Thermal management system and method
AssigneeWestinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation
InventorChristopher A. Lucke
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Abstract
A thermal management system and method includes a conduit assembly having a first conduit and a second conduit fluidly separate from the first conduit. The first conduit is fluidly coupled with and extends between a source of a first fluid and a destination for the first fluid. The second conduit directs a second fluid between an inlet and an outlet. The second fluid is configured to exchange heat with the first fluid within the conduit assembly. A control assembly includes one or more control elements that are configured to control an amount of the second fluid that is directed through the second conduit. One or more processors control operation of the control assembly based on one or more of a temperature of the first fluid or a temperature of the second fluid.
Claims20
A thermal management system comprising:
- a conduit assembly comprising a first conduit and a second conduit fluidly separate from the first conduit, the first conduit configured to be fluidly coupled with and extend between a source of a first fluid and a destination for the first fluid, the second conduit configured to direct a second fluid between an inlet and an outlet, the second fluid configured to exchange heat with the first fluid within the conduit assembly;
- a control assembly comprising one or more control elements configured to control an amount of the second fluid that is directed through the second conduit;
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- one or more processors configured to control operation of the control assembly based on one or more of a temperature of the first fluid or a temperature of the second fluid.
A system comprising:
- a conduit assembly comprising a first conduit and a second conduit fluidly separate from the first conduit, the first conduit configured to be fluidly coupled with and extend between a source of a first fluid and a destination for the first fluid, the second conduit configured to direct a second fluid between an inlet and an outlet, the second fluid configured to exchange heat with the first fluid;
- a control assembly comprising one or more adjustable openings configured to change between plural positions to control an amount of the second fluid that is directed through the second conduit;
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- one or more processors configured to control operation of the control assembly based on one or more of a temperature of the first fluid or a temperature of the second fluid.
A method comprising:
- controlling operation of a control assembly to control an amount of a second fluid that is directed through a second conduit of a conduit assembly, the conduit assembly comprising a first conduit and the second conduit that is fluidly separate from the first conduit, the first conduit configured to be fluidly coupled with and extend between a source of a first fluid and a destination for the first fluid, the second conduit configured to direct the second fluid between an inlet and an outlet, the second fluid configured to exchange heat with the first fluid within the conduit assembly, wherein controlling operation of the control assembly is based on one or more of a temperature of the first fluid or a temperature of the second fluid.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.