Thermosyphon heat reduction system for a motor vehicle engine compartment
AssigneeInternational Truck Intellectual Property Company, LLC
InventorsJames Bradley, Christina Marshall, Rodney Klinger, Scott Wooldridge, Joseph Penaloza
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Abstract
A system (10) and method for removing heat from an engine compartment in a motor vehicle where heat generated by operation of a heat engine (12) that propels the vehicle tends to collect. Engine heat is collected in a thermofluid in a reservoir forming an evaporator (14) where the thermofluid absorbs heat sufficient to evaporate it. The vapor naturally migrates to a condenser (22) that is cooled sufficiently to condense the vapor back to liquid phase. The liquid falls by gravity back to the condenser.
Claims14
A motor vehicle comprising:
- a chassis supporting a heat engine that propels the vehicle;
- and
- a thermosyphon system that comprises a collector that collects heat generated by running the engine and transfers collected heat to a thermofluid that due to heating is forced to circulate to a dissipator where heat is rejected and then back to the collector to collect more heat.
A method of removing heat from a space in a motor vehicle where heat generated by operation of a heat engine that propels the vehicle tends to collect, the method comprising:
- collecting heat generated by running the engine via a collector and transferring collected heat from the collector to a thermofluid to force the thermofluid to circulate to a dissipator where heat is rejected and from the dissipator back to the collector.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.