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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 03, 2012
Scott M. Maurer, Haymarket, VA (US);
Nicholas J. Nagurny, Manassas, VA (US);
Michael R. Eller, New Orleans, LA (US);
James W. Klett, Knoxville, TN (US);
Scott M. Maurer, Haymarket, VA (US);
Nicholas J. Nagurny, Manassas, VA (US);
Michael R. Eller, New Orleans, LA (US);
James W. Klett, Knoxville, TN (US);
Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, MD (US);
Abstract
Heat exchangers are described that employ fins made of a heat conducting foam material to enhance heat transfer. The foam fins can be used in any type of heat exchanger including, but not limited to, a plate-fin heat exchanger, a plate-frame heat exchanger or a shell-and-tube heat exchanger. The heat exchangers employing foam fins described herein are highly efficient, inexpensive to build, and corrosion resistant. The described heat exchangers can be used in a variety of applications, including but not limited to, low thermal driving force applications, power generation applications, and non-power generation applications such as refrigeration and cryogenics. The fins can be made from any thermally conductive foam material including, but not limited to, graphite foam or metal foam.