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US 5,542,471 AGranted
Heat transfer element having the thermally conductive fibers
AssigneeLoral Vought System Corporation
InventorRichard C. Dickinson
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Abstract
A heat transfer element having longitudinally thermally conductive fibers is disclosed. The fibers extend between two substances that heat is to be transferred between in order to maximize the heat transfer. For instance, a plate having fibers extending generally perpendicular to the plate is disclosed. The plate is formed and/or arranged to remove heat from a fluid. The heat transfer element may take many forms, including the form of a rigid member having complex contours or a flexible member that may be routed in a cord-like fashion.
Claims26
A heat transfer element comprising:
- a plate having a first side and a second side and being comprised of fibers extending longitudinally from said first side to said second side, said fibers having a greater longitudinal thermal conductivity than radial thermal conductivity, said plate having a channel extending through said plate in a direction generally perpendicular to said fibers.
A heat transfer element comprising:
- a first plate having a first side and a second side, said first plate being comprised of first fibers extending longitudinally from said first side of said first plate to said second side of said first plate, said first fibers having a greater longitudinal thermal conductivity than radial thermal conductivity;
- a second plate having a first side and a second side, said second plate being comprised of second fibers extending longitudinally from said first side of said second plate to said second side of said second plate, said second fibers having a greater longitudinal thermal conductivity than radial thermal conductivity;
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- a divider coupling said first side of said first plate to said second side of said second plate to form a channel extending between said first side of said first plate and said second side of said second plate in a direction generally perpendicular to said first fibers and said second fibers.
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