Apparatus and methods for cooling downhole devices

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9353618
APP PUB NO 20140116071A1
SERIAL NO

13665229

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An apparatus for cooling a downhole device is provided that in one embodiment includes a refrigerant having a saturation vapor pressure and stored in a chamber, an outlet configured to allow the refrigerant to discharge from the chamber and vaporize to cool the downhole device, and a force application device configured to apply pressure on the refrigerant in the chamber to maintain the refrigerant in the chamber at or above the saturation vapor pressure of the refrigerant. In another aspect, a method of cooling a device is provided that in one embodiment includes providing a chamber containing a refrigerant therein, the refrigerant having a saturation vapor pressure, discharging the refrigerant from the chamber to cause the refrigerant to evaporate to cause a cooling effect proximate the device to be cooled, and maintaining the refrigerant at or above the saturation vapor pressure of the refrigerant.

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BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED17021 ALDINE WESTFIELD HOUSTON TX 77073

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Jung, Sebastian Lower Saxony, DE 27 83
Kruspe, Thomas Niedersachsen, DE 115 1878

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