Patent ID: 6405792
Filing Date: 2002-06-18
Classification: F28F,H01L,Y10S

Abstract:
A fluid to fluid heat exchanger comprising:two enclosures attached to each other, each with a heat conducting structure in heat transfer relationship with the other enclosure and with each heat conducting structure having a surface within the enclosure; a porous pad within each enclosure with a surface in contact with the surface of the heat conducting structure which is within the enclosures; a manifold structure within each enclosure with at least two channels formed in a surface of the manifold which is in contact with the porous pad and the channels are divided into at least two sets so that adjacent channels are in different sets; at least two fluid access means located within each enclosure, separated from each other, and each interconnected to a different set of channels; a lid attached to each enclosure, the lid including a first fluid access hole and a second fluid access hole into the enclosure, with each hole interconnected with a different fluid access means; and fluid furnished to e ac h first fluid access hole and flowing into a first fluid access means, through a first set of channels, through the porous pad to a second set of channels, through the second set of channels, through a second fluid access means, and out a second fluid access hole.