High permeability heat pipe wick structure
US5076352A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 8, 1991 |
| Grant date | Dec 31, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 8, 2011 |
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- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF28D15/046
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A high permeability wick structure for heat pipes. A thin capillary liquid transport structure is encased within relatively thick sections of a plastic bonded aluminum powder wick. The capillary structure is formed of two layers of fine mesh screen separated only by small, randomly located, powdered metal granules. The capillary liquid transport structure can be built in numerous cross sectional configurations, including annular rings or spoke like radial sections.
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