Three-phase oscillating heat pipe
US12104854B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 18, 2020 |
| Grant date | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 15, 2042 |
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- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF28F23/00
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The present disclosure generally provides an oscillating heat pipe, wherein the oscillating heat pipe comprises a 3-phase working fluid that includes at least one liquid phase portion, at least one vapor phase portion, and at least one solid phase portion, wherein in addition to a phase change between liquid and vapor, there is also a phase change from solid to liquid during a heat transfer process involving the oscillating heat pipe.
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