Heat exchanger to facilitate accurate temperature control

Abstract

A heat exchanger has a body with an inside surface and an outside surface forming a hole along a predetermined length of the body, wherein the inside surface is of a predetermined size. Additionally, the heat exchanger has an inlet at one end of the predetermined length and an outlet at another end of the predetermined length. The inlet and outlet disposed on the body facilitate flow of material in and out of the body. In one embodiment, included in the body is a rod, having a number of grooves, being substantially similar in size to the inside surface, inserted into the hole along the predetermined length to provide a long travel path of the material through the body. The predetermined length is of a length sufficiently long to cause the material to exit with a stable temperature that is insensitive to a small variant of the length.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A heat exchanger comprising: 
 a body having an inside surface and an outside surface forming a hole along a predetermined length of the body, wherein the inside surface is of a predetermined size;    an inlet at a first end of the predetermined length and an outlet at a second end of the predetermined length, disposed on the body to facilitate flow of material in and out of the body; and    a rod, having a plurality of grooves, being substantially similar in size to the inside surface, inserted into the hole along the predetermined length to provide a long flow path for the material flowing through the body,    wherein the predetermined length is of a length sufficiently long to cause the material to consistently exit with a stable temperature that is deemed operatively invariant relative to a small variant of the length.    
     
     
         2 . The heat exchanger of  claim 1 , wherein the body comprises thermally highly conductive material.  
     
     
         3 . The heat exchanger of  claim 2 , wherein the body further comprises sufficient mass to reduce thermal dissipation effects, such as significant temperature drops.  
     
     
         4 . The heat exchanger of  claim 1 , wherein the inside surface and the outside surface forms a cylinder.  
     
     
         5 . The heat exchanger of  claim 1 , wherein the material is a gas, and the predetermined length is a length calculated based at least upon one or more thermal properties of the gas.  
     
     
         6 . The heat exchanger of  claim 5 , wherein the one or more thermal properties of the gases comprises a saturation temperature of the gas.  
     
     
         7 . The heat exchanger of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of grooves comprises a plurality of threads.  
     
     
         8 . A heat exchanger comprising: 
 a body having an inside surface and an outside surface forming a hole along a predetermined length of the body, wherein the inside surface is of a predetermined size;    an inlet at a first end of the predetermined length and an outlet at a second end of the predetermined length, disposed on the body to facilitate flow of material in and out of the body; and    a plurality of disks, wherein each disk has a notch, being substantially similar in size to the inside surface, inserted into the hole along the predetermined length to provide heating chambers for the material flowing through the body,    wherein the predetermined length is of a length sufficiently long to cause the material to consistently exit with a stable temperature that is deemed operatively invariant relative to a small variant of the length.    
     
     
         9 . The heat exchanger of  claim 8 , wherein the plurality of disks with the slots are arranged in such a manner as to facilitate flow of the material between the plurality of disks through the slots.  
     
     
         10 . The heat exchanger of  claim 8 , wherein the body comprises a thermally highly conductive material.  
     
     
         11 . The heat exchanger of  claim 8 , wherein the body further comprises sufficient mass to reduce thermal dissipation effects, such as significant temperature drops.  
     
     
         12 . The heat exchanger of  claim 8 , wherein the inside surface and the outside surface forms a cylinder.  
     
     
         13 . The heat exchanger of  claim 8 , wherein the material is a gas, and the predetermined length is a length calculated based at least upon one or more thermal properties of the gas.  
     
     
         14 . The heat exchanger of  claim 13 , wherein the one or more thermal properties of t he gases comprises a saturation temperature of the gas.  
     
     
         15 . A heat exchanger for facilitating precise control of temperature of material flowing through the heat exchanger, comprising: 
 a body having an inside surface and an outside surface forming a hole along a predetermined length of the body, wherein the inside surface is of a predetermined size;    an inlet at a first end of the predetermined length and an outlet at a second end of the predetermined length, disposed on the body to facilitate flow of material in and out of the body;    means for increasing a length of travel for the material through the body; and    means for transferring heat to the material, flowing in and out of the body, to heat the material to a predetermined temperature at the outlet of the body.    
     
     
         16 . The heat exchanger of  claim 15 , wherein the means for increasing the length of travel comprises means for facilitating flow of the material through a plurality of grooves, being substantially similar in size to the inside surface, inserted into the hole along the predetermined length to provide a long travel path of the material through the body.  
     
     
         17 . The heat exchanger of  claim 15 , wherein the means for increasing the length of travel comprises means for facilitating flow of the material between a plurality of disks, each being substantially similar in size to the inside surface, inserted into the hole along the predetermined length to provide heating chambers for the material flowing through the body.