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US 4,393,923 AGranted
Contour-adaptive atmospheric heat exchange apparatus
OwnerJack J. Pressinventor
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Abstract
An atmospheric heat exchange apparatus constructed from two thin polymeric films is provided which can be mounted for operation on contoured surfaces. Heat is transferred between the atmosphere and a liquid medium flowing between the sheets. The apparatus can be mounted with no operational degradation resulting from flow-inhibiting bends in the polymeric films.
Claims2
An atmospheric heat transfer apparatus which is capable of bending over structures, said apparatus consisting of:
- a sealed container having front and rear walls which are made of thin, pliable sheet material which have smooth inner surfaces capable of contacting each other over substantially their entire inner surfaces so as to provide a planar liquid passageway therebetween;
- said container having an inlet and an outlet for the liquid so that the inlet can be positioned above the outlet to cause the liquid to flow by gravity and cause a negative pressure within the container which draws the container walls toward one another with only the liquid flowing therebetween;
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- means for relieving compression contact between the container walls where any bend occurs in the container, the compression contact relieving means being located only where such bend occurs.
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