Heat transfer device and method of making same
First Claim
1. A capillary structure for a heat transfer device comprising:
- a plurality of particles joined together by a brazing compound comprising about sixty-five percent weight copper and thirty-five percent weight gold such that fillets of said brazing compound are formed between adjacent ones of said plurality of particles so as to form a network of capillary passageways between said particles wherein at least one vapor vent is defined through said capillary structure.
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Abstract
A capillary structure for a heat transfer device, such as a heat pipe is provided having a plurality of particles joined together by a brazing compound such that fillets of the brazing compound are formed between adjacent ones of the plurality of particles and one or more vapor vents are defined in the capillary structer. In this way, a network of capillary passageways are formed between the particles and vapor-vents through the capillary structure so as to aid in the transfer of working fluid by capillary action, while the plurality of fillets provide enhanced thermal transfer properties between the plurality of particles so as to greatly improve over all heat transfer efficiency of the device. A method of making the capillary structure according to the invention is also presented.
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20 Claims
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1. A capillary structure for a heat transfer device comprising:
a plurality of particles joined together by a brazing compound comprising about sixty-five percent weight copper and thirty-five percent weight gold such that fillets of said brazing compound are formed between adjacent ones of said plurality of particles so as to form a network of capillary passageways between said particles wherein at least one vapor vent is defined through said capillary structure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A capillary structure for a heat transfer device comprising:
a plurality of particles joined together by a brazing compound comprising about sixty-five percent weight copper and thirty-five percent weight gold such that fillets of said brazing compound are formed between adjacent ones of said plurality of particles so as to form a network of capillary passageways between said particles wherein a plurality of vapor vents are defined through said capillary structure. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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11. A heat pipe comprising:
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a hermetically sealed and partially evacuated enclosure, said enclosure comprising internal surfaces; a wick disposed on at least one of said internal surfaces and comprising a plurality of particles joined together by a brazing compound comprising about sixty-five percent weight copper and thirty-five percent weight gold such that fillets of said brazing compound are formed between adjacent ones of said plurality of particles so as to form a network of capillary passageways between said particles wherein at least one vapor vent is defined through said capillary structure; and a two-phase fluid at least partially disposed within a portion of said wick. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A heat pipe comprising:
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a hermetically sealed and partially evacuated enclosure, said enclosure comprising internal surfaces; a wick disposed on at least one of said internal surfaces and comprising a plurality of particles joined together by a brazing compound comprising six percent by weight of a finely divided copper/gold brazing compound such that fillets of said brazing compound are formed between adjacent ones of said plurality of particles so as to form a network of capillary passageways between said particles wherein at least one vapor vent is defined through said capillary structure; and a two-phase fluid at least partially disposed within a portion of said wick.
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19. A heat pipe comprising a sealed and partially evacuated tubular enclosure having an internal surface covered by a brazed wick comprising a plurality of copper particles joined together by a brazing compound comprising about sixty-five percent weight copper and thirty-five percent weight gold such that fillets of said brazing compound are formed between adjacent ones of said plurality of particles so as to form a network of capillary passageways between said particles and including a plurality of vapor vents defined through said wick;
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a working fluid disposed within said tubular enclosure.
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20. A heat pipe comprising:
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a hermetically sealed and partially evacuated enclosure, said enclosure comprising internal surfaces; a wick disposed on at least one of said internal surfaces and comprising a plurality of aluminum and magnesium particles joined together by an aluminum/magnesium intermetallic alloy brazing compound such that fillets of said brazing compound are formed between adjacent ones of said plurality of particles so as to form a network of capillary passageways between said particles wherein at least one vapor vent is defined through said capillary structure; and a two-phase fluid at least partially disposed within a portion of said wick.
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Specification