High efficiency flat panel microchannel heat exchanger

An apparatus providing high efficiency heat exchange between two fluids is disclosed. The apparatus most commonly comprises a flat panel with microchannels directing the flow of the two fluids, specifically: with a small hydraulic diameter in order to increase the heat transfer effect; while, at the...

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Hauptverfasser: MCCANDLESS ANDREW, KELLY KEVIN W
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Zusammenfassung:An apparatus providing high efficiency heat exchange between two fluids is disclosed. The apparatus most commonly comprises a flat panel with microchannels directing the flow of the two fluids, specifically: with a small hydraulic diameter in order to increase the heat transfer effect; while, at the same time, the flow length and cross-section of the microchannels are controlled to reduce the pressure losses normally associated with such small hydraulic diameters.