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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2012
Nicholas Chandler, Maldon, GB;
Richard John Harper, Chelmsford, GB;
Nicholas Chandler, Maldon, GB;
Richard John Harper, Chelmsford, GB;
BAE SYSTEMS plc, London, GB;
Abstract
There is disclosed herein a layer assembly for a heat exchanger, the layer assembly comprising: at least one heat pump module, the module comprising a thermo-electric cooler (TEC) attached to an island formed from a flow-permissive material; a flow-permissive layer provided with an island-reciprocating recess for substantially corresponding to and accommodating the island; a thermal storage layer comprising a heat transfer matrix material charged with a phase-change material, and provided with a TEC-reciprocating recess for substantially corresponding to and accommodating the TEC, wherein the TEC is attached to the thermal storage layer at a surface of the TEC-reciprocating recess, and the flow-permissive layer and the thermal storage layer are arranged such that the island of flow-permissive material extends into the island-reciprocating recess and a separation exists between the island and the flow-permissive layer.