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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7246658 | Method and apparatus for efficient heat exchange in an aircraft or other vehicle A heat exchanger extracts heat from a two-phase fluid coolant so that the coolant changes from a vapor state to a liquid state. Two valves have respective inlets which communicate with the coolant in the heat exchanger, and which are physically spaced from each othe... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7073342 | Constant temperature liquid circulating apparatus The whole main tank for housing the constant temperature liquid the temperature of which is adjusted by a temperature adjusting device is supported in a sub tank with a gap as a heat insulating layer around the main tank. A liquid level regulating mechanism supplies... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7061763 | Cabinet cooling A novel electronics cooling method and system is disclosed. A very flexible and efficient operation of an electronics cooling system (10) is achieved by controlling circulation of a cooling medium in a closed system (40) containing an evaporator (13... | 06/13/2006 |
| 6966364 | Systems and methods for controlling local environment The present invention provides systems and methods of controlling local environment. In one embodiment, incoming air enters a contactor such the Direct Contact Cooler-Condenser (DCCC) where the air contacts water distributed on the contact media. After passing throu... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6942021 | Heat transport device and electronic device A heat transport device includes an evaporator, a condenser, and a vapor channel and a plurality of liquid channels that connect the evaporator and the condenser. The evaporator generates a capillary force to circulate working fluid. This structure prevents the perf... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6907923 | Storage tank for hot water systems A heat pump system includes a compressor, a heat rejecting heat exchanger, an expansion device, and a heat accepting heat exchanger. A storage tank stores the water that cools the refrigerant in the heat rejecting heat exchanger. A mechanical interface plate positio... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6821380 | Temperature adjustment apparatus A temperature adjustment apparatus that can reduce the amount of evaporation of a medium without using a closed type container. A temperature adjustment apparatus 24 is composed of a container 26 that contains PFC 42 for heat exchange, a circula... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6491812 | Ice water cooling system An ice water cooling system for a multi-story building includes an open chemical tank 304 adjacent the bottom of the building 300. The tank includes a float-level ball 310 positioned therein for controlling the flow volume of water from the pipeline circu... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6269873 | Method for controlling heat exchange in a nuclear reactor A method for controlling heat exchange in a nuclear reactor. The reactor contains at least one thermal valve, at least one heat exchanger having a coolant flowing therein, with the heat exchanger being immersed in a pool containing a fluid. The heat excha... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6158504 | Rapid cooling apparatus Rapid cooling apparatus including a housing, a hot fluid coil disposed in the housing through which flows a product, a cooling liquid disposed in the housing which at least partially covers the hot fluid coil, and a condensing coil disposed in the housing... | 12/12/2000 |
| 5862675 | Electrically-driven cooling/heating system utilizing circulated liquid A system is adapted to be vehicle mounted and powered by a D.C. source coupled with an inverter to cool individuals or temperature sensitive hardware under uncomfortable ambient conditions. The system includes a pumped liquid circulation loop which can be... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5762879 | Reaction heat control mechanism of heat exchange area regulation type in a chemical reaction apparatus The present invention relates to a reaction heat control mechanism of heat exchange area regulation type in a chemical reaction apparatus comprising: a reaction vessel for receiving a liquid agent to be reacted therein; a heater; a cooling jacket acting a... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5692556 | Precision temperature test chamber Milli-Kelvin temperature control in an air chamber by use of coarse and fine temperature control systems, and through the use of structure for handling air flow within the chamber. The coarse control system provides enough heating or cooling power to hold... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5174364 | Cooling abnormality detection system for electronic equipment A cooling abnormality detection system for external electronic equipment includes a protection unit, a flowmeter, a water level gauge, a pump operation detector, an abnormal temperature sensor. The flowmeter detects a decrease in flow rate of the liquid c... | 12/29/1992 |
| 5167274 | Method and apparatus for cooling particulate solids Free-flowing solid particulates are cooled in an apparatus comprising a housing containing a multiplicity of parallel, vertical, expanded heat exchanger plates spaced at 15-100 mm and having passages therebetween. Each plate has continuous flow channels f... | 12/01/1992 |
| 5163503 | Multi-type air conditioner with dew formation protection function in distribution unit An outdoor unit includes at least a compressor and an outdoor heat exchanger coupled to the compressor. Each of a plurality of indoor units includes at least an indoor heat exchanger. A distribution unit couples the outdoor unit in parallel with the plura... | 11/17/1992 |
| 5103897 | Flowrate controller for hybrid capillary/mechanical two-phase thermal loops A hybrid capillary/mechanical two-phase thermal loop has a sensor connected in parallel with a number of evaporators to regulate the flowrate of a booster pump providing working fluid to the evaporator capillaries. This sensor is made of a coiled, conduct... | 04/14/1992 |
| 5086829 | Liquid cooling apparatus with improved leakage detection for electronic devices A liquid cooling apparatus includes a heat exchanger, a tank, leakage sensors, first and second level sensors, a timer counter, and a control section. The heat exchanger cools a coolant to be supplied to a heat generating portion in an electronic device. ... | 02/11/1992 |
| 4951738 | Method and apparatus for recovering heat energy from polluted water A heat exchanger is provided in the form of cylindrical, hollow panels in upstanding, spaced, concentric relationship for a first medium flow, and a casing surrounding the panels for a second medium flow. The upper edges of the panels are mutually level. ... | 08/28/1990 |
| 4924935 | Thermal energy storage container system A plurality of generally rectangular PCM (phase-change material) containers for use in a TES (thermal energy storage) system wherein each container is shaped to lock-support at least one pair of superimposed adjacent containers so that each row of contain... | 05/15/1990 |
| 4877519 | Reactor and heat exchanger system for cyanide waste water treatment A waste water treatment system for high temperature hydrolysis of cyanides has a reactor operating at a sufficiently high temperature and pressure to effect hydrolysis of cyanide in the waste waters. A heat exchanger system is provided through which react... | 10/31/1989 |
| 4687048 | Monogroove cold plate The coolant fluid evaporated in a compact heat absorbing panel (12) utilizing monogroove heat pipes in a pumped two-phase system is replenished through a liquid inlet control valve (35) under the control of an ultrasonic liquid presence detector (40) whic... | 08/18/1987 |
| 4632178 | Intercooler for supercharged internal combustion engine An intercooler includes a first heat exchanger into which liquid coolant is sprayed and subsequently converted to vapor via the absorption of its latent heat of vaporization. The vapor is condensed in a radiator under the influence of a fan. The condensat... | 12/30/1986 |
| 4529032 | Method of and apparatus for recovery of waste energy A holding tank receives waste water from a dishwasher or laundry machine having a rinse cycle and at least one wash cycle. A pump moves the waste water through a heat exchanger at the same time that the rinse cycle requires hot water from a hot water heat... | 07/16/1985 |
| 4498525 | Fuel/oil heat exchange system for an engine A fuel/oil heat exchange system is proposed for an aircraft gas turbine engine for heating fuel leaving the aircraft fuel tanks before it enters the engine fuel system. The proposed system eliminates the separate fuel heater. The oil system is designed so... | 02/12/1985 |
| 4407353 | Waste heat recovery device for preventing corrosion by sulfur oxides In a boiler or an industrial furnace, a temperature detecting sensor is mounted at the heat absorbing side of a heat pipe of a waste heat recovery device which is disposed in part of the path of exhaust gas. With an output signal of the temperature detect... | 10/04/1983 |
| 4308912 | Heat transfer system A heat transfer system is provided having a fluid evaporator and a fluid condenser interconnected by fluid conducting conduit and including a volatile fluid as the heat transferring medium. The evaporator is incorporated in a solar panel and the condenser... | 01/05/1982 |
| 4284127 | Carpet cleaning systems The specification describes an arrangement adapted for use in a carpet cleaning system and more particularly, an arrangement in which the heat given off by an internal combustion engine, is used through heat transfer to heat cleaning fluid of the carpet c... | 08/18/1981 |
| 4207752 | Method and apparatus for recovering heat from waste water The apparatus comprises a first container for receiving waste water. Inlet means in the upper portion of the first container are adapted to be connected to a drain pipe. Outlet means in the bottommost portion of the container are provided for draining the... | 06/17/1980 |
| 4203405 | Primer Method and apparatus for supplying a priming charge of a fuel-air mixture to a conventionally aspirated internal combustion engine is disclosed wherein a pliable primer bulb either integral with a carburetor or located remote therefrom may be operator dep... | 05/20/1980 |
| 4159735 | Plate-fin heat exchanger with controls therefor A heat exchanger fabricated from a plurality of plates arranged in spaced parallel relation with one another and assembled as a stack between pressure plates. The assembled stack of plates have top, bottom, and side cover members with one of the side cove... | 07/03/1979 |
| 4158385 | Energy recovery and storage system A waste heat recovery and storage system is provided which utilizes a first reactor, a second reactor, and an insulated storage device disposed between the first and second reactors. In the preferred embodiment, particulate material to be heated is suppli... | 06/19/1979 |
| 4094356 | Geothermal heat recovery system A system for recovering heat from a geothermal well includes a quantity of heavy drilling mud filling the bottom of the geothermal well. A hollow heat absorber is disposed within the drilling mud in the well bottom. The heat absorber is supplied with a wo... | 06/13/1978 |
| 4088182 | Temperature control system for a J-module heat exchanger The level of primary fluid is controlled to change the effective heat transfer area of a heat exchanger utilized in a liquid metal nuclear power plant to eliminate the need for liquid metal control valves to regulate the flow of primary fluid and the temp... | 05/09/1978 |
