Heat transport device, semiconductor apparatus using the heat transport device and extra-atmospheric mobile unit using the heat transport device

A semiconductor apparatus comprising:

• a semiconductor device having a heat-generating portion;
• and
• a heat transport device comprising:
• a container having opposed first and second ends, a hollow structure including a fluid channel extending between the first and second ends, the first and second ends of the fluid channel being closed to prevent intrusion of external air, and a liquid and a gas sealed in the fluid channel;
• driving heat exchangers located at respective terminal portions of the container for causing the liquid to oscillate along the fluid channel by boiling the liquid;
• at least one thermal-receiver heat exchanger receiving heat from an external heat source and located outside of and on an outer wall of the container at a first position along the fluid channel, between and spaced from the driving heat exchangers;
• and
• at least one thermal-radiator heat exchanger radiating heat from the container and located outside of and on the outer wall of the container at a second position along the fluid channel, between the driving heat exchangers, the first and second positions being spaced from each other and serially arranged along the fluid channel, wherein the thermal-receiver heat exchanger is located immediately adjacent to the heat-generating portion which generates heat when said semiconductor device is in operation.

An extra-atmospheric mobile unit comprising:

• a heat-generating portion;
• and
• a heat transport device comprising:
• a container having opposed first and second ends, a hollow structure including a fluid channel extending between the first and second ends, the first and second ends of the fluid channel being closed to prevent intrusion of external air, and a liquid and a gas sealed in the fluid channel;
• driving heat exchangers located at respective terminal portions of the container for causing the liquid to oscillate along the fluid channel by boiling the liquid;
• at least one thermal-receiver heat exchanger receiving heat from an external heat source and located outside of and on an outer wall of the container at a first position along the fluid channel, between the driving heat exchangers;
• and
• at least one thermal-radiator heat exchanger radiating heat from the container and located outside of and on the outer wall of the container at a second position along the fluid channel, between the driving heat exchangers, the first and second positions being spaced from each other and serially arranged along the fluid channel, wherein the thermal-receiver heat exchanger is located immediately adjacent to the heat-generating portion which generates heat when the extra-atmospheric mobile unit is in operation.