Abstract: The invention relates to a gasketed heat exchanger including a plurality of heat exchanger plates, wherein each of the heat exchanger plates has a plurality of dimples. The dimples have tops and bottoms. Furthermore, the tops of at least one heat exchanger plate are connected to the bottoms of another neighboring heat exchanger plate. In order to prevent plastic deformations of the heat exchanger plates under external forces and internal fluid pressures the dimples are elastically deformable.

Abstract: A power heat dissipation device includes a heat-conducting layer, a heat sink and at least one cooling chip. The heat-conducting layer has a heat-absorbing surface and a heat-dissipating surface. The heat sink is in thermal contact with the heat-dissipating surface, and a heat-conducting section is formed in the heat sink. The cooling chip is embedded in the heat sink and disposed adjacent to the heat transferring channel. The cooling chip has a cooling surface which is perpendicular to the heat-absorbing surface. The cooling surface faces the heat transferring channel. The cooling chip removes heat from the heat-conducting section in the heat sink.

Abstract: A cooling system for a vehicle includes: an engine cooling circuit circulating a coolant to an engine mounted in the vehicle; an electronics cooling circuit circulating the coolant to an electrical equipment and a motor mounted in the vehicle; a reservoir tank connected to the engine and the motor and respectively compensating the coolant to the engine cooling circuit and the electronics cooling circuit; and a control valve connected to a first connection pipe connected to the reservoir tank and selectively connected to the engine cooling circuit and the electronics cooling circuit depending on a temperature change of the coolant during a cold driving mode or a warm driving mode of the vehicle to control a flow of the coolant.

Abstract: An annular heat exchanger for a gas turbine engine is provided. The annular heat exchanger can include a first annular ring comprising a first main tube defined by a plurality of transduct segments; a second annular ring comprising a second main tube defined by a plurality of transduct segments and a curvilinear plate defining at least one channel therein that is in fluid communication with a transduct segment of the first main tube and a transduct segment of the second main tube.

Abstract: A heat exchanger assembly having a first manifold, a second manifold spaced from the first manifold, and a plurality of refrigerant tubes in hydraulic communication with the first manifold and the second manifold. The second manifold includes a first end, a second end opposite from the first end, and a refrigerant inlet adjacent the first end. The plurality of refrigerant tubes includes tube ports. A portion of the tube ports are selectively obstructed such that a refrigerant entering into the second manifold through the refrigerant inlet flows substantially uniformly across the plurality of refrigerant tubes from the second manifold to the first manifold. At least one of the obstructed tube ports includes an inserted sliver of braze amendable material, pinched closed, or formed by inserting a pin of reduced diameter into the selected ports and then squeezing the port from the outside to size it and then removing the pin.

Abstract: A system for warming/cooling oil circulating within a power and torque transfer system of an automotive vehicle is disclosed. The system incorporates at least a first heat exchanger positioned between the inner wall of the outer housing and the outer surface of a gear forming part of the gear system enclosed within the housing, for instance a ring gear and/or pinion gear. The heat exchanger is generally formed as a single tubular member for conducting a first heat exchange fluid therethrough, the tubular member being curved to generally follow the curvature of the geometry of the inner wall of the housing and to fit within corresponding annular gaps. A second fluid channel is formed between the outer surface of the gear and the inner surface of the heat exchanger for bringing the oil into heat transfer relationship with the first heat exchanger fluid through rotation of the gear(s).

Abstract: A core plate of a header tank of a heat exchanger has an annular housing groove portion housing a tip part of a tank body and a seal component. The seal component is housed in a housing space formed by the housing groove portion and the tip part of the tank body. The housing groove portion has a bottom wall part which supports the seal component together with the tip part of the tank body, and an outer wall part located at an outer periphery side of the bottom wall part. The outer wall part has at least one discharge part through which liquid is discharged to outside from a clearance between a side surface of the tank body opposing the outer wall part and a lower side of the outer wall part in a stacking direction of tubes.

Abstract: This invention generally relates to mechanical-chemical energy storage. In particular, the invention relates to a mechanical-chemical energy storage system that stores energy by simultaneously compressing a gas to a higher enthalpy state and recovering the heat of compression by driving a somewhat reversible chemical reaction. The heat energy in the chemical reaction is then recovered while the gas is expanding to a lower enthalpy state.

Abstract: An air-conditioning apparatus includes a casing having an air inlet and an air outlet and having therein an air passage, and a heat exchanger and an air-sending fan which are arranged in the air passage in the casing. The air passage is divided into a plurality of air passage sections by, for example, a partition. The air-conditioning apparatus can reduce pressure loss in an indoor unit.

Abstract: The invention relates to a heat exchanger including a plurality of heat exchanger plates, wherein each of the heat exchanger plates has a plurality of dimples. The dimples have tops and bottoms. Furthermore, the tops of at least one heat exchanger plate are connected to the bottoms of a neighboring heat exchanger plate. In order to improve the efficiency and stability of the heat exchanger at least part of the dimples are connected to at least one adjacent dimple by a wall section.

Abstract: A fin for a heat exchanger includes a member and a first row formed in the member. The first row having a plurality of valley sections alternating with a plurality of crest sections. A plurality of walls is interposed between and integrally joins the plurality of valley sections and the plurality of crest sections. At least one of the plurality of walls of the first row is angled with respect to a lateral axis of the member. A second row is formed in the member, the second row having a plurality of valley sections alternating with a plurality of crest sections and a plurality of walls interposed between and integrally joining the plurality of valley sections to the plurality of crest sections.

Abstract: A manifold structure for re-directing a fluid stream between first and second ends of a manifold cavity for delivering or discharging a fluid to or from a corresponding fluid transmitting device, such as a heat exchanger is disclosed. In particular, a a flow box enclosing a fluid transmitting device is disclosed wherein an incoming or outgoing fluid is re-directed between first and second directions when being delivered to or discharged from the enclosed fluid transmitting device In one embodiment, the manifold structure includes a first curved surface having a concave curvature for redirecting a fluid stream from a first direction to a second direction. In another embodiment, the manifold structure includes a second curved surface having a convex curvature that is disposed in facing, spaced-apart relationship to the first curved surface, the first and second curved surfaces together inducing swirling movement into the incoming or outgoing fluid stream.

Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods described herein are directed to a heat exchange tube structure and an arrangement of heat exchange tubes that enhance or help promote fluid flow through a heat exchanger. Bend portions of heat exchange tubes may be structured and configured to allow for gaps so that fluid may pass an assembly of the heat exchange tubes. The heat exchange tubes may be arranged to expose the air gaps at the bend portions of the heat exchange tubes to promote fluid flow.

Abstract: A method for exchanging heat between a heat exchange fluid and a perishable product fluid. The method includes providing the heat exchange fluid to an enclosure 5 of a heat exchanger and provides the perishable product fluid to a tube 53 including a flexible portion in the enclosure 51. The method includes exchanging heat between the heat exchange fluid in the enclosure and the perishable product fluid in the tube 53 and interrupting providing the perishable product fluid to the tube 53. The method further includes compressing the flexible portion of the tube 53 to decrease a volume of the tube 3 and to press a substantial part of the perishable product fluid out of the tube 53. The method may include changing the heat exchange fluid at a first temperature to a heat exchange fluid at a second temperature different than the first temperature.

Abstract: A cooling system that has a primary radiator with a first stepped tank and a second stepped tank. These stepped tanks have openings which allow the primary radiator to connect to one or more supplemental radiators so that coolant may flow through these radiators simultaneously thus increasing a vehicle's cooling capacity. Flow of coolant between the primary radiator and the supplemental radiators can be controlled by either automatic or manual control valves and wherein the primary radiator and supplemental radiator can be either down-flow radiators or cross-flow radiators.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a structure for reducing thermal displacement of a machine tool structure, and more particularly, to a structure for reducing thermal displacement of a machine tool structure capable of reducing thermal displacement of a structure in order to prevent processing precision from deteriorating due to deformation of a fixed structure by heat generated at a part where the fixed structure and a movable structure perform frictional motion together with each other. Accordingly, in order to resolve a technical problem, an object of the present invention is to provide a structure for reducing thermal displacement of a machine tool structure capable of preventing a structure from being deformed and distorted by reducing a temperature deviation over the entire structure by rapidly transferring heat to other parts when a temperature of a specific part of the structure is raised.

Abstract: An air conditioner includes: a heat exchanger housed inside a main body and arranged in a flow passage of air to be sucked into the main body through an air inlet and blown out to a target space through an air outlet; and an airflow-direction vane arranged at the air outlet. The airflow-direction vane includes a first curved portion and a second curved portion. The first curved portion is positioned on an upstream side with respect to the second curved portion, and a curvature of the first curved portion is larger than a curvature of the second curved portion.

Abstract: A heat pipe provided inside with a wick formed of a porous membrane having a hydrophilic treated first surface and a water-repellent treated second surface, wherein the porous membrane separates a working fluid passage from a vapor passage such that the hydrophilic treated surface faces the working fluid passage and the water-repellent treated surface faces the vapor passage, and a heat pipe provided inside with a wick formed by laminating at least two porous membranes each having a hydrophilic treated first surface and a water-repellent treated second surface such that surfaces subjected to the same treatment face each other and the laminate is wound up.

Abstract: An exchanger for a phase changing refrigerant including a horizontal distributor tube, a horizontal collector tube, and at least one refrigerant carrying heat exchanger tube connected therebetween. A refrigerant gas inlet into the at least one heat exchanger tube is arranged in an upper portion of a cross section of the horizontal distributor tube. A refrigerant outlet from the at least one heat exchanger tube is arranged in an upper portion of a cross section of the horizontal collector tube for condenser operation of the multi channel heat exchanger so that oil separation is provided in a lower portion of the cross section of the horizontal distributor tube and liquid refrigerant separation is provided in a lower portion of the cross section of the horizontal collector tube.

Abstract: Provided is an inexpensive scrape-off type heat exchanger that is simple in construction, eliminating the need for using a pump for forcibly feeding the process fluid. With the scrape-off type heat exchanger (1), when a suction delivery element (30) which is rotated, while making a reciprocating motion, being closely contacted with an inner wall (200) of the heat transfer tube (20), is traveled from the process fluid inlet part (21) side toward a process fluid outlet part (22), the process fluid is sucked from a process fluid inlet part (21) into the inside of the heat transfer tube (20), and at the same time, the process fluid, which has already been sucked in, passed through the suction delivery element (30), and discharged to the process fluid outlet part (22) side, through the check valves 310, 320, is forced out to the process fluid outlet part (22).