Heat pipe with embedded wick structure
Abstract
A heat pipe has an embedded wick structure that maximizes capillary pumping capability. Heat from attached devices such as integrated circuits evaporates working fluid in the heat pipe. The vapor cools and condenses on a heat dissipation surface. The condensate collects in the wick structure, where capillary pumping returns the fluid to high heat areas.
- Inventors:
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- Albuquerque, NM
- Corrales, NM
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), Albuquerque, NM, and Livermore, CA (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 871638
- Patent Number(s):
- 5769154
- Assignee:
- Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, NM)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F28 - HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL F28D - HEAT-EXCHANGE APPARATUS, NOT PROVIDED FOR IN ANOTHER SUBCLASS, IN WHICH THE HEAT-EXCHANGE MEDIA DO NOT COME INTO DIRECT CONTACT
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-94AL85000
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- heat; pipe; embedded; wick; structure; maximizes; capillary; pumping; capability; attached; devices; integrated; circuits; evaporates; fluid; vapor; cools; condenses; dissipation; surface; condensate; collects; returns; capillary pumping; heat pipe; integrated circuits; integrated circuit; heat dissipation; wick structure; embedded wick; pumping capability; circuits evaporates; vapor cools; attached devices; maximizes capillary; /165/126/
Citation Formats
Adkins, Douglas Ray, Shen, David S, Tuck, Melanie R, Palmer, David W, and Grafe, V Gerald. Heat pipe with embedded wick structure. United States: N. p., 1998.
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Adkins, Douglas Ray, Shen, David S, Tuck, Melanie R, Palmer, David W, & Grafe, V Gerald. Heat pipe with embedded wick structure. United States.
Adkins, Douglas Ray, Shen, David S, Tuck, Melanie R, Palmer, David W, and Grafe, V Gerald. Tue .
"Heat pipe with embedded wick structure". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/871638.
@article{osti_871638,
title = {Heat pipe with embedded wick structure},
author = {Adkins, Douglas Ray and Shen, David S and Tuck, Melanie R and Palmer, David W and Grafe, V Gerald},
abstractNote = {A heat pipe has an embedded wick structure that maximizes capillary pumping capability. Heat from attached devices such as integrated circuits evaporates working fluid in the heat pipe. The vapor cools and condenses on a heat dissipation surface. The condensate collects in the wick structure, where capillary pumping returns the fluid to high heat areas.},
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journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Jun 23 00:00:00 EDT 1998},
month = {Tue Jun 23 00:00:00 EDT 1998}
}
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