Heat pipe loop with pump assistance
AssigneeKhanh Dinh
InventorKhanh Dinh
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Abstract
A heat pipe loop includes a first heat pipe section having a first temperature and a second heat pipe section having a second temperature higher than the first temperature. The first heat pipe section is a condenser and the second heat pipe section is an evaporator. A vapor line connects an upper portion of the first heat pipe section with an upper portion of the second heat pipe section. A liquid line connects a lower portion of the first heat pipe section with a lower portion of the second heat pipe section. In one embodiment, the first heat pipe section is disposed at a first elevation and the second heat pipe section is disposed at a second elevation higher than the first elevation. A pump directs liquid from the first heat pipe section to the second heat pipe section through the liquid line.
Claims13
A heat pipe loop comprising:
- a first heat pipe section having a first temperature and having a first plurality of tubes;
- a second heat pipe section having a second temperature higher than the first temperature and having a second plurality of tubes;
- a vapor line connecting an upper portion of the first heat pipe section with an upper portion of the second heat pipe section;
- a liquid line connecting a lower portion of the first heat pipe section with a lower portion of the second heat pipe section;
- a pump which pumps liquid from the first heat pipe section to the second heat pipe section through the liquid line;
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- a liquid distributor intermediate the pump and the second heat pipe section which sprays the liquid to wet an inside surface of each of the second plurality of tubes.
A heat pipe loop comprising:
- a first heat pipe section having a first plurality of tubes;
- a second heat pipe section having a second plurality of tubes;
- a vapor line connecting an upper portion of the first heat pipe section with an upper portion of the second heat pipe section;
- a liquid line connecting a lower portion of the first heat pipe section with a lower portion of the second heat pipe section;
- a first pump which pumps liquid from one heat pipe section to the other heat pipe section through the liquid line;
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- a liquid distributor intermediate the pump and the second heat pipe section which sprays the liquid to wet an inside surface of each of the second plurality of tubes.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.