公开(公告)号：US10852078B2

公开(公告)日：2020-12-01

申请号：US16374964

申请日：2019-04-04

申请人： Massachusetts Institute of Technology

发明人： Jessica Reid ,  Mark Bury ,  Conor Doyle ,  William Kammerer ,  William Flaherty ,  Ryan Fontaine

IPC分类号： F28F25/02 ,  F28C1/16 ,  F28D3/04

摘要： A droplet heat exchange system is provided for that includes a heat exchange chamber, at least one injector, and at least one swirler. The chamber is configured to have gas flow through it. The injector can be configured to dispense liquid droplets into the chamber for thermal energy exchange with gas flowing through the chamber. The swirler can disposed within the chamber and can have a body configured to form a spiral gas flow that pushes liquid droplets from the injector, radially outward as gas flows across the body, thereby separating the liquid droplets from the gas flowing across the body and forming a liquid film along an inner wall of the chamber. The collector can be in fluid communication with the heat exchange chamber and configured to collect the liquid film after thermal energy exchange. The collector can be configured to direct at least some of the collected liquid film to the injector for subsequent use.

公开(公告)号：US20210207902A1

公开(公告)日：2021-07-08

申请号：US17108658

申请日：2020-12-01

申请人： Massachusetts Institute of Technology

发明人： Jessica Reid ,  Mark Bury ,  Conor Doyle ,  William Kammerer ,  William Flaherty ,  Ryan Fontaine

IPC分类号： F28F25/02 ,  F28C1/16 ,  F28D3/04

摘要： A droplet heat exchange system is provided for that includes a heat exchange chamber, at least one injector, and at least one swirler. The chamber is configured to have gas flow through it. The injector can be configured to dispense liquid droplets into the chamber for thermal energy exchange with gas flowing through the chamber. The swirler can disposed within the chamber and can have a body configured to form a spiral gas flow that pushes liquid droplets from the injector, radially outward as gas flows across the body, thereby separating the liquid droplets from the gas flowing across the body and forming a liquid film along an inner wall of the chamber. The collector can be in fluid communication with the heat exchange chamber and configured to collect the liquid film after thermal energy exchange. The collector can be configured to direct at least some of the collected liquid film to the injector for subsequent use.

公开(公告)号：US20200318918A1

公开(公告)日：2020-10-08

申请号：US16374964

申请日：2019-04-04

申请人： Massachusetts Institute of Technology

发明人： Jessica Brooks ,  Mark Bury ,  Conor Doyle ,  William Kammerer ,  William Flaherty ,  Ryan Fontaine

IPC分类号： F28F25/02 ,  F28D3/04 ,  F28C1/16

摘要： A droplet heat exchange system is provided for that includes a heat exchange chamber, at least one injector, and at least one swirler. The chamber is configured to have gas flow through it. The injector can be configured to dispense liquid droplets into the chamber for thermal energy exchange with gas flowing through the chamber. The swirler can disposed within the chamber and can have a body configured to form a spiral gas flow that pushes liquid droplets from the injector, radially outward as gas flows across the body, thereby separating the liquid droplets from the gas flowing across the body and forming a liquid film along an inner wall of the chamber. The collector can be in fluid communication with the heat exchange chamber and configured to collect the liquid film after thermal energy exchange. The collector can be configured to direct at least some of the collected liquid film to the injector for subsequent use.