Abstract: A fluid transfer system includes a permeable fluid carrier, a constant temperature source of a first fluid, and a constant pressure source of a second fluid. The fluid carrier has a length, an inlet end, and an outlet end. The constant pressure source connects to the inlet end and communicates the second fluid into the fluid carrier, and the constant temperature source surrounds a least of portion of the length. A mixture of the first fluid and the second fluid exits via the outlet end A method of making a mixture of two fluids is also disclosed.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 10, 1998
Date of Patent:
February 6, 2001
Assignee:
Lockheed Martin Energy Systems, Inc.
Inventors:
Russell L. Hallman, Jr., James C. Truett