Slug Pump Heat Pipe
AssigneeJ R Thermal LLC
InventorJeremy Rice
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Abstract
The slug pump heat pipe allows for passive heat transport of an enclosed two-phase (liquid/vapor) system under multiple orientations with respect to gravity or under an inertial force, such as a centrifugal force. While the fluid flow is driven by a gravitational or inertial force (e.g. centrifugal force) the device enables condensation heat transfer below the evaporator, with respect to such a body force. Since condensation heat transfer can be achieved below the evaporator, the condenser's effective area is nearly uniform under various orientations.
Claims20
A closed loop heat transfer apparatus comprising:
- an evaporator;
- a condenser consisting of a plurality of parallel capillary channels;
- a first tube connecting the condenser to the evaporator primarily transporting liquid therebetween through the use of inertial force;
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- a second tube connecting the evaporator to the condenser primarily transporting vapor therebetween.
A method for the removal of heat from a device comprising
- receiving heat into a liquid in an evaporator resulting in at least a partial vaporization of the liquid;
- transporting the vapor through a first tube to a condenser having a plurality of capillary channels, wherein heat is released as the vapor passes through the plurality of capillary channels resulting in at least a partial condensation of the vapor;
- transporting the condensate through a second tube through the use of an inertial force to the evaporator, wherein the evaporator, the first tube, the condenser and the second tube form a closed loop heat transfer system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.