DEVICE FOR COOLING FLUID, METHOD FOR COOLING FLUID

摘要

The invention provides a method for cooling fluid having the steps of supplying a fluid at a first temperature T1, raising the temperature of the fluid to a second temperature T2 through contact with an electric field, contacting the fluid with a heat exchanger to decrease its temperature to a third temperature T3, removing the electric field to decrease the temperature of the fluid to a fourth temperature T4, and applying a heat load to the fluid to increase the temperature of the fluid to T1. Also provided is a system for cooling fluid having a closed loop having a first region subject to an electric field, a second region in contact with a heat exchanger, a third region remote from the electric field, and a fourth region contacting a heat load.

主权项

1. A method for cooling fluid, the method comprising:
a) supplying an electrically conductive fluid, wherein the fluid is at a first temperature T1; b) subjecting the fluid to an electric field for a time and at a voltage sufficient to raise the temperature of the fluid to a second temperature T2; c) reducing the temperature of the fluid to a third temperature T3; d) removing the fluid from the electric field under adiabatic conditions to cause the fluid to decrease to a fourth temperature T4; and e) placing a heat load on the fluid to increase the temperature of the fluid to the first temperature T1.