EP 3186621 A4 20180214 - METHOD TO DETERMINE HEAT TRANSFER EFFICIENCY OF A HEATING DEVICE AND SYSTEM THEREFOR
Title (en)
METHOD TO DETERMINE HEAT TRANSFER EFFICIENCY OF A HEATING DEVICE AND SYSTEM THEREFOR
Title (de)
VERFAHREN ZUR BESTIMMUNG DER WÄRMEÜBERTRAGUNGSEFFIZIENZ EINER HEIZVORRICHTUNG UND SYSTEM DAFÜR
Title (fr)
PROCÉDÉ DE DÉTERMINATION DE L'EFFICACITÉ DE TRANSFERT THERMIQUE D'UN DISPOSITIF DE CHAUFFAGE ET SYSTÈME POUR CELUI-CI
Publication
Application
Priority
US 2014057996 W 20140929
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO2016053234A1] To determine the heat output efficacy of a heating device such as a convective warming blanket, a conduit structure is constructed to have coiled metal tubings that form the head, torso and other non-moving parts of a person analog. Flexible tubings interconnect the metal tubings to establish a continuous conduit between an inlet and an outlet of the structure, so that a fluid having a particular heat capacity may flow uninterrupted through the conduit structure. Respective temperature senors at the inlet and outlet measure the input and output temperatures of the fluid. Using the flow rate, the heat capacity and the respective temperatures of the fluid measured at the inlet and outlet, the heat output efficiency of the blanket may be calculated. A FLIR camera may be used to obtain an IR image to confirm the heat output efficiency of the blanket.
IPC 8 full level
A61F 7/00 (2006.01); G01J 5/48 (2006.01); G01K 17/12 (2006.01); G01N 21/35 (2014.01); G01N 25/20 (2006.01); G09B 23/28 (2006.01); G09B 23/30 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
A61F 7/00 (2013.01); A61F 7/0097 (2013.01); G01K 17/12 (2013.01); G01N 21/35 (2013.01); G09B 23/28 (2013.01); A61F 2007/006 (2013.01); A61F 2007/0091 (2013.01); G01J 2005/0077 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
- [XAYI] US 5186540 A 19930216 - WALSH ARTHUR L [US], et al
- [Y] EP 1009342 B1 20041027 - ARIZANT HEALTHCARE INC [US]
- [A] JP S60210747 A 19851023 - MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC IND CO LTD
- [A] US 5409382 A 19950425 - DONNELLY MICHAEL M [US], et al
- [A] US 5215704 A 19930601 - HIROTA NORRIS S [US]
- [A] US 2003139894 A1 20030724 - RYAN WILLIAM J [US], et al
- See references of WO 2016053234A1
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 2016053234 A1 20160407; EP 3186621 A1 20170705; EP 3186621 A4 20180214; JP 2017531793 A 20171026
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 2014057996 W 20140929; EP 14903170 A 20140929; JP 2017516736 A 20140929