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US 8,555,953 B2Granted
Heat dissipation utilizing flow of refrigerant
AssigneeEmpire Technology Development LLC
InventorHao Wang
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Abstract
A heat pipe heat dissipating device includes a chamber; a rotary shaft positioned within the chamber; an isolating member affixed to the rotary shaft; and a nozzle provided on the isolating member, wherein the nozzle directs the flow of a refrigerant vapor and prompts the rotary shaft and the isolating member to rotate. The heat pipe heat dissipating device can operate with a self-driving operation. A heat pipe heat dissipating method is also provided.
Claims14
A heat dissipating device, comprising:
- a chamber having a refrigerant dispersed therein;
- a rotary shaft positioned within the chamber;
- an isolating member affixed to the rotary shaft;
- at least one nozzle provided on the isolating member;
- one or more first brushes affixed to one end of the rotary shaft configured to apply the refrigerant on an inner surface of at least a portion of the chamber as the rotary shaft rotates,
- wherein the at least one nozzle is configured to have an outlet direction that is non-uniplanar with the rotary shaft to direct a flow of vapor from the refrigerant and prompt the rotary shaft and the isolating member to rotate to thereby drive the one or more first brushes to sweep across the inner surface;
- one or more second brushes affixed to an other end of the rotary shaft:
- and
- a fluid conducting bridge connecting the one or more first brushes and the one or more second brushes.
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A heat dissipating method, comprising:
- heating a refrigerant within a chamber;
- generating a refrigerant vapor;
- directing the refrigerant vapor through at least one nozzle positioned on an isolating member,
- wherein the passing of the refrigerant vapor through the at least one nozzle rotates a rotary shaft on which the isolating member is affixed;
- and
- uniformly applying the refrigerant to an inner surface of at least one portion of the chamber via at least one first brush affixed to one end of the rotary shaft as the rotary shaft rotates;
- collecting condensed refrigerant vapor by a fluid conducting bridge connecting the at least one first brush affixed to the one end of the rotary shaft and at least one second brush affixed to an other end of the rotary shaft.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.