Method of installing a heat pipe wick into a container of differing thermal expansion coefficient

Swartz, Matthew M.; Byers, William A.; Lojek, III, John

Title: Method of installing a heat pipe wick into a container of differing thermal expansion coefficient

Patent · Tue May 16 00:00:00 EDT 2023

OSTI ID:1998374

Swartz, Matthew M.; Byers, William A.; Lojek, III, John

A heat pipe is disclosed includes a container, a container lid including a groove defined therein, a wick, and an end plug operably coupled to the wick. The end plug includes a pin extending therefrom. The groove of the container lid is configured to receive the pin.

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Research Organization:: Westinghouse Electric Company LLC, Cranberry Township, PA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

DOE Contract Number:: NE0008853

Assignee:: Westinghouse Electric Company LLC (Cranberry Township, PA)

Patent Number(s):: 11,650,016

Application Number:: 16/853,345

OSTI ID:: 1998374

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 04/20/2020

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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