A rotary heat exchanger includes a hub configured to be rotatably driven by a shaft, a fan including a plurality of fan blades integrally coupled to the hub and extending radially outwardly therefrom, and a heat exchanger including a plurality of heat exchanger sections. The heat exchanger includes a plurality of cooling fins for receiving air from the fan. Each of the plurality of heat exchanger sections is located between two of the plurality of fan blades. The hub, the fan, and the heat exchanger are integrally formed as a single body by a three-dimensional printing process.

A rotary heat exchanger includes a hub configured to be rotatably driven by a shaft, a fan including a plurality of fan blades integrally coupled to the hub and extending radially outwardly therefrom, and a heat exchanger including a plurality of heat exchanger sections. The heat exchanger includes a plurality of cooling fins for receiving air from the fan. Each of the plurality of heat exchanger sections is located between two of the plurality of fan blades. The hub, the fan, and the heat exchanger are integrally formed as a single body by a three-dimensional printing process.

The disclosure relates to a heat transfer assembly for a rotary regenerative heat exchanger. The assembly includes a rotor arranged between at least two separated fluid flow passages passing flow axially through the rotor, where each flow passage is connected to a sector part of the rotor. The assembly further includes a plurality of channels in the rotor for flowing a fluid through the rotor, each of the channels is enclosed by heat transfer and heat accumulating surfaces in the rotor, and the heat transfer and heat accumulating surfaces of the channels are made in a material providing an average axial thermal conductivity less than 100 W/mK arranged to reduce the Longitudinal Heat Conductivity of the rotor.

The disclosure relates to a heat transfer assembly for a rotary regenerative heat exchanger. The assembly includes a rotor arranged between at least two separated fluid flow passages passing flow axially through the rotor, where each flow passage is connected to a sector part of the rotor. The assembly further includes a plurality of channels in the rotor for flowing a fluid through the rotor, each of the channels is enclosed by heat transfer and heat accumulating surfaces in the rotor, and the heat transfer and heat accumulating surfaces of the channels are made in a material providing an average axial thermal conductivity less than 100 W/mK arranged to reduce the Longitudinal Heat Conductivity of the rotor.

Rotary heat exchangers can include a ride-along compressor, at least a portion of which can be rotated along with the heat exchanger. By rotating at least a portion of the compressor along with the heat exchanger, a sealed fluid circuit containing a two-phase working fluid can be provided. A rotary heat pump or heat engine can include an evaporator and a condenser in the form of back-to-back centrifugal fans. The centrifugal fan blades or other portions of the evaporator and condenser may include internal cavities where the working fluid undergoes a phase change.

Rotary heat exchangers can include a ride-along compressor, at least a portion of which can be rotated along with the heat exchanger. By rotating at least a portion of the compressor along with the heat exchanger, a sealed fluid circuit containing a two-phase working fluid can be provided. A rotary heat pump or heat engine can include an evaporator and a condenser in the form of back-to-back centrifugal fans. The centrifugal fan blades or other portions of the evaporator and condenser may include internal cavities where the working fluid undergoes a phase change.

A liquid cooling apparatus includes a heat exchange module and a cooling module. The heat exchange module includes a liquid outlet and a liquid outlet. The cooling module includes a first body, a second body, a first cooling component and a cooling duct. The first body is connected to the liquid outlet. The second body is connected to the liquid outlet, and the first body is disposed above the second body. The first cooling component is disposed between the first body and the second body. The cooling duct is connected to the first body and the second body, and the cooling duct is in thermal contact with the first cooling component.

A liquid cooling apparatus includes a heat exchange module and a cooling module. The heat exchange module includes a liquid outlet and a liquid outlet. The cooling module includes a first body, a second body, a first cooling component and a cooling duct. The first body is connected to the liquid outlet. The second body is connected to the liquid outlet, and the first body is disposed above the second body. The first cooling component is disposed between the first body and the second body. The cooling duct is connected to the first body and the second body, and the cooling duct is in thermal contact with the first cooling component.

A rotary heat exchanger device is disclosed. In an embodiment the rotary heat exchanger includes a rotary heat exchanger having a rotary heat exchanger axis of rotation, a drive motor having a stator and a rotor including a rotor axis of rotation and a housing into which the rotary heat exchanger is installed and in which the latter rotates, wherein the rotor axis of rotation and the heat exchanger axis of rotation extend coaxially and the rotor is rigidly connected to the rotary heat exchanger.

According to the present specification there is provided a rotatable heat sink device which comprises a heat sink configured to enclose a cooling fluid, and the heat sink is rotatable about a rotational axis. The heat sink, in turn, comprises a first portion configured to receive thermal energy from a source external to the heat sink, and a second portion configured to dissipate at least a portion of the thermal energy to surroundings external to the device. The device further comprises an optical wavelength conversion material disposed on an outside surface of the first portion of the heat sink, and an agitator disposed inside the heat sink. The agitator is rotationally independent of the heat sink and is configured to promote circulation of the cooling fluid between the first portion and the second portion.