System, method, and apparatus for pulsed-jet-enhanced heat exchanger
US8408281B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 15, 2007 |
| Grant date | Apr 2, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 31, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T50/50
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A pulsed-jet active flowfield control actuation system enhances the rate of heat transfer and heat removal in a heat exchanger for better management of thermal loads. The pulsed jet actuators impart an unsteady component of velocity to the working fluid of the heat exchanger. This design increases the convective heat transfer, and avoids increases in heat exchanger volume and weight for a given performance value.
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