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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 02, 2005
Applicants:
Timothy A. Shedd, Madison, WI (US);
Adam G. Pautsch, Madison, WI (US);
Inventors:
Timothy A. Shedd, Madison, WI (US);
Adam G. Pautsch, Madison, WI (US);
Assignee:
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, Madison, WI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B05B 17/04 (2006.01); B05B 9/00 (2006.01); A01G 25/02 (2006.01); H05K 7/20 (2006.01); F28D 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A cooling system and method that significantly improves spray evaporative cooling by using arrays of slot or plane sprays to create coverage of the entire heated surface to be cooled without allowing interaction between plumes that are spraying from the nozzles. The sprays are directed at an angle to the surface to take advantage of the high droplet momentum possessed by the spray to direct a flow of coolant fluid across the surface toward desired draining points, thereby enabling drainage regardless of the orientation of the unit.