Thermal management systems
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- a condensing system operable to receive vapor from a vapor line, to condense at least some of the vapor, and to output liquid to a liquid line;
a reservoir in fluid communication with the condensing system, wherein the liquid is obtained at least partially from the reservoir;
a primary loop including the condensing system, a first evaporator, the liquid line, and the vapor line, the primary loop being operable to provide a heat transfer path;
a secondary loop including the condensing system, the first evaporator, the liquid line, the vapor line, and an excess fluid line, the secondary loop being operable to provide a venting path for removing other vapor that is present within the liquid from the first evaporator;
wherein, the first evaporator is operable to facilitate heat transfer by evaporating a received liquid to obtain a vapor, the first evaporator including a first port for receiving the liquid from a liquid line, a second port for outputting the vapor to a vapor line, a third port for outputting excess liquid received from the liquid line to an excess fluid line, and a fourth port for outputting the other vapor to a vapor line, such that the vapor line is included within the secondary loop; and
a second evaporator connected in parallel with the first evaporator, the second evaporator operable to facilitate heat transfer by evaporating a received liquid to obtain a vapor, the second evaporator including a first port for receiving the liquid from a liquid line, a second port for outputting the vapor to a vapor line, a third port for outputting excess liquid received from the liquid line to an excess fluid line, and a fourth port for outputting the other vapor to a vapor line, such that the vapor line is included within the secondary loop.
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Abstract
A system including a primary evaporator facilitating heat transfer by evaporating liquid to obtain vapor is disclosed. The primary evaporator receives a liquid from a liquid line and outputs the vapor to a vapor line. The primary evaporator also outputs excess liquid received from the liquid line to an excess fluid line. A condensing system receives the vapor from the vapor line, and outputs the liquid and excess liquid to the liquid line. The excess liquid is obtained at least partially from a reservoir. A primary loop includes the condensing system, the primary evaporator, the liquid line, and the vapor line, and provides a heat transfer path. Similarly, a secondary loop includes the condensing system, the primary evaporator, the liquid line, the vapor line, and the excess fluid line. The secondary loop provides a venting path for removing undesired vapor within the liquid or excess liquid from the primary evaporator.
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1. A system comprising:
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a condensing system operable to receive vapor from a vapor line, to condense at least some of the vapor, and to output liquid to a liquid line; a reservoir in fluid communication with the condensing system, wherein the liquid is obtained at least partially from the reservoir; a primary loop including the condensing system, a first evaporator, the liquid line, and the vapor line, the primary loop being operable to provide a heat transfer path; a secondary loop including the condensing system, the first evaporator, the liquid line, the vapor line, and an excess fluid line, the secondary loop being operable to provide a venting path for removing other vapor that is present within the liquid from the first evaporator; wherein, the first evaporator is operable to facilitate heat transfer by evaporating a received liquid to obtain a vapor, the first evaporator including a first port for receiving the liquid from a liquid line, a second port for outputting the vapor to a vapor line, a third port for outputting excess liquid received from the liquid line to an excess fluid line, and a fourth port for outputting the other vapor to a vapor line, such that the vapor line is included within the secondary loop; and a second evaporator connected in parallel with the first evaporator, the second evaporator operable to facilitate heat transfer by evaporating a received liquid to obtain a vapor, the second evaporator including a first port for receiving the liquid from a liquid line, a second port for outputting the vapor to a vapor line, a third port for outputting excess liquid received from the liquid line to an excess fluid line, and a fourth port for outputting the other vapor to a vapor line, such that the vapor line is included within the secondary loop. - 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, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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