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Loop heat pipe method and apparatus

  • US 6,810,946 B2
  • Filed: 12/20/2002
  • Issued: 11/02/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/21/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A closed circulatory system capable of fast system startup, comprising:

  • a reservoir which contains a working fluid;

    at least one evaporator capillary pump (“

    ECP”

    ) in fluid communication with the reservoir for conducting heat from a surface of the ECP to the working fluid inside the ECP, an auxiliary pump for managing vapor buildup in the reservoir and operable to displace vapor mass out of the reservoir at a rate based on the temperature of the working fluid, a primary condenser in fluid communication with the ECP for condensing vapor from the ECP back to liquid state, and a secondary condenser in fluid communication with the reservoir for condensing vapor from the reservoir back to liquid state.

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