Patent ID: 7399545
Filing Date: 2008-07-15
Classification: F25B,H01M,Y02E

Abstract:
1. A system for heat transfer comprising: a heat source having a coolant circulating through a coolant path; a first heat exchanger; a first fluid pathway providing fluid communication between an outlet of said heat source coolant path and an inlet to said first heat exchanger; a second fluid pathway providing fluid communication between an outlet of said first heat exchanger and an inlet of said heat source coolant path; said coolant flowing through said first and second fluid pathways such that a portion of said coolant flowing through said heat source coolant path vaporizes as a result of heat transferred from said heat source; means for separating a vapor stream from said coolant discharged from said heat source coolant path; and vapor compression means for accelerating said vapor stream to supersonic velocity and directing a liquid stream from said second fluid pathway into contact with said supersonic vapor stream for causing compression of said vapor, resulting in a high temperature, high pressure liquid coolant that flows directly into said inlet of said heat exchanger and through said first heat exchanger for rejecting heat to a heat sink and circulating said coolant through said system.