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Method for providing refrigeration using capillary pumped liquid

  • US 20050005617A1
  • Filed: 07/10/2003
  • Published: 01/13/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/10/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for providing refrigeration to a refrigeration load comprising:

  • (A) generating refrigeration and using the refrigeration to condense working fluid;

    (B) passing the condensed working fluid into an evaporator comprising a porous wick having a surface, providing a refrigeration load to the evaporator, flowing condensed working fluid onto the wick surface, and evaporating condensed working fluid from the wick surface to provide refrigeration to the refrigeration load and to generate a capillary pumping force; and

    (C) withdrawing evaporated working fluid from the evaporator, wherein the condensed working fluid is passed to the evaporator at least in part by the capillary pumping force from the evaporation of the condensed working fluid from the wick surface.

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