Deformable fin heat exchanger
AssigneesUniversitat De Lleida, Socpra Sciences Et Genie S.E.C.
InventorsLuc Frechette, Jérôme Barrau, Montserrat Vilarrubi Porta
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Abstract
A heat exchanger comprises a base, and a plurality of deformable fins connected to a surface of the base. Some deformable fins have a free end configured to move away from the surface of the base as a function of a local temperature increase of the base. The deformable fins are distributed on the surface of the base to be exposed to a coolant flowing over the surface of the base, wherein a distribution of the deformable fins on the surface of the base is non-uniform.
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A heat exchanger comprising a base adapted to be conductively contacting a load, and a plurality of deformable fins connected to a surface of the base with the plurality of deformable fins adapted to be exposed to a coolant flow over the surface, the deformable fins distributed on the surface of the base to be exposed to a coolant flowing over the surface of the base through conductive contact with the load, wherein the deformable fins include a first type deformable fin, the first type deformable fin having a body connected at at least two ends to the surface, with the body buckling relative to the base.
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