Heat exchanger device and method for heat removal or transfer
| DWPI Title: Heat exchanger apparatus for air-conditioner, has heat transfer structure that is coupled to heat conducting structure to form gas filled gap region having low thermal resistance between structures |
| Abstract: Systems and methods for a forced-convection heat exchanger are provided. In one embodiment, heat is transferred to or from a thermal load in thermal contact with a heat conducting structure, across a narrow air gap, to a rotating heat transfer structure immersed in a surrounding medium such as air. |
| Use: Heat exchanger apparatus for air-conditioner, heater, refrigerator, freezer, absorption chiller, evaporative cooler, thermal reservoir, condenser, radiator, heat pump, heat engine, motor and generator, and for thermal management of active or passive electronic component such as resistor, capacitor, inductor, transformer, diode, rectifier, thyristor, transistor, amplifier, integrated circuit, display driver, line driver, buffer, microprocessor, CPU, graphics processing unit, coprocessor, transducer, sensor, actuator, power supply, alternating current (AC) to direct current (DC) converter, DC to AC converter, AC to AC converter and printed circuit assembly, and for thermal management of building, enclosure, power plant, factory, computer data center, computer server farm, commercial building, laboratory, office, public space, residential dwelling and transport vehicle (all claimed). |
| Advantage: Since the gas filled gap region having low thermal resistance is formed between structures, the energy efficiency of the device is increased. |
| Novelty: The apparatus has a heat conducting structure that is in thermal contact with a thermal load. A heat transfer structure is coupled to the heat conducting structure to form a gas filled gap region having low thermal resistance between the structures. The heat transfer structure is movable relative to the heat conducting structure. |
| Filed: 3/26/2010 |
| Application Number: US2010732662A |
| Tech ID: SD 10948.5 |
| This invention was made with Government support under Contract No. DE-NA0003525 awarded by the United States Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration. The Government has certain rights in the invention. |
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