Layered radiator for efficient heat rejection

A radiator comprising:

• at least two thermally conductive layers arranged in at least first and second stacks of layers;
• and
• a heat transfer clamping bracket operably coupled to a first end of the layers of the stack and configured to deliver heat from a heat source to said layers, the heat transfer clamping bracket having a heat source receiving portion configured to thermally couple with a heat source, the heat transfer clamping bracket being configured to clamp said layers together proximal to said heat source, wherein
• the stack of layers has a tapered overall shape in cross section due to sequentially shorter lengths of the thermally conductive layers exposing a second end of each layer to a surrounding environment for heat rejection, a total thickness of the stack diminishing with distance away from said heat transfer clamping bracket, and
• each of the first and second stacks of layers is thermally coupled to the heat transfer clamping bracket at respective first ends of the first and second stacks of layers, the first stack of layers being oriented from the heat transfer clamping bracket in a first direction and the second stack of layers being oriented from the heat transfer clamping bracket in a second direction different from the first direction.

A radiator comprising:

• at least two thermally conductive layers arranged in a stack of layers;
• and
• a heat transfer clamping bracket operably coupled to a first end of the layers of the stack and configured to deliver heat from a heat source to said layers, the heat transfer clamping bracket having a heat source receiving portion configured to thermally couple with a heat source, the heat transfer clamping bracket being configured to clamp said layers together proximal to said heat source, wherein
• the stack of layers has a tapered overall shape in cross section due to sequentially shorter lengths of the thermally conductive layers exposing a second end of each layer to a surrounding environment for heat rejection, a total thickness of the stack diminishing with distance away from said heat transfer clamping bracket, and
• the stack of layers includes a number of the thermally conductive layers arranged on respective sides of one or more central layers, in a mutually tapered cross section such that a length of the one or more central layers of the thermally conductive layers is longer, from the first end of the one or more central layers to the second end of the one or more central layers, than a length of adjacent layers, of the thermally conductive layers arranged on respective sides of the one or more central layers.