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Particle-mediated heat transfer in Bernoulli heat pumps

US8607579B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Machflow Energy, Inc. · US

Inventors

Arthur R. Williams · Worcester, US
Charles Agosta · Worcester, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 4, 2009
Grant date	Dec 17, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 11, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF28F13/08
WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Embodiments of a heat transfer apparatus, and related methods, involve at least one boundary wall defining a first flow path through a neck portion, a first heat source external to and in thermal communication with the boundary wall, and a working fluid (e.g., a first fluid component with a second fluid component entrained therein). The neck portion may be shaped such that at least a portion of the second fluid component impinges upon at least a portion of the boundary wall as the working fluid flows therethrough, whereby heat is transferred from the first heat source to the working fluid through the boundary wall.

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