Patent · US Expired

Heat exchanger

US4637456A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateDec 23, 1985
Grant dateJan 20, 1987
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Expiry dateDec 23, 2005

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S165/908
  • WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

To provide a cooling arrangement utilizing liquid coolant, and capable of operating at or near the freeze point of the liquid coolant so as not to freeze solid, a steady state heat exchanger is provided. The heat exchanger includes a liquid impingement plate having a liquid carrying channel therein, a liquid supply tube for spraying liquid into the liquid carrying channel, and a liquid containment plate disposed in spaced relation to the liquid carrying channel which, together with the liquid impingement plate, defines a liquid flow chamber therebetween. Additionally, the heat exchanger includes a liquid inlet in communication with the liquid supply tube and a liquid outlet in communication with the liquid flow chamber, and utilizes a central thermal bus in heat exchange relation to the liquid impingement plate.

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