Lightweight thermal transport devices and methods
AssigneeThe Florida State University Research Foundation, Inc.
InventorsZhiyong Liang, Jin Gyu Park, Nam Nguyen
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Abstract
A heat sink for dissipating heat from a heat-generating apparatus includes one or more thermally conductive structures extending from, and in heat-conducting contact with, the heat-generating apparatus. The thermally conductive structures include sheets including carbon nanotubes, graphene, or boron nitride. The one or more thermally conductive structures are attached to the heat-generating apparatus in a configuration designed to dissipate heat from the heat-generating apparatus. Techniques for making a heat sink, and techniques of cooling a heat-generating apparatus are also described.
Claims14
A heat sink for dissipating heat from a heat-generating apparatus, the heat sink comprising:
- one or more thermally conductive structures extending from, and in heat-conducting contact with, the heat-generating apparatus, wherein the thermally conductive structures comprise sheets comprising carbon nanotubes, graphene, or boron nitride,
- wherein the one or more thermally conductive structures are attached to the heat-generating apparatus in a configuration designed to dissipate heat from the heat-generating apparatus.
A cooling fin apparatus, comprising:
- a plurality of carbon nanotube sheets arranged in spaced relation to one another, and
- a base to which a proximal edge of each of the carbon nanotube sheets is fixed, each sheet extending away from the base toward a distal edge.
A method of making a heat sink, comprising:
- forming a sheet which comprises a network of carbon nanotubes;
- and
- cutting and/or folding the sheet into a configuration adapted to dissipate heat from a heat-generating apparatus.
A method of cooling a heat-generating apparatus, comprising:
- operating the apparatus to produce heat;
- and
- cooling the apparatus by conducting the heat away from the apparatus via one or more thermally conductive structures extending from, and in heat-conducting contact with, the apparatus,
- wherein the thermally conductive structures comprise sheets comprising carbon nanotubes, graphene, or boron nitride.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.