Heat exchanger unit and thermal cycling unit
AssigneeKabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
InventorsShiori Kaji, Tadahiko Kobayashi, Akiko Saito
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Abstract
A heat exchanger unit according to an exemplary embodiment includes: a plurality of heat exchangers that includes magnetic particles therein; and a connection section that is provided between the heat exchangers to connect the heat exchangers, the connection section including a solid-core member, a porous body or a combined substance of the solid-core member and the porous body. In the heat exchanger unit, the connection section invades partially into an inside of the heat exchanger connected thereto.
Claims20
A heat exchanger unit comprising:
- a plurality of heat exchangers, each of the heat exchangers includes magnetic particles therein;
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- a connection section provided between the heat exchangers to connect the heat exchangers, the connection section including a solid-core member, a porous body or a combined substance of the solid-core member and the porous body,
- wherein the connection section invades partially into an inside of the heat exchangers connected thereto.
A heat exchanger unit comprising:
- a plurality of heat exchangers, each of the heat exchangers includes magnetic particles and a refrigerant therein;
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- a connection section provided between the heat exchangers to connect the heat exchangers, the connection section including a solid-core member, a porous body or a combined substance of the solid-core member and the porous body,
- wherein the connection section invades partially into an inside of the heat exchangers connected thereto.
A thermal cycling unit comprising:
- a heat exchanger unit having a plurality of heat exchangers, each of the heat exchangers includes magnetic particles therein, and a connection section provided between the heat exchangers to connect the heat exchangers, the connection section includes a solid-core member, a porous body or a combined substance of the solid-core member and the porous body;
- permanent magnets provided across the heat exchanger unit from each other;
- a mechanism configured to change a relative position of the permanent magnet and the heat exchanger unit;
- a high-temperature-side heat exchanging section being connected to the heat exchanger unit to emit thermal energy of the heat exchanger unit;
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- a low-temperature-side heat exchanging section being connected to the heat exchanger unit to receive cold energy of the heat exchanger unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.