公开(公告)号：US20240410662A1

公开(公告)日：2024-12-12

申请号：US18771285

申请日：2024-07-12

Applicant: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA

Inventor： Vinod NARAYANAN ,  Erfan RASOULI

IPC: F28F21/06 ,  F28D9/00 ,  F28F3/02 ,  F28F3/08

Abstract: Designs and applications of a polymer heat exchanger that includes a set of polymer plates with internal flow passages configured to carry a first gas or liquid. The set of plates is organized into a stack, wherein consecutive plates in the stack are separated by fins to form intervening flow passages for a second gas or liquid. The system includes a first liquid or gas flow pathway, which flows from an inlet, through the internal flow passages, to a first liquid or gas outlet. It also includes a second liquid or gas flow pathway, which flows from an inlet, through the intervening second gas or liquid passages, to an outlet. The first liquid or gas flow pathway flows in a direction opposite to a direction of the second liquid or gas flow pathway to provide a counterflow design that optimizes heat transfer between the two flow pathways.