Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC

Midwest Research Institute

Terry Joseph Hendricks

Michael J Heben

Thomas Thoensen

A carbon nanotube heat-exchange system () and method for producing the same. One embodiment of the carbon nanotube heat-exchange system () comprises a microchannel structure () having an inlet end () and an outlet end (), the inlet end () providing a cooling fluid into the microchannel structure () and the outlet end () discharging the cooling fluid from the microchannel structure (). At least one flow path () is defined in the microchannel structure (), fluidically connecting the inlet end () to the outlet end () of the microchannel structure (). A carbon nanotube structure () is provided in thermal contact with the microchannel structure (), the carbon nanotube structure () receiving heat from the cooling fluid in the microchannel structure () and dissipating the heat into an external medium ().

Carbon nanotube heat-exchange systems

A passive cooling system for a vehicle () transfers heat from an overheated internal component, for example, an instrument panel (), to an external portion () of the vehicle (), for example, a side body panel (). The passive cooling system includes one or more heat pipes () having an evaporator section () embedded in the overheated internal component and a condenser section () at the external portion () of the vehicle (). The evaporator () and condenser () sections are in fluid communication. The passive cooling system may also include a thermally conductive film () for thermally connecting the evaporator sections () of the heat pipes () to each other and to the instrument panel ().

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Terry Joseph Hendricks