US 10,208,986 B2 · Evaporative fluid cooling apparatuses and methods thereof

Abstract

An evaporative fluid cooling apparatus includes a cooling housing, at least two fluid coils, an air movement apparatus, and one or more spray apparatuses. The cooling housing defines a cooling chamber with an air housing input and an air housing output. The fluid coils are positioned in and extend across at least a portion of the cooling chamber in a spaced apart stacked arrangement. One of the fluid coils is positioned closer to the air housing output and has a first fluid input configured to be coupled to a fluid return from one or more air handler devices and a first fluid output coupled to a second fluid input to the other fluid coil. The other fluid coil is positioned closer to the air housing input and has a second fluid output configured to be coupled to a fluid supply to the air handler devices.

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Dependent claims

A cooling apparatus comprising:

at least one air handler device;
at least two fluid cooling devices positioned in and extending across at least a portion of a cooling chamber in a spaced apart stacked arrangement, one of the fluid cooling devices positioned closer to an air output having a first fluid input coupled to a fluid return from the at least one air handler device and a first fluid output coupled to a second fluid input to the other one of the fluid cooling devices that is positioned closer to an air input with the other one of the fluid cooling devices having a second fluid output coupled to a fluid supply to the at least one air handler device;
and
at least one of an air movement apparatus positioned to provide air flow from the air input through the cooling chamber and out the air output when activated or one or more spray apparatuses positioned to spray a fluid on at least one of the at least two fluid cooling devices when activated.

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A method for making a cooling system, the method comprising:

providing at least one air handler device;
positioning at least two fluid cooling devices in and extending across at least a portion of a cooling chamber in a spaced apart stacked arrangement, one of the fluid cooling devices positioned closer to an air output having a first fluid input coupled to a fluid return from the at least one air handler device and a first fluid output coupled to a second fluid input to the other one of the fluid cooling devices that is positioned closer to an air input with the other one of the fluid cooling devices having a second fluid output coupled to a fluid supply to the at least one air handler device;
and
positioning at least one of an air movement apparatus to provide air flow from the air input through the cooling chamber and out the air output when activated or one or more spray apparatuses to spray a fluid on at least one of the at least two fluid cooling devices when activated.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Evaporative fluid cooling apparatuses and methods thereof

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Evaporative fluid cooling apparatuses and methods thereof

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Abstract

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