Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation

Hamilton Sundstrand Space Systems International, Inc.

Jeremy M Strange

Mark A Zaffetti

James R O'Coin

Dale T Cooke

Gabriel Ruiz

Michael Paul Humbert

Gary Robert Spexarth

Timothy R Boysen

David G Converse

Jesse Joseph Stieber

Terrell Lee Morrison

Cory Kaufman

Thomas E Banach

Jorge Ramon Mesa

John Guinn

Chuong H Diep

James R O' Coin

Mark A Zafetti

A phase separator includes an inlet of an inlet duct to receive two-phase flow from a two-phase flow source that is in line with the inlet duct. The two-phase flow includes gas and liquid. The phase separator also includes a liquid permeable membrane arranged at an outlet of the inlet duct to pass the liquid for capture while diverting the gas to result in an annular flow of the gas around the liquid permeable membrane. An outlet of an outlet duct outputs the gas that is separated from the liquid and that results in the annular flow of the gas.

Passive inline annular phase separator

A multi-waste processing system includes a processing chamber. The processing chamber includes one or more heaters and a piston, and the processing chamber is configured to evaporate liquid waste and compact solid waste input. A condenser is operably connected to the processing chamber. The condenser is configured to condense water from the evaporated liquid waste output from the processing chamber. A gas and water separator is operably connected to the condenser. The gas and water separator is configured to separate water from the evaporated liquid waste output from the processing chamber. A recirculation pathway connects the gas and water separator to the processing chamber to recirculate gas from the gas and water separator to the processing chamber. The piston is actuated to keep the one or more heaters in close proximity to the solid waste and the liquid waste in the processing chamber.

Multi waste processor

A heat exchanger includes a first fluid inlet, a first fluid outlet, a second fluid inlet, a second fluid outlet, and a core section. The core section includes a plurality of first fluid passages through which a first fluid is flowed, and a plurality of second fluid passages through which a second fluid is flowed to exchange thermal energy with the first fluid. The first fluid passages and the second fluid passages extend non-linearly along a length of the first fluid passages and the second fluid passages between a first core end and a second core end opposite the first core end. A manifold is operably connected to the plurality of first fluid passages. The manifold includes a plurality of lateral passages intersecting the plurality of first fluid passages. The plurality of lateral passages vary in length depending on distance from a fluidly upstream end of the core section.

Wavy adjacent passage heat exchanger core and manifold

A fluid manifold includes an inlet comprising an opening into an interior of the fluid manifold, an outlet end that is positioned opposite the inlet and that is in fluid communication with the inlet, a shroud extending between the inlet and the outlet end and surrounding a flow path of the fluid manifold, and a first flow distributor positioned within the interior of the fluid manifold. The first flow distributor includes a hollow body including a first surface at a downstream side of the first flow distributor and a second surface at an upstream side of the first flow distributor, a central cavity defined by the second surface of the hollow body, and openings extending from the first surface to the second surface such that a fluid can pass from the central cavity through the openings. The first flow distributor and the fluid manifold are integrally formed.

Integrally formed flow distributor for fluid manifold

A heat exchanger includes a first fluid pathway enclosed in a heat exchanger body to convey a first fluid through the heat exchanger body and a second fluid pathway enclosed in the heat exchanger body to convey a second fluid through the heat exchanger body and facilitate thermal energy exchange between the first fluid and the second fluid. The first fluid pathway and the second fluid pathway together are arranged in a spiral arrangement extending along a central axis of the heat exchanger.

Spiral tube heat exchanger

A flow distributor for a heat transfer device having a plurality of channels includes a sheath defining a plurality of distributor holes, each distributor hole configured to be in fluid communication with a respective channel inlet of each channel of the heat transfer device and an insert defining a plurality of fluid channels therein and a fluid inlet, each fluid channel in fluid communication with the fluid inlet. The insert is disposed within the sheath to seal the fluid channels with each fluid channel in fluid communication with a respective one of the distribution holes. The fluid inlet includes an inner inlet and an outer inlet radially outward from the inner inlet for mixing a fluid flow in the fluid inlet for evenly distributing fluid flow (e.g., a two phase flow) into the fluid channels of the insert and into each channel of the heat transfer device.

Flow distributor for heat transfer plate

A multi-layer heat exchanger includes a fluid layer defined by a first sheet and a second sheet, the fluid layer configured to route a fluid in a predominant flow direction. Also included is a fluid inlet port disposed proximate an inlet end region of the fluid layer, wherein the fluid inlet port is oriented to introduce the fluid into the fluid layer in a direction substantially perpendicular to the predominant flow direction, wherein the inlet end region of the fluid layer comprises a non-linear geometry. Further included is at least one fin segment disposed between the first sheet and the second sheet, wherein the at least one fin segment includes a first plurality of apertures proximate the inlet end region, the at least one fin segment consisting of a single, uniform fin segment.

Multi-layer heat exchanger and method of distributing flow within a fluid layer of a multi-layer heat exchanger

According to an aspect of the present disclosure, a porous plate is provided. The porous plate includes a body having an upper surface, a lower surface opposite the upper surface and sidewalls extending between respective entireties of the upper surface and the lower surface, the body being formed of porous material, and a metallic coating, which is thermally deposited onto an entirety of the sidewalls to form a high-strength mechanical bond with the entirety of the sidewalls.

Sealed sublimator porous plates

A heat exchanger includes first fluid passages that each have a first inlet that communicates into a first core passage and then a first outlet. The first inlet has a first inlet cross-sectional perimeter. The first core passage has a first core cross-sectional perimeter. Second fluid passages are interleaved with the first fluid passages. Each of the second passages have a second inlet that communicates into a second core passage and then a second outlet. The second inlet has a second inlet cross-sectional perimeter. The second core passage has a second core cross-sectional perimeter. The first and second core cross-sectional perimeters are larger than their respective first and second inlet cross-sectional perimeters. The first and second core passages are undivided from their respective first and second inlets to their respective first and second outlets.

Heat exchanger with interleaved passages

A multi-layer heat exchanger includes a fluid layer defined by a first sheet and a second sheet, the fluid layer configured to route a fluid in a predominant flow direction. Also included is a fluid inlet port disposed proximate an inlet end region of the fluid layer, wherein the fluid inlet port is oriented to introduce the fluid into the fluid layer in a direction substantially perpendicular to the predominant flow direction, wherein the inlet end region of the fluid layer comprises a non-linear geometry. Further included is at least one fin segment disposed between the first sheet and the second sheet, wherein the at least one fin segment includes a first plurality of apertures proximate the inlet end region.

A heat exchanger has an outer shell enclosing an inner chamber and extending between a first inlet and a first outlet. The chamber receives a separating wall. The shell extends between axial ends, and generally along a helix. The helix is defined with the wall moving in a continuous manner along a first axial direction and with a circumferential component between the first inlet and the first outlet. A plurality of tubes extend through openings in the separating wall and generally along a helix. The plurality of tubes extend from a second inlet and a second outlet, and with the helix defined along the first axial direction and with a component in a circumferential direction. A method and a temperature control system are also disclosed.

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Windsor, CT, United States of America

Jeremy M Strange