Droplet heat exchange systems and methods

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10852078
APP PUB NO 20200318918A1
SERIAL NO

16374964

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A droplet heat exchange system is provided for that includes a heat exchange chamber, at least one injector, and at least one swirler. The chamber is configured to have gas flow through it. The injector can be configured to dispense liquid droplets into the chamber for thermal energy exchange with gas flowing through the chamber. The swirler can disposed within the chamber and can have a body configured to form a spiral gas flow that pushes liquid droplets from the injector, radially outward as gas flows across the body, thereby separating the liquid droplets from the gas flowing across the body and forming a liquid film along an inner wall of the chamber. The collector can be in fluid communication with the heat exchange chamber and configured to collect the liquid film after thermal energy exchange. The collector can be configured to direct at least some of the collected liquid film to the injector for subsequent use.

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MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY77 MASSACHUSETTS AVE CAMBRIDGE MA 02139

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bury, Mark Acton, US 5 218
Doyle, Conor Sherborn, US 2 3
Flaherty, William Dunstable, US 2 3
Fontaine, Ryan Waltham, US 3 4
Kammerer, William Leominster, US 7 23
Reid, Jessica Chelmsford, US 2 0

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