Off-axis cooling of rotating devices using a crank-shaped heat pipe
Patent
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OSTI ID:1176085
The present invention is a crank-shaped heat pipe for cooling rotating machinery and a corresponding method of manufacture. The crank-shaped heat pipe comprises a sealed cylindrical tube with an enclosed inner wick structure. The crank-shaped heat pipe includes a condenser section, an adiabatic section, and an evaporator section. The crank-shape is defined by a first curve and a second curve existing in the evaporator section or the adiabatic section of the heat pipe. A working fluid within the heat pipe provides the heat transfer mechanism.
- Research Organization:
- Los Alamos National Security, LLC, Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-36;
- Assignee:
- Los Alamos National Security, LLC (Los Alamos, NM)
- Patent Number(s):
- 7,168,480
- Application Number:
- 10/835,897
- OSTI ID:
- 1176085
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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