Patent ID: 8309874

Claim:
A heat exchanger, comprising: a body having a first portion and a second portion configured to mate sealably with the first portion, wherein the first portion and the second portion cooperatively defines a distribution channel and a thin gap, the distribution channel comprising a surface of the second portion and an annular recess formed in the first portion; an inlet conduit coupled to the center of a surface of the first portion and in fluid communication with a passage inside the first portion; a plurality of nozzles formed in the first portion in fluid communication with the passage and generally perpendicular thereto, each of the nozzles in fluid communication with the distribution channel and the thin gap and forming an opening in a surface of the first portion; a first plurality of thermal inserts disposed within the first portion, surrounding the passage inside the first portion and generally oriented parallel thereto, each insert spaced between two of the plurality of nozzles; a second plurality of thermal inserts disposed within the second portion and aligned with the plurality of nozzles; a temperature sensor; an over-temperature controller; and an outlet conduit coupled to the center of a surface of the second portion and in fluid communication with the thin gap.