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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2013
Applicant:
Uchicago Argonne, Llc, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
David M. France, Lombard, IL (US);
David S. Smith, Bartlett, IL (US);
Wenhua Yu, Darien, IL (US);
Jules L. Routbort, Willowbrook, IL (US);
Assignee:
UChicago Argonne, LLC, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F28D 1/00 (2006.01); B01F 3/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F28D 1/00 (2013.01); B01F 3/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and hybrid radiator-cooling apparatus for implementing enhanced radiator-cooling are provided. The hybrid radiator-cooling apparatus includes an air-side finned surface for air cooling; an elongated vertically extending surface extending outwardly from the air-side finned surface on a downstream air-side of the hybrid radiator; and a water supply for selectively providing evaporative cooling with water flow by gravity on the elongated vertically extending surface.