Compact radial condenser
AssigneeB/E Aerospace, Inc.
InventorAbbas A. Alahyari
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Abstract
A compact radial condenser is disclosed. The compact radial condenser includes a first plate; a second plate; and a plurality of structures disposed between the first plate and the second plate. In the compact radial condenser, heat from a first fluid flowing between the first plate and the second plate and around the plurality of structures is transferred from the first fluid to at least one of the first plate, the second plate, or the plurality of structures. In the compact radial condenser, the plurality of structures includes a first set of structures, the first set of structures extending radially from an inner edge of an opening in the first plate to an outer edge of the first plate.
Claims18
A compact radial condenser, comprising:
- a first plate;
- a second plate;
- an impeller;
- a plurality of cooling fins;
- a third plate coupled to a first side of the plurality of cooling fins;
- and
- a plurality of structures disposed between the first plate and the second plate, wherein heat from a first fluid flowing between the first plate and the second plate and around the plurality of structures is transferred from the first fluid to at least one of the first plate, the second plate, or the plurality of structures, wherein the plurality of structures comprises a first set of structures, wherein the first set of structures are at least one of continuous or discontinuous, and wherein the first set of structures extends radially from proximate an inner edge of an opening in the first plate to an outer edge of the first plate,
- wherein the plurality of cooling fins are coupled to a second side of the second plate, and
- wherein the third plate has an opening in a center though which a second fluid is drawn in by the impeller and rejected through spaces between the plurality of cooling fins.
A heat transfer system, comprising:
- an expansion device;
- a heat exchanger that is fluidly coupled to the expansion device;
- a compressor that is fluidly coupled to the heat exchanger;
- and
- a compact radial condenser that is fluidly coupled to the expansion device and the compressor, wherein the compact radial condenser comprises:
- a first plate;
- a second plate;
- an impeller;
- a plurality of cooling fins;
- a third plate coupled to a first side of the plurality of cooling fins;
- and
- a plurality of structures disposed between the first plate and the second plate, wherein heat from a first fluid flowing between the first plate and the second plate and around the plurality of structures is transferred from the first fluid to at least one of the first plate, the second plate, or the plurality of structures, wherein the plurality of structures comprises a first set of structures, wherein the first set of structures are at least one of continuous or discontinuous, and wherein the first set of structures extends radially from proximate an inner edge of an opening in the first plate to an outer edge of the first plate,
- wherein the plurality of cooling fins are coupled to a second side of the second plate, and
- wherein the third plate has an opening in a center though which a second fluid is drawn in by the impeller and rejected through spaces between the plurality of cooling fins.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.