Cooling of heat intensive systems
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1. A cooling system for cooling heat intensive systems, the cooling system comprising:
- a cooling unit that utilizes a supersonic cycle to cool a working fluid in a closed-loop fluid pathway, wherein the supersonic cycle generates a compression wave that causes pressure and phase changes in the working fluid, thereby cooling the working fluid; and
a heat exchanger that transfers heat generated by the heat intensive system to the cooling unit via a circulating fluid that is in thermal communication with the working fluid; and
wherein a mechanical pump is used to increase the pressure of the working fluid at an inlet of at least one evaporator tube without the fluid passing through an intermediate heater, fluid flow within the at least one evaporator tube being in the critical flow regime and causing a phase change in the working fluid.
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Disclosed herein is a cooling system that utilizes a supersonic cooling cycle. The cooling system includes accelerating a compressible working fluid, and may not require the use of a conventional mechanical pump. The cooling system accelerates the fluid to a velocity equal to or greater than the speed of sound in the compressible fluid selected to be used in the system. A phase change of the fluid due at least in part to a pressure differential cools a working fluid that may be utilized to transfer heat from a heat intensive system.
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18 Claims
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1. A cooling system for cooling heat intensive systems, the cooling system comprising:
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a cooling unit that utilizes a supersonic cycle to cool a working fluid in a closed-loop fluid pathway, wherein the supersonic cycle generates a compression wave that causes pressure and phase changes in the working fluid, thereby cooling the working fluid; and a heat exchanger that transfers heat generated by the heat intensive system to the cooling unit via a circulating fluid that is in thermal communication with the working fluid; and wherein a mechanical pump is used to increase the pressure of the working fluid at an inlet of at least one evaporator tube without the fluid passing through an intermediate heater, fluid flow within the at least one evaporator tube being in the critical flow regime and causing a phase change in the working fluid. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A cooling system for cooling heat intensive systems, the cooling system comprising:
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a cooling unit that utilizes a supersonic cycle to cool a working fluid in a closed-loop fluid pathway, the cooling unit utilizing a rotating element to accelerate the working fluid to a supersonic velocity, the acceleration of the working fluid creating a compression wave that causes a phase change in the working fluid, thereby cooling the working fluid; and a heat exchanger in thermal communication with the fluid pathway, the heat exchanger transferring heat generated by the heat intensive system to the cooling unit via a circulating fluid; and wherein a mechanical pump is used to increase the pressure of the working fluid at an inlet of at least one evaporator tube without the fluid passing through an intermediate heater, fluid flow within the at least one evaporator tube being in the critical flow regime and causing a phase change in the working fluid. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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