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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 20, 2010
Ashish B. Mhadeshwar, Storrs, CT (US);
Daniel Norton, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Robert James Perry, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Paul Glaser, Albany, NY (US);
Patrick Edward Pastecki, Albany, NY (US);
Ashish B. Mhadeshwar, Storrs, CT (US);
Daniel Norton, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Robert James Perry, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Paul Glaser, Albany, NY (US);
Patrick Edward Pastecki, Albany, NY (US);
Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, MD (US);
Abstract
A heat sink is used to absorb heat produced by a vehicle. The heat sink uses an endothermic catalytic alcohol dehydrogenation reaction to assist with the absorption of excess heat produced in the electronics of the vehicle. In some embodiments, the alcohol can be pre-heated by absorbing heat from various components of the vehicle. Excess heat from the various components or from the vehicle engine can be used to vaporize the reaction fluids in order to further absorb additional heat. Reaction fluids can also be sent to the vehicle's engine/burner for use as a supplemental fuel.