Abstract: A heatsink having enhanced localized cooling. The heatsink comprises a wall; a heatframe; a coolant channel between the wall and the heatframe, wherein a bulk coolant flows through the coolant channel; and one or more nozzles that extend into the coolant channel and proximate the wall and/or the heatframe, wherein a high-pressure coolant flows through the one or more nozzles, mixes with the bulk coolant in the coolant channel, and impinges on a cooling area of the wall and/or the heatframe proximate an outlet of the one or more nozzles to provide enhanced localized cooling to at least a portion of a heat producing device that is proximate to or in partial contact with the wall and/or the heatframe proximate to the cooling area of the wall and/or the heatframe.

Abstract: An assembly for air movement within a vehicle. The assembly includes a housing, a fan proximate to the air inlet, an evaporator disposed such that air leaving the fan flows through the evaporator, and a heater, a mixing chamber that is downstream of the evaporator and the heater, the housing establishes a plurality of internal air flow plenums downstream of the evaporator, including first air flow plenum that extends through and past the heater and into the mixing chamber, and a second air flow plenum that bypasses the heater and flows into the mixing chamber. A mixing chamber receives air from the first and second air flow plenums. A plurality of distribution plenums extend from the mixing chamber, each includes a flow valve proximate to an exit, wherein the flow valves are configured to allow or substantially prevent air flow to exit the respective distribution plenum.

Abstract: In a cooling device, a main body is capable of being in thermal contact with a heat source and includes a flow path for refrigerant. A protruding portion protrudes from one surface of the main body to one side in a predetermined direction, and includes a hole extending from an end portion on the one side in the predetermined direction to the flow path. A joint is inserted into the hole, and includes a flow path connected to the flow path of the main body. A restricting portion restricts movement of the joint. A leak sensor is mounted on a substrate, and is capable of detecting liquid leakage. The substrate includes a first portion that is positioned on the one surface and around the protruding portion. The restricting portion includes a second portion protruding from the end portion of the protruding portion in an intersecting direction.

Abstract: A thermal management system configured to deice at least one air-side heat exchanger by selectively operating the air-side heat exchanger as a heat rejecting heat exchanger. The thermal management system is further configured to select a heat source from a plurality of heat sources to elevate a temperature of a thermal fluid supplied to the heat rejecting heat exchanger. Additionally, at least some of the heat rejected by the heat rejecting heat exchanger can be recovered by another air-side heat exchanger being selectively operated as a heat absorbing heat exchanger. Such recovery of heat can also be facilitated by a reversible impeller such that, depending on which air-side heat exchangers are currently being operated as a heat rejecting or heat rejecting heat exchanger, can selectively direct the airflow in either a forward or reverse direction such that the heat absorbing heat exchanger is downstream of the heat rejecting heat exchanger.

Abstract: This disclosure provides a design method for a radiator of a vehicle power module. The design method includes: selecting a plurality of specific values from the possible value ranges of the first distance D1, the second distance D2 and the radius R, respectively, to form different combinations of the plurality of specific values, performing simulation calculations on the different combinations, and obtaining a temperature rise ?Tj and a pressure drop ?Pf corresponding to each combination to form a plurality of samples; through a response surface method, fitting explicit functions of the temperature rise ?Tj and the pressure drop ?Pf with the first distance D1, the second distance D2 and the radius R as dependent variables; and through a multi-objective optimization, determining the first distance D1, the second distance D2 and the radius R with an optimization objective that the temperature rise ?Tj and the pressure drop ?Pf are simultaneously minimized.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a direct-cooling tube and a water refrigerating device of an atmospheric water generator, the water refrigerating device includes a direct-cooling tube, the direct-cooling tube includes an inner tube provided with a refrigerant input joint and a refrigerant output joint and a hollow outer tube provided with a water input joint and a water output joint; the refrigerant input joint and the refrigerant output joint of the inner tube both communicate with the inner tube and both extend out of the outer tube; an outer peripheral wall of the inner tube is provided with a cooling fin. Using the direct-cooling tube to refrigerate the water can make the water temperature reach the effect of instant-cooling, thereby further saving energy.

Abstract: A thermal management system for a vehicle has: a cooling medium circuit with a cooling medium pump for delivering a cooling medium in the cooling medium circuit for cooling a brake and/or a component of an electric drive motor of the vehicle and/or a transmission, a heating medium circuit with at least one heating medium pump for delivering a heating medium in the heating medium circuit for cooling and/or heating a battery and/or power electronics and/or a charging device and/or another component of the electric drive motor of the vehicle and/or an interior of the vehicle, and a heat transfer device for exchanging heat between the cooling medium in the cooling medium circuit and the heating medium in the heating medium circuit.

Abstract: A liquid cooling device includes a cooling base plate, a first sealing cover plate and a first sealing tube, wherein the first sealing cover plate and the cooling base plate form a first sealing cavity; and the first sealing tube and the first sealing cavity form a liquid cooling channel used for conveying a liquid cooling medium; a second sealing cover plate is fixed on the cooling base plate, and a second sealing tube is fixed on the second sealing cover plate, the second sealing cover plate and the second sealing tube form a second sealing cavity. The liquid cooling device has an excellent sealing performance, and a reliability problem caused by water leakage of the first sealing cavity is eliminated, thus improving the safety of the liquid cooling device.

Abstract: An electrified vehicle includes an electric machine powered by a battery to provide torque to vehicle wheels, a heater powered by the battery, a cooling circuit that circulates cooling fluid through the electric machine, the battery, the heater, and a heat exchanger, a heat pump in fluid communication with the heat exchanger, and a controller programmed to, responsive to a heating request without a stored heating source preference: when external electric power is available and state of charge (SOC) of the battery is above an associated threshold, operate the heater to heat the cooling fluid; and operate the heat pump to heat the cooling fluid otherwise. The heating source preference may be input via a human-machine interface and may bias the heating source selection for quiet operation using the electric heater as a preferred primary heating source or more efficient operation using the heat pump as the preferred primary source.

Abstract: A thermally insulated container for storing and serving frozen confectionery items, wherein the container is preferably arranged to be removably mounted within a service cart, such as an inflight service cart.

Abstract: A heat exchanger for indirectly transferring heat between a process medium and at least one first refrigerant, comprising: a shell which surrounds a shell space and extends along a longitudinal axis; and a pipe bundle which is disposed in the shell space and extends along the longitudinal axis of the shell from a lower end to an upper end of the pipe bundle in the shell space; wherein: the pipe bundle has a plurality of first pipes for receiving the first refrigerant; the first pipes are wound helically onto a core pipe of the heat exchanger. According to the invention, the first pipes each have an end which is formed by at least one nozzle via which the first refrigerant can be introduced into the shell space, the ends being disposed along the longitudinal axis of the shell at different heights.

Abstract: A thermal management system for a vehicle includes a fluid transfer device including a power consumption unit configured to consume power for performing the heat pump function and includes a control unit configured to control the fluid transfer device based on an optimal control value.

Abstract: A method for operating an ice maker appliance includes operating a harvest mechanism of an ice maker assembly to perform a harvest cycle. An amount of ice may be harvested from the ice maker appliance due to the harvest cycle. The method further includes determining the amount of ice harvested is less than a predetermined threshold. The method also includes suspending operation of the harvest mechanism based on the amount of ice harvested less than the predetermined threshold.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a heat exchanger comprising: a tube having a flow space formed therein through which a heating medium flows; and a plurality of heat exchange fins coupled to the outer surface of the tube and spaced apart from each other along the extension direction of the tube, wherein heat exchange fins adjacent to each other, from among the plurality of heat exchange fins, are formed in different shapes when viewed in the extension direction of the tube.

Abstract: A fuel-cell exhaust system for a fuel-cell arrangement, in particular in a vehicle, includes a fuel-cell exhaust line through which fuel-cell exhaust gas can flow and a condenser having a condenser body through which the fuel-cell exhaust gas can flow. With the condenser, liquid is condensed out of the fuel-cell exhaust gas. A liquid separator is arranged downstream of the condenser.

Abstract: A system includes a closed loop configured to flow a heat transfer fluid to regulate temperature of a process tool. The heat transfer fluid includes a flammable or combustible fluid. The system further includes a temperature control unit configured to receive the heat transfer fluid and regulate temperature of the heat transfer fluid. The system further includes a plurality of sensor configured to measure one or more properties of the heat transfer fluid. The system further includes a controller configured to determine a fault in the closed loop based on sensor data received from the plurality of sensors and to further cause a corrective action responsive to determining the fault.

Abstract: An apparatus for controlling temperature and pressure may include: a shaft installed in an aircraft, the shaft being rotatable by having a motor coupled thereto; a compressor, rotatable by being connected to the shaft, configured to form a flow of heated compressed air by compressing external air introduced into the aircraft; a heat exchanger configured to heat-exchange the heated compressed air with a portion of external air introduced into the aircraft; a turbine, rotatable by being connected to the shaft, configured to form a flow of cooling air by expanding the heat-exchanged compressed air; and a cooling heat exchanger configured to exchange heat between a refrigerant cooling a fuel cell power train in the aircraft and the cooling air.

Abstract: An ejector comprises: a housing having a first chamber and a second chamber, the first chamber having a first inlet for introducing high-pressure fluid and a second inlet for introducing low-pressure fluid, and the second chamber is sequentially provided with a reducing section, a mixing section, and an expanding section along the direction of fluid movement; a nozzle installed in the first chamber of the housing and is only capable of moving along the axis direction of the first chamber of the housing; a magnetic rotating mechanism, comprising an outer ring and an inner ring, the inner ring is rotatably connected to the second end of the nozzle.

Abstract: An immersion cooling system is provided and includes: a box body having a first accommodating space and a second accommodating space, where the first accommodating space accommodates a heat dissipation medium and at least one heating unit; a condensing unit arranged in the second accommodating space; and at least one valve unit disposed in the box body and corresponding to the second accommodating space and the condensing unit. The gasified heat dissipation medium flows and impacts the condensing unit to blow off the liquefied heat dissipation medium attached onto the condensing unit when the valve unit is opened.

Abstract: A refrigerator includes a lowermost storage liner, an evaporator, an air supply duct, and at least one air supply fan. A storage compartment and a cooling chamber positioned under the storage compartment are defined in the storage liner. The evaporator is disposed in the cooling chamber and is configured to cool air passing through the evaporator so as to form cooling air supplied to the storage compartment. The air supply duct is disposed in a space defined by the storage liner and is configured to convey the cooling air cooled by the evaporator to the storage compartment. The air supply fan is disposed in the air supply duct and is configured to promote air circulation between the cooling chamber and the storage compartment.