Buoyancy-based platform assembly for phase change material thermal management
AssigneeGeorgia Tech Research Corporation
InventorComas HAYNES
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Abstract
The disclosed technology includes systems and methods of managing temperature distributions of phase change material. The disclosed technology can include a system comprising a platform having a passageway therethrough. The platform can include a density that is less than a density of the phase change material when in a solid phase and greater than a density of the phase change material when in a liquid phase. The system can further include a whip rod disposed at least partially in the passageway of the platform.
Claims20
A system for managing temperature distribution of a phase change material, the system comprising:
- a platform comprising a housing, the housing having a passageway therethrough, the platform comprising a density that is less than a density of the phase change material when in a solid phase and greater than a density of the phase change material when in a liquid phase,
- wherein the housing has a nucleation surface within the passageway.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.