Accession Number:

ADD014422

Title:

Closed Cycle Vaporization Cooling System for Underwater Vehicle Inner-to-Outer Hull Heat Transfer.

Descriptive Note:

Patent, Filed 24 Aug 82, patented 2 Oct 84,

Corporate Author:

DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY WASHINGTON DC

Personal Author(s):

• Rogalski, Robert D.
• Wilhelmi, George F.

Report Date:

1984-10-02

Pagination or Media Count:

14.0

Abstract:

This patent discloses a closed cycle vaporization cooling system for an underwater vehicles inner-to-outer hull heat transfer having low pressure freshwater circulating loop means for collecting and cooling waste heat from inside the vessel and so configured to operate under all conditions, an adiabatic zone within the loop for conveying vaporized working fluid to a condenser means located outside the underwater vehicles pressure hull utilizing a chimney effect free-flooded seawater heat sink wherein cold seawater flows from bottom to top of the heat sink over the condenser means, and a condensate means for condensing and returning the condensate to the evaporator means. JHD

Descriptors:

• *COOLING
• *HEAT EXCHANGERS
• *PATENTS
• *UNDERWATER VEHICLES
• ADIABATIC CONDITIONS
• COLD FLOW
• CONDENSATION
• EVAPORATORS
• HEAT SINKS
• PRESSURE HULLS
• SEA WATER

Subject Categories:

• Air Conditioning, Heating, Lighting and Ventilating
• Submarine Engineering

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE