Patricia Joan Gary

US Patent:

20090301120, Dec 10, 2009

Filed:

Jun 5, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/478923

Inventors:

William Godecker - Irvine CA, US
R. Bruce Thayer - San Juan Capistrano CA, US
Mark Edward Wesley - San Diego CA, US
Timothy Andrew Birkmann - Corona CA, US
Patricia Gary - Anaheim CA, US

Assignee:

B/E Aerospace, Inc. - Wellington FL

International Classification:

B60H 1/32
F28D 5/00
F25D 17/06

US Classification:

62239, 62314, 62419

Abstract:

Embodiments of a storage compartment cooling apparatus include a liquid circulation system configured to circulate a liquid coolant having a temperature lower than an ambient temperature. The embodiments also include a centrifugal fan configured to cause a gas to flow in contact with the liquid circulation system and thereby cool the gas. The centrifugal fan is configured to receive the gas from a direction approximately parallel with an axis of rotation of the fan and output the gas to a direction approximately perpendicular with the axis of rotation of the fan. Embodiments of the apparatus also include a duct configured to direct the gas into contact with the liquid circulation system and through the centrifugal fan.

US Patent:

20140123683, May 8, 2014

Filed:

Nov 4, 2013

Appl. No.:

14/070920

Inventors:

- Wellington FL, US
Qiao Lu - Placentia CA, US
Edward M. Stoebner - Fullerton CA, US
Patricia Gary - Anaheim CA, US
William Godecker - Irvine CA, US
Eric Mickelson - Laguna Niguel CA, US

Assignee:

B/E AEROSPACE, INC. - Wellington FL

International Classification:

F25B 21/02

US Classification:

62 36, 62 32

Abstract:

A thermoelectric cooling device comprises a liquid heat exchanger, at least two air heat exchangers, and at least two thermoelectric modules. The liquid heat exchanger includes a liquid circulation path through which liquid coolant flows to exchange heat with the liquid heat exchanger. Air flows over each of the air heat exchangers to exchange heat with the respective air heat exchanger. A first thermoelectric module is thermally coupled on a first side with a first side of the liquid heat exchanger and on a second side with a first air heat exchanger to transfer heat between the air heat exchanger and the liquid heat exchanger. A second thermoelectric module is thermally coupled on a first side with a second side of the liquid heat exchanger and on a second side with the second air heat exchanger to transfer heat between the air heat exchanger and the liquid heat exchanger.