Integral heat pipe enclosure

A passive cooling system for cooling heat generating components comprising:

• (a) a plurality of walls forming an enclosure for mounting heat generating components within, at least one of said walls having a hollowed portion;
• (b) a first loop heat pipe embedded in said hollowed portion(s), said first loop heat pipe including:
• (i) a first evaporator having an inflow end and an outflow end;
• (ii) a first condenser having an inflow end and an outflow end, said first condenser disposed below said evaporator;
• (iii) a first conduit, said first conduit connected to said outflow end of said first evaporator and to said inflow end of said first condenser;
• (iv) a second conduit, said second conduit connected to said outflow end of said first condenser and to said inflow end of said first evaporator;
• and,
• (c) a first working fluid flowing through said first loop heat pipe.

A passive cooling system for cooling heat generating components comprising:

• (a) a plurality of walls forming an enclosure for mounting heat generating components within, at least one of said walls including a hollowed portion;
• (b) a loop at least partially incorporated into said hollowed portion, said loop having:
• (i) an evaporation section disposed to receive heat from within said enclosure and thereby cause a refrigerant to vaporize,
• (ii) a condenser section disposed to reject said heat from said refrigerant and thereby condense said refrigerant into a liquid;
• and
• (c) said refrigerant continuously circulating in said loop, said refrigerant forced to said condenser section by at least an evaporation pressure after flowing through said evaporator section.

A passive cooling system for cooling heat generating components comprising:

• (a) a plurality of walls forming an enclosure for mounting heat generating components within, at least one of said walls including a hollowed portion;
• (b) a loop incorporating said hollowed portion, said loop having:
• (i) an evaporation section disposed to receive heat from within said enclosure and thereby cause a refrigerant to vaporize,
• (ii) a condenser section disposed to reject said heat from said refrigerant and thereby condense said refrigerant into a liquid;
• (iii) a wicking member;
• and
• (c) said refrigerant continuously circulating in said loop, said refrigerant transferred to said evaporation section at least in part by said wicking member.

A method for cooling heat generating components in an enclosure having a plurality of walls, said method comprising the steps of:

• (a) applying heat from within said enclosure to an evaporator section within one of said walls of said enclosure to cause a working fluid to become a vapor;
• (b) forcing the vapor down through one of said walls of said enclosure to a condenser section within one of said walls of said enclosure through increased pressure;
• (c) condensing said vapor in said condenser section and causing said vapor to return to said working fluid;
• and
• (d) returning said working fluid up through one of said walls of said enclosure to said evaporator section.