An immersion heat dissipation structure is provided. The immersion heat dissipation structure includes a porous metal heat dissipation material, an integrated heat spreader, and a thermal interface material. The porous metal heat dissipation material has a porosity greater than 8%. The porous metal heat dissipation material and the integrated heat spreader have the thermal interface material arranged therebetween so that a thermal connection is formed therebetween. A super-wetting layer is formed on a connection surface between the porous metal heat dissipation material and the thermal interface material, and the super-wetting layer has a wetting angle of less than 10 degrees to water. Alternatively, a super-hydrophobic layer is formed on the connection surface between the porous metal heat dissipation material and the thermal interface material, and the super-hydrophobic layer has a wetting angle of greater than 120 degrees to water.

An ultrasound probe and method for using the same are described. In one embodiment, the ultrasound probe comprises: a probe array assembly having a probe tip; a first enclosure disposed around a portion of the probe array assembly, where the first enclosure has first and second openings and comprises a thermally conductive material; and one or more thermally conductive fins contained within the first enclosure, each of the one or more thermally conductive fins having one end enclosed within the probe array assembly and a portion extending away from the probe array assembly and in thermal contact with an inner surface of the first enclosure to create a thermal path from the first opening to the second opening in the first enclosure.

A method for forming a heat exchanger plate includes: securing a wave form metallic sheet to a heat exchanger plate substrate, the substrate comprising a first face and a second face opposite the first face, the securing of the wave form metallic sheet being to the first face; and removing peaks of the sheet.

A method for forming a heat exchanger plate includes: securing a wave form metallic sheet to a heat exchanger plate substrate, the substrate comprising a first face and a second face opposite the first face, the securing of the wave form metallic sheet being to the first face; and removing peaks of the sheet.

A heat exchanger having a stack of multiple plates which are parallel to one another and to a longitudinal direction, and stacked spaced apart from one another so as to define, between one another, a first series of passages for the flow of at least a first fluid in an overall flow direction parallel to the longitudinal direction, each passage being delimited by closure bars disposed between the plates. A filtering device is arranged in at least one passage of the first series, the filtering device extending for the one part between two adjacent plates defining the passage and for the other part between two of the closure bars delimiting the passage, the filtering device having a metal sheet material chosen from among a metal fabric, a nonwoven of metal fibres, a sintered metal powder or sintered metal fibres, a metal foam, or a microperforated plate.

A heat transfer plate comprises a first end portion, a second end portion and a center portion arranged in succession along a longitudinal center axis of the plate. The center portion comprises a heat transfer area provided with a heat transfer pattern comprising support ridges and support valleys longitudinally extending parallel to the longitudinal center axis of the plate. The support ridges and support valleys are alternately arranged along a number of separated imaginary longitudinal straight lines extending parallel to the longitudinal center axis of the plate and along a number of separated imaginary transverse straight lines extending perpendicular to the longitudinal center axis of the plate. The heat transfer pattern further comprises turbulence ridges and turbulence valleys. At least a plurality of the turbulence ridges and turbulence valleys along at least a center portion of their longitudinal extension extend inclined relative to the transverse imaginary straight lines.

A heat transfer plate comprises a first end portion, a second end portion and a center portion arranged in succession along a longitudinal center axis of the plate. The center portion comprises a heat transfer area provided with a heat transfer pattern comprising support ridges and support valleys longitudinally extending parallel to the longitudinal center axis of the plate. The support ridges and support valleys are alternately arranged along a number of separated imaginary longitudinal straight lines extending parallel to the longitudinal center axis of the plate and along a number of separated imaginary transverse straight lines extending perpendicular to the longitudinal center axis of the plate. The heat transfer pattern further comprises turbulence ridges and turbulence valleys. At least a plurality of the turbulence ridges and turbulence valleys along at least a center portion of their longitudinal extension extend inclined relative to the transverse imaginary straight lines.

An ultrasound probe and method for using the same are described. In one embodiment, the ultrasound probe comprises: a probe array assembly having a probe tip; a first enclosure disposed around a portion of the probe array assembly, where the first enclosure has first and second openings and comprises a thermally conductive material; and one or more thermally conductive fins contained within the first enclosure, each of the one or more thermally conductive fins having one end enclosed within the probe array assembly and a portion extending away from the probe array assembly and in thermal contact with an inner surface of the first enclosure to create a thermal path from the first opening to the second opening in the first enclosure.

A heating panel includes a lower panel mounted on the floor and an upper panel serving as a cover of the lower panel. The lower panel includes: a plurality of first guides protruding upward from the bottom surface to guide installation of a heating hose; and a first air passage formed as a groove on the bottom surface and the surface of the first guide, and further includes a plurality of second guides protruding upward from the bottom surface, having the first air passage on the surface thereof, and disposed between the plurality of first guides to guide installation of the heating hose. The upper panel is coupled to the lower panel and includes: a second air passage formed on the bottom surface in a groove form; and a second fastening member coupled with the first fastening member.

A brazed plate heat exchanger (100) includes a plurality of first and second heat exchanger plates (110, 120), wherein the first heat exchanger plates (110) are formed with a first pattern of ridges and grooves, and the second heat exchanger plates (120) are formed with a second pattern of ridges and grooves providing contact points between at least some crossing ridges and grooves of neighbouring plates under formation of interplate flow channels for fluids to exchange heat, said interplate flow channels being in selective fluid communication through port openings. The first pattern of ridges and grooves is different from the second pattern of ridges and grooves, so that an interplate flow channel volume on one side of the first heat exchanger plates (110) is different from an interplate flow channel volume on the opposite side of the first heat exchanger plates (110), and at least some of the ridges and grooves of the first pattern extend in a first angle (β1) and at least some of the ridges and grooves of the second pattern extend in a second angle (β2) different from the first angle (β1).