Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
165104140 | Always out of direct contact with each other | 87 |
20080202729 | HEAT SINK - To improve a heat exchange efficiency of a heat sink without enlarging the heat sink. The heat sink of the invention comprises a heat receiving base receiving heat from an exothermic element, a plurality of fins radiating heat arranged radially around the heat receiving base at predetermined intervals, and one or more heat pipe(s) comprising a curved portion. One of end portions of the curved portion is individually connected to a predetermined portion of the heat receiving base, and a predetermined region of the curved portion is contacted with the fins in a heat transferable manner. | 08-28-2008 |
20080257529 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device includes a cabinet, a first heat generating member, a second heat generating member, a fan unit, a first heat pipe and a second heat pipe. The first and second heat pipes are each formed by sealing an operation fluid which shifts its phase between gas and liquid into a pipe-like main body. In the second position, the first end portion of the first heat pipe is located at a position lower than that of the second end portion and the one end portion of the second heat pipe is located at a position higher than that of the other end portion. The second heat pipe includes a conveying mechanism that conveys the operation fluid in liquid phase from the other end portion to the one end portion. | 10-23-2008 |
20080264608 | COOLING MECHANISM COMPRISING A HEAT PIPE AND WATER BLOCK - A cooling mechanism comprises a heat pipe coupled to a water block. | 10-30-2008 |
20080277097 | Hot-Water Supply System Having Dual Pipe - Disclosed is a hot water supplying apparatus which has a dual pipe capable of transferring heat energy of hot water, which is heated by heat of combustion of a burner and flows in pipe of a heat exchanger, to an inner pipe in which cold water is introduced, thereby inhibiting the condensation of moisture so as to prevent the corrosion of parts in the hot water supplying apparatus. The hot water supplying apparatus, comprises: a burner for supplying heat; a water inlet pipe for supplying cold water; a heat exchanging pipe formed with a dual pipe including an outer pipe for directly receiving combustion heat of the burner, and an inner pipe formed in the outer pipe, for allowing the cold water, which is introduced through the water inlet pipe, to be heated while passing through the inner pipe; and a water outlet pipe for discharging the heated water from the heat exchanging pipe. | 11-13-2008 |
20080289800 | LIQUID GALLEY REFRIGERATION SYSTEM FOR AIRCRAFT - The liquid galley refrigeration system for cooling food carts for aircraft employs an intermediate working fluid to transfer heat from one or more food carts to one or more remote chillers, allowing the carts and chillers to be advantageously distributed in the aircraft. A plurality of heat exchanges effect a cooling of the carts wherein heat from the food cart is first transferred to a first airflow; heat from the first airflow is then transferred to an intermediate working fluid that is circulated between a location immediately adjacent the food carts and a remote chiller; heat from the intermediate working fluid is subsequently transferred to the chiller working fluid; and finally, heat from the chiller working fluid is expelled. While the chiller working fluid undergoes a phase change in order to transfer heat from the intermediate working fluid to the cooling air, the intermediate working fluid remains in its liquid phase throughout its circulation. A recirculation pump circulates the intermediate working fluid through a distribution system that may link a plurality of chillers to a plurality of food carts, and the temperature of the food carts is regulated by a combination of controls. | 11-27-2008 |
20080289801 | Modular Thermal Management System for Spacecraft - A composite panel provides structural strength and rigidity for modular assembly of spacecraft while serving the dual purposes of structure and heat transfer for thermal management of an environment for equipment, such as a spacecraft. Instruments, gimbals, surveillance, imaging, detectors, and the like may be mounted in a spacecraft designed and constructed from standard panels to provide the structural and heat transfer requirements to support the onboard equipment. Extremely small temperature differentials required by the panels support a substantially isothermal perimeter for the structure, able to sink heat from any location on a panel, transport it to a rejection site, and reject it to the cold environment of space, thus easing the task of design and packaging of instrumentation and infrastructure of satellites and other spacecraft. Two-phase mass transport of fluids inside the panels aids high heat flux rates with minimal temperature differentials, even with reinforced, composite, polymeric materials for the structural elements of the panels. | 11-27-2008 |
20080314561 | Integrated heat exchange system - The invention provides a method and apparatus for integrating the tube side streams in a plurality of plate fin and tube or finned tube exchangers to accomplish more efficient heat transfer or a more compact design. | 12-25-2008 |
20090038778 | MULTI-FLUID HEAT EXCHANGER ARRANGEMENT - A multi-fluid heat exchanger assembly Is provided that integrates multiple and distinct heat exchanger systems into a single, integrated system or housing utilizing a common header. Any combination of techniques as described may be utilized for optimizing exchanger performance according to the particular fluids being cooled. The heat exchanger assembly can be optimized by utilizing a pair of opposed headers having a first set of openings and a tube core arranged according to a first configuration and a second set of openings and a tube core arranged according to a second configuration and wherein the first and second configurations are different from one another. The heat exchanger assembly can also be optimized through different tube core/fin joining techniques for each of the distinct heat exchanger systems. Another technique for optimizing the heat exchanger assembly is through the use of differing core depths for each of the distinct heat exchanger systems. | 02-12-2009 |
20090050295 | HEAT EXCHANGE ASSEMBLY EXCHANGING HEAT BETWEEN A FIRST AND A SECOND FLUID - The heat exchange assembly ( | 02-26-2009 |
20090114372 | HEAT SINK - A heat sink includes a heat-transfer container incorporating a flow path through which a cooling fluid flows, for cooling a heating element in contact with the heat-transfer container The flow path includes a first cross-sectional portion that becomes narrower as the distance between a given point in the flow path and a side of the heat-transfer container which makes contact with the heating element becomes longer in a direction perpendicular to the direction in which the cooling fluid flows, and a second cross-sectional portion that is approximately constant in the direction perpendicular to the direction in which the cooling fluid flows. The first cross-sectional portion and the second cross-sectional portion alternately continue in the direction in which the cooling fluid flows causing a three-dimensional flow so the heat-transfer properties are enhanced with a simplified structure. | 05-07-2009 |
20090218076 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING PANELS HAVING INTEGRATED HEAT PIPES AND/OR INSERTS MAINTAINED BY TONGUES - A method, dedicated to the fabrication of the panels having built-in heat pipe(s) and/or insert(s) (P), consists in a) providing a bottom plate (SI) comprising, in selected places on either side of the heat pipe or insert accommodation zones, tabs (L) which are substantially flat and suitable for being straightened above its upper face, b) partially straightening the tabs (L) toward the accommodation zones, c) positioning the heat pipes and/or the inserts (C | 09-03-2009 |
20100218917 | Refrigeration-Type Dryer Apparatus and Method - A drying device includes an air/air heat exchanger and an air/refrigerant heat exchanger. The air refrigerant heat exchanger includes a phase change material. | 09-02-2010 |
20110042039 | HEAT EXCHANGER - A spiral heat-transfer pipe for heat exchange provided in a heat exchanger includes: an upstream heat-transfer pipe section disposed on an upstream side of a flow path of an external fluid flowing outside the spiral heat-transfer pipe; and a downstream heat-transfer pipe section disposed on a downstream side of the flow path. Each of the heat-transfer pipe sections is disposed so as to extend in a direction crossing the flow path of the external fluid. Each of an axis of the upstream heat-transfer pipe section and an axis of the downstream heat-transfer pipe section is tilted with respect to a horizontal plane. Also, the axis of the upstream heat-transfer pipe section crosses the axis of the downstream heat-transfer pipe section. | 02-24-2011 |
20110056655 | Dual-Fluid Heat Exhanger - An integrated circuit dual-fluid heat exchanger has a housing containing first and second immiscible fluids. A heat-introducing base element contacts the first fluid. A heat-receiving surface on the base element is configured for interfacial contact with a heat-radiating surface of an integrated circuit device. A heat-removing condenser element contacts the second fluid, or is separated therefrom by a gap. The first and second fluids are selected to controllably remove heat from the integrated circuit device by forming heated mass units of the first fluid that migrate through the second fluid and come into contact with the condenser element, where they are cooled and allowed to return to the base element. A heat-expulsion portion on the condenser element is configured to dissipate heat removed by the condenser element to an exterior environment outside the heat exchanger. | 03-10-2011 |
20110061837 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE - Systems and methods of energy storage and release comprise at least one storage vessel and a combined conveyor and heat transfer device linked to the at least one storage vessel by at least one discharge device. The combined conveyor and heat transfer device includes a rotatable conveyor drum and at least one heat transfer fluid conduit within the rotatable conveyor drum. A granular material travels from the at least one storage vessel to the combined conveyor and heat transfer device via the at least one discharge device, and the rotatable conveyor drum moves the granular material therethrough in counterflow to a flow of heat transfer fluid traveling through the heat transfer fluid conduit. | 03-17-2011 |
20110067840 | PERSONAL COOLING DEVICE - A personal cooling device for reducing the temperature within an area immediately surrounding a person. The personal cooling device includes at least one heat exchanger that is connected to a supply of water within a home or building. When desired, the water supply flows through the heat exchanger to cool an airflow passing over the heat exchanger. The cooled airflow is directed into the personal space to cool the air within the personal space. The airflow that passes over the heat exchanger is created by a fan assembly that is selectively activated by the user to create the cooled airflow into the personal space. The personal cooling device thus relies upon the water supply within the home or building to cool an airflow. | 03-24-2011 |
20110083827 | COOLING SYSTEM WITH INTEGRAL THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE - A cooling system is provided which includes a primary heat exchanger including heat exchange pipes filled with a phase change material comprising water. The heat exchange pipes are in heat transfer relation with a coolant fluid, which, upon cooling, is transferred to a separate liquid to air heat exchanger for conversion into cool air, for example, for use in air conditioning or refrigeration. | 04-14-2011 |
20110120672 | OIL FREE FALLING FILM HEAT EXCHANGER - A falling film plate type heat exchanger. The heat exchanger includes a pressure vessel surrounding an encapsulated stack of plates. Each plate has a primary fluid side and a secondary fluid side. The primary fluid will be a refrigerant—such as R-134a. The secondary fluid will typically be water. A film of refrigerant is applied to the primary fluid side of each plate, where it evaporates by absorbing heat from the secondary fluid on the other side of the plate. The invention uses embossed patterns on the plates to direct the flow of the primary and secondary fluids in a desired pattern. Further, the primary fluid side of each plate has a roughened surface treatment to increase the effective surface area and thereby increase the heat transfer rate. | 05-26-2011 |
20110132576 | TWO-PHASE HEAT TRANSFER SYSTEM INCLUDING A THERMAL CAPACITANCE DEVICE AND RELATED METHODS - A two-phase heat transfer system includes an evaporator unit configured to receive heat from a source, a liquid line fluidly connected to the evaporator unit, a vapor line fluidly connected to the evaporator unit, and a condenser. The condensing unit includes a thermal capacitance device and a condenser integrated with the thermal capacitance device. Methods of forming a thermal storage unit include preparing a honeycomb core to receive a phase change material, metallurgically bonding end pieces to the core, to thermally link the end pieces to the core, and bonding the end pieces together to form a seal for holding the phase change material within the core. | 06-09-2011 |
20110232869 | Air Conditioner Eliminator System and Method for Computer and Electronic Systems - A computer and electronic systems air conditioner eliminator heat exchange system and method for efficiently removing thermal energy or heat from heat-generating, thermally-sensitive equipment such as computer systems, electronic devices and other electronic equipment. The system in at least one embodiment includes one or more cooling caps ( | 09-29-2011 |
20110240262 | HEAT EXCHANGER FOR AN INDOOR UNIT OF AN AIR CONDITIONER - A heat exchanger for an indoor unit of an air conditioner, including at least a housing ( | 10-06-2011 |
20110308771 | EXHAUST GAS COOLER FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An exhaust cooler for a combustion motor is provided that includes a flow path for guidance of the exhaust from a combustion motor, wherein the flow path has a wall to separate the exhaust gas flow from a cooling fluid and wherein heat is exchangeable via the wall between the exhaust and the cooling fluid, wherein the wall is covered at least partially by a flexible thermoelectric film. | 12-22-2011 |
20120018126 | PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR SYNTHESIS GAS HEAT EXCHANGE SYSTEM - The invention provides an improved process and apparatus for integrating the heat transfer zones of spiral-wound, plate fin, tube and finned tube exchangers thus increasing the overall effectiveness of the process. | 01-26-2012 |
20120018127 | CHARGE AIR COOLER, COOLING SYSTEM AND INTAKE AIR CONTROL SYSTEM - A charge air cooler includes a high temperature side heat exchanger and a low temperature side heat exchanger. The high temperature side heat exchanger is provided on a high temperature side cooling flow path through which a first refrigerant cooled by a first heat exchanger (radiator) flows. The low temperature side heat exchanger is provided on a low temperature side cooling flow path through which a second refrigerant cooled cooler than the first refrigerant by a second heat exchanger (sub-radiator) flows. The low temperature side heat exchanger cools, by the second refrigerant, intake air cooled by the high temperature side heat exchanger. According to the above charge air cooler, the second heat exchanger (sub-radiator) can be prevented from becoming big in size, and intake air temperature can be cooled to desired temperature. | 01-26-2012 |
20120073786 | CEILING-MOUNTED AIR CONDITIONING UNIT - A ceiling-mounted air conditioning unit includes an indoor heat exchanger disposed on an outer peripheral side of a centrifugal blower. The indoor heat exchanger includes plural heat transfer tubes arranged in multiple stages in a vertical direction and in three rows in a flow direction of air blown out from the blower and are connected to a refrigerant inlet of the indoor heat exchanger in a case where the indoor heat exchanger functions as an evaporator of the refrigerant during cooling, plural liquid refrigerant tubes connected to the heat transfer tubes in a first row on a most upwind side, second row-side gas refrigerant tubes connected to a refrigerant outlet of the indoor heat exchanger during cooling and connected to the heat transfer tubes in a second row, and third row-side gas refrigerant tubes connected to the heat transfer tubes in a third row on a most downwind side. | 03-29-2012 |
20120097367 | INDOOR UNIT OF AIR CONDITIONER - The present invention provides indoor unit of air conditioner including a plurality of heat-exchangers, main-unit casing that accommodates heat-exchangers and includes suction air duct extending from air inlet to heat-exchangers and blowout air duct extending from heat-exchangers to air outlet, and air blower that is provided in blowout air duct and blows out air taken in from air inlet, from air outlet after having air passed through heat-exchangers. In indoor unit, heat-exchangers include rear-side heat-exchanger arranged opposite to air blower on upper side in main-unit casing with lower end thereof being arranged on rear surface side of main-unit casing, backplane that constitutes rear-side duct wall of blowout air duct is provided on rear surface side of main-unit casing, and heat transfer unit that transfers heat of air before passing through heat-exchangers or heat of air outside main-unit casing to backplane is provided in main-unit casing | 04-26-2012 |
20120118535 | Chilled Beam Air Conditioning System - An improved chilled beam refrigeration and/or air conditioning systems uses a first chilled air flow to induce a second chilled air flow. Ambient air is drawn through first coils to produce a primary cooled air flow into an intake plenum on the suction side of a fan. The primary cooled air is drawn from the intake plenum, through the fan, and is exhausted into a discharge plenum at a positive pressure. Discharge nozzles along discharge face(s) of the discharge plenum direct the primary cooled air outward inducing a negative pressure in an area behind (or above) second coils. The negative pressure induces additional ambient air to be drawn through the second coils and cooled to provide additional cooled air. The additional cooled air mixes with the primary cooled air providing a larger refrigeration and/or air conditioning effect which would otherwise require additional motorized fans. | 05-17-2012 |
20120138268 | Combined Cooling of Lube/Seal Oil and Sample Coolers - A heat exchanger that is useful for analyzing samples, such as condensate, and methods of cooling a sample for analysis are provided as embodiments of the present invention. The heat exchanger includes an inner tube for containing cooling water and an annulus for containing steam so that heat exchange occurs between the cooling water and the steam so that condensate forms in the annulus. An external shield is attached to the heat exchanger to provide additional natural cooling and to prevent users from contacting the steam contained within the annulus. | 06-07-2012 |
20120152494 | Cooling Recovery System and Method - A cooling recover system and method are disclosed. A fluid, such as water, is chilled and provided to a cooling coil to cool and dehumidify air passing over the cooling coil. The fluid is output from the cooling coil through an outlet, and at least a portion of the fluid from the outlet of the cooling coil is provided to an inlet of a heat transfer coil to reheat air passing over the heat transfer coil. The fluid is warmed as it passes through the cooling coil, which warmer temperature serves to reheat the air passing over the heat transfer coil. | 06-21-2012 |
20120175081 | REFRIGERANT RADIATOR - A refrigerant radiator used for a vapor compression refrigerant cycle including a compressor configured to compress and discharge refrigerant includes tubes through which the refrigerant flows. The tubes are stacked and arranged in a horizontal direction, and extend in a direction perpendicular to the horizontal direction or with an angle from the horizontal direction. The tubes include a first heat exchange area where refrigerant having a temperature equal to or higher than a standard temperature exchanges heat with first air blown to a space, and a second heat exchange area where refrigerant having a temperature lower than the standard temperature exchanges heat with second air blown to the space. Generally, the second air has a temperature different from a temperature of the first air. | 07-12-2012 |
20120180990 | HEAT EXCHANGER - A heat exchanger includes at least two adjacent heat exchanging tubes, each having equilateral triangular cross section. Hot gas flows through the heat exchanging tubes and coolant flows over the heat exchanging tubes. The heat exchanging tubes form a tube bundle of polygonal cross section and have two tube walls arranged in parallel side-by-side relation at a distance to one another. | 07-19-2012 |
20120180991 | HEAT EXCHANGE TUBE AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME - A heat exchanger tube includes protrusions extending into the internal volume to turbulate a fluid flow for improved heat transfer. The protrusions are arranged to provide dimpled and un-dimpled regions in order to provide increased heat transfer together with decreased pressure drop. A method of transferring heat by flowing a fluid into a tube, turbulating the fluid in a dimpled first tube section, developing a thermal boundary layer in an un-dimpled second section, and turbulating the fluid in a dimpled second tube section is also presented. | 07-19-2012 |
20120211198 | COOLING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF COOLING AN INTERIOR SPACE - A cooling system ( | 08-23-2012 |
20120247732 | HEAT EXCHANGER - There is provided a heat exchanger realizing downsizing, weight saving, and cost reduction in comparison with a conventional heat exchange element, heat exchanger, etc. The heat exchanger | 10-04-2012 |
20120273165 | CROSS-FLOW SPIRAL HEAT TRANSFER APPARATUS WITH SOLID BELT - A heat transfer apparatus for a product includes a housing having an internal chamber; a solid conveyor belt disposed within the internal chamber and arranged in a spiral configuration having upper and lower portions, the spiral configuration including an upper pathway within the upper portion, a lower pathway within the lower portion; a gas flow having an upper gas flow across the upper pathway, a lower gas flow across the lower pathway and in counter-flow to the upper gas flow, wherein the upper gas flow and the lower gas flow define a circulation loop; and a gas circulation device to induce the upper and lower gas flows along the circulation loop. | 11-01-2012 |
20120273166 | INLET AIR FLOW GUIDE FOR ACDX FAN COIL - An inlet air flow guide for a condensing unit of an air cooled direct expansion (ACDX) air conditioning unit. The flow guide has a panel having at least a portion spaced from a surface of the condensing unit to define a plenum for cooling air to enter the condensing unit from one side. A condensing unit of an ACDX air conditioning unit has a refrigerant cooling coil disposed in an opening, and the inlet air flow guide defines a plenum to provide an air flow passage to the opening from one side thereof. According to a method, the inlet air flow guide is installed onto the condensing unit of an ACDX air conditioning unit, wherein a panel of the flow guide has at least a portion spaced from a surface of the condensing unit to define a plenum for cooling air to enter the condensing unit from one side. | 11-01-2012 |
20120291998 | MICROCHANNEL HYBRID EVAPORATOR - A heat exchanger including a primary inlet manifold that has an inlet port to receive refrigerant from a source, a primary outlet manifold that has an outlet port to discharge refrigerant from the heat exchanger, and a plurality of microchannel tubes fluidly connected between the primary inlet manifold and the primary outlet manifold and spaced apart from each other. Each of the plurality of microchannel tubes has a secondary inlet manifold fluidly coupled to the primary inlet manifold, a secondary outlet manifold fluidly coupled to the primary outlet manifold, and at least one microchannel fluidly coupled between the secondary inlet manifold and the secondary outlet manifold to direct refrigerant to the secondary outlet manifold. The heat exchanger also includes a plurality of fins disposed between adjacent microchannel tubes and oriented to define an airflow path along the longitudinal direction of the microchannel tubes. | 11-22-2012 |
20120305220 | EXHAUST GAS HEAT EXCHANGER - An exhaust gas heat exchanger, in particular for a motor vehicle, is provided that includes at least one diffuser for feeding and/or discharging an exhaust gas flow; an exchanging region comprising exchanging tubes which extend in an axial direction and which are connected to a base at one end; a housing through which a cooling agent can flow and which is made of a material that is non-resistant to high temperatures, in particular plastic or aluminum. The aim of the invention is to provide an exhaust gas heat exchanger that is simply constructed and inexpensive to produce. This is achieved in that a connecting element is partly embedded in the housing in order to secure the connecting element to the housing, the connecting element being bonded to the base in a first bonding region, said base being bonded to the diffuser in a second bonding region. | 12-06-2012 |
20130068423 | AIR-SIDE ECONOMIZER FACILITATING LIQUID-BASED COOLING OF AN ELECTRONICS RACK - A cooling apparatus and method are provided for cooling an electronic subsystem of an electronics rack. The cooling apparatus includes a local cooling station, which has a liquid-to-air heat exchanger and ducting for directing a cooling airflow across the heat exchanger. A cooling subsystem is associated with the electronic subsystem of the rack, and includes either a housing facilitating immersion cooling of electronic components of the electronic subsystem, or one or more liquid-cooled structures providing conductive cooling to the electronic components of the electronic subsystem. A coolant loop couples the cooling subsystem to the liquid-to-air heat exchanger of the local cooling station. In operation, heat is transferred via circulating coolant from the electronic subsystem and rejected in the liquid-to-air heat exchanger of the local cooling station to the cooling airflow passing across the liquid-to-air heat exchanger. In one embodiment, the cooling airflow is outdoor air. | 03-21-2013 |
20130098581 | COOLING SYSTEM - Cooling element, with multiple cooling disks ( | 04-25-2013 |
20130118712 | DUAL COIL WITH ADAPTER TO MOVE BETWEEN REDUNDANT AND NON-REDUNDANT HIGH PERFORMANCE HEAT EXCHANGER - An apparatus, rear door heat exchanger, system, and method for controlling the redundancy of a cooling system for a server rack. The system includes a cooling system having at least two liquid cooling circuits. The system also includes a rear door heat exchanger connected to the cooling system. The rear door heat exchanger includes two heat exchange coils. Each heat exchange coil is carried by the server rack and configured to interface with a different liquid cooling circuit. The rear door heat exchanger also includes an adapter configured to couple together the two heat exchange coils into one heat exchange unit. The heat exchange unit is configured to interface with one liquid cooling circuit from the cooling system. | 05-16-2013 |
20130126126 | Condenser for Vehicle - A condenser for a vehicle may include first and second headers, a heat-exchanging portion disposed between the first and second headers, a coolant tank mounted at an outer side of the first header and having a coolant inlet and a coolant outlet, the coolant tank to supply the coolant to the heat-exchanging portion and to receive through the first header the coolant passing through the heat-exchanging portion and the second header, and a receiver-drier portion connected to the second header to perform gas-liquid separation and moisture removal from the coolant having passed through the heat-exchanging portion, wherein an inner space of the coolant tank is divided into an upper portion and a lower portion by a first partition disposed between the coolant inlet and the coolant outlet, and a spiral groove for causing the coolant to rotate is formed at the upper portion connected to the coolant inlet. | 05-23-2013 |
20130140004 | ANTI-ICING HEAT EXCHANGER - A heat exchanger for cooling fluid passing through the heat exchanger. The heat exchanger includes a hot fluid flowpath and a cold air flowpath. At least a portion of the cold air flowpath has a thermally conductive wall transferring thermal energy from hot fluid flowing through the hot fluid flowpath to cold air flowing through the cold air flowpath. The cold air flowpath includes a separator for separating ice particles from the cold air flowing through the cold air flowpath. The separator includes a passage having a bottom wall, an end wall, and a side wall including a porous wall through which a majority of cold air entering the separator passes. The end wall has an ice particle discharge opening adjacent the bottom wall permitting a minority of the cold air entering the separator to carry ice particles separated from the majority of cold air through the opening. | 06-06-2013 |
20130206366 | Cooler for Feed Gas Of Low-Temperature Methanol Washing - The invention relates to a cooler for low-temperature methanol washing gas, which comprises a first heat exchanger and a second heat exchanger. The first heat exchanger includes a first housing, a first board, and a first heat exchange tube. The first housing is provided with a first feed gas inlet, a first feed gas outlet, a first heat transfer medium inlet, and a first heat transfer medium outlet. The second heat exchanger includes a second housing, a second board, and a second heat exchange tube. The second housing is provided with a second feed gas inlet, a second feed gas, a second heat transfer medium inlet, and a second heat transfer medium outlet. The second housing and the second board of the second heat exchanger may be made with a relatively thin plate, thereby enormously reducing the material and manufacturing cost for the invention with meeting the requirements of the production. | 08-15-2013 |
20130220578 | SPRAYING TUBE DEVICE AND HEAT EXCHANGER USING THE SAME - Disclosed is a spraying tube device capable of, even in a case where a spray solution having low latent heat is used in a falling film type evaporator, uniformly spraying the spray solution to a heat-transfer tube, and a heat exchanger using the spraying tube device. The spraying tube device includes: a spraying tube configured to eject a spray solution M upward through ejection holes arranged along a tube axis C; a cover arranged above the spraying tube and configured to receive the ejected spray solution M and cause the spray solution M to flow through a space S between the cover and the spraying tube to flow downward on an outer surface of the spraying tube, and fins configured to uniformize in a tube axis C direction a distribution of the spray solution M having flowed downward from the cover. | 08-29-2013 |
20130233512 | HEAT EXCHANGER - A heat exchanger is disclosed for exchanging heat between a first gas and a second gas. The heat exchanger comprises a first heat exchanging chamber, a second heat exchanging chamber and an array of heat pipes which are arranged to extend between the first and second heat exchanging chambers. The first heat exchanging chamber comprising an inlet for receiving the first gas into the chamber and an outlet through which the first gas can exit the first chamber, the flow of first gas being substantially along the array of heat pipes. The second heat exchanging chamber comprising an inlet for receiving a second gas into the chamber and an outlet through which the second gas can exit the second chamber, the flow of second gas being substantially across the array of heat pipes. The flow of second gas is split into two subsidiary flow paths, with each subsidiary flow path comprising a substantially identical array of heat pipes. This ensures that each heat pipe receives a similar rate of heat exchange. | 09-12-2013 |
20130233513 | EVAPORATIVE COOLING SYSTEM AND DEVICE - An evaporative cooling system includes an indirect cooling coil containing a cooling fluid to be circulated and a blower assembly configured to generate an inlet air stream through the indirect cooling coil. The cooling fluid in the indirect cooling coil is a slurry of water and phase change material. | 09-12-2013 |
20130233514 | DUAL AIR FLOW EXCHANGER WITH ENHANCED HEAT AND HUMIDITY TRANSFERS - A dual air flow exchanger, enabling heat transfer and humidity transfer between two air flows, and including a plurality of air circulation networks stacked on each other along a stacking direction and separated in pairs by membranes permeable to water vapor and impermeable to air. At least one of the networks is made from a honeycomb structure with its two sides bearing on two of the membranes, the structure including cylindrical cells with axes parallel to the direction, and in which at least some of the cell faces are perforated to allow air passage. | 09-12-2013 |
20130255919 | CONDENSER AND METHOD FOR HEAT RECOVERY AND COOLING - An apparatus and method to recover heat from and cool flue gases. As shown in FIG. | 10-03-2013 |
20130269912 | GAS-TO-WATER HEAT EXCHANGER - A heat exchanger is disclosed for cooling a gas from a first temperature to a second temperature. The exchanger comprises a first heat exchanging chamber, a second heat exchanging chamber and an array of heat pipes which are arranged to extend from within the first heat exchanging chamber to within the second heat exchanging chamber. The first heat exchanging chamber comprises an inlet for receiving a coolant into the chamber and an outlet through which the coolant can exit the first chamber, the coolant being arranged to pass over the portion of the heat pipes which extend within the first chamber. The second heat exchanging chamber comprises an inlet for receiving the gas at a first temperature into the chamber and an outlet through which the gas can exit the second chamber at a second temperature. The gas is arranged to pass along the second chamber between the inlet and the outlet, along a path comprising a substantially constant cross-sectional area to minimize the pressure drop between the inlet and the outlet. | 10-17-2013 |
20130277013 | HEAT EXCHANGER - A flooded heat exchanger is described. The flooded heat exchanger has a primary tube bundle inside which a first operating fluid flows, a skirt surrounding the primary tube bundle and receiving a second operating fluid which flows over the primary tube bundle, and one or more extractable units, each in turn having a secondary tube bundle which receives an auxiliary operating fluid, and a secondary tube plate for performing a removable connection to the flooded heat exchanger. | 10-24-2013 |
20130340974 | HELMET COOLING DEVICE AND METHODS FOR USE THEREOF - A cooling apparatus for a helmet is provided for cooling air in an interior space of a helmet to cool a wearer's head. The cooling apparatus maximizes the volume of air moving across an evaporator and minimizes the speed at which the air passes through cooling fins of the evaporator, thereby achieving air temperatures substantially below the outside ambient temperature. A narrow opening is provided between a first chamber of intake air and a second chamber which houses the evaporator, such that air passing through the narrow opening increases in velocity and pressure. Upon entering the second chamber which is a large open space, the highly pressurized and high velocity air immediately slows down and expands into the large second chamber, where it then passes across a large surface area of the evaporator and outward through a collection chamber and a blower to the inside of the helmet. | 12-26-2013 |
20140000848 | EXHAUST-GAS HEAT EXCHANGER | 01-02-2014 |
20140048231 | INLET AIR FLOW GUIDE FOR ACDX FAN COIL - An inlet air flow guide for a condensing unit of an air cooled direct expansion (ACDX) air conditioning unit. The flow guide has a panel having at least a portion spaced from a surface of the condensing unit to define a plenum for cooling air to enter the condensing unit from one side. A condensing unit of an ACDX air conditioning unit has a refrigerant cooling coil disposed in an opening, and the inlet air flow guide defines a plenum to provide an air flow passage to the opening from one side thereof. According to a method, the inlet air flow guide is installed onto the condensing unit of an ACDX air conditioning unit, wherein a panel of the flow guide has at least a portion spaced from a surface of the condensing unit to define a plenum for cooling air to enter the condensing unit from one side. | 02-20-2014 |
20140076520 | COOLING SYSTEM - A system for cooling a server includes a chassis including a first and a second chassis inlet, a first and a second chassis outlet, a cooling fluid outlet and a cooling fluid inlet, and a heat exchanger disposed in the chassis. The second chassis inlet and outlet are connected to the second loading pipe. The cooling fluid inlet is connected to a cooling fluid. The cooling fluid outlet discharges the cooling fluid. The heat exchanger includes a first and a second circulating pipe in thermal contact with each other and a cooling pipe. The first circulating pipe is connected to the first chassis outlet and the first chassis inlet respectively. The second circulating pipe is connected to the second chassis outlet and inlet. The cooling pipe is connected to the cooling fluid outlet and the cooling fluid inlet. The chassis and the heat exchanger form the modular cooling system. | 03-20-2014 |
20140096936 | HEAT EXCHANGER - Disclosed is a coolant cooler having a block formed by tubes arranged parallel to one another and by fins arranged between the tubes, wherein the tubes form multiple first flow ducts through which a first fluid can flow, wherein the regions between the tubes form multiple second flow ducts through which a second fluid can flow around the tubes, a first collecting box on which a first fluid inlet is arranged, a second collecting box on which a first fluid outlet is arranged, wherein the first flow ducts are in fluid communication with a first cooling circuit via the first fluid inlet, the first fluid outlet and collecting boxes, wherein the first or second collecting box has a second fluid inlet and a second fluid outlet, wherein the second fluid inlet, the respective collecting box and the second fluid outlet are in fluid communication with a second cooling circuit. | 04-10-2014 |
20140096937 | HEAT EXCHANGER - A heat exchanger for a motor vehicle is provided having at least one block formed by tubes arranged parallel to one another and by fins arranged between the tubes. The tubes form multiple first flow ducts through which a first fluid can flow. The regions between the tubes form multiple second flow ducts through which a second fluid can flow around the tubes. The heat exchanger also has a first collecting box with a first fluid port and a second collecting box with a second fluid port. The first flow ducts are in fluid communication with a first cooling circuit via the first fluid port, the second fluid port, and the collecting boxes. The first collecting box or the second collecting box also has a third fluid port that, together with its respective collecting box and further fluid port, are in fluid communication with a second cooling circuit. | 04-10-2014 |
20140124170 | INTEGRATED COOLING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENGINE-POWERED UNIT - The present invention relates to an integrated cooling system for a vehicle. The system includes an engine cooling loop having a first fluid configured for circulation through an engine of the vehicle and a power electronics cooling loop having a second fluid configured for circulation through at least one power electronics component of the vehicle. The engine cooling loop is fluidly isolated from, and in thermal communication with, the power electronics cooling loop. | 05-08-2014 |
20140124171 | MICRO-PORT SHELL AND TUBE HEAT EXCHANGER - A heat exchanger adapted to transmit a first fluid through an interior, having a tubular body receptive of a second fluid, whereby heat transfer occurs between the fluids is provided, the tubular body extending longitudinally through the interior, having a non-circular cross-section, and being formed to define microchannels extending longitudinally along the tubular body through which the second fluid is transmitted. | 05-08-2014 |
20140131008 | INLET-AIR-COOLING DOOR ASSEMBLY FOR AN ELECTRONICS RACK - A method is provided which includes providing a cooling apparatus for an electronics rack which includes a door assembly configured to couple to an air inlet side of the electronics rack. The door assembly includes: one or more airflow openings facilitating passage of airflow through the door assembly and into the electronics rack; one or more air-to-coolant heat exchangers disposed so that airflow through the airflow opening(s) passes across the heat exchanger(s), which is configured to extract heat from airflow passing thereacross; and one or more airflow redistributors disposed in a direction of airflow through the airflow opening(s) downstream of, and at least partially aligned to, the heat exchanger(s). The airflow redistributor(s) facilitates redistribution of the airflow passing across the air-to-liquid heat exchanger(s) to a desired airflow pattern at the air inlet side of the electronics rack, such as a uniform airflow distribution across the air inlet side of the rack. | 05-15-2014 |
20140131009 | METHODS OF CONTROLLING FAN CAPACITY AND COIL CAPACITY IN HVAC SYSTEMS - Methods to regulate a discharge fan and a coil of a HVAC system are described. The method may include regulating a discharge air temperature of the cooling/heating coil of the HVAC system while maintain the discharge fan at a low capacity setting. The method may also include maintaining the coil at a low discharge air temperature (or a high discharge air temperature) setting, while varying a fan capacity of the discharge fan. The method may include a discharge capacity boost that includes decreasing (or elevating) the discharge air temperature limit of the coil beyond the low discharge air temperature (or the high discharge air temperature) limit. The methods as described herein may be applicable to a HVAC system that has variable airflow capability. | 05-15-2014 |
20140138052 | FLUID HEAT EXCHANGE APPARATUS - A fluid heat exchange apparatus including a casing, and a heat-dissipating device is provided. The casing includes a chamber, an inlet, and an outlet. The chamber includes a first channel including a first entrance and a first exit and a second channel including a second entrance and a second exit. The cross-sectional area of the first channel decreases from the first entrance to the first exit and the cross-sectional area of the second channel decreases from the second entrance to the second exit. The heat-dissipating device is located between the first exit and the outlet. A first fluid flows from the inlet and flows through the first channel and the heat-dissipating device and then flows to the outlet. Part of the first fluid flowing through the heat-dissipating device absorbs heat and forms bubbles moving to the second channel and then forms a second fluid converging into the first channel. | 05-22-2014 |
20140138053 | HEAT EXCHANGER AND PRODUCTION PROCESS - A heat exchanger has a heat-exchanger unit includes one or more substantially coaxial coiled tubes and a casing for housing the heat-exchanger unit. The casing has a first end wall, a second end wall, and a peripheral part between the two end walls. Each tube has a first end and a second end. The heat-exchanger unit is supported by the first end wall of the casing, with the first end and the second end of each tube that is located substantially at the first end wall of the casing. | 05-22-2014 |
20140166240 | COOLING TOWER WITH INDIRECT HEAT EXCHANGER - A heat exchange apparatus is provided with an indirect evaporative heat exchange section and a direct evaporative heat exchange section. The indirect evaporative heat exchange section is usually located above the direct evaporative heat exchange section, and an evaporative liquid is passed downwardly onto the indirect heat exchange section. The evaporative liquid that exits the indirect evaporative heat exchange section then passes downwardly across and through the direct heat exchange section. The evaporative liquid is collected in a sump and then pumped upwardly to be distributed again across the indirect heat exchange section. The indirect heat exchange section is comprised of a plate type heat exchanger. | 06-19-2014 |
20140166241 | COOLING TOWER WITH INDIRECT HEAT EXCHANGER - A heat exchange apparatus is provided with an indirect evaporative heat exchange section and a direct evaporative heat exchange section. The indirect evaporative heat exchange section is usually located above the direct evaporative heat exchange section, and an evaporative liquid is passed downwardly onto the indirect heat exchange section. The evaporative liquid that exits the indirect evaporative heat exchange section then passes downwardly across and through the direct heat exchange section. The evaporative liquid is collected in a sump and then pumped upwardly to be distributed again across the indirect heat exchange section. The indirect heat exchange section is comprised of a plate type heat exchanger. | 06-19-2014 |
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20140196869 | PLATE HEAT EXCHANGER WITH TENSION TIES - A plate heat exchanger includes a stack of main plates having ridges and troughs to direct first and second flows of fluids through cavities between the main plates to exchange heat between the fluids while maintaining the first and second flows of fluids separate from each other. The plate heat exchanger includes a first end plate stacked at one end of the stack of main plates and a second end plate stacked at an opposite end of the main plates. Tension ties mechanically connect to each of the first and second end plates through the stack of main plates. | 07-17-2014 |
20140196870 | PLATE HEAT EXCHANGER - A plate heat exchanger includes a plurality of main plates having ridges and troughs to direct first and second flows of fluids across the main plates to exchange heat between the fluids while maintaining the first and second flows of fluids separate from each other. The heat exchanger also includes a first end plate including first and second inlets and first and second outlets. The first end plate includes a substantially flat inside surface configured to contact the ridges of a first main plate among the plurality of main plates and at least one slot formed in the substantially flat surface to provide a fluid communication of the first fluid flow between the inlet and a cavity formed by the first end plate and the first main plate. | 07-17-2014 |
20140202662 | SPLITTERLESS INTERNAL HEAT EXCHANGER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A heat exchanger includes a first tube and a second tube. The first tube is configured to receive a liquid refrigerant from a condenser of the air conditioning system. The second tube is configured to receive a vapor refrigerant from an evaporator of the air conditioning system. The first tube is coupled to the second tube by at least one thermally conductive joint, wherein a length and a cross-sectional area of the at least one thermally conductive joint as well as an area of contact of the at least one thermally conductive joint with the tubes are based upon a desired heat conductivity between the liquid refrigerant and the vapor refrigerant. | 07-24-2014 |
20140209280 | THERMAL-STORAGE EVAPORATOR WITH INTEGRATED COOLANT TANK - An integrated thermal transfer system is provided for transferring heat between a coolant and a refrigerant in an HVAC system to change a temperature of the coolant. Heat is then transferred between the coolant having a changed temperature and a device in need of thermal control, such as a battery. The system includes an evaporator having a refrigerant tank, where the refrigerant tank contains the refrigerant. A coolant tank is disposed adjacent and in thermal communication with the refrigerant tank, the coolant tank including an inlet and an outlet, where the coolant tank contains the coolant. The device is fluidly coupled to the inlet and the outlet of the coolant tank. | 07-31-2014 |
20140209281 | Self-Contained Flameless Heat Transfer Fluid Heating System - A heating system for heating at least one of a fluid-filled conduit arrangement and a volume of air includes an internal combustion engine provided with engine coolant that flows to and from the engine and is heated thereby. A fluid heat exchanger is provided in fluid communication with a heat transfer fluid stored in a reservoir and the engine coolant of the internal combustion engine. The fluid heat exchanger receives heated engine coolant from the internal combustion engine, and transfers heat from the heated engine coolant to the heat transfer fluid to provide heated transfer fluid. A heat generator is provided in fluid communication with the fluid heat exchanger, and receives the heated transfer fluid from the fluid heat exchanger for further heating. This heated transfer fluid may then be selectively used to heat a conduit or a volume of air. | 07-31-2014 |
20140216689 | VEHICULAR THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF - A thermal management system having a first heating device, such as a rechargeable energy storage system (RESS), and a second heating device, such as an internal combustion engine (ICE), for a vehicle is provided. The system may allow waste heat within an ICE to be stored in a RESS, and may cool the RESS by depositing heat in the ICE. The RESS and the ICE are located in a first coolant circuit and a second coolant circuit, respectively. The system also includes a third coolant circuit interconnected with the first coolant circuit, and in thermal communication with the second coolant circuit via a first heat exchanger. The first and third coolant circuits are configured to circulate a first coolant, and the second coolant circuit is configured to circulate a second coolant. The RESS and the ICE are each configured to selectively operate as a heat source or a heat sink. | 08-07-2014 |
20140251581 | HIGH EFFICIENCY AIR COOLING APPARATUS - An air cooling system consisting of several different known technologies brought together in combination to provide a complete cooling process. The invention may consist of several parallel and series stages in combination where each stage comprises an adiabatic stage which feeds a conventional heat exchanger. The conventional exchange of heat within the heat exchanger is assisted by an evaporation process where the water for the evaporation is supplied from water jets contained in the adiabatic stage and these jets are adjusted so that the water pressure is higher than is required for the adiabatic zone alone. | 09-11-2014 |
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20150068710 | INTEGRAL INDUSTRIAL AIR AND CONDITIONING FILTER ASSEMBLY - The present invention is an industrial air filtering and conditioning assembly for use in a workspace. The invention employs one blower and filter assembly to produce both filtered and conditioned air. The invention includes a high capacity filter assembly for filtering contaminants from air to produce filtered air within the workspace. A blower for drawing air from the workspace through the filter assembly and a condenser operatively positioned adjacent to the blower. The blower passes the filtered air over the condenser to condition the air by removing heat and humidity. The condensed air is passed back to the workspace to provide both filtered and conditioned air to the workspace. | 03-12-2015 |
20150075750 | CHARGE-AIR COOLING DEVICE - A charge-air cooling device for a fresh air system of an internal combustion engine may include a housing which contains a charge-air duct and a heat exchanger having an internal coolant path and an external charge-air path. The housing may have a mounting opening, through which the heat exchanger is pushed into the housing in a longitudinal direction of the heat exchanger such that, in a pushed-in state, the charge-air duct leads through the charge-air path. The housing may include at least one wall in a receiving region which receives the heat exchanger. The wall may be elastic and, by the heat exchanger being pushed into the receiving region, the wall may be transferred from a relaxed state when the heat exchanger has not been pushed into the receiving region, into a stressed state when the heat exchanger has been pushed into the receiving region. | 03-19-2015 |
20150083368 | DATA CENTER COOLING SYSTEMS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - A heat exchanger has a liquid-liquid heat exchange region and a gas-liquid heat exchange portion. The heat exchange can define a continuous liquid flow path through the liquid-liquid heat exchange region and through the gas-liquid heat exchange portion. The continuous flow path can first pass through the liquid-liquid heat exchange region and then through the gas-liquid heat exchange portion. In other embodiments, the continuous flow path first passes through the gas-liquid heat exchange portion and then through the liquid-liquid heat exchange portion. In some embodiments, the heat exchanger includes a plurality of liquid-liquid heat exchange regions and a plurality of air-liquid heat exchange regions juxtaposed therewith relative to the continuous flow path. | 03-26-2015 |
20150114598 | Device of Downward Heat-Transfer Using Reverse Thermosiphon Loop - A device of heat transfer is provided. A heating pipe is connected with an external heat source. A communicating pipe set is contacted with a heat sink. A heat-transfer fluid spontaneously circulates inside reverse thermosiphon loop and transfers heat downwardly. A heat source is located at a higher level and the heat sink is located at a lower level. Heat transfer distance is long and no additional power is required. The heat transferred can be used for heating other fluid or solid. Besides, the heat can be used for transforming thermal energy into electric energy in conjunction with a Stirling engine, an organic Rankine engine or a thermoelectric module. | 04-30-2015 |
20150114599 | AIR INTAKE DUCT OF SADDLE-RIDDEN VEHICLE - An air intake duct of a motorcycle extends rearwardly from a front portion of a motorcycle body so as to pass laterally of the left side of a motorcycle frame structure, and incoming wind is supplied as an intake air through the air intake duct to a combustion engine. The air intake duct is divided in a widthwise direction of the motorcycle. An upper dividing face of the air intake duct is disposed inward of an intermediate position, in a motorcycle widthwise direction, of the air intake duct. | 04-30-2015 |
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