An enclosure for an optoelectronic sensor. The enclosure includes a thermodynamically open first chamber; a thermodynamically closed second chamber; and a rotor extending from the first chamber into the second chamber. The rotor includes a shaft part in the second chamber coaxial to the rotational axis of the rotor. The shaft part mounts an optoelectronic sensor device. The rotor includes a head part in the first chamber coaxial to the rotational axis of the rotor. A heat dissipation fan is fixedly arranged on and surrounds the head part. The head part and the fan are rotatably and thermally coupled to the shaft part to rotate simultaneously with the shaft part. The rotor transfers heat over the shaft part from the second chamber to the head part and the fan dissipates the transferred heat to an environment.

A stage includes a heat exchanger, a plate provided on the heat exchanger and including a first main surface and a second main surface opposite to each other, the plate having a plurality of through-holes extending in a plate thickness direction, and an electrostatic chuck having a top surface on which a substrate is mounted and a bottom surface attached to the first main surface. The heat exchanger includes a plurality of first tubes having a plurality of opening ends facing a plurality of regions on the bottom surface which are exposed to the respective through-holes and a plurality of second tubes communicating with the through-holes.

A heat exchanger device having a body for heat exchange and a fluid flow source is provided, the fluid flow source is configured to provide a fluid flow and the body and the fluid flow source are arranged relative to each other such that the fluid flow provided by the fluid flow source interacts with the body for the purpose of heat exchange. The fluid flow source is a fluidic component which includes at least one deflection device for creating an oscillation of the fluid flow.

This invention relates to azeotrope-like compositions, methods and systems having utility in numerous applications, and in particular, uses for azeotrope-like compositions comprising effective amounts of the compound cis-1,1,1,4,4,4-hexafluoro-2-butene (Z-HF0-1336mzzm), which has the following structure: ##STR00001##
and another material selected from the group consisting of water, fluoroketones, alcohols, hydrochlorofluoroolefins, and combinations of two or more thereof. These compositions may be used in a wide variety of applications such as, blowing agents, refrigerants, heating agents, power cycle agents, cleaning agents, aerosol propellants, sterilization agents, lubricants, flavor and fragrance extractants, flammability reducing agents, and flame suppression agents.

A heat transfer device includes a storage chamber, a coolant housed within the storage chamber, a cooling chamber, one or more heat transfer components, a fluid passage between the storage chamber and the cooling chamber, and a barrier element. The one or more heat transfer components facilitate heat transfer from a heat source outside of the cooling chamber to the cooling chamber. The barrier element may have (i) a closed configuration, and (ii) an open configuration in which the barrier element is configured to allow the coolant in the storage chamber to flow from the storage chamber into the cooling chamber. The barrier element may reconfigure from the closed configuration to the open configuration in response to a trigger condition, such as the coolant housed within the storage chamber reaching a trigger temperature; and/or the initial pressure of the coolant housed within the storage chamber reaching a trigger pressure.

A system for controlling temperature of a body (6) comprising a DBD actuator (9) connectable to a power source to produce an ionic wind on the body; a control unit (8) to select an initial configuration and to control the power source (5) depending on a temperature difference (?T) between an input temperature (T.sub.i) and a target temperature (T.sub.ta) on the body (6), wherein the initial configuration comprises the following constructive parameters of the DBD actuator: number, shape, geometry, relative position of electrodes (d), dielectric material, dielectric thickness (e), wherein the initial configuration further comprises the following setting parameters to be set in the power source (5): a frequency value (f), an amplitude value (V), a waveform signal and a duty cycle, wherein the control unit (8) adjusts the initial configuration by modifying any of the setting parameters to control the heat transferred to the surface of the body.

A passive liquid collecting device has a reservoir with an outlet and one or more rigid structures within the reservoir. The rigid structures are configured to collect a liquid and direct the liquid to the outlet. Porous capillary media are supported by the rigid structures. A thermal control loop is also disclosed.

A heat exchanger component of a temperature control system of an electrical energy store may include a carrier material and at least two layers. The at least two layers may include a first layer composed of an electrically insulating material and a second layer that may facilitate temperature control via at least one of cooling and heating the electrical energy store.

A flexible thermoelectric device is disclosed that can cover a large surface area of a user's body. The flexible thermoelectric device allows for efficient cooling in a form factor that is comfortable, durable, and easy to use. The device includes a myriad of embodiments. In one embodiment, the thermoelectric device includes a plurality of modules wherein each module includes a thermally conductive plate, a heat sink, and a thermoelectric component disposed between. The plurality of modules is disposed on an elastic material. At least one of a plurality of spacers is disposed on the thermally conductive plate of each of the plurality of modules. The elastic material is coupled to the plurality of modules, the plurality of spacers, or a combination thereof. One or more power sources are electrically coupled to a plurality of modules for providing power to the thermoelectric components.

A thermal transistor is provided. The thermal transistor includes a metallic thermal conductor, a non-metallic thermal conductor, and a thermal resistance adjusting unit. The metallic thermal conductor and the non-metallic thermal conductor are contact with each other to form a thermal interface. The thermal resistance adjusting unit is configured to generate an electric field at the thermal interface.