US 12,405,069 B2
Cooling system
Evaldas Greiciunas, Preston (GB)
Assigned to BAE Systems plc, London (GB)
Appl. No. 18/577,932
Filed by BAE Systems plc, London (GB)
PCT Filed Jul. 7, 2022, PCT No. PCT/GB2022/051750
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jan. 9, 2024,
PCT Pub. No. WO2023/285784, PCT Pub. Date Jan. 19, 2023.
Claims priority of application No. 21275095 (EP), filed on Jul. 16, 2021; and application No. 2110279 (GB), filed on Jul. 16, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2024/0377144 A1, Nov. 14, 2024
Int. Cl. F28D 20/02 (2006.01); F28F 27/02 (2006.01); F28D 20/00 (2006.01); F28D 21/00 (2006.01)
CPC F28D 20/028 (2013.01) [F28F 27/02 (2013.01); F28D 2020/0078 (2013.01); F28D 2021/0029 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A cooling system for removing heat from a heat source fluid cooling circuit, the cooling system comprising:
a first fluid manifold for flow of a heat transfer fluid, the first fluid manifold comprising a flow inlet and a flow outlet;
a heat exchanger and a heat sink unit each in heat transfer communication with the first fluid manifold;
wherein, in a first mode of operation, heat transfer fluid enters the flow inlet and part of the heat transfer fluid flow is controlled to be in heat transfer communication with the heat exchanger, and the remainder of the heat transfer fluid flow is controlled to be in heat transfer communication with the heat sink unit, after which the flows are combined before passing through the flow outlet; and
in a second mode of operation, heat transfer fluid enters the flow inlet and all of the heat transfer fluid flow is controlled to first be in heat transfer communication with the heat sink unit and then in heat transfer communication with the heat exchanger.