Fermentation temperature management
OwnerSteven Dee Wayne Webberinventor
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Abstract
A portable assembly for cooling the contents of a fermentation vessel is provided. In one embodiment, the assembly comprises an insulated, cylindrical enclosure having a fixed bottom and a removable lid. A flexible heat exchanger is cylindrically disposed within the enclosure and encircles the fermentation vessel. In one embodiment, the flexible heat exchanger is connected to a vessel containing thermally conductive fluid by flexible tubes that extend outside the enclosure. In one embodiment, a heating element is used to heat the fermentation vessel.
Claims21
A portable thermal management system to provide temperature management for a liquid within a container vessel, the portable thermal management system comprising:
- a flexible heat exchanger manufactured from a flexible polymer material, the flexible heat exchanger to removably couple with an external surface of the container vessel, wherein to removably couple with the external surface of the container vessel, the flexible heat exchanger is to wrap the external surface of the container vessel, the flexible heat exchanger including an inlet, an outlet, a thermally conductive layer, a thermally insulative layer, and a fastener section, wherein the thermally conductive layer includes multiple fluid channels to flow a thermally conductive fluid, the thermally insulative layer is to insulate the container vessel, and the fastener section is to enable the flexible heat exchanger to be removably secured with the external surface of the container vessel via one or more fasteners;
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- a temperature controller in electrical communication with a temperature sensor, the temperature sensor coupled with the container vessel to sense a temperature of a liquid within the container vessel, wherein the temperature controller includes a programmable two-stage temperature controller that is configured to activate and deactivate a drive motor of a fluid pump.
A portable thermal management system to provide temperature management for a liquid within a portable container vessel, the portable thermal management system comprising:
- a flexible heat exchanger manufactured from a flexible polymer material, the flexible heat exchanger to removably couple with an external surface of the portable container vessel, wherein to removably couple with the external surface of the portable container vessel, the flexible heat exchanger is to wrap the external surface of the portable container vessel, the flexible heat exchanger including an inlet, an outlet, a thermally conductive layer, a thermally insulative layer, and a fastener section, wherein the thermally conductive layer includes multiple fluid channels to flow a thermally conductive fluid, the thermally insulative layer is to insulate the portable container vessel, and the fastener section is to enable the flexible heat exchanger to be removably secured with the external surface of the portable container vessel via one or more fasteners;
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- a temperature controller in electrical communication with a temperature sensor, the temperature sensor coupled with the portable container vessel to sense a temperature of a liquid within the portable container vessel, wherein the temperature controller includes a programmable two-stage temperature controller that is configured to activate and deactivate a drive motor of a fluid pump.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.