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US 5,400,603 AGranted
Heat exchanger
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsTibor L. Bauer, William A. Cavaliere, Charles R. Dart, II, Timothy H. Freebern, David C. Linnell, James M. Miller, Jin J. Wu
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Abstract
A heat exchanger includes a housing, a reservoir comprising a solid material mounted within the housing, temperature control means for controlling the temperature of the reservoir, and energy exchange means for allowing thermal contact between the reservoir and a substance for effectuating transfer of energy from the reservoir to the substance for regulating the temperature of the substance.
Claims23
A heat exchanger, comprising:
- a housing;
- a reservoir comprising a solid material mounted within said housing such that said reservoir is not in contact with interior walls of said housing;
- temperature control means for controlling the temperature of said reservoir for enabling said reservoir to be cooled to a temperature of between -190 degrees F. and -300 degrees F.;
- insulation means for lowering radiation heat load and impeding conduction for allowing said reservoir to be cooled to and maintained at the temperature of between -190 degrees F. and -300 degrees F., said insulation means comprising layered insulating means surrounding said housing and vacuum insulation means for maintaining said reservoir in vacuum within said housing;
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- energy exchange means for allowing thermal contact between said reservoir and a substance for effectuating transfer of energy between said reservoir and the substance for regulating temperature of the substance for allowing the substance to be cooled to the temperature of the reservoir of between -190 degrees F. and -300 degrees F.
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