Abstract: A method of cleaning an evaporator that includes at least one heat transfer element for the evaporation of water, comprising forming a sacrificial layer of a first material on a surface of the heat transfer element (1); evaporating water that includes a second material to deposit the second material on top of the sacrificial layer (2, 3); and cleaning the evaporator by removing both the sacrificial layer formed on the heat transfer element and the second layer formed on top of the sacrificial layer; wherein the first material is more easily removed from the heat transfer element than the second material (4).

Abstract: Cooling loops and vehicles including cooling loops include a power module, a cooling loop including a cooler thermally coupled to the power module, a working fluid housed within the cooler, where the working fluid absorbs thermal energy from the power module, a heat exchanger in fluid communication with the cooler, a pump in fluid communication with the heat exchanger and the cooler, and a vehicle component thermally coupled to the cooling loop, where the working fluid from the cooler is selectively directed to the vehicle component.

Abstract: A cooling unit for cooling the air admitted to the interior of a switchgear cabinet (100), which cooling unit has an inner circuit, through which the air to be cooled is routed from a switchgear cabinet interior, and an outer circuit (3) which is fluidically partitioned from the inner circuit and through which the surrounding air is routed, wherein the inner circuit contains a first heat exchanger and the outer circuit contains a second heat exchanger, between which a coolant is circulating, wherein the heat exchangers have an air flow direction along which the heat exchangers allow air to pass between an air inlet side and an air outlet side, characterized in that at least one of the heat exchangers has a first air guide upstream on the air inlet side, which extends at an angle with 5<?<45° relative to the air inlet side and forms an air duct between itself and the air inlet side, which tapers along a dimension of the air inlet side.

Abstract: A plate with a passage and the like capable of shortening a process time than a previous one and of suppressing leakage from or contamination to the passage are provided. The plate with the passage is a plate in which the passage for causing a fluid to circulate therein is formed, and includes a body plate formed of a metal or an alloy and in which a groove serving as the passage is provided, a cover plate that covers the groove, and a deposition layer that is formed such that metal or alloy powder is accelerated with a gas and is sprayed on the body plate and the cover plate in a solid phase, and covers the cover plate.

Abstract: An insert is configured to be inserted into a heat exchanger having a plurality of tubes. The insert includes a base and a multiple blades. The blades are extended from the base. At least one of the blades has a spring portion. The spring portion is resiliently deformable and configured to be resiliently inserted between two of the tubes. The spring portion includes two arms. One of the two arms has one thin portion defining one recess dented in one direction in a thickness direction. The other of the two arms has the other thin portion defining the other recess dented in the other direction in the thickness direction. The one thin portion and the other thin portion are resiliently movable in a width direction within a clearance formed by the recesses, while overlapping one another in the thickness direction.

Abstract: The invention relates to a shell-and-tube apparatus comprising a housing (3) having a bundle (9) of tubes accommodated therein, where the tubes (15) are joined on one side to a first tube plate (11) and on the side opposite the first tube plate (11) to a second tube plate (13), with the first and second tube plates (11, 13) being fastened detachably in the housing (3). The side of the first tube plate (11) opposite the tubes (15) rests against a stop (31) on the housing (3) and is fixed on the stop (31) and the second tube plate (13) is installed with a sealing element (41) in the housing (3). The invention further relates to the use of the shell-and-tube apparatus.

Abstract: A condenser for an air conditioning circuit is disclosed. The condenser has a housing which is connected to a refrigerating fluid reserve by a flange having cylinder shaped tubes, the housing receiving a first heat exchange portion between the refrigerating fluid and a cooling liquid, the first portion being configured to convey the refrigerating fluid to the refrigerating fluid reserve, and a second heat exchange portion which produces a heat exchange complement between the refrigerating fluid and the cooling liquid at the outlet of the refrigerating fluid reserve.

Abstract: A heat dissipation device includes a substrate and at least one heat pipe, which is pressed to tightly fit in a receiving groove defined by the substrate to make two opposite lateral sides of the heat pipe tightly respectively in contact with two opposite inner sides of the receiving groove to tightly connect the substrate to the heat pipe to solve the problem existing in the conventional heat dissipation device of a poor levelness of the receiving groove on a top and a bottom side of the substrate, so as to have reduced manufacturing costs and provide uniform temperature effect.

Abstract: There is provided a device for cooling a component, including a support configured to receive a component to be cooled, the support including a fluid network configured for liquid circulation therein, the network including a first cavity, a second cavity, and a first channel connecting the first cavity to the second cavity, a first deformable membrane and a second deformable membrane configured to form a mobile wall of the first cavity and a mobile wall of the second cavity respectively, the device further including an actuating device configured to actuate the first membrane and the second membrane, and a thermal conducting element close to the channel or in contact with the channel.

Abstract: A device used for cooling a component including a support to receive a component to be cooled, is provided. The support includes a fluid network in which a liquid will circulate. The network includes a first cavity, a second cavity, and a first channel connecting the first cavity to the second cavity, a first deformable membrane and a second deformable membrane forming a mobile wall of the first cavity and a mobile wall of the second cavity respectively. The device further an actuation device for actuating the first membrane and the second membrane, the actuating device including a fixed electrode located on one or several protuberances of the support.

Abstract: Provided are a nonmetal corrosion-resistant heat exchange device (20) and a plate-type heat exchanger (100) having same. The heat exchange device (20) comprises a plurality of nonmetal corrosion-resistant heat exchange sheets (21), upper support ribs (22) and lower support ribs (23) installed on top and bottom surfaces of each heat exchange sheet (21), sealing strips (25) disposed at the upper and lower edges at each side of the heat exchange sheets (21), and spacers (26). The adjacent upper support ribs (22) and the lower support ribs (23) located between the adjacent heat exchange sheets (21) together define multiple sealing channels for cold fluid and hot fluid. The spacers (26) completely seal the upper support ribs (22), the lower support ribs (23) and the sealing strips (25) via a press force.

Abstract: A heat exchanger module adapted for being mounted directly to the outer surface of the housing of an automobile system component, such as a transmission or engine housing, is provided. The heat exchanger module has a heat exchanger fixedly attached to an adapter module. The adapter module contains one of more fluid transfer channels, interface connectors, seals and mounting holes for screws and/or bolts. In one exemplary embodiment, the adapter module has an adapter plate that is sealed with one or more shim plates, the shim plates also providing a brazing surface for brazing the adapter module directly to the heat exchanger, the heat exchanger therefore being attached to the adapter module without the use of a base plate.

Abstract: An air conditioning system (1) includes an outdoor subsystem, an indoor subsystem and a power module (3) for driving a cooling medium. The outdoor subsystem is configured with a plurality of parallel branches (4) and said branches (4) comprise a branch inlet and a branch outlet, each branch (4) is configured with an outdoor unit (5) and a first control valve (6). The air conditioning system includes a controller (7), a first pressure sensor (8) and a second pressure sensor (9), the controller (7) comprises a first pressure difference determination module that communicates with the first pressure sensor and the second pressure sensor, and a first control module of the first pressure difference that communicates with the first pressure difference determination module and the first control valve (4), where the first pressure difference determination module determines the pressure difference between the outlet and the inlet of the branches.

Abstract: A vehicle is disclosed that has multiple coolant paths selected by control of a three-way valve in which the position of the valve is detectable. A method for detecting the valve position during fault conditions is disclosed. The vehicle has a heating system that includes a first coolant loop with a heating source, a water pump, and a heater core. The heating system also has a second coolant loop that includes an engine and a second water pump, in addition to the elements of the first coolant loop. Temperature sensors are located in each coolant loop. A three-way valve fault is detected by monitoring the behavior of the temperature sensors in response to the position of the three-way valve and the status of the heating sources.

Abstract: A heat exchanger unit that includes a frame and an at least one cooler coupled therewith. The heat exchanger unit has a reference axis. The heat exchanger unit includes an airflow region therein. The heat exchanger unit includes an at least one baffle coupled to the frame within the airflow region. The at least one baffle is configured at an angle to the axis.

Abstract: A first projection plate and a second projection plate of each segment of first plurality of segments cause gas flowing into each segment to flow out from each segment while causing rotation in the gas in different directions with respect to a rotational axis in a gas flow direction and then flow into each of two segments of second plurality of segments adjacent in a perpendicular direction to the gas flow direction.

Abstract: This vehicular air conditioning device includes: an evaporator; a heater core; a unit case including a cooling space configured to accommodate the evaporator, a heating space connected to the cooling space and configured to accommodate the heater core, an air mixing space connected to the cooling space and the heating space, and a foot outlet flow channel; an air mixing damper provided among the cooling space, the heating space, and the air mixing space, and configured to rotate between a maximum cooling position (Pc) and a maximum heating position (Ph) to adjust a ratio of air to be introduced into the air mixing space; and a foot switching damper capable of partitioning the air mixing space and the foot outlet flow channel. The air mixing damper includes a reheat preventing damper having a principal plane. The foot switching damper does not protrude further toward the air mixing space side than an imaginary plane including the principal plane.

Abstract: A bond head comprises an insulation block, a heater plate attached to the insulation block and a collet located on the heater plate for holding a semiconductor device. The heater plate is operative to heat the semiconductor device that is held by the collet. A flow generation plate that is detachably mounted between the insulation block and the heater plate is configured to direct cooling gas from the insulation block onto the heater plate so as to rapidly cool the heater plate.

Abstract: Devices and methods for spinning food and beverage containers to accelerate heat transfer between the container and its surroundings is provided. The devices include a cylindrical sleeve which positively engages one end of a container, where the cylindrical sleeve is capable of holding an end of a can, an end of a bottle, or both. The cylindrical sleeve is connected to a shaft which in turn is connected to a rotating device, or the shaft is capable of being connected to a rotating device. Cans or bottles are held by the cylindrical sleeve of the inventive devices and are rotated in a heated or cooled medium which increases the rate of heat transfer between the contents of the can or bottle and the medium.

Abstract: A heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) system has a steerable outlet for directing a stream of treated air into a passenger compartment of a vehicle. A thermographic imager is configured to capture thermographic images covering a fixed region within the passenger compartment in which an occupant is potentially located. The HVAC control circuit is configured to a) compress a thermographic image to a temperature map representing pixels of the thermographic image falling within a predetermined temperature range corresponding to the occupant, b) filter the temperature map according to a sliding window to coalesce continuous regions of pixels on average falling within the predetermined temperature range, c) quantify an area for each continuous region, d) locate a centroid of a continuous region having a largest area, and e) aim the steerable outlet toward the centroid.