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AssigneeElectricity Association Technology Limited
InventorsRobert H. Green, William J. Lewis
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A feeder tube (26) for outputting a liquid evenly along its length is formed of an inner tube (40) and an outer tube (42), each having a split (48,50) along at least part of their lengths. The splits (48,50) are positioned away from each other thus allowing liquid in the inner and outer tubes (40,42) through the split (48) in the inner tube (40) and into a gap (44) between the inner and outer tubes (40,42). The liquid is then output from the feeder tube (26) through the split (50) in the outer tuber (42). The feeder tube (26) is incorporated in apparatus for enabling heat transfer between a fluid and an elongate element (22). In the apparatus at least one feeder tube (26) is positioned above and at least in part parallel to the elongate element (22), whereby an even film of the fluid in liquid form is formed on at least a part of the elongate element (22).
A feeder tube for outputting a liquid along at least a part of its length, the feeder tube comprising an inner tube within an outer tube, said inner tube being split along at least a part of its length to define an inner opening whereby a liquid can pass into a gap between said inner tube and said outer tube, said outer tube being split along at least a part of its length to define an outer opening whereby liquid within the gap can leak out through said outer opening, said inner opening and said outer opening being positioned away from each other and wherein a layer of porous material is positioned between said inner tube and said outer tube and wherein the layer of porous material is a mesh.
Apparatus for enabling heat transfer between a fluid and an elongate element, said apparatus comprising the elongate element and a feeder tube for outputting said fluid in a liquid form along at least part of its length, said feeder tube comprising an inner tube within an outer tube, said inner tube being split along at least a part of its length to define an inner opening whereby said fluid in liquid form can pass into a gap between said inner tube and said outer tube, said outer tube being split along at least part of its length to define an outer opening whereby said fluid in liquid form within said gap can leak out through said outer opening, said inner opening and said outer opening being positioned away from each other and a layer of porous material being positioned between said inner tube and said outer tube, said feeder tube being positioned above and at least partly parallel to said elongate element, whereby an even film of said fluid in liquid form is formed on at least a part of said elongate member.
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