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US 2024/0194972 A1Published application
Heat transfer system with heat transfer fluid including liquid and gas components
AssigneeCastrol Limited
InventorsPeter Kittoe, Sorin Vasile Filip
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Abstract
A heat transfer system includes an electrochemical cell unit, a fluid circulation system, and a pump. The fluid circulation system includes a heat exchange section that is in thermal contact with the electrochemical cell unit. A cooling medium is disposed in the fluid circulation system, and, at least within the heat exchange section of the fluid circulation system, the cooling medium includes a mixture having a liquid component and a gas component.
Claims20
A heat transfer system comprising:
- an electrochemical cell unit comprising an electrochemical cell;
- a fluid circulation system comprising a heat exchange section in thermal contact with the electrochemical cell unit;
- a cooling medium disposed in the fluid circulation system, wherein, within the heat exchange section of the fluid circulation system, the cooling medium comprises a mixture including a liquid component and a gas component;
- and
- a pump configured to circulate the cooling medium through the fluid circulation system.
2 more elements
A method of cooling an electrochemical cell unit, the method comprising:
- providing a heat exchange section of a fluid circulation system in thermal contact with an electrochemical cell unit that includes an electrochemical cell;
- and
- circulating a cooling medium through the fluid circulation system so as to transfer energy from the electrochemical cell unit to the cooling medium, wherein, within the heat transfer section of the fluid circulation system, the cooling medium includes a liquid component and a gas component.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.