Heat transfer device in a rotating structure
US7896611B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 3, 2007 |
| Grant date | Mar 1, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 31, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49236
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A cooling system includes a moving rotor system which in turn includes: a disk on which a plurality of heat conducting structures are distributed, the heat conducting structures having a cross section optimized for maximum surface area to footprint area; the heat conducting structures having a shape to optimize the heat transfer coefficient between the structures moving through the ambient fluid; and a mechanism for generating a mass fluid flow over the conducting structures so that the heat conducting structures are persistently cooled.
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