System and method for regulating heat transfer on a fluid by regulating the flow of the fluid

A system for regulating a temperature of a fluid through a conduit;

• the system comprising:
• a conduit having an inlet, an outlet, and an opening between the inlet and the outlet, the inlet operable to receive fluid into the conduit and the outlet operable to dispense of fluid out of the conduit;
• a moveable obstruction operable to at least partially cover the opening and thereby resist flow of fluid through the opening;
• a temperature regulating mechanism, the temperature regulating mechanism comprising an actuator having a chamber with a heat sensitive substance, the heat sensitive substance operable to change a characteristic upon receipt of thermal energy from fluid traveling through the conduit, and the actuator operable to move the obstruction upon the change in characteristic of the heat sensitive substance;
• a maximum flow regulator operable to control the maximum amount of flow through the opening, the maximum flow regulator operating independently of the temperature regulating mechanism;
• a pressure generator operable to apply pressure to the chamber to change a property of the heat sensitive substance, the change in property of the heat sensitive substance changing the movement of the obstruction by the actuator;
• and
• wherein the heat sensitive substance is a phase changing material and the change of the characteristic is a melting of the phase changing material.

A system for regulating a temperature of a fluid through a conduit, the system comprising:

• a conduit having an inlet, an outlet, and an opening between the inlet and the outlet, the inlet operable to receive fluid into the conduit and the outlet operable to dispense of fluid out of the conduit;
• a moveable obstruction operable to at least partially cover the opening and thereby resist flow of fluid through the opening;
• an actuator having a chamber with a phase changing material, the phase changing material operable to change from a solid to a liquid or a liquid to a solid based upon receipt of thermal energy from fluid traveling through the conduit, and the actuator operable to move the obstruction based upon the phase of the phase changing material;
• and
• a pressure generator operable to apply pressure to the chamber to change a melting point of the phase changing material.