Patents by Inventor Warren R. Rohsenow

Warren R. Rohsenow has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Wet/dry cooling tower and method
    Patent number: 4269796
    Abstract: A wet/dry cooling tower wherein a liquid to-be-cooled is flowed along channels of a corrugated open surface or the like, which surface is swept by cooling air. The amount of the surface covered by the liquid is kept small compared to the dry part thereof so that said dry part acts as a fin for the wet part for heat dissipation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 1976
    Date of Patent: May 26, 1981
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Leon R. Glicksman, Warren R. Rohsenow