Provided are adaptive heat transfer methods and systems for uniform heat transfer to and from various types of workpieces, such as workpieces employed during fabrication of semiconductor devices, displays, light emitting diodes, and photovoltaic panels. This adaptive approach allows for reducing heat transfer variations caused by deformations of workpieces. Deformation may vary in workpieces depending on types of workpieces, processing conditions, and other variables. Such deformations are hard to anticipate and may be random. Provided systems may change their configurations to account for the conformation of each new workpiece processed. Further, adjustments may be performed continuously of discretely during heat transfer. This flexibility can be employed to improve heat transfer uniformity, achieve uniform temperature profile, reduce deformation, and for various other purposes.

A method for the heat recovery from a tunnel cooling apparatus, having one or several cooling cells for cooling products in containers by means of a cooling agent circulating in a coolant circuit, and a heat exchanger; including: controlling the circulating quantity of the coolant, and controlling the temperature of the coolant, wherein both the circulating quantity and the temperature of the coolant are measured and controlled on the basis of comparisons with predefined parameters, so that the thermal yield of the heat exchanger is optimized.

A method for the heat recovery from a tunnel cooling apparatus, having one or several cooling cells for cooling products in containers by means of a cooling agent circulating in a coolant circuit, and a heat exchanger; including: controlling the circulating quantity of the coolant, and controlling the temperature of the coolant, wherein both the circulating quantity and the temperature of the coolant are measured and controlled on the basis of comparisons with predefined parameters, so that the thermal yield of the heat exchanger is optimized.

A system includes a matrix material to remove heat from an object. The matrix material includes a plurality of vascular structures. Each of the vascular structures are filled with a fluid. At least one transducer generates field-induced forces into the fluid within the vascular structures of the matrix material. At least one controller pulses the transducer to generate the field-induced forces into the fluid within the vascular structures. The field-induced forces generate fluid flow within the vascular structures to remove the heat from the object.

A radiator with reduced thermal inertia, based on the principle of phase changing, using a non-toxic, non-flammable fluid with reduced environmental impact. The radiator is provided by means of vertical pipes which engage a collector containing a pipe bundle-type exchanger with smooth or finned pipes, internally crossed by the thermo-vector fluid of the system, and which heat the intermediate vector fluid, bringing it to the biphasic state. The vector fluid evaporates, rising up the vertical pipes, flowing through the channels obtained in the extruded profiles of the vertical pipes themselves. The fluid re-descends, condensing on the walls, returning into contact with the hot pipes of the exchanger in order to re-evaporate and rise back up the vertical pipes. The film of condensed liquid provides the required heat exchange. The terminal is further equipped with mechanical parts which allow the inserting of temperature sensors for possible monitoring and control of consumption and system operation and control thereof, by means of on-board electronic control devices (electric valves) and remote devices suitably operating in radio-frequency.

A radiator with reduced thermal inertia, based on the principle of phase changing, using a non-toxic, non-flammable fluid with reduced environmental impact. The radiator is provided by means of vertical pipes which engage a collector containing a pipe bundle-type exchanger with smooth or finned pipes, internally crossed by the thermo-vector fluid of the system, and which heat the intermediate vector fluid, bringing it to the biphasic state. The vector fluid evaporates, rising up the vertical pipes, flowing through the channels obtained in the extruded profiles of the vertical pipes themselves. The fluid re-descends, condensing on the walls, returning into contact with the hot pipes of the exchanger in order to re-evaporate and rise back up the vertical pipes. The film of condensed liquid provides the required heat exchange. The terminal is further equipped with mechanical parts which allow the inserting of temperature sensors for possible monitoring and control of consumption and system operation and control thereof, by means of on-board electronic control devices (electric valves) and remote devices suitably operating in radio-frequency.

The invention refers to a heat exchanger plate and a plate heat exchanger. The heat exchanger plates are arranged beside each other in the plate heat exchanger to define several first plate interspaces for a first medium and several second plate interspaces for a second medium. Each heat exchanger plate comprises a heat transfer area, an edge area, which extends around and outside the heat transfer area, and a functional device, which is configured to receive or produce a signal. The heat exchanger plate also comprises a communication module provided on the heat exchanger plate. The communication module comprises an electronic circuit connected to the functional device and a module antenna. The communication module is configured to permit wireless communication of the signal with a master unit via the module antenna.

The invention refers to a heat exchanger plate and a plate heat exchanger. The heat exchanger plates are arranged beside each other in the plate heat exchanger to define several first plate interspaces for a first medium and several second plate interspaces for a second medium. Each heat exchanger plate comprises a heat transfer area, an edge area, which extends around and outside the heat transfer area, and a functional device, which is configured to receive or produce a signal. The heat exchanger plate also comprises a communication module provided on the heat exchanger plate. The communication module comprises an electronic circuit connected to the functional device and a module antenna. The communication module is configured to permit wireless communication of the signal with a master unit via the module antenna.

The present disclosure is directed to systems and methods that transfer heat directly from hot particles to a cold fluid, such as sCO.sub.2, by bringing the hot particles and cold fluid into direct contact at the operating pressure of the cold fluid. These systems and methods can both stand-off large pressure differentials while allowing particles to pass through and limiting cold fluid leakage either continuously or through a batch process.

The advanced control heat transfer loop apparatus (1) for heat transfer and thermal control applications uses a two-phase fluid as a working media and comprises at least one evaporator (2) to be connected with a heat source and comprising primary capillary pump (4), a thermal stabilization-compensation chamber (3) being attached to the at least one evaporator (2), at least one condenser (24) to be connected with a heat sink, liquid lines (22) and vapor lines (23) connecting the at least one evaporator (2) and the at least one condenser (24), a remote compensation chamber (20), temperature sensors (27) for detecting the temperature of the remote compensation chamber (20) and at the thermal stabilization compensation chamber (3) attached to the at least one evaporator (2), at least one heating element (19) for heating the remote compensation chamber (20), and a controller (28). The controller (28) is configured to monitor the temperatures detected by the sensors (27) and to control the heating element (19) in such a way that the value of the difference ΔT.sub.Control between the temperature of the remote compensation chamber (20) and the temperature of the thermal stabilization-compensation chamber (3) attached to the at least one evaporator (2) is positive.