Thermal storage for high load short duration cooling
AssigneeHamilton Sundstrand Corporation
InventorsMark G. Vignali, Tony Ho
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Abstract
A thermal management system for a directed energy weapon includes a closed loop vapor compression system through which a thermal management fluid circulates. The vapor compression system including an expansion valve and an evaporator. The directed energy weapon is arranged in thermal communication with the evaporator. The expansion valve is adjustable to control a flow of the thermal management fluid provided to the evaporator in response to a mode of operation of the directed energy weapon.
Claims20
A thermal management system for a directed energy weapon comprising:
- a closed loop vapor compression system through which a thermal management fluid circulates, the vapor compression system including an expansion valve and an evaporator, the directed energy weapon being arranged in thermal communication with the evaporator;
- wherein the expansion valve is adjustable to control a flow of the thermal management fluid provided to the evaporator in response to a mode of operation of the directed energy weapon.
A method of operating a thermal management system for a directed energy weapon, the method comprising:
- circulating a thermal management fluid through a closed loop vapor compression system including an expansion valve and an evaporator, the evaporator being in thermal communication with the directed energy weapon;
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- adjusting a position of the expansion valve to control a flow of the thermal management fluid provided to the evaporator in response to a mode of operation of the directed energy weapon.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.