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Title: Heat exchanger device and method for heat removal or transfer

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1228047

Systems and methods for a forced-convection heat exchanger are provided. In one embodiment, heat is transferred to or from a thermal load in thermal contact with a heat conducting structure, across a narrow air gap, to a rotating heat transfer structure immersed in a surrounding medium such as air.

Research Organization:
Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC04-94AL85000
Assignee:
Sandia Corporation
Patent Number(s):
9,207,023
Application Number:
12/185,570
OSTI ID:
1228047
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2008 Aug 04
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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