Two-phase thermosyphon heater
US4393663A · kind A · utility
29Cited by
12References
12Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 13, 1981 |
| Grant date | Jul 19, 1983 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 13, 2001 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF28D15/0266
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus for transferring heat from a heat source to a heat sink using a vaporizable liquid wherein the vaporizable liquid is heated in an evaporator so that some of the liquid vaporizes to propel the remaining heated liquid to a condenser, where heat is transferred from the heated liquid to the condenser predominantly by forced convection, and wherein the cooled liquid and condensed vapor are returned to the evaporator for reheating, and further wherein a restriction is disposed in the liquid/condensate return path to prevent vapor from the evaporator from flowing to the condenser through the return path.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.