Title:
HEAT EXCHANGER WITH FOAM FINS
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2012/106606
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
Heat exchangers are described that employ fins made of a heat conducting foam material to enhance heat transfer. The foam fins can be used in any type of heat exchanger including, but not limited to, a plate-fin heat exchanger, a plate-frame heat exchanger or a shell-and-tube heat exchanger. The heat exchangers employing foam fins described herein are highly efficient, inexpensive to build, and corrosion resistant. The described heat exchangers can be used in a variety of applications, including but not limited to, low thermal driving force applications, power generation applications, and non-power generation applications such as refrigeration and cryogenics. The fins can be made from any thermally conductive foam material including, but not limited to, graphite foam or metal foam.
Inventors:
MAURER SCOTT M (US)
NAGURNY NICHOLAS J (US)
ELLER MICHAEL R (US)
KLETT JAMES W (US)
NAGURNY NICHOLAS J (US)
ELLER MICHAEL R (US)
KLETT JAMES W (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2012/023788
Publication Date:
September 27, 2012
Filing Date:
February 03, 2012
Export Citation:
Assignee:
LOCKHEED CORP (US)
MAURER SCOTT M (US)
NAGURNY NICHOLAS J (US)
ELLER MICHAEL R (US)
KLETT JAMES W (US)
MAURER SCOTT M (US)
NAGURNY NICHOLAS J (US)
ELLER MICHAEL R (US)
KLETT JAMES W (US)
International Classes:
F28F1/12; F28F13/00; F28F21/02
Foreign References:
| EP2124009A2 | 2009-11-25 | |||
| EP1553379A1 | 2005-07-13 | |||
| US20100006273A1 | 2010-01-14 | |||
| US20070228113A1 | 2007-10-04 | |||
| US20090126918A1 | 2009-05-21 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
LARSON, James, A. (Schumann Mueller & Larson, P.C.,P.O. Box 290, Minneapolis MN, US)
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