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US 10,871,360 B1Granted
Method for cooling missiles
OwnerHerbert U. Fluhlerinventor
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Abstract
A system and method for cooling a missile includes an assembly of Peltier tiles configured to be reversibly attached to the skin of the missile with the cold sides of the Peltier tiles against the skin. The Peltier tiles are electrically powered to cool a portion of the missile skin. A thermally conductive paste or sheets of a heat conductive material may be placed between the Peltier tiles and missile skin. When the missile is launched, the assembly of Peltier tiles detach from the missile.
Claims14
A method for cooling at least a portion of a stationary missile in a ready-to launch standby mode of operation, said method comprising:
- applying a cold side of a cooling assembly comprising a plurality of Peltier cooling tiles to an application site in apposition to, or in contact with, the skin of the missile under which a component of the missile is to be cooled while the missile is in said ready to launch standby state;
- attaching the cooling assembly to the application site using attaching means to retain the cooling assembly at the application site;
- electrically powering the cooling assembly to cool the application site, thereby cooling the component of the missile to be cooled;
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- connecting a detaching means to the cooling assembly such that, upon a launch of the missile, the cooling assembly is removed from the application site without interfering with the launch of the missile;
- wherein said attaching means are configured to retain the cooling assembly at the application site during transport and handling of the missile and said detaching means are configured to detach the cooling assembly from the application site during a launch of the missile.
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