Non-intrusive cooling system

Patent · Tue May 22 04:00:00 EDT 2001

OSTI ID:947157

Morrison, Edward F ^[1]; Bergman, John W ^[2]

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1. Burnt Hills, NY
2. Barrington, NH

A readily replaceable heat exchange cooling jacket for applying fluid to a system conduit pipe. The cooling jacket comprises at least two members, separable into upper and lower portions. A chamber is formed between the conduit pipe and cooling jacket once the members are positioned about the pipe. The upper portion includes a fluid spray means positioned above the pipe and the bottom portion includes a fluid removal means. The heat exchange cooling jacket is adaptable with a drain tank, a heat exchanger, a pump and other standard equipment to provide a system for removing heat from a pipe. A method to remove heat from a pipe, includes the steps of enclosing a portion of the pipe with a jacket to form a chamber between an outside surface of the pipe and the cooling jacket; spraying cooling fluid at low pressure from an upper portion of the cooling jacket, allowing the fluid to flow downwardly by gravity along the surface of the pipe toward a bottom portion of the chamber; and removing the fluid at the bottom portion of the chamber.

• Research Organization: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
• Sponsoring Organization: United States Department of Energy
• Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Energy (Washington, DC)
• Patent Number(s): 6,234,244
• Application Number: 09/259,309
• OSTI ID: 947157
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English