Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Ultrasonic enhanced heat exchanger systems and methods
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Application No.: US15619245Application Date: 2017-06-09
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Publication No.: US10563931B2Publication Date: 2020-02-18
- Inventor: Nicholas P. Mislak , Douglas A. Kester , Curtis W. Caskey
- Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology Company
- Applicant Address: US MI Auburn Hills
- Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
- Current Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Auburn Hills
- Agency: Fletcher Yoder, P.C.
- Main IPC: F28F13/12
- IPC: F28F13/12 ; F25B39/00 ; F25B49/00 ; G01N29/036 ; F25B39/02

Abstract:
In one embodiment, a cooling system includes an evaporator, which further includes an evaporator tube, a first mechanical wave emitter, and a control system communicatively coupled to the first mechanical wave emitter. The cooling system is configured to circulate refrigerant through the evaporator tube to facilitate heat exchange between the refrigerant and fluid surrounding the evaporator tube. The first mechanical wave emitter is configured to output first mechanical waves to the evaporator tube, and the control system is configured to instruct the first mechanical wave emitter to output the first mechanical waves to enhance nucleation of the refrigerant in the evaporator tube.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180094879A1 ULTRASONIC ENHANCED HEAT EXCHANGER SYSTEMS AND METHODS Public/Granted day:2018-04-05
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