Patent ID: 7633980
Filing Date: 2009-12-15
Classification: F28D,F28F,H01L,H01S,Y02E

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for transferring thermal energy from a heat load, the apparatus comprising: a reservoir of phase change material in liquid phase (LPCM); means for delivering LPCM from said LPCM reservoir to said heat load; heat transfer means (HTM) for transferring thermal energy from said heat load to said delivered LPCM, said heat load HTM having an inlet to receive said delivered LPCM and an outlet to discharge said heated LPCM; means for splitting said discharged heated LPCM into a first LPCM flow and a bypass LPCM flow; a phase change material heat sink (PCMHS) containing bulk phase change material (BPCM), means for combining said discharged LPCM with said bypass LPCM flow, means for mixing said portion of cooled LPCM with said bypass LPCM to result in LPCM at a uniform temperature; and means for returning said uniform temperature LPCM to said LPCM reservoir.