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US 10,458,665 B2Granted
Passive liquid collecting device
AssigneeHamilton Sundstrand Corporation
InventorWei-Lin Cho
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Abstract
A passive liquid collecting device has a reservoir with an outlet and one or more rigid structures within the reservoir. The rigid structures are configured to collect a liquid and direct the liquid to the outlet. Porous capillary media are supported by the rigid structures. A thermal control loop is also disclosed.
Claims17
A passive liquid collecting device, comprising:
- a reservoir including an outlet;
- multiple rigid structures disposed within the reservoir and configured to collect a liquid and direct the liquid to the outlet;
- porous capillary media supported by the multiple rigid structures;
- wherein the multiple rigid structures are arranged circumferentially around a porous tube leading to the outlet;
- and
- wherein the reservoir has a cylindrical shape, and a leg portion of at least one of the multiple rigid structures extends along a circular cross-section of the reservoir in a direction that is radial relative to the circular cross-section.
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A thermal control loop, comprising:
- an evaporator in communication with a heat source;
- and
- an accumulator located downstream of the evaporator, the accumulator including:
- a reservoir including an outlet;
- multiple rigid structures disposed within the reservoir and configured to collect a liquid and direct the liquid to the outlet;
- porous capillary media supported by the multiple rigid structures;
- wherein the multiple rigid structures are arranged circumferentially around a porous tube leading to the outlet;
- and
- wherein the reservoir has a cylindrical shape, and a leg portion of at least one of the multiple rigid structures extends along a circular cross-section of the reservoir in a direction that is radial relative to the circular cross-section.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.