Polymer-based heat transfer device and process for manufacturing the same
US11054189B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 3, 2018 |
| Grant date | Jul 6, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 24, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF28D2021/005
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A polymer-based heat transfer device comprising a polymer-based housing having housing walls defining a working fluid chamber, a porous structure extending in the working fluid chamber from at least one of the two opposed ones of the housing walls, and a plurality of housing wall spacers, such as support posts, extending between the two housing walls to maintain the two housing walls in a spaced-apart configuration with the working fluid chamber extending in between is provided. Also described is a polymer-based heat transfer device comprising a polymer-based housing having housing walls defining a working fluid chamber and a porous structure extending in the working fluid chamber from at least one of the two opposed ones of the housing walls, and heat-conductive metal or ceramic-based foam contacting at least one of the housing walls. A process for manufacturing the polymer-based heat transfer device is provided.
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