Plate fins with vanes for redirecting airflow

A heat transfer system comprising:

• a heat pipe having an elongate side;
• a fan arranged so as to direct a stream of air toward said elongate side of said heat pipe;
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• at least one plate having an opening with said heat pipe positioned within said opening wherein said at least one plate comprises a surface and an edge and at least one vane projecting outwardly from said surface and arranged relative to said edge so as to redirect a portion of a stream of air impinging upon said edge.

A heat transfer system comprising:

• a cylindrical heat pipe having a central longitudinal axis;
• a fan arranged to direct a stream of air at a substantially right angle to said central longitudinal axis of said heat pipe;
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• a plurality of planar plates mounted upon said heat pipe in substantially perpendicular relation to said central longitudinal axis wherein each of said plates comprises at least one vane formed integrally with said plate and projecting outwardly from said surface and arranged relative to said fan so as to redirect that portion of a stream of air impinging upon said at least one vane.