Patent ID: 9528776
Filing Date: 2016-12-27
CPC Classification: B29C,F28D,F28F

Claim Text:
1. A method of exchanging heat between two fluids, the method comprising: receiving a first fluid in a first input port of a heat exchanger device and receiving a second fluid in a second input port of the heat exchanger device; wherein the heat exchanger device comprises a three-dimensional ordered microstructure material and a shell; wherein said three dimensional ordered microstructure material further comprises a plurality of truss elements intersecting at a plurality of nodes to form a continuous material, wherein said truss elements comprise; a plurality of first truss elements defined by a plurality of first self-propagating polymer waveguides and extending along a first direction; a plurality of second truss elements defined by a plurality of second self-propagating polymer waveguides and extending along a second direction; and a plurality of third truss elements defined by a plurality of third self-propagating polymer waveguides and extending along a third direction; wherein the three-dimensional ordered microstructure material has a node to node spacing between 10 micrometers and 5 millimeters; and said plurality of truss elements having a diameter between 1 micrometer and 5 millimeters.