Accession Number:
AD0163908
Title:
Heat Transfer Apparatus with Osmotic Pumping.
Descriptive Note:
Patent,
Corporate Author:
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE WASHINGTON D C
Personal Author(s):
Report Date:
1972-07-18
Pagination or Media Count:
5.0
Abstract:
The patent describes an apparatus for transferring thermal energy from a heat source to a heat sink having a closed space containing a saline solution and an evaporator wherein the heat input evaporates the liquid so that a water vapor moves toward a condenser where heat is rejected to return the water vapor to the liquid phase. The closed space containing the saline solution extends to the region of the condenser and has a water permeable membrane positioned adjacent to the condenser. The water is returned to the evaporator by osmotic pumping.
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Subject Categories:
- Air Conditioning, Heating, Lighting and Ventilating