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Heat transfer device in a rotating structure

US7896611B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 3, 2007
Grant dateMar 1, 2011
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Expiry dateDec 31, 2029

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  • 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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