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20090158751 | Thermoelectric container cooler - A thermoelectric display case ( | 06-25-2009 |
20090255287 | REFRIGERATED DISPLAY MERCHANDISER WITH IMPROVED AIR CURTAIN - A refrigerated merchandiser includes a display case defining a product display region having an open-front viewing area. A first air outlet is associated with the display case for directing a first air stream generally downwardly across the front viewing area along a first path, and a second air outlet is associated with the display case for directing a second air stream generally downwardly across the front viewing area along a second path outwardly of the first air stream. The first air stream and the second air stream are directly adjacent to one another and the first air stream exits the first air outlet at a first discharge velocity and the second air stream exits the second air outlet at a second discharge velocity, where the second discharge velocity is at least 1.4 times greater than the first discharge velocity. | 10-15-2009 |
20090288423 | Thermoelectirc cooling for a refrigerated display case - A refrigerated display case ( | 11-26-2009 |
20100000230 | THERMOELECTRIC REFRIGERATED SECONDARY SHELF - An enclosure cooling system for cooling the interior of an enclosure having therein a first shelf adjacent to an evaporator coil in a cyclic refrigeration system and a second shelf positioned on the opposite side. A thermoelectric cooling module is affixed and thermally coupled to the second shelf. | 01-07-2010 |
20100011781 | HEAT EXCHANGER ASSEMBLY FOR AN AIRCRAFT CONTROL - A heat exchanger assembly for an aircraft control has an aircraft control for controlling an operation of an aircraft. The aircraft control is in thermal communication with a first fluid. A first thermoelectric device is configured to transfer heat between the first fluid and the second fluid against a temperature gradient of the first fluid and the second fluid. A temperature sensor is provided for sensing a temperature of the first fluid. A temperature control is also configured to control the first thermoelectric device based on an input from the temperature sensor. | 01-21-2010 |
20100043451 | THERMOELECTRIC HOT/COLD PANS - A container temperature control system having an inner container and a receptacle in which the inner container can be positioned. A thermoelectric based heat transfer unit is positioned in an opening in the receptacle such that an interior portion thereof is by the inner container and an exterior portion thereof is outside with heat being selectively transferable between these interior and exterior portions. | 02-25-2010 |
20100206532 | Multi-chamber heat exchanger header and method of making - A multi-chamber heat exchanger header includes a header housing and an insert. The header housing has a first wall and a second wall generally opposite the first wall where the first and second walls define a track. The insert is positioned to engage with the track such that the insert separates the header into first and second manifold chambers. A method for forming a multi-chamber heat exchanger header includes extruding a header housing having first and second manifold chambers and a track, positioning an insert in the header housing to engage with the track, and welding or brazing the insert to the header housing. | 08-19-2010 |
20100218512 | Heat exchanger for thermoelectric applications - A thermoelectric system ( | 09-02-2010 |
20100263847 | MICROCHANNEL HEAT EXCHANGER - Disclosed is a microchannel heat exchanger ( | 10-21-2010 |
20110108260 | HEAT EXCHANGER FIN INCLUDING LOUVERS - A heat exchanger includes a first header, a second header and heat exchange tubes that extend between the first header and the second header. A fm is located between two adjacent heat exchange tubes, and the fm includes fin plates each having louvers. Each of the louvers includes a first louver section, a second louver section and a third louver section between the first louver section and the second louver section. The third louver section includes a drain portion that extends downwardly relative to the first louver section and the second louver section. | 05-12-2011 |
20120227945 | FREE-DRAINING FINNED SURFACE ARCHITECTURE FOR HEAT EXCHANGER - A free-draining heat exchanger includes a first heat exchange tube, a second heat exchange tube spaced from and generally parallel to the first heat exchange tube, and a fin contacting the first and second heat exchange tubes. The fin includes a louver and at least one drainage enhancement feature for promoting removal of liquid from external surfaces of the heat exchanger. A free-draining fin structure includes an array of fins disposed between adjacent heat exchange tubes for improving water drainage by reducing liquid surface tension. Each fin in the array includes an opening and a louver for directing airflow through the opening and around the fin and at least one drainage enhancement feature. | 09-13-2012 |
20130167566 | Ejectors and Methods of Manufacture - An ejector ( | 07-04-2013 |
20130305776 | Ejector - An ejector ( | 11-21-2013 |
20130340984 | TWO-PHASE DISTRIBUTOR - A heat exchanger is described comprising a distributor having an outer housing and including a plurality of substantially parallel plates disposed within the housing and configured to partition an input two-phase flow into a series of primarily single-phase layers. A heat exchanger is described comprising a distributor having an outer housing including a plurality of substantially parallel channels disposed therein, each channel configured to uniformly and independently convey a portion of a homogenous input two-phase flow from an input of the distributor to an output of the distributor. | 12-26-2013 |
20140027098 | HEAT EXCHANGER - A heat exchanger includes a plurality of tubes positioned substantially transverse to a direction of airflow through the heat exchanger and arranged in a plurality of tube rows extending substantially along the direction of airflow. The heat exchanger further includes a plurality of webs substantially integral to two or more tubes of the plurality of tubes, each web extending between and connected to adjacent tubes of the plurality of tubes. At least one tube of the plurality of tubes has a cross section with an aspect ratio greater than 1:1, relative to a substantially horizontal web. | 01-30-2014 |
20140109604 | Ejector Mixer - An ejector ( | 04-24-2014 |
20140231056 | HEAT EXCHANGER - A heat exchanger includes a plurality of tubes conveying a first fluid flow therethrough disposed substantially transverse to a direction of a second fluid flow through the heat exchanger and arranged in a plurality of tube rows extending substantially along the direction of the second fluid flow. The heat exchanger further includes a web sheet having a plurality of webs and a plurality of tube recesses disposed between the webs of the plurality of webs. Each tube of the plurality of tubes is secured to a tube recess of the plurality of tube recesses. Forming a heat exchanger includes forming a web sheet having a plurality of webs and a plurality of tube recesses located between the webs. A plurality of tubes are formed and configured to convey a first fluid flow therethrough. The plurality of tubes are inserted into the plurality of tube recesses. | 08-21-2014 |
20140345837 | HEAT EXCHANGER DISTRIBUTION ASSEMBLY AND METHOD - A heat exchanger distribution assembly includes a channel guide comprising an outer surface. Also included is an outer shell comprising a hollow portion and a plurality of distribution holes, wherein the channel guide is at least partially disposed within the hollow portion. Further included is a plurality of channel grooves disposed between an inner surface of the outer shell and the outer surface of the channel guide, wherein the plurality of channel grooves are configured to convert circumferentially spaced flow passages to axially spaced flow passages to route the fluid to a plurality of layers of a heat exchanger. | 11-27-2014 |