Micro channel heat pipe having wire cloth wick and method of fabrication
US6293333A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 2, 1999 |
| Grant date | Sep 25, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 2, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49353
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A micro channel heat pipe and method of fabrication are disclosed. The micro channel heat pipe includes a wire cloth wick having micro capillary channels formed by a corrugation extrusion process. The wick is inserted into the heat pipe housing in a shrink fit, enhancing heat transfer. The porous nature of the wire cloth wick permits free passage of the working fluid within both the closed and open micro capillary channels, doubling the number of micro capillary channels available for heat transference.
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