In a phase-change cooling apparatus including an indoor unit and an outdoor unit, a configuration to prevent dew condensation in the indoor unit causes the cooling performance to decrease; therefore, a refrigerant circulating apparatus according to an exemplary aspect of the present invention includes refrigerant-liquid thermal equilibrium means for mixing a first refrigerant liquid with a second refrigerant liquid and sending a reflux refrigerant liquid composed of the first refrigerant liquid and the second refrigerant liquid, the first refrigerant liquid being a liquid-phase refrigerant included in a gas-liquid two-phase refrigerant flowing in from heat receiving means, the second refrigerant liquid arising due to the gas-liquid two-phase refrigerant cooled by heat radiating means; a refrigerant passage configured for the gas-liquid two-phase refrigerant and the reflux refrigerant liquid to circulate between the heat receiving means and the refrigerant-liquid thermal equilibrium means; refrigerant-liquid reflux means for refluxing the reflux refrigerant liquid to the heat receiving means through the refrigerant passage; and refrigerant-liquid flow control means for controlling a flow rate of the reflux refrigerant liquid.

In a phase-change cooling apparatus including an indoor unit and an outdoor unit, a configuration to prevent dew condensation in the indoor unit causes the cooling performance to decrease; therefore, a refrigerant circulating apparatus according to an exemplary aspect of the present invention includes refrigerant-liquid thermal equilibrium means for mixing a first refrigerant liquid with a second refrigerant liquid and sending a reflux refrigerant liquid composed of the first refrigerant liquid and the second refrigerant liquid, the first refrigerant liquid being a liquid-phase refrigerant included in a gas-liquid two-phase refrigerant flowing in from heat receiving means, the second refrigerant liquid arising due to the gas-liquid two-phase refrigerant cooled by heat radiating means; a refrigerant passage configured for the gas-liquid two-phase refrigerant and the reflux refrigerant liquid to circulate between the heat receiving means and the refrigerant-liquid thermal equilibrium means; refrigerant-liquid reflux means for refluxing the reflux refrigerant liquid to the heat receiving means through the refrigerant passage; and refrigerant-liquid flow control means for controlling a flow rate of the reflux refrigerant liquid.

Aircraft turbine engines are controlled by complex electronic devices such as FADEC and PSS units. These devices can be adversely impacted by the engine environment including the condensing of evaporated water. Aspects of the present disclosure include unique heat exchangers to control the temperature of these electronic devices to assure their proper operation.

Aircraft turbine engines are controlled by complex electronic devices such as FADEC and PSS units. These devices can be adversely impacted by the engine environment including the condensing of evaporated water. Aspects of the present disclosure include unique heat exchangers to control the temperature of these electronic devices to assure their proper operation.

Various aspects and embodiments of a temperature control cart (100) are disclosed. The temperature control cart (100) comprises a top portion (116) with one or more wells (202), wherein the one or more wells (202) is operable to receive one or more pans (102). The wells (202) are configured to hold pans (102), wherein the pans (102) often contain a payload, such as food or medicine, that requires temperature control. Further, the top portion (116) is disposed in a tank (108) that contains phase change material (PCM). In another aspect, a method for controlling temperature of a payload is disclosed. A temperature control cart (100) is further provided with one or more heat exchangers. Wherein the one or more heat exchangers circulate a heat exchange fluid, thereby heating or cooling the PCM disposed in the tank (108) of the temperature control cart (100) to above or below a transition temperature of the PCM.

A cooling medium flow path structure according to the present disclosure is for use at a joint of a robot. The joint of the robot (101) includes an N-th link and an N+1-th link. A tubular projection (31c) extends from a first wall (31a) constituting the N-th link, and a motor (50) is located on the first wall (31a). The cooling medium flow path structure is annularly or tubularly shaped such that an inner peripheral surface (7b) of the cooling medium flow path structure is located outside an outer peripheral surface (5) of the motor (50). The cooling medium flow path structure includes an internal cooling medium flow path (71a) through which a cooling medium flows.

Provided is a cooling system capable of improving the cooling performances of a plurality of electronic apparatuses, of making stabilization by eliminating the variance in the cooling performances and of being improved in the handling and maintainability of the electronic apparatuses. A plurality of inner partitioning walls are provided in a cooling tank having an open space defined by a bottom wall and side walls to divide the open space, and a plurality of arrayed storage sections are defined. An electronic apparatus is stored in each of the storage sections. Each of the storage sections is formed with an inflow opening and an outflow opening for the cooling liquid. The inflow opening is formed at a bottom portion or a side surface of each storage section, and the outflow opening is formed in the vicinity of the liquid level of the cooling liquid flowing through each storage section.

There are provided a cooling system and a cooling method that are simple and efficient and improve cooling performances for an electronic device. A cooling system (10) includes a cooling bath (12). In the open space of the cooling bath (12), a second coolant (13) with a boiling point (T.sub.2) is contained. In the open space of the cooling bath (12), an electronic device (100) is housed. The electronic device (100) is mounted with a processor (110) as a heat generating component on a board (120). The electronic device (100) is immersed in the second coolant 13. A boiling cooling device (200) is a cooling device thermally connected to the processor (110), and encloses a first coolant 11 with a boiling point (T.sub.1) (where T.sub.2>T.sub.1).

Provided is an electrostatic field-generating cool container with refinements introduced to an electrode that forms an electrostatic field. The electrode that forms an electrostatic field is constituted of strip electrodes, each of which is in the form of a flat plate. The strip electrodes are housed in electrode-housing members. The electrode-housing members have electrical insulation properties and are each in the form of a rod to shield the strip electrodes from the interior of the accommodation chamber in the container. The electrode-housing members are arranged side by side.

Provided is an electrostatic field-generating cool container with refinements introduced to an electrode that forms an electrostatic field. The electrode that forms an electrostatic field is constituted of strip electrodes, each of which is in the form of a flat plate. The strip electrodes are housed in electrode-housing members. The electrode-housing members have electrical insulation properties and are each in the form of a rod to shield the strip electrodes from the interior of the accommodation chamber in the container. The electrode-housing members are arranged side by side.