California Institute of Technology

Weibo Chen

Scott N Roberts

Benjamin I Furst

Michael R Johnson

Evan W Hilgemann

John Luke Wolff

Noah T Fox

Andrew B Berg, Jr

Patrick Degrosse, Jr

Methods and devices for blending of fluids are disclosed. A fluid blender has a fluid inlet to receive a fluid, a nozzle with a convergent shape tapering down towards a nozzle end, a mixing chamber with holes arranged on a wall, and a mixture outlet having a divergent shape. In some aspects, a rotary sleeve is externally placed around the wall. The rotary sleeve has slits with a variable shape along its lateral extension. In other aspects the fluid blender has inlet tubes with check valves and a blending tube. An inlet tube has an adjustable orifice to adjust flow inside the blender.

Fluid blending devices

Systems and methods for thermal management using separable heat pipes and methods of manufacture thereof. Various embodiments provide a porous insert that can be used to join or connect heat pipes. Further embodiments provide thermal management systems that are modular, expandable, reparable, by allowing for joining of evaporators, condensers, and adiabatic sections via porous inserts. Various embodiments allow for two-phase thermal management systems, where liquid and gaseous phases can be transported simultaneously. Certain embodiments incorporate heat generating components with embedded evaporators and/or condensers. Many embodiments are additively manufactured, including via 3D printing.

Systems and methods for thermal management using separable heat pipes and methods of manufacture thereof

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Pasadena, CA, United States of America

Weibo Chen