The present invention provides a thermal transferring method and a structural device utilizing thermal energy body performing vibration displacement to fluid in which a vibration actuating device is provided for performing vibration driving to a thermal energy body disposed in a fluid thereby allowing the thermal energy body to perform periodic vibration displacement to the fluid for transferring thermal energy and enabling the fluid to circulatively flow, thereby a novel thermal transferring method and a structural device utilizing thermal energy body performing vibration displacement to fluid for the purpose of heating or cooling are provided.

The present invention provides a thermal transferring method and a structural device utilizing thermal energy body performing vibration displacement to fluid in which a vibration actuating device is provided for performing vibration driving to a thermal energy body disposed in a fluid thereby allowing the thermal energy body to perform periodic vibration displacement to the fluid for transferring thermal energy and enabling the fluid to circulatively flow, thereby a novel thermal transferring method and a structural device utilizing thermal energy body performing vibration displacement to fluid for the purpose of heating or cooling are provided.

An Environmental Control System (ECS) for an aircraft includes a ram air system having a ram inlet and a ram outlet. The ECS includes a cabin air compressor motor, a diverter valve, and a dedicated outlet. The cabin air compressor motor has a motor inlet passage and a motor outlet passage with the motor inlet passage being coupled to the ram inlet. The diverter valve includes a first diverter inlet, a first diverter outlet, and a second diverter outlet. The first diverter inlet is coupled to the motor outlet passage. The dedicated outlet is connected to the first diverter outlet in a flight mode of operation of the aircraft and the ram outlet is connected to the second diverter outlet in a ground mode of operation of the aircraft.

An Environmental Control System (ECS) for an aircraft includes a ram air system having a ram inlet and a ram outlet. The ECS includes a cabin air compressor motor, a diverter valve, and a dedicated outlet. The cabin air compressor motor has a motor inlet passage and a motor outlet passage with the motor inlet passage being coupled to the ram inlet. The diverter valve includes a first diverter inlet, a first diverter outlet, and a second diverter outlet. The first diverter inlet is coupled to the motor outlet passage. The dedicated outlet is connected to the first diverter outlet in a flight mode of operation of the aircraft and the ram outlet is connected to the second diverter outlet in a ground mode of operation of the aircraft.

A miniature blower includes a soft sheet, a nozzle plate, a chamber frame, an actuator body, an insulation frame, and a conductive frame. The nozzle plate has a suspension portion, and the soft sheet is disposed on the suspension portion. The chamber frame is disposed on the nozzle plate. The actuator body includes a piezoelectric carrier plate, an adjusting resonance plate, and a piezoelectric plate. The actuator body is disposed on the chamber frame. The insulation frame is disposed on the actuator. The center point of a central hole of the soft sheet and the center point of a hollow hole of the suspension portion are located at the same axis.

A pump comprising a side wall closed at each end by an end wall forming a cavity for, in use, containing a fluid, one or more actuators each operatively associated with one or more of the end walls to cause an oscillatory motion of the associated end wall(s) whereby, in use, these axial oscillations of the end wall(s) drive substantially radial oscillations of the fluid pressure in the cavity, two or more apertures in the cavity, a valve disposed in at least one of the apertures, wherein the actuator(s) is arranged to be non-axisymmetric in use such that, in use, a pressure oscillation with at least one nodal diameter is generated within the cavity.

A pump comprising a side wall closed at each end by an end wall forming a cavity for, in use, containing a fluid, one or more actuators each operatively associated with one or more of the end walls to cause an oscillatory motion of the associated end wall(s) whereby, in use, these axial oscillations of the end wall(s) drive substantially radial oscillations of the fluid pressure in the cavity, two or more apertures in the cavity, a valve disposed in at least one of the apertures, wherein the actuator(s) is arranged to be non-axisymmetric in use such that, in use, a pressure oscillation with at least one nodal diameter is generated within the cavity.

An acoustic cavity tailored synthetic jet employs a body having a cavity with a wall including a taper from a first extent to an aperture. The cavity is configured to produce a matched acoustic resonance. A drive system has a piston engaged to the cavity at the first extent. The drive system and piston are configured for oscillatory motion inducing a synthetic jet at the aperture.

An acoustic cavity tailored synthetic jet employs a body having a cavity with a wall including a taper from a first extent to an aperture. The cavity is configured to produce a matched acoustic resonance. A drive system has a piston engaged to the cavity at the first extent. The drive system and piston are configured for oscillatory motion inducing a synthetic jet at the aperture.

A capillary structure for passive, directional fluid transport, includes a capillary having a forward direction and a backward direction extending in an x-y plane and a depth extending in a z-direction, the capillary including first and second capillary units each having a diverging section having a backward end, a forward end, and a width in the y-direction, wherein the width increases from the backward end to the forward end, wherein the backward end of the second capillary unit diverging section is connected to the forward end of the first capillary unit diverging section to form a transition section having a step decrease in width from the forward end of the first capillary unit diverging section to the backward end of the second capillary unit diverging section, and wherein the depth in the transition section is less than the depth in each diverging section.