Fin architecture for promoting heat transfer fluid stirring
OwnerIvan GRIMARDIASinventor
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Abstract
A cooling device is provided having a heat exchange surface to allow an exchange of heat with a heat transfer fluid along the heat exchange surface in a first direction, the exchange of heat being brought about by convection between the heat exchange surface and the heat transfer fluid, the cooling device including at least one cooling fin, the heat exchange surface receiving, by conduction, heat that is to be discharged by the cooling fin, the cooling fin including at least one fixed fluid-swirling guide spaced apart from the heat exchange surface, the at least one fluid-swirling guide having a warped surface, the at least one fluid-swirling guide being disposed so that the heat transfer fluid is redirected in a second direction intersecting the first direction.
Claims15
A cooling device having a heat exchange surface configured to allow an exchange of heat with a heat transfer fluid along the heat exchange surface in a first direction, the exchange of heat being brought about by convection between the heat exchange surface and the heat transfer fluid, the cooling device comprising at least one cooling fin, the heat exchange surface being configured to receive, by conduction, heat that is to be discharged by the cooling fin, the cooling fin comprising at least one fixed fluid-swirling guide spaced apart from the heat exchange surface, the at least one fluid-swirling guide having a warped surface, the at least one fluid-swirling guide being disposed so that the heat transfer fluid is redirected in a second direction (D2) intersecting the first direction (D1).
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