F05B2260/2241

Heat transfer assembly embedded in a wind turbine nacelle

A nacelle for a wind turbine includes a housing defining an outer wall and a heat transfer assembly embedded at least partially within the outer wall of the housing. The heat transfer assembly includes a heat transfer apparatus having a body with a flow path formed in an outer surface thereof and a working fluid configured to flow through the flow path. The heat transfer apparatus also includes a plate member arranged adjacent to the flow path of the body. As such, the plate member and the outer wall of the housing of the nacelle are configured to conduct heat from the working fluid to ambient air.

WATER COOLED PUMP SYSTEM

A pump system for pumping water for pools or other flow systems including a pump, a motor, an electronic assembly, and a cooling system. The cooling system provides heat transfer from the pump system to the process flow.

COOLANT CHANNEL
20200284153 · 2020-09-10 · ·

A component for a gas turbine engine, comprising: first and second walls; a coolant channel defined by the space between the first and second walls; and a first rib extending between the first and second walls to the end of the coolant channel in a coolant flow direction, such that the coolant channel is bifurcated in the coolant flow direction.

Blower device

A blower device includes: a fan; a motor rotating the fan; a case supporting the motor; and a heat generating component housed in the case, wherein the case includes: a main body member defining a flow path portion that guides blown air, generated by rotation of the fan, to the heat generating component; and a closing member closing an opening formed on the flow path portion, the main body member includes a fixing portion provided on the flow path portion and fixing the closing member, and the fixing portion is located inside an inner peripheral edge of the opening.

SELF POWERED COMPUTING BUOY
20200198739 · 2020-06-25 ·

A computing apparatus that is integrated within a flotation module, the system obtaining the energy required to power its computing operations from waves that travel across the surface of a body of water on which the flotation module sets. Additionally, the self-powered computing apparatus employs novel designs to utilize its close proximity to the body of water and/or to strong ocean winds to significantly lower the cost and complexity of cooling their computing circuits.

Machine and gearbox system and cooling therefor

A system includes a gearbox having an external surface; a fan or impeller constructed to generate a first cooling airflow when rotated; a shroud operative to guide and discharge the first cooling airflow over the external surface and cool the gearbox, wherein at least a portion of the shroud is spaced apart from the gearbox and disposed radially outward of the external surface; and a flow entrainment structure coupled to the gearbox and/or the shroud, wherein the flow entrainment structure is constructed to entrain a second cooling airflow and combine the second cooling airflow with the first cooling airflow to form a combined cooling airflow directed across the external surface to cool the gearbox.

Heat Transfer Assembly Embedded in a Wind Turbine Nacelle
20200191125 · 2020-06-18 ·

A nacelle for a wind turbine includes a housing defining an outer wall and a heat transfer assembly embedded at least partially within the outer wall of the housing. The heat transfer assembly includes a heat transfer apparatus having a body with a flow path formed in an outer surface thereof and a working fluid configured to flow through the flow path. The heat transfer apparatus also includes a plate member arranged adjacent to the flow path of the body. As such, the plate member and the outer wall of the housing of the nacelle are configured to conduct heat from the working fluid to ambient air.

Self-powered computing buoy

A computing apparatus that is integrated within a flotation module, the system obtaining the energy required to power its computing operations from waves that travel across the surface of a body of water on which the flotation module sets. Additionally, the self-powered computing apparatus employs novel designs to utilize its close proximity to the body of water and/or to strong ocean winds to significantly lower the cost and complexity of cooling their computing circuits.

Air cooling device, generator, air guiding device, wind power installation and method for producing a generator and a wind power installation

Air cooling device for the air cooling of a generator of a wind power installation by means of wind, comprising a cooling unit of the generator with a cooling unit outer surface, the wind flowing onto said cooling unit outer surface for the air cooling of the generator during the operation of the wind power installation, wherein an air deflector is arranged on the cooling unit outer surface of the cooling unit and has a first air deflection unit which extends outwardly at an acute angle starting from the cooling unit outer surface and forms with the cooling unit a converging first air deflection channel, which is configured in an operating state of the wind power installation to deflect the wind for the air cooling in the direction of the cooling unit.

TURBINE BLADE INCLUDING PIN-FIN ARRAY
20200095870 · 2020-03-26 ·

A turbine blade is provided. The turbine blade may include a blade extending from a platform to a free end and having an airfoil-shaped cross section, the blade including a leading edge, a trailing edge, a pressure side extending from the leading edge to the trailing edge, and a suction side extending from the leading edge to the trailing edge, one or more internal cooling passages through which cooling air flows, a trailing edge slot formed along the trailing edge and connected to the internal cooling passage, and a pin-fin array including a plurality of pin-fins positioned in the internal cooling passage connected to the trailing edge slot, each pin-fin including a main body and chamfered or filleted portions respectively connected to the pressure side and the suction side at respective ends of the main body, wherein among the pin-fins of the pin-fin array, a portion of the pin-fins have relatively large chamfered or filleted portions as compared with remaining pin-fins.