Power generation through artificial transpiration
    2.
    发明授权
    Power generation through artificial transpiration 有权
    通过人工蒸腾发电

    公开(公告)号:US08857182B1

    公开(公告)日:2014-10-14

    申请号:US12783551

    申请日:2010-05-19

    IPC分类号: B60K16/00 F01K25/08

    CPC分类号: F01K25/08 F01K27/005

    摘要: A method and apparatus for transporting a fluid wherein a pressure difference for causing transport of the fluid to occur is generated by membrane, which may include a network of pores, preferably arranged in artificial leaves, in fluid communication with the fluid and in contact with an environment facilitating vaporization of the fluid via the membrane, the apparatus including a mechanical apparatus for recovering useable energy from the transport of the fluid across the membrane.

    摘要翻译: 用于输送流体的方法和装置,其中通过膜产生用于引起流体发生的压力差的方法和装置,膜可以包括优选布置在人造叶中的与流体流体连通并与其接触的孔网络 便于通过膜蒸发流体的环境,该装置包括用于从流体通过膜的输送回收可用能量的机械装置。

    Lightweight sandwich panel heat pipe
    3.
    发明授权
    Lightweight sandwich panel heat pipe 有权
    轻巧夹心板热管

    公开(公告)号:US08579018B1

    公开(公告)日:2013-11-12

    申请号:US12383378

    申请日:2009-03-23

    IPC分类号: F28D15/00 F28F13/00 H05K7/20

    摘要: A sandwich panel heat pipe with a three-dimensional ordered open-cellular micro-truss core and a method creating the same. In one embodiment, the sandwich panel heat pipe includes a first face sheet, a second face sheet, the three-dimensional ordered open-cellular micro-truss core between the first face sheet and the second face sheet, and a working fluid in the ordered open-cellular micro-truss core. Here, the three-dimensional ordered open-cellular micro-truss core includes a vapor region and a liquid region, the vapor region is for transporting a vapor phase portion of the working fluid to the liquid region, and the liquid region is for transporting a liquid phase portion of the working fluid to the vapor region.

    摘要翻译: 具有三维有序开孔微型桁架芯的三明治板式热管及其制造方法。 在一个实施例中,夹层板热管包括第一面板,第二面板,位于第一面板和第二面板之间的三维有序开孔微型桁架芯,以及有序的工作流体 开孔微型桁架芯。 这里,三维排序的开孔微型桁架芯包括蒸汽区域和液体区域,蒸汽区域用于将工作流体的气相部分输送到液体区域,并且液体区域用于输送 工作流体的液相部分到蒸气区域。

    Ordered open-cellular materials for mass transfer and/or phase separation applications
    6.
    发明授权
    Ordered open-cellular materials for mass transfer and/or phase separation applications 有权
    用于传质和/或相分离应用的有序的开孔材料

    公开(公告)号:US08852523B1

    公开(公告)日:2014-10-07

    申请号:US12405996

    申请日:2009-03-17

    摘要: A mass transfer system including a housing and a three-dimensional ordered open-cellular micro-truss material within the housing for a mass transfer application. Here, the three-dimensional ordered open-cellular micro-truss material includes a plurality of first truss elements defined by a plurality of first self-propagating polymer waveguides and extending along a first direction, a plurality of second truss elements defined by a plurality of second self-propagating polymer waveguides and extending along a second direction, and a plurality of third truss elements defined by a plurality of third self-propagating polymer waveguides and extending along a third direction. The first, second, and third ordered truss elements interpenetrate each other at a plurality of nodes to form a continuous material. In one embodiment, the continuous material is a metal material.

    摘要翻译: 质量传递系统,包括壳体内的三维有序开孔微型桁架材料,用于传质应用。 这里,三维排序的开孔微型桁架材料包括由多个第一自传播聚合物波导限定并沿着第一方向延伸的多个第一桁架元件,多个第二桁架元件由多个 第二自传播聚合物波导并沿着第二方向延伸,以及由多个第三自传播聚合物波导限定并沿着第三方向延伸的多个第三桁架元件。 第一,第二和第三有序的桁架元件在多个节点处相互渗透以形成连续材料。 在一个实施例中,连续材料是金属材料。

    Personal artificial transpiration cooling system
    7.
    发明授权
    Personal artificial transpiration cooling system 有权
    个人人工蒸腾冷却系统

    公开(公告)号:US08771330B1

    公开(公告)日:2014-07-08

    申请号:US12783542

    申请日:2010-05-19

    IPC分类号: A61F7/00

    摘要: A personal artificial transpiration cooling system having a transpiration surface with a substrate, a transpiration membrane layer which is spaced from the substrate layer by one or more spacers to define one or more interior fluid flow channels between a first surface of the transpiration membrane layer and the substrate; and a stoma layer disposed adjacent a second surface of the permeable membrane layer, the stoma layer being spaced from the second surface of permeable membrane layer by a predetermined distance to define one or more cavities disposed between pores in the at least one stoma layer and the second surface of the permeable membrane layer. A fluid reservoir is provided in fluid communication with the one or more interior fluid flow channels, while the transpiration surface is configured to be worn by a human or an animal and the fluid reservoir is designed to be supported, in use, by the human or animal wearing the transpiration surface.

    摘要翻译: 一种具有蒸发表面的个人人造蒸腾冷却系统,其具有基底,蒸发膜层,其通过一个或多个间隔物与所述基底层间隔开以限定所述蒸发膜层的第一表面和所述蒸发膜层之间的一个或多个内部流体流动通道 基质; 以及邻近所述可渗透膜层的第二表面设置的造口层,所述造口层与所述可渗透膜层的所述第二表面隔开预定距离,以限定设置在所述至少一个造口层中的孔之间的一个或多个空腔, 渗透膜层的第二表面。 流体储存器设置成与一个或多个内部流体流动通道流体连通,而蒸腾表面被构造成由人或动物佩戴,并且流体储存器被设计为在使用中由人类或 动物穿着蒸腾表面。

    Method of fabricating a heated quartz crystal resonator
    9.
    发明授权
    Method of fabricating a heated quartz crystal resonator 有权
    制造加热石英晶体谐振器的方法

    公开(公告)号:US08567041B1

    公开(公告)日:2013-10-29

    申请号:US13161118

    申请日:2011-06-15

    IPC分类号: H04R31/00

    摘要: A heated resonator includes a base substrate, a piezoelectric piece having a thickness and a top side and a bottom side, a first electrode on the top side, a second electrode opposite the first electrode on the bottom side, an anchor connected between the piezoelectric piece and the base substrate, and a heater on the piezoelectric material. A thermal resistor region in the piezoelectric piece is between the heater and the anchor.

    摘要翻译: 加热谐振器包括基底基板,具有厚度和顶侧和底侧的压电片,在顶侧上的第一电极,与底侧的第一电极相对的第二电极,连接在压电片 基底基板和压电材料上的加热器。 压电片中的热电阻区位于加热器和锚之间。