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US 11,633,806 B1Granted
Method to fill heat pipe arrays
AssigneeTriad National Security, LLC
InventorsRobert S. Reid, Morgan T. Biel, Nicholas M. Diskerud, Lindsey M. Gaspar, Kyle B. Hammond, Martin Ward
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Abstract
A fill tool system that fills, seals, and inspects a heat pipe array, which includes one or more heat pipes with heat pipe working fluid.
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An apparatus for filling a plurality of heat pipes, the apparatus comprising:
- a working fluid assembly configured to fill the plurality of heat pipes sequentially or simultaneously with a known quantity of working fluid;
- a pair of rotatable flanges in a stacked arrangement having a radius of R1 and R2, respectively, rotating in an angle θ1 and θ2, respectively, wherein a first one of the pair of rotatable flanges allow the working fluid assembly to move with the second one of rotatable flanges to position a working fluid tube over the plurality of heat pipes;
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- a main chamber assembly configured to isolate the working fluid from atmosphere surrounding the apparatus, thereby providing a controlled atmosphere, the controlled atmosphere being vacuum or inert gas.
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An apparatus for filling a plurality of heat pipes, the apparatus comprising:
- a metering manifold configured to dispense a known quantity of working fluid into the plurality of heat pipes depending on a translational movement of a ball inside of the metering manifold and an opening of a plurality of valves;
- a working fluid assembly configured to fill the plurality of heat pipes sequentially or simultaneously with the known quantity of working fluid;
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- a main chamber assembly configured to isolate the working fluid from atmosphere surrounding the apparatus, thereby providing a controlled atmosphere, the controlled atmosphere being vacuum or inert gas.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.