Flat plate fuel cell cooler
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1. A heat pipe assembly, comprising:
- a base plate;
a corrugated lid joined to the base plate to form a plurality of tubes therebetween, each of the plurality of tubes forming an envelope of a respective heat pipe within the heat pipe assembly.
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Abstract
A heat pipe assembly includes a base plate and a corrugated lid joined to the base plate to form a plurality of tubes between the base plate and the corrugated lid. Each of the plurality of tubes forms an envelope of a respective heat pipe within the heat pipe assembly. The heat pipe assembly may be included in a fuel cell stack.
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33 Claims
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1. A heat pipe assembly, comprising:
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a base plate;
a corrugated lid joined to the base plate to form a plurality of tubes therebetween, each of the plurality of tubes forming an envelope of a respective heat pipe within the heat pipe assembly. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 32)
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13. A fuel cell stack, comprising:
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at least one fuel cell; and
a heat pipe assembly conductively coupled to the fuel cell, the heat pipe assembly comprising;
a base plate, and a corrugated lid joined to the base plate to form a plurality of tubes therebetween, each of the plurality of tubes forming an envelope of a respective heat pipe within the heat pipe assembly. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of forming a heat pipe assembly, comprising the steps of:
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providing a base plate;
joining a corrugated lid to the base plate to form a plurality of tubes therebetween, each of the plurality of tubes forming an envelope of a respective heat pipe within the heat pipe assembly. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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33. A fuel cell stack, comprising:
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at least one fuel cell; and
a heat pipe assembly conductively coupled to the fuel cell, the heat pipe assembly comprising;
a base plate and a corrugated lid joined to the base plate to form a plurality of tubes therebetween, each of the plurality of tubes forming an envelope of a respective heat pipe within the heat pipe assembly, wherein said heat pipe assembly has an evaporator section conductively coupled to said fuel cell, and a condenser section extending beyond the fuel cell wherein a portion of said condenser section includes a chamber filled with a noncondensible gas so as to form a variable conductance heat pipe.
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