Hybrid capillary cooling apparatus
US6990816B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 22, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jan 31, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 22, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF25B2339/021
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The apparatus is a hybrid cooler which includes one loop within which a heated evaporator forms vapor that moves to a condenser because of the vapor pressure which also drives the liquid condensate from the condenser to a liquid reservoir. A second loop is powered by a mechanical pump that supplies liquid from the reservoir to the evaporator and the second loop also returns excess liquid not vaporized to the reservoir. An optional reservoir cooler can be used to assure that the reservoir temperature and vapor pressure are always lower that the temperatures and pressures of the evaporator and condenser.
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