Abstract:
The invention relates to an improved heat dissipating element for a disc brake that enables an improved dissipation of heat from the brake disc. A part of a braking system is provided comprising a thermally conducting open cell porous medium attached on a brake caliper. This provides an immediate cooling of the brake caliper by the naturally or forced airflow which surrounds the driving vehicle and which might make it possible to reduce or miniaturise the brake system or even simplify the brake caliper by omitting a water or oil cooling in the brake caliper.
Abstract:
3D porous material comprises at least one machined side. The machined side has a solid percentage P s being (1-P O ), said P O is the porosity of the bulk of said 3D porous material and said P s is within the 99.5% confidence interval. The present invention provides the method of manufacturing such 3D porous material. Preferably, the 3D porous material is open cell metal foam. The present invention also provides use of such open cell metal foam in a heat exchanger. The present invention further provides a heat exchanger comprising open cell metal foam.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method for producing a heat exchanger. The heat exchanger comprising at least one heat conducting conduit for passage of a first medium and at least one block of an open cell porous medium for passage of a second medium. The method comprises providing at least one groove in the open cell porous medium. Thereafter, the porous medium is bent in a direction such that at least part of the grooves are opened and heat conducting conduits are applied in this at least one opened groove. Thereafter, the porous medium is rebend such that the heat conducting conduits are locked in said open cell porous medium.
Abstract:
A heat exchanger for motorised vehicles comprising a 3D configuration of the heat exchanger for better use of the available space in a motorised vehicle. The invention further being characterised by a split-up entry of the medium to be heat exchanged.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a co-cast heat exchanger element intended for a central heating boiler, which heat exchanger element is made from substantially aluminum, the heat exchanger element being provided with walls which enclose a water carrying channel, and with at least one wall which encloses at least one flue gas draft to which a burner can be connected, at least one wall which encloses the at least one flue gas draft being water-cooled in that it also forms a boundary of the water-carrying channel, while one of the water-cooled walls is provided with heat exchanging surface enlarging wires and/or strips which extend in the respective flue gas draft.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a co-cast heat exchanger element intended for a central heating boiler, which heat exchanger element is made from substantially aluminum, the heat exchanger element being provided with walls which enclose a water carrying channel, and with at least one wall which encloses at least one flue gas draft to which a burner can be connected, at least one wall which encloses the at least one flue gas draft being water-cooled in that it also forms a boundary of the water-carrying channel, while one of the water-cooled walls is provided with heat exchanging surface enlarging wires and/or strips which extend in the respective flue gas draft.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to an improved heat exchanger. This heat exchanger comprises a stack of alternating heat conducting conduits for passage of a first medium, combined with open cell porous media which are interconnected in a material tight way. The volume porosity of the open cell porous media ranges between 90 and 98% and the wire thickness of the open cell porous media ranges from 100 to 600μm. The invention further relates to a method for producing such a heat exchanger and use of such a heat exchanger.