Fluid temperature stabilization system

摘要

A fluid temperature stabilization system may employ an exterior casing defining an internal cavity, one or more phase change material may be located within the internal cavity. A fluid inlet may be located at a first end of the casing providing access into the internal cavity, and an outlet may be located at a second end of the casing providing fluid access from the internal cavity.

主权项

1. A fluid temperature stabilization system comprising:
an exterior casing having a first end wall, a second end wall, a first side wall, and a second side wall that define an internal cavity that extends along a longitudinal axis of the exterior casing from the first end wall to the second end wall; a plurality of internal casings disposed within the internal cavity, each internal casing having an upstream wall, a downstream wall, a third end wall, and a fourth end wall, the third end wall being proximate to the first side wall, the fourth end wall being proximate to the second side wall, the upstream and downstream walls extending between the third and fourth end walls transverse to the longitudinal axis of the exterior casing; a first phase change material located within a first one of the internal casings; a second phase change material located within a second one of the internal casings; an inlet located at the first end wall of the exterior casing providing entry of a fluid into the internal cavity; and an outlet located at the second end wall of the exterior casing providing exit of the fluid from the internal cavity; wherein: the first and second internal casings are staggered along the longitudinal axis such that the fluid flows in a flow path that proceeds from between the third end wall of the first internal casing and the first side wall, to between the downstream wall of the first internal casing and the upstream wall of the second internal casing, and then between the fourth end wall of the second internal casing and the second side wall; and the plurality of internal casings are arranged to promote contact of the fluid on all sides of the plurality of internal casings when the fluid flows between the inlet and the outlet.