Geometrically reoriented low-profile phase plane heat pipes
AssigneeThermoTek, Inc.
InventorsOverton L. Parish, Tony Quisenberry, Clark R. Havis
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Abstract
A cooling system for removing heat from at least one heat generating component with a first low-profile phase plane heat pipe having a geometrically reoriented surface adapted for receiving heat from the at least one heat generating component along a first section of the geometrically reoriented surface, and having a plurality of micro-tubes disposed therein. A heat transfer fluid is contained with the plurality of micro-tubes and a second section of the geometrically reoriented heat pipe surface is disposed in a position geometrically offset from the first section.
Claims9
A method of removing heat from at least one heat generating component, the method comprising the steps of:
- forming a geometrically reoriented heat pipe having an evaporator section, and a condenser section;
- positioning the evaporator section adjacent the at least one heat generating component;
- transferring heat from the at least one heat generated component to a heat transfer fluid contained within the evaporator section of the heat pipe;
- migrating the heated fluid to the condenser region of the heat pipe, which condenser region is geometrically reoriented relative to the evaporator region;
- cooling the fluid within the condenser region;
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- returning the fluid to the evaporator region.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.