treatment apparatus are passed by a product in a first order, and in the second mode the sections are passed in a second order. Since the first order is different from the second order, the first order can be used for full capacity production and the second order can be used for half capacity production. | 01-07-2016 |
20160146555 | IMPROVEMENTS TO WASTE HEAT RECOVERY UNITS - A waste heat recovery unit includes a duct for hot gas. The duct is divided into first, second and third adjacent and parallel channels each with an inlet and an outlet. A heat exchanger is located in each of the first and third channels. The second channel is located between the first and third channels and provides a bypass channel. A damper system is operable to selectively open and close the inlets of the three channels. This provides a more compact waste heat recovery unit configuration which is more straightforward to manufacture and maintain. | 05-26-2016 |
20190145720 | Waste Heat Recovery Units | 05-16-2019 |
165102000 | Tortuous and straight through branches within heating or cooling drum | 1 |
20080210405 | Fabrication of high surface to volume ratio structures and their integration in microheat exchangers for liquid cooling systems - An structure and method of manufacturing a microstructure for use in a heat exchanger is disclosed. The heat exchanger comprises a manifold layer and an microstructured region. The manifold layer comprises a structure to deliver fluid to the microstructured region. The microstructured region is formed from multiple windowed layers formed from heat conductive layers through which a plurality of microscaled apertures have been formed by a wet etching process. The plurality of windowed layers are then coupled together to form a composite microstructure. | 09-04-2008 |
165103000 | By pass of heating or cooling means | 14 |
20090101309 | RADIATOR CONNECTOR FITTING - The invention relates to a device for connecting a heating apparatus to the feed and return sections of a heating system of a building, wherein there is a water inlet channel with an inlet and an outlet connection, wherein the feed section of the heating system can be attached on the inlet connection, and the inlet of the heating apparatus can be attached on the outlet connection, there is a water outlet channel with an inlet and an outlet connection, wherein the outlet of the heating apparatus can be attached on the inlet connection, and the return section of the heating system can be attached on the outlet connection, and there is at least one connection, in particular a side connection, to the water inlet channel and/or to the water outlet channel between the inlet and outlet connections for a measuring device, pump, and/or a connecting hose. | 04-23-2009 |
20090255650 | Calibrated Bypass Structure for Heat Exchanger - A by-pass conduit for a stacked plate heat exchanger. The by-pass conduit comprises first and second plate members that each comprise a substantially planar central portion surrounded by an offset peripheral flange, the peripheral flanges of the first and second plates being sealably joined together and the planar central portions of the first and second plates being in spaced opposition to define a bypass channel. A flow restricting structure provides a fluid restricting barrier in the bypass channel, the flow restricting structure defining a calibrated by-pass passage that regulates the flow of fluid through the bypass channel. | 10-15-2009 |
20100000717 | HEAT EXCHANGER - The invention relates to a heat exchanger ( | 01-07-2010 |
20100116465 | Heat Exchanger with Bypass Valve - A heat exchanger for cooling a liquid has an inlet and an outlet for a liquid to be cooled. A bypass is provided that bypasses the heat exchanger. A valve controls flow of liquid into the heat exchanger or into the bypass. The valve has a valve seat, a valve cone, and at least one spring made of a shape memory material. The at least one spring counteracts a liquid pressure existing in the inlet. | 05-13-2010 |
20130014913 | VEHICLE AIR-CONDITIONING APPARATUSAANM Hara; JunichiroAACI TokyoAACO JPAAGP Hara; Junichiro Tokyo JPAANM Shibata; TomohikoAACI TokyoAACO JPAAGP Shibata; Tomohiko Tokyo JP - Provided is a vehicle air-conditioning apparatus capable of setting a space formed between an upper surface of a heater core and a rotating shaft of an air mixing damper to a given axially-uniform space, thereby making the temperature adjustment easier and improving the temperature control performance. In a vehicle air-conditioning apparatus including an air mixing damper that has a rotating shaft disposed above an upper portion of a heater core, heater-core supporting parts that support only upper right and left shoulders of the heater core are provided on right and left side faces of a unit case, an upper surface of the heater core is supported by the heater-core supporting parts, and an space adjusting section that sets a space formed between the upper surface of the heater core and the rotating shaft of the air mixing damper to an axially-uniform space is provided on the air mixing damper. | 01-17-2013 |
20130112371 | EXHAUST GAS HEAT RECOVERY HEAT EXCHANGER HAVING A LOBED TUBE COIL - An exhaust gas heat recovery (EGHR) heat exchanger, for recovering waste heat from the hot exhaust gases of an internal combustion engine, having a housing and a cylindrical body disposed within the housing. The cylindrical body defines a central passageway and together with the housing defines an annular passageway for the flow of hot exhaust gases. A bypass means is disposed within the central passageway and adapted to selectively by-pass at least a portion of the exhaust gas from the central passageway to the annular passageway. The EGHR heat exchanger also includes at least one fluid tube extending along a tube axis and having at least one lobe extending the length of the tube thereby defining a lobed tube. The lobed tube is twisted about the tube axis forming a twisted lobed tube which is then coiled about the longitudinal axis within the annular exhaust gas passageway. | 05-09-2013 |
20140020865 | HEAT EXCHANGER UNIT - A heat exchanger unit includes a heat exchanger main body in which a first heat exchanger and a second heat exchanger are arranged in series relative to a refrigerant flowing direction and an air flowing direction, the heat exchanger main body including on one side thereof an external connection portion configured to supply at least refrigerant and on the other side thereof a communicating portion configured to communicate the first heat exchanger and the second heat exchanger, and a bypass flow path extending from the one side to the other side of the heat exchanger main body, configured to bypass the first heat exchanger, at least one of the first heat exchanger and the second heat exchanger includes a pair of tank sections disposed at an interval, and a plurality of first heat transfer tubes configured to connect a pair of tank sections. | 01-23-2014 |
20140246173 | Heat Recovery Device With Improved Lightweight Flow Coupling Chamber and Insertable Valve - A heat recovery device such as an EGHR device includes a bypass valve, a gas/liquid heat exchanger and a flow duct. The flow duct has an open top and an open bottom. A top surface of the duct seals to a surface surrounding an opening of a gas flow conduit, such as an exhaust pipe. A duct wall extends from the top surface to the bottom surface, to which the heat exchanger is secured. The flow duct provides a passage through gas flows between the gas flow conduit and the heat exchanger. The bypass valve is mounted in the flow duct and is movable between a bypass position and a heat exchange position. The bypass valve may be mounted adjacent to the top or bottom of the duct, and may be a butterfly-type valve, a one-sided flap valve, or a pair of one-sided flap valves. | 09-04-2014 |
20150083367 | AVIATION BYPASS VALVE INCLUDING A SHAPE MEMORY ALLOY MATERIAL - An aviation bypass valve for use in a heat exchanger apparatus, including a shape memory alloy material. The heat exchanger apparatus further including an air-cooled oil cooler disposed in a bypass fan duct of an aircraft engine. The heat exchanger apparatus including a bypass valve in fluid communication with the air cooled oil cooler. The bypass valve including a valve body, a piston disposed in the valve body and moveable therein and an actuation component. The actuation component including a shape memory alloy. The actuation component responsive to a change in at least one of a thermal condition and a pressure exerted thereon so as to move the piston, thereby opening and closing the bypass valve. | 03-26-2015 |
20150330712 | DEVICE FOR HEAT EXCHANGE - The present invention is a device for heat exchange particularly suitable for cooling recirculated gas in EGR (Exhaust Gas Recirculation) systems, with a constructive configuration incorporating the heat exchanger together with a bypass conduit and a bypass valve, where most of the parts forming said device allow manufacturing same in stamped sheet metal, thereby reducing manufacturing costs. | 11-19-2015 |
20160007501 | COOLING SYSTEM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An object of technology disclosed herein is to improve cooling performance for plural heat generating bodies. | 01-07-2016 |
20160138878 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR A DUAL LOOP COOLANT SYSTEM - Methods and systems are provided for a dual loop coolant system used to control an engine transmission oil temperature. In one example, a high temperature coolant loop comprises a first heat exchanger and a control valve positioned upstream of the first heat exchanger whose coolant flow is separate from a second, low temperature coolant loop containing a second heat exchanger. An engine fluid circuit fluidically coupling the first heat exchanger, second heat exchanger, and an engine system component via a bypass valve positioned between the first heat exchanger and the second heat exchanger. | 05-19-2016 |
20160381831 | BYPASSING A REMOVED ELEMENT IN A LIQUID COOLING SYSTEM - A source of liquid provided an input of liquid into a liquid cooling system. The liquid from the source of liquid flows through a check valve assembly which includes an input, a first output, and a second output. The second output includes a check valve configured to open when the pressure of the liquid exceeds a threshold pressure value. A connector is attached to the first output of the check valve assembly. The connector is a quick connect fitting equipped with a self-sealing valve. | 12-29-2016 |
20220134836 | HEATING, VENTILATION AND/OR AIR-CONDITIONING DEVICE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - The invention relates to a heating, ventilation and/or air-conditioning device ( | 05-05-2022 |