Two-phase heat exchanger mounting

摘要

A two-phase heat exchanger includes a hot side heat sink, a cold side heat sink, and one or more thermoelectric modules disposed between the hot side heat sink and the cold sink heat sink such that hot sides of the one or more thermoelectric modules are thermally coupled to the hot side heat sink and cold sides of the one or more thermoelectric modules are thermally coupled to the cold side heat sink. The two-phase heat exchanger is configured to be mounted at an angle from vertical.

主权项

1. A thermoelectric system, comprising:
a vertical wall; and a two-phase heat exchanger mounted on the vertical wall at an angle from vertical; wherein the two-phase heat exchanger comprises:
a hot side heat sink;a cold side heat sink;one or more thermoelectric modules disposed between the hot side heat sink and the cold side heat sink such that a hot side of the one or more thermoelectric modules is thermally coupled to the hot side heat sink and a cold side of the one or more thermoelectric modules is thermally coupled to the cold side heat sink;wherein:
at least one of the hot side heat sink and the cold side heat sink comprises a chamber and a working fluid within the chamber, the chamber comprises a first wall that is adjacent to the one or more thermoelectric modules, a second wall that is adjacent to the first wall, and a port; the working fluid flows into and out of the chamber through the port, andthe angle being selected such that:
the working fluid flowing into the chamber directly impinges upon a region of the first wall of the chamber that is adjacent to the one or more thermoelectric modules, anda flow path for the working fluid flowing into the chamber through the port is separate from a flow path for the working fluid flowing out of the chamber through the port.