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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 08, 2003
Adon Delgado, Jr., West Hills, CA (US);
Randall Gene Leonard, Simi Valley, CA (US);
Alan Zachary Ullman, Northridge, CA (US);
Adon Delgado, Jr., West Hills, CA (US);
Randall Gene Leonard, Simi Valley, CA (US);
Alan Zachary Ullman, Northridge, CA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A phase-change heat exchanger is provided for thermally conditioning a fluid. The phase-change heat exchanger includes, but is not limited to, conduits configured to convey the fluid through the phase-change heat exchanger and a foam structure in thermal contact with at least one of the conduits. The foam structure has ligaments interconnected to form a three-dimensional reticulated structure of open cells. A phase-change material is contained within the open cells and the phase-change material is configured to receive thermal energy of the fluid from the ligaments of the foam structure.