Abstract: The present invention relates to a heat exchange element in which unit constituent members, each of which includes a partition member that has a heat-transfer property and a moisture permeability and a spacing member that holds the partition member with a predetermined spacing, are stacked and in which a primary air flow that passes along an upper surface side of the partition member and a secondary air flow that passes along an undersurface side of the partition member and crosses the primary air flow exchange heat and moisture through the partition member, wherein a detachment suppressing rib is provided on the opposite side of the spacing member when viewed from the partition member at a bonded portion between the partition member and the spacing member, and the partition member is sandwiched by the spacing member and the detachment suppressing rib.

Abstract: This application relates to a liquefied natural gas storage apparatus. The apparatus includes a heat insulated tank and liquefied natural gas contained in the tank. The tank has heat insulation sufficient to maintain liquefied natural gas therein such that most of the liquefied natural gas stays in liquid. The contained liquefied natural gas has a vapor pressure from about 0.3 bar to about 2 bar. The apparatus further includes a safety valve configured to release a part of liquefied natural gas contained in the tank when a vapor pressure of liquefied natural gas within the tank becomes higher than a cut-off pressure. The cut-off pressure is from about 0.3 bar to about 2 bar.

Abstract: A liquid-encapsulation heat dissipation member is prepared by encapsulating a thermally conductive fluid in a closed container nd dissipates heat transferred from an electronic device in contact with the closed container, wherein the closed container includes an elastic portion composed of a thin elastomer serving as a surface to come into contact with the electronic device and following the shape of the electronic device and a heat dissipation portion composed of a hard material for dissipating heat, and the thermally conductive fluid contains a thermally conductive powder and has a viscosity of 200,000 mPa·s to 3,000,000 mPa·s.

Abstract: An evaporator is provided with a refrigerant pipe, a cold storage case which has inner fins mounted therein, and air-side fins. The evaporator is characterized in that the cold storage case is provided with: a filling opening for filling the cold storage case with a cold storage material; a first flow passage connecting to the filling opening and extending in the same direction as the direction of inflow of the cold storage material; and a second flow passage connecting to the first flow passage and extending in the direction intersecting the first flow passage.

Abstract: A cooling apparatus for power electronic devices having at least one cooling body comprised of a cooling plate in contact with at least one power electronic component, and having a coolant line which leads through the cooling plate, wherein a device is provided for determining the flow quantity. The coolant line has a cross-sectional tapering in the cooling plate, with at least two measurement ports for connecting a differential pressure gauge for measuring a pressure difference at the two ports, wherein one is downstream of the cross-sectional tapering at the cooling plate. The flow determination device comprises an evaluation device for determining the flow quantity from the measured pressure difference. The cross-sectional tapering is configured as a venturi element, wherein the constriction is tapped after the tapering and the wide point is tapped before the tapering with a measurement port to determine the pressure difference adopted over the venturi nozzle.

Abstract: A system includes a matrix material to remove heat from an object. The matrix material includes a plurality of vascular structures. Each of the vascular structures are filled with a fluid. At least one transducer generates field-induced forces into the fluid within the vascular structures of the matrix material. At least one controller pulses the transducer to generate the field-induced forces into the fluid within the vascular structures. The field-induced forces generate fluid flow within the vascular structures to remove the heat from the object.

Abstract: An air-conditioning apparatus includes an outside-air processing device including a total heat exchanger exchanging heat between outdoor air and return air, and blowing out the outdoor air from a supply-air outlet port into a room as supply air, an indoor unit including an indoor heat exchanger exchanging heat between the return air and refrigerant, and blowing out the return air from an indoor outlet port as indoor outlet air, a joining unit connecting the supply-air outlet port and the indoor outlet port to join the supply air and the indoor outlet air, an opening-closing unit arranged in the joining unit and opening and closing the joining unit, a supply-air temperature detecting unit detecting a supply-air temperature of the supply air, an indoor outlet temperature detecting unit detecting an indoor outlet temperature of the indoor outlet air, and a control unit controlling an operation of the opening-closing unit based on the supply-air temperature and the indoor outlet temperature.

Abstract: A heat exchanger, such as a water cooled charge air cooler, is disclosed for cooling of charge air with the aid of coolant. In at least one embodiment, the heat exchanger includes charge air tubes and coolant turbulators made of corrugated sheet metal interposed between the air tubes. The turbulators define coolant channels and including at least one turbulating device provided therein. According to at least one embodiment of the invention, at least one channel includes at least one continuously shaped side wall which is non-apertured along its entire length and thus promotes coolant flow along the channel by inhibiting cross flow of coolant to a neighbouring channel.

Abstract: A condenser has a core part having tubes, a first modulator tank and a second modulator tank. The first modulator tank is provided along a side portion of a header tank. The second modulator tank communicates with an interior of the first modulator tank and is provided along a lower edge of the core part in a gravity direction. An interior of the header tank is provided with a communicating space that communicates with the interior of the first modulator tank and an interior of the second modulator tank. The header tank has an introduction passage that guides liquid-phase refrigerant in the communicating space to a supercooling portion of the core part. A first connection part between the communicating space and the introduction passage is disposed on a lower side, in the gravity direction, of a second connection part between the communicating space and the second modulator tank.

Abstract: A liquid heat-dissipating assembly has a heat-guiding tube assembly, multiple heat-dissipating units, and at least one heat-dissipating tube. The heat-guiding tube assembly has a first tube, a second tube, and a separating segment. The first tube has at least one first channel. The second tube has at least one second channel. The separating segment is mounted between the first tube and the second tube. The heat-dissipating units are connected with the heat-guiding tube assembly, and each heat-dissipating unit has a heat-dissipating body, a first pipe, and a second pipe. The heat-dissipating body has a passage. The first pipe is connected with the passage and the at least one first channel. The second pipe is connected with the passage and the at least one second channel. The at least one heat-dissipating tube is connected with the at least one second channel of the second tube.

Abstract: A blower has a blower fan and a half shroud. The blower fan supplies air to a heat exchanger. The heat exchanger has a core that performs a heat exchange between a heat medium and the air. The half shroud covers a part of the core and defines an air passage extending from the heat exchanger to the blower fan. A blocking plate is disposed in a non-overlapping portion in which the half shroud and the core are located not to overlap with each other. The blocking plate prevents the air, which is blown by the blower fan, from flowing into an upstream area of the blower fan in a flow direction of the air through the non-overlapping portion.

Abstract: A system and method of operating a cooling system for a vehicle engine, wherein one or more motors are operable to rotate one or more fans. Each of the one or more motors is controlled by a motor controller associated with the motor, in response to a control signal received from a system controller and an enable signal received from the vehicle. The motor controller operates the motor at a speed based upon the control signal if the control signal is received, and operates the motor at a predetermined speed if the control signal is not received but the enable signal is received.

Abstract: A motor vehicle heat exchanger system includes a closed circuit for a working medium and an evaporator for evaporation of the working medium. The evaporator includes at least two evaporator cassettes having an exhaust gas channel formed between the evaporator cassettes. Each evaporator cassette includes a capillary structure and a liquid side and a vapor side. A medium feed is provided on the liquid side for liquid working medium. Each evaporator cassette includes a vapor collector.

Abstract: One aspect of this disclosure provides a packaged air conditioning & heating (PACH) system that comprises a housing, an air cooling system contained within the housing and an air heating system contained within the housing. A first utility access point is located on a first side of the housing and a second utility access point is located on a second side of the housing. The first and second utility access points provide multiple utility access connectivity for the air cooling and heating systems.

Abstract: An ejector-integrated heat exchanger includes multiple tube forming members. The tube forming member includes an ejector, a flow-out side refrigerant passage, and a suction side refrigerant passage. The ejector includes a nozzle portion decompressing a refrigerant, a refrigerant suction port, and a pressure increasing portion in which the refrigerant drawn from the refrigerant suction port and the refrigerant jetted from the nozzle portion are mixed, a pressure of the mixed refrigerant being increased in the pressure increasing portion. In the flow-out side refrigerant passage, the refrigerant flowing out of the pressure increasing portion performs heat exchange while flowing. In the suction side refrigerant passage, the refrigerant that is to be drawn through the refrigerant suction port performs heat exchange while flowing. Multiple tube forming members are arranged such that the refrigerant flows in parallel with each other.

Abstract: To provide a heat sink capable of enhancing heat dissipation performance. Cylindrical bodies 3 have openings 3a of which inner and outer sides are opened on front ends and are provided with through-holes 3b communicating the inner side and the outer side on side walls at the base end side. The cylindrical bodies 3 are provided in a standing manner in a state where portions at the base end side penetrate through a supporting main body 2 and project into a gap s1, the through-holes 3b are opened to the gap s1, and portions at the front end side also project from the surface of the supporting main body 2 at the opposite side to the gap s1. An atmosphere in the gap s1, which contains heat from a cooling target object 9, is capable of being made to flow into the cylindrical bodies 3 through the through-holes 3, circulate in inner spaces of the cylindrical bodies 3, and be released to the outside through the openings 3a on the front ends.

Abstract: A heating and cooling unit includes a panel, a heating assembly configured to heat the panel as part of a heating operation, and a cooling assembly configured to cool the panel as part of a cooling operation. The heating assembly includes a first plate disposed along a first side of the panel, the first plate having a body that defines a slot. The heating assembly further includes a heating element disposed within the slot. The cooling assembly includes a second plate coupled to the first plate and a cooling element coupled to the second plate. The panel, the heating assembly, and the cooling assembly are arranged in a stacked configuration with the heating assembly between the panel and the cooling assembly.

Abstract: A room air conditioning system includes a plurality of indoor units and a controller. Each of the plurality of indoor units includes: an air conditioner main body having a plurality of blow-off openings formed therein; a plurality of flaps rotatably that are disposed in the respective blow-off openings and that can independently change vertical angles of airflows; and a human body sensor that detects whether a person is present below a corresponding one of the plurality of indoor units. When at least one of the human body sensors in the plurality of indoor units detects the absence of a person in a state of selecting the airflow control, the controller causes a corresponding one of the indoor units that detects the absence to perform the temperature evenness control. This room air conditioning system successfully reduces unevenness of room temperature.

Abstract: The present invention is provided with a suspended external tube (101) and an inner tube (103) installed therein, wherein the diameter differentiation between the inner diameter of the external tube and the outer diameter of the inner tube is served to constitute a partitioned space as the fluid path, the front tube of the external tube is served to be installed with an electric energy application device assembly (108), and through the fluid pump (105) serially installed to the heat transfer fluid path pumping the heat transfer fluid to form a closed recycling fluid path, and through the exposed portion of the outer surface of the suspended external tube (101), temperature equalizing operation is enabled to perform with the external gaseous environment or the liquid or solid environment manually installed but not disposed in the stratum or liquid of the shallow ground natural thermal energy body.

Abstract: A method to use high temperature thermal storage for integration into building heating/cooling systems and to meet building's peak power demand. The method can be used to store the thermal energy at any desirable rate and then discharge this stored energy to meet the demand for short or long time intervals. Input energy stored with this method is thermal energy, however, output can be thermal or electric based upon the requirement.