Fluid Management Assembly With Integrated Flow Paths for Thermal Systems
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current thermal management systems face challenges in optimizing fluid management, leading to inefficient heat transfer and increased pipeline connections between functional components, which hampers overall system performance.
Innovation Solution
A fluid management assembly is introduced, comprising a first valve core and valve body with specific passages and chambers, allowing for reduced pipeline connections by enabling communication between chambers through conduction passages and throttle chambers, optimizing thermal management systems.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If functional components are distributed in different positions and connected through pipelines, then the thermal management system can achieve flexible layout and heat transfer, but the system complexity and pipeline connection quantity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple pipeline connections and functional components into an integrated fluid management assembly. The valve body consolidates multiple flow passages, chambers, and valve cores that previously required separate pipeline connections between distributed components. This merging reduces the overall pipeline connection quantity while maintaining the flexible layout capability through the integrated assembly's multiple communication ports and internal passages.
Solution Approach 2:
The fluid management assembly serves multiple functions within a single integrated component. It includes multiple valve cores (first valve core, second valve core) that can independently control different flow paths, multiple chambers (first chamber, second chamber, third chamber) for different fluid management functions, and multiple flow passages that enable various connection configurations. This multi-functionality allows the assembly to replace multiple separate components and pipeline connections.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple pipeline connections are used between functional components, then fluid flow paths can be flexible, but heat transfer efficiency decreases due to increased connection points
Solution Approach 1:
By merging multiple pipeline connections into the integrated fluid management assembly, the patent reduces the number of connection points in the thermal management system. The assembly's internal passages provide direct fluid flow paths between chambers without requiring external pipeline connections, thereby reducing heat loss at connection points while maintaining fluid flow path flexibility through the assembly's multiple valves and passages.
Solution Approach 2:
The fluid management assembly acts as an intermediary component that consolidates multiple pipeline functions. Its internal passages serve as intermediate channels that replace external pipeline connections, providing direct fluid flow paths between functional components while reducing the number of external connection points where heat transfer efficiency would be compromised.
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AI summary
A fluid management assembly and a thermal management system. The fluid management assembly has a first chamber and a first valve core located in the first chamber. The fluid management assembly has a throttle chamber. The first valve core has a conduction channel. The first chamber can communicate with other portions by means of a throttle channel or the conduction channel.