Hybrid heat pipe
US4565243A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 24, 1982 |
| Grant date | Jan 21, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 24, 2002 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF28D15/0241
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A heat pipe constructed to be bent to conform to a particular mechanical configuration after is is constructed. The wick in the evaporator region is constructed from sintered metal powder; while the wick in another region of the heat pipe is constructed with a screen wick to permit bending the pipe without destruction of the wick. Arteries wound from flexible screen material are continuous through both the sintered wick, into which they are inserted, and the screen wick, to which they are also attached.
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