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US 6,601,404 B1Granted
Cooling device
AssigneeNanopore, Inc.
InventorKevin H. Roderick
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Abstract
A sorption cooling device adapted to cool a gas or liquid flowing through a conduit. The cooling device has a high cooling density and a user can independently control the cooling rate. The cooling device can be incorporated in a number of apparatus and in one embodiment is incorporated in a personnel cooling apparatus, such as a closed-loop breathing apparatus or a body cooler.
Claims9
A cooling device adapted to cool a flowing medium, comprising:
- a) an evaporative chamber;
- b) a refrigerant liquid disposed within said evaporative chamber;
- c) an adsorptive chamber;
- d) a vapor passageway disposed between said evaporative chamber and said adsorptive chamber;
- e) an outer barrier bag surrounding said evaporative chamber, said adsorptive chamber and said vapor passageway adapted to maintain a reduced pressure within said bag;
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- f) a heat exchanger sealed to said outer barrier bag and defining at least a flow conduit in thermal communication with said evaporative chamber, wherein a medium flowing through said conduit can be cooled during operation of said device.
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