Pitch-based carbon foam heat sink with phase change material
Abstract
A process for producing a carbon foam heat sink is disclosed which obviates the need for conventional oxidative stabilization. The process employs mesophase or isotropic pitch and a simplified process using a single mold. The foam has a relatively uniform distribution of pore sizes and a highly aligned graphic structure in the struts. The foam material can be made into a composite which is useful in high temperature sandwich panels for both thermal and structural applications. The foam is encased and filled with a phase change material to provide a very efficient heat sink device.
- Inventors:
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- Knoxville, TN
- Oak Ridge, TN
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 874484
- Patent Number(s):
- 6399149
- Assignee:
- UT-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge, TN)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B32 - LAYERED PRODUCTS B32B - LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT OR NON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM
C - CHEMISTRY C04 - CEMENTS C04B - LIME, MAGNESIA
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-96OR22464
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- pitch-based; carbon; foam; heat; sink; phase; change; material; process; producing; disclosed; obviates; conventional; oxidative; stabilization; employs; mesophase; isotropic; pitch; simplified; single; mold; uniform; distribution; pore; sizes; highly; aligned; graphic; structure; struts; composite; useful; temperature; sandwich; panels; thermal; structural; applications; encased; filled; provide; efficient; device; heat sink; phase change; pore size; structural applications; oxidative stabilization; isotropic pitch; /427/
Citation Formats
Klett, James W, and Burchell, Timothy D. Pitch-based carbon foam heat sink with phase change material. United States: N. p., 2002.
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Klett, James W, & Burchell, Timothy D. Pitch-based carbon foam heat sink with phase change material. United States.
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"Pitch-based carbon foam heat sink with phase change material". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/874484.
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abstractNote = {A process for producing a carbon foam heat sink is disclosed which obviates the need for conventional oxidative stabilization. The process employs mesophase or isotropic pitch and a simplified process using a single mold. The foam has a relatively uniform distribution of pore sizes and a highly aligned graphic structure in the struts. The foam material can be made into a composite which is useful in high temperature sandwich panels for both thermal and structural applications. The foam is encased and filled with a phase change material to provide a very efficient heat sink device.},
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year = {Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2002},
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