Cooling unit
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1. A cooling unit for an armored vehicle, the unit including:
- a. a housing adapted to pass cool air from inside the housing to an interior of the armored vehicle;
b. a compressor or pump located within the housing; and
c. an energy transfer tube apparatus in which at least two rotating fluid flows can be established so as to transfer energy from one of the rotating fluid flows to another of the rotating fluid flows, the energy transfer tube apparatus being located within the housing and being configured to receive fluid directly or indirectly from the compressor or pump.
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Abstract
A cooling unit for cooling an enclosed interior space of a vehicle. Also provided are methods of cooling the interior of the vehicle.
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1. A cooling unit for an armored vehicle, the unit including:
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a. a housing adapted to pass cool air from inside the housing to an interior of the armored vehicle; b. a compressor or pump located within the housing; and c. an energy transfer tube apparatus in which at least two rotating fluid flows can be established so as to transfer energy from one of the rotating fluid flows to another of the rotating fluid flows, the energy transfer tube apparatus being located within the housing and being configured to receive fluid directly or indirectly from the compressor or pump. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A cooling unit for an armored vehicle, the unit including:
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a. a housing adapted to pass cool air from inside the housing to an interior of the armored vehicle; b. a compressor or pump located within the housing; and c. an energy transfer tube apparatus in which inner and outer rotating fluid flows can be established so as to transfer energy from the inner flow to the outer flow, the energy transfer tube apparatus being located within the housing and being configured to receive fluid directly or indirectly from the compressor or pump, the energy transfer tube apparatus having a flow separator that mechanically separates the inner and outer flows in the energy transfer tube apparatus, the flow separator being configured to divert the outer flow along an outer pathway while the inner flow is channeled along an inner pathway. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40)
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41. A cooling unit for an armored vehicle, the cooling unit including a housing adapted to pass cool air from inside the housing to an interior of the armored vehicle, the cooling unit being equipped to provide both an output of greater than 12,000 BTU/hr and a coefficient of performance of greater than 2.25 while the vehicle is in an environment in which the ambient temperature is 125°
- F., the cooling unit having a compressor or pump located within the housing, and an energy transfer tube apparatus in which at least two rotating fluid flows can be established so as to transfer energy from one of the rotating fluid flows to another of the rotating fluid flows, the energy transfer tube apparatus being located within the housing and being configured to receive fluid directly or indirectly from the compressor or pump.
- View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
- 49. A cooling unit for an armored vehicle having a vehicle interior of between about 500 and about 800 cubic feet, the cooling unit being equipped to overcome a heat load of at least about 12,000 BTU/hr, the cooling unit including a housing adapted to pass cool air from inside the housing to the interior of the armored vehicle, a compressor or pump located within the housing, and an energy transfer tube apparatus in which at least two rotating fluid flows can be established so as to transfer energy from one of the rotating fluid flows to another of the rotating fluid flows, the energy transfer tube apparatus being located within the housing and being configured to receive fluid directly or indirectly from the compressor or pump, the cooling unit having an output of at least 15,000 BTU/hr.
- 57. A method of cooling an interior of an armored vehicle equipped with a cooling unit, the cooling unit including a housing, a compressor or pump located within the housing, and an energy transfer tube apparatus located within the housing and being configured to receive fluid directly or indirectly from the compressor or pump, the method comprising operating the cooling unit so as to pass cool air from inside the housing to the interior of the armored vehicle, wherein said operation of the cooling unit includes establishing at least two rotating fluid flows in the energy transfer tube apparatus so as to transfer energy from one of the rotating fluid flows to another of the rotating fluid flows.
- 66. A method of cooling an interior of an armored vehicle equipped with a cooling unit, the cooling unit including a housing, a compressor or pump located within the housing, and an energy transfer tube apparatus located within the housing and being configured to receive fluid directly or indirectly from the compressor or pump, the method comprising operating the cooling unit so as to pass cool air from inside the housing to the interior of the armored vehicle, the cooling unit providing an output of greater than 12,000 BTU/hr and having a coefficient of performance of greater than 2.25, wherein said operation of the cooling unit includes establishing at least two rotating fluid flows in the energy transfer tube apparatus so as to transfer energy from one of the rotating fluid flows to another of the rotating fluid flows.
- 76. A method of cooling an interior of an armored vehicle equipped with a cooling unit, the vehicle interior having between about 500 and about 800 cubic feet, the cooling unit being equipped to overcome a heat load of at least about 12,000 BTU/hr, the cooling unit including a housing, a compressor or pump located within the housing, and an energy transfer tube apparatus located within the housing and being configured to receive fluid directly or indirectly from the compressor or pump, the method comprising operating the cooling unit so as to pass cool air from inside the housing to the interior of the armored vehicle, the cooling unit providing an output of at least 15,000 BTU/hr, wherein said operation of the cooling unit includes establishing at least two rotating fluid flows in the energy transfer tube apparatus so as to transfer energy from one of the rotating fluid flows to another of the rotating fluid flows.
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