Heat pipe wick with structural enhancement
Patent
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OSTI ID:1174582
Heat pipe wick structure wherein a stout sheet of perforated material overlays a high performance wick material such as stainless steel felt affixed to a substrate. The inventive structure provides a good flow path for working fluid while maintaining durability and structural stability independent of the structure (or lack of structure) associated with the wick material. In one described embodiment, a wick of randomly laid .about.8 micron thickness stainless steel fibers is sintered to a metal substrate and a perforated metal overlay.
- Research Organization:
- Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-CA), Livermore, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- Assignee:
- Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, NM)
- Patent Number(s):
- 6,648,063
- Application Number:
- 09/547,966
- OSTI ID:
- 1174582
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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