Supersonic Cooling Nozzle with Airfoils
OwnerDavid Haltinventor
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Abstract
A supersonic cooling system, as disclosed herein, operates by pumping liquid. Because the supersonic cooling system pumps liquid, the cooling system does not require the use of a condenser. The cooling system utilizes a compression wave to facilitate a phase change utilized in the cooling effect generated by the system. An evaporator operates in the critical flow regime in which the pressure in one or more evaporator nozzles will remain almost constant and then ‘shock up’ to the ambient pressure. The evaporator may be provided with airfoils to improve characteristics of the fluid flow, thereby increasing efficiency of the system.
Claims20
A supersonic cooling system, comprising:
- a pump to facilitate a flow of a fluid through a fluid flow path having both a high pressure and a low pressure region;
- an evaporator in the fluid flow path, wherein the fluid accelerates to a velocity that is equal to or greater than the speed of sound;
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- at least one airfoil positioned in the evaporator to modify the flow of fluid within the evaporator.
A supersonic cooling method, comprising:
- pumping a fluid through a fluid flow path, the fluid flow path including an evaporator wherein the fluid flows at a critical flow rate;
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- modifying a flow of the fluid with at least one airfoil positioned in the fluid flow path to accelerate the flow of the fluid.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.