An air thermal conditioning system for at least one of heating air and cooling air. The air thermal conditioning system comprises one or more heat exchanger units that include at least one fluid chamber defined by first and second multilayer sheets. The first and second multilayer sheets each comprise an inner layer defining the at least one fluid chamber; a middle layer; and an outer layer that defines external opposing faces of the heat exchanger unit, the middle layer disposed between the inner layer and outer layer.

A method for manufacturing a heat dissipation device that includes stamping a composite plate including a welding material to form a first plate having a plurality of angled grooves, depositing powder in the plurality of angled grooves of the first plate, contacting the first plate to a second plate, and welding the first plate and the second plate together, and sintering powder to obtain a capillary structure.

In one aspect, a hybrid heat exchanger that includes a metallic serpentine tube having an inlet end portion to receive a process fluid, an outlet end portion, and a series of runs and return bends directing the process fluid from the inlet end portion to the outlet end portion of the metallic serpentine tube. The hybrid heat exchanger further includes a thermally conductive polymer body thermally integrated with the serpentine tube. The thermally conductive polymer body has an outer surface to be contacted by a fluid, such as air and/or water. The thermally conductive polymer body is configured to transfer heat between the metallic serpentine tube and the fluid contacting the outer surface of the thermally conductive polymer body. The outer surface of the thermally conductive polymer body includes surface enhancement features that affect flow of the fluid across the outer surface of the thermally conductive polymer body.

A thermal energy storage heat exchanger can include a core defining a plurality of airflow passages to receive an airstream therethrough. The core can be made of a composite of a phase change material shape-stabilized by a polymer. The phase change material can be structurally supported by the polymer and the phase change material can be configured to change phases to store energy from and deliver stored energy to the airstream when the airflow passes through the core.

The invention provides in one embodiment a heat exchanger module (1) comprising a) a flexible support (100); b) at least one tubular member (200) having its main axis substantially parallel with the plane of the flexible support (100); c) a conductive flexible matrix (300) embedding the at least one tubular member (200); and d) a flexible case (400) enwrapping the flexible support (100), the at least one tubular member (200) and the conductive flexible matrix (300). A coating for a built environment comprising a plurality of heat exchanger modules (1) can be implemented, as well as a system further including pumping means (600). The invention also foresees a method for providing heat exchange processes between the heat exchanger module (1), the coating or the system of the invention and a built environment.

Disclosed herein are articles comprising: (a) a glass micro sheet having top and bottom surfaces and a thickness of about 0.001 to about 0.040 inches; and (b) a layer comprising a plurality of composite layers, the layer having top and bottom surfaces, wherein the bottom layer of the glass micro sheet is bonded to the top surface of the layer comprising a plurality of composite layers; and wherein the (Ra) of the top surface of the glass micro sheet is 1 nm<Ra<1 μm, and methods of making same.

In one embodiment, a metal-plated polymer object includes a polymer surface, a first metal layer that has been applied to the polymer surface to render it electrically conductive, and a second metal layer that has been deposited on the first metal layer.

A heat dissipation device includes a first plate having a first plurality of angled grooves arranged in a first direction, and a second plate having a second plurality of angled grooves arranged in the first direction. The second plate is coupled to the first plate, at least portions of the first plurality of angled grooves and the second plurality of angled grooves are connected to each other such that the first plurality of angled grooves and the second plurality of angled grooves define a fluid channel of the heat dissipation device, and the fluid channel includes coolant. The heat dissipation device also includes at least one capillary structure. At least a portion of the fluid channel is covered by the at least one capillary structure.

A composite material is applicable for photothermal energy conversion and thermal energy storage form-stable phase change. The composite material includes a supporting material and an organic phase-change material. The mass ratio of the supporting material to the organic phase change material is 3:7 to 1:9. The supporting material is lamellar, and the organic phase change material is evenly filled between supporting material layers to form a layered stacked structure. The supporting material is a nanosheet of Ti.sub.2C, Ti.sub.3C.sub.2, Ti.sub.3CN, V.sub.2C, Nb.sub.2C, TiNBC, Nb.sub.4C.sub.3, TA.sub.4C.sub.3, (Ti.sub.0.5Nb.sub.0.5).sub.2C, or (V.sub.0.5Cr.sub.0.5).sub.3C.sub.2. The organic phase-change material is paraffin, fatty acid, fatty acid ester or alcohol compound.

A heat-conducting sheet (10) has a plurality of unit layers (13) each containing a silicone resin (11) wherein the plurality of unit layers (13) are laminated so as to be adhered with each other, wherein among the plurality of unit layers (13), at least one thereof contains a heat-conducting filler, and the compression ratio of the heat-conducting sheet when being compressed at 0.276 MPa is 20 to 65%.