Patent ID: 8720828

Claim:
A heat exchange device, comprising: a housing defining an inlet and an outlet, wherein the housing is configured to extract heat from a heat exposed surface; at least one ceramic foam member inside the housing, the at least one ceramic foam member defining a plurality of pores; a plurality of extended plugs that extend from a first side of the housing through the at least one ceramic foam member to a second side of the housing, wherein the first side of the housing is spaced apart from the at least one ceramic foam member by first ends of the plurality of extended plugs, and wherein the second side of the housing is spaced apart from the at least one ceramic foam member by second ends of the plurality of extended plugs; and a coolant impermeable dam, wherein the coolant impermeable dam is positioned on the first side of the at least one ceramic foam member, wherein the inlet is on a first side of the coolant impermeable dam, wherein the outlet is on a second side of the coolant impermeable dam, wherein the coolant impermeable dam is configured to divert a coolant on the first side of the coolant impermeable dam to a second side of the at least one ceramic foam member, wherein the second side of the at least one ceramic foam member is opposite the first side of the at least one ceramic foam member, and wherein the coolant diverted to the second side of the at least one ceramic foam member flows through the at least one ceramic foam member to the outlet on the second side of the coolant impermeable dam.