Ferrofluid piston pump for use with heat pipes or the like
US5005639A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 2, 1990 |
| Grant date | Apr 9, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 2, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF01P2003/2278
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A long life, very low friction pump for use in a heat pipe pump or the like is disclosed. A first pump uses magnetically confined ferrofluid rings as both sealer and lubricant for a sliding pump piston in a two sided piston pump that minimizes the seal pressures on both sides of the ferrofluid seals. A second pump uses a magnetically confined ferrofluid slug as a self-sealing and self-repairing pump piston.
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