US20130098583A1 - Heat pipe dissipating system and method - Google Patents
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- a closed chamber is used.
- the closed chamber has a porous wick layer extending around a perimeter of the inner surface of the chamber.
- In the center of the chamber is an empty cavity.
- the chamber is filled with a saturated working fluid with liquid only existing in the voids of the wick.
- the liquid in the evaporator wick vaporizes and fills the center cavity. Since the opposite side of the evaporator is cooled, the vapor condenses on that side. The condensed liquid is wicked back to the evaporator by capillary force.
- problems may include insufficient structure strength, low capacity, low tolerance to local heat fluxes at hot spots, poor performance at high heat flux conditions, complex internal constructions, high manufacturing costs, and/or one or more other types of problems.
- a device, method of use, and/or method of manufacture is needed to decrease one or more problems associated with one or more of the existing devices and/or methods for dissipating heat from a heat source.
- a device for dissipating heat from a heat source.
- the device comprises a porous wick structure comprising a first porous wick portion disposed adjacent to a second porous wick portion.
- the first porous wick portion is defined by a first set of microgrooves.
- the second porous wick portion is defined by a second set of microgrooves disposed in non-parallel adjacent alignment to the first set of microgrooves.
- a method of dissipating heat from a heat source is disclosed.
- a porous wick structure is provided having a first porous wick portion disposed adjacent to a second porous wick portion.
- the first porous wick portion is defined by a first set of microgrooves disposed in non-parallel adjacent alignment to a second set of microgrooves defined in the second porous wick portion.
- a surface of the porous wick structure is disposed at least one of against and near a heat source.
- saturated fluid is charged within first porous walls of the first set of microgrooves and second porous walls of the second set of microgrooves.
- some of the fluid is evaporated near the surface of the porous wick structure to form a vapor and dissipate heat from the heat source.
- vapor is flowed between and within the adjacent second and first sets of microgrooves.
- the vapor is condensed into a liquid away from the surface of the porous wick structure.
- the condensed liquid is flowed to at least one of the first and second porous walls.
- a method is disclosed of manufacturing a device for dissipating heat from a heat source.
- a first porous wick portion is molded so that it is defined by a first set of microgrooves.
- a second porous wick portion is molded so that it is defined by a second set of microgrooves.
- the first porous wick portion is disposed adjacent to the second porous wick portion so that the first set of microgrooves is disposed in non-parallel adjacent alignment to the second set of microgrooves.
- the first and second porous wick portions are sintered together.
- a vapor chamber for transferring heat with an internal working fluid.
- the vapor chamber comprises a sealed enclosure having interior walls which contain a wick material attached to at least one of the walls.
- the wick material includes a first portion oriented in a first direction and a second portion oriented in a second direction different than the first direction.
- the working fluid is free to travel in both the first and second directions.
- FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of one embodiment of a device for dissipating heat from an attached heat source
- FIG. 2 shows a partially unassembled, perspective view of the device of FIG. 1 , with a first porous wick portion separated from a second porous wick portion;
- FIGS. 3 and 3A show cross-sections of the device of FIG. 1 through lines 3 - 3 and lines 3 A- 3 A respectively;
- FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing one embodiment of a method of dissipating heat from a heat source.
- FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing one embodiment of a method for manufacturing the wick structures for a heat pipe device for dissipating heat from a heat source.
- FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of one embodiment of a heat pipe device 10 for dissipating heat from a heat source 12 to which a surface 13 of the heat pipe device 10 may be aligned near or attached.
- the device 10 may be adapted to be enclosed within a chamber enclosure 15 having a cover 17 which is adapted to seal the device 10 within the closed chamber enclosure 15 .
- the chamber enclosure 15 may be adapted to be aligned near or attached to the heat source 12 to heat up the surface 13 of the device 10 disposed within the chamber enclosure 15 .
- any type of chamber enclosure 15 may be utilized, and the heat source 12 may be applied along any portion of the chamber enclosure 15 to heat up any surface of the device 10 .
- the heat source 12 may comprise any type of heat source needing heat dissipation such as a laser diode array, a motor controller, an electronic device, a heat sink, a missile device, a communication device, an aeronautical device, or other type of heat source.
- the device 10 may comprise a porous wick structure 14 comprising a first porous wick portion 16 disposed adjacent to, and attached to, a second porous wick portion 18 .
- Each of the first and second porous wick portions 16 and 18 may comprise separately molded members which are attached to one another through a sintering process, or through another type of attachment process.
- FIG. 2 shows a partially unassembled, perspective view of the device 10 of FIG. 1 , with the first porous wick portion 16 separated from the second porous wick portion 18 .
- the first porous wick portion 16 may be defined by a first set of microgrooves 20 which may extend in a parallel configuration from one end 22 to another end 24 of the first porous wick portion 16 .
- Each of the first set of microgrooves 20 may be defined by opposing side first porous walls 26 and 28 .
- the first porous wick portion 16 may have a first set of microgrooves 20 which are of varying sizes, orientations, and/or configurations.
- the second porous wick portion 18 may be defined by a second set of microgrooves 30 which may extend in a parallel configuration from one end 32 to another end 34 of the second porous wick portion 18 .
- Each of the microgrooves 30 may be defined by opposing side second porous walls 36 and 38 .
- the second set of microgrooves 30 may be of the same size as the first set of microgrooves 20 .
- the second porous wick portion 18 may have a second set of microgrooves 30 which are of varying sizes, orientations, and/or configurations.
- the first set of microgrooves 20 may be disposed in a substantially perpendicular, adjacent alignment to the second set of microgrooves 30 .
- the first set of microgrooves 20 may be disposed in alternative orientations and configurations with respect to the second set of microgrooves 30 , such as in any type of non-parallel, adjacent alignment.
- FIGS. 3 and 3A show cross-sections of the device 10 of FIG. 1 through lines 3 - 3 and lines 3 A- 3 A respectively.
- the first porous walls 26 and 28 of each of the first set of microgrooves 20 may be interconnected to the second porous walls 36 and 38 of each of the second set of microgrooves 30 .
- saturated liquid 40 may flow within the pores 42 of each of the first porous walls 26 and 28 through, between, and within the pores 44 of each of the second porous walls 36 and 38 as shown by representative direction 46 .
- the fluid 40 may flow in any direction within and between the pores 42 and 44 of each of the first and second porous walls 26 , 28 , 36 , and 38 .
- the saturated liquid 40 residing within the porous sub-layer 37 and second porous walls 36 and 38 may evaporate at vapor/liquid interfaces within sub-layer 37 and second porous walls 36 and 38 , or may boil near the hot spot 48 and form a vapor 50 .
- the vapor 50 may flow through the pores 44 of the porous sub-layer 37 if boiling takes place and may subsequently enter the second set of microgrooves 30 as shown by representative directions 52 and 53 . In other embodiments, the vapor 50 may flow in any direction out of the pores 42 and 44 of each of the first and second porous walls 26 , 28 , 36 , and 38 .
- the vapor 50 may flow within and between the second set of microgrooves 30 and the interconnected first set of microgrooves 20 in representative direction 54 . In other embodiments, the vapor 50 may flow in any direction within and between the first and second sets of microgrooves 20 and 30 .
- the vapor 50 When the vapor 50 is far enough away from the hot spot 48 , for instance at representative area 56 within the first set of microgrooves 20 , the vapor 50 may condense into a fluid 58 . In other embodiments, the vapor 50 may condense back into a liquid at any contact surface within the first and second set of microgrooves 20 and 30 that is colder than the hot spot 48 . The capillary forces generated by the pores 42 and 44 may return the condensed liquid 58 from the colder area 56 , through the pores 42 , and 44 , and back to the hot spot area 48 .
- the condensed fluid 58 may then re-circulate through, between, and within the pores 42 and 44 of the first and second porous walls 26 , 28 , 36 , and 38 , in order to repeat the process and continue to cool hot spots 48 .
- the condensed fluid 58 may re-circulate through, between, and within the pores 42 and 44 of the first and second porous walls 26 , 28 , 36 , and 38 in any direction in order to cool hot spots 48 .
- a vapor chamber 15 may be provided for transferring heat with an internal working fluid 40 .
- the vapor chamber 15 may comprise a sealed enclosure having interior walls and containing a porous wick material 14 attached to at least one interior wall of the vapor chamber 15 .
- the porous wick material 14 may include a first portion 16 oriented in a first direction, and a second portion 18 oriented in a second direction different than the first direction.
- the first and second portions 16 and 18 may be interlocked to provide a stronger structure to withstand the internal to external pressure differential.
- the vapor chamber 15 may be sturdier, may be made more lightweight by thinner walls, and/or may avoid the need for additional supporting structures.
- Each of the respective first and second portions 16 and 18 may have respective microgrooves 20 and 30 which define the direction of orientation.
- the microgrooves 20 and 30 may be regular in size and straight, or in other embodiments may be irregular and curvy.
- the first and second directions of the first and second portions 16 and 18 may be substantially perpendicular.
- the first and second directions may be in varying orientations and configurations relative to one another.
- more than two portions may be used with more than two directions to provide increased heat transfer in a plurality of directions.
- the fluid 40 may be free to travel within the porous wick material 14 in both of the first and second directions. In such manner, by providing fluid travel in two or more directions, the heat transfer effectiveness may be improved. Vapor 50 may more readily escape from heated spots 13 through the sets of microgrooves 20 and 30 .
- FIG. 4 shows a flow chart of one embodiment 164 of a method of dissipating heat from a heat source 12 .
- a porous wick structure 14 may be provided having a first porous wick portion 16 disposed adjacent to a second porous wick portion 18 .
- Each of the first and second porous wick portions 16 and 18 may comprise separately molded members which are attached to one another through a sintering process, or through another type of attachment process.
- the first porous wick portion 16 may be defined by a first set of microgrooves 20 disposed in non-parallel, adjacent alignment to a second set of microgrooves 30 defined in the second porous wick portion 18 .
- the first and second sets of microgrooves 20 and 30 may be disposed in substantially perpendicular adjacent alignment.
- the first and second sets of microgrooves 20 and 30 may be interconnected so that a vapor 50 may flow between the first and second sets of microgrooves 20 and 30 .
- the first porous walls 26 and 28 of the first set of microgrooves 20 may be interconnected to the second porous walls 36 and 38 of the second set of microgrooves 30 so that a fluid 40 may flow between and within the first and second porous walls 26 , 28 , 36 , and 38 .
- a surface 13 of the porous wick structure 14 may be disposed against a heat source 12 .
- a proper amount of saturated working fluid may be charged into the closed chamber with liquid phase 40 residing only within the first porous walls 26 and 28 of the first set of microgrooves 20 and the second porous walls 36 and 38 of the second set of microgrooves 30 .
- some of the liquid 40 may evaporate at or near the surface 13 of the porous wick structure 14 to dissipate heat from the heat source 12 and form a vapor 50 .
- the vapor 50 may flow between and within the adjacent second and first sets of microgrooves 30 and 20 .
- the vapor 50 may be condensed into a condensed fluid 58 at a contact surface 56 that is colder than the surface 13 .
- the condensed fluid 58 may flow into the first porous walls 26 and 28 , the second porous walls 36 and 38 , and/or the porous sub-layer 37 .
- FIG. 5 shows a flow chart of an embodiment 280 of a method of manufacturing a device 10 for dissipating heat from a heat source 12 .
- a first porous wick portion 16 may be molded so that it is defined by a first set of microgrooves 20 .
- a second porous wick portion 18 may be molded so that it is defined by a second set of microgrooves 30 .
- Both of the first and second porous wick portions 16 and 18 may be molded using at least one of a copper powders and a viscous binder. In other embodiments, other types of materials may be used.
- each of the first and second porous wick portions 16 and 18 may be separately heated in an oven and separately sintered at substantially 850 degrees Celsius. In other embodiments, varying processes and temperatures may be used.
- the first porous wick portion 16 may be disposed adjacent to the second porous wick portion 18 so that the first set of microgrooves 20 is disposed in non-parallel, adjacent alignment to the second set of microgrooves 30 .
- the first and second porous wick portions 16 and 18 including the first and second sets of microgrooves 20 and 30 , may be sintered together.
- the sintering may occur at substantially 950-1,000 degrees Celsius. In other embodiments, the sintering may occur at varying temperatures.
- first and second wick portions 20 and 30 After the first and second wick portions 20 and 30 are sintered together, they may be fixedly disposed in a non-parallel, adjacent alignment, such as in a perpendicular, adjacent alignment. At this time, the first and second sets of microgrooves 20 and 30 may be fixedly disposed so that they are interconnected to allow vapor 50 to flow within and between the first and second sets of microgrooves 20 and 30 .
- first porous walls 26 and 28 of the first set of microgrooves 20 , and the second porous walls 36 and 38 of the second set of microgrooves 30 may be fixedly disposed so that they are interconnected to allow fluid 40 to flow within and between the first and second porous walls 26 , 28 , 36 , and 38 .
- the first and second wick portions 20 and 30 may be inserted within a closed chamber enclosure 15 .
- One or more embodiments of the disclosure may provide one or more of the following advantages over one or more of the existing devices and/or methods: increased capillary limits; increased heat flux; increased structure strength; decreased size or weight; decreased complexity; decreased manufacturing costs; increased efficiency; increased cooling; and/or one or more other types of advantages over one or more of the existing devices and/or methods.
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In one embodiment of the disclosure, a heat pipe device for dissipating heat from a heat source includes a porous wick structure having a first porous wick portion disposed adjacent to a second porous wick portion. The first porous wick portion is defined by a first set of microgrooves. The second porous wick portion is defined by a second set of microgrooves disposed in non-parallel adjacent alignment to the first set of microgrooves. The heat pipe device may be disposed within a closed chamber enclosure to which the heat source is attached. In further embodiments, methods are disclosed for manufacturing devices for dissipating heat from a heat source, and for using devices to dissipate heat from a heat source.
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- The present application claims priority to and is a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/762,422 entitled “HEAT PIPE DISSIPATING SYSTEM AND METHOD” and filed Jun. 13, 2007 with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the contents of which is hereby incorporated by reference.
- Many heat pipe devices and methods exist for dissipating heat from a heat source. For instance, in one existing heat pipe device, a closed chamber is used. The closed chamber has a porous wick layer extending around a perimeter of the inner surface of the chamber. In the center of the chamber is an empty cavity. The chamber is filled with a saturated working fluid with liquid only existing in the voids of the wick. When heat is applied in an evaporator area, the liquid in the evaporator wick vaporizes and fills the center cavity. Since the opposite side of the evaporator is cooled, the vapor condenses on that side. The condensed liquid is wicked back to the evaporator by capillary force. However, this type of structure or process, or other types of existing structures or processes, may experience one or more problems in practical applications, especially for high power density electronics. The problems may include insufficient structure strength, low capacity, low tolerance to local heat fluxes at hot spots, poor performance at high heat flux conditions, complex internal constructions, high manufacturing costs, and/or one or more other types of problems.
- A device, method of use, and/or method of manufacture is needed to decrease one or more problems associated with one or more of the existing devices and/or methods for dissipating heat from a heat source.
- In one aspect of the disclosure, a device is provided for dissipating heat from a heat source. The device comprises a porous wick structure comprising a first porous wick portion disposed adjacent to a second porous wick portion. The first porous wick portion is defined by a first set of microgrooves. The second porous wick portion is defined by a second set of microgrooves disposed in non-parallel adjacent alignment to the first set of microgrooves.
- In another aspect of the disclosure, a method of dissipating heat from a heat source is disclosed. In one step, a porous wick structure is provided having a first porous wick portion disposed adjacent to a second porous wick portion. The first porous wick portion is defined by a first set of microgrooves disposed in non-parallel adjacent alignment to a second set of microgrooves defined in the second porous wick portion. In another step, a surface of the porous wick structure is disposed at least one of against and near a heat source. In still another step, saturated fluid is charged within first porous walls of the first set of microgrooves and second porous walls of the second set of microgrooves. In yet another step, some of the fluid is evaporated near the surface of the porous wick structure to form a vapor and dissipate heat from the heat source. In an additional step, vapor is flowed between and within the adjacent second and first sets of microgrooves. In another step, the vapor is condensed into a liquid away from the surface of the porous wick structure. In still another step, the condensed liquid is flowed to at least one of the first and second porous walls.
- In a further aspect of the disclosure, a method is disclosed of manufacturing a device for dissipating heat from a heat source. In one step, a first porous wick portion is molded so that it is defined by a first set of microgrooves. In another step, a second porous wick portion is molded so that it is defined by a second set of microgrooves. In still another step, the first porous wick portion is disposed adjacent to the second porous wick portion so that the first set of microgrooves is disposed in non-parallel adjacent alignment to the second set of microgrooves. In an additional step, the first and second porous wick portions are sintered together.
- In still another aspect of the disclosure, a vapor chamber is provided for transferring heat with an internal working fluid. The vapor chamber comprises a sealed enclosure having interior walls which contain a wick material attached to at least one of the walls. The wick material includes a first portion oriented in a first direction and a second portion oriented in a second direction different than the first direction. The working fluid is free to travel in both the first and second directions.
- These and other features, aspects and advantages of the disclosure will become better understood with reference to the following drawings, description and claims.
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FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of one embodiment of a device for dissipating heat from an attached heat source; -
FIG. 2 shows a partially unassembled, perspective view of the device ofFIG. 1 , with a first porous wick portion separated from a second porous wick portion; -
FIGS. 3 and 3A show cross-sections of the device ofFIG. 1 through lines 3-3 andlines 3A-3A respectively; -
FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing one embodiment of a method of dissipating heat from a heat source; and -
FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing one embodiment of a method for manufacturing the wick structures for a heat pipe device for dissipating heat from a heat source. - The following detailed description is of the best currently contemplated modes of carrying out the disclosure. The description is not to be taken in a limiting sense, but is made merely for the purpose of illustrating the general principles of the disclosure, since the scope of the disclosure is best defined by the appended claims.
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FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of one embodiment of aheat pipe device 10 for dissipating heat from aheat source 12 to which asurface 13 of theheat pipe device 10 may be aligned near or attached. Thedevice 10 may be adapted to be enclosed within achamber enclosure 15 having acover 17 which is adapted to seal thedevice 10 within the closedchamber enclosure 15. Thechamber enclosure 15 may be adapted to be aligned near or attached to theheat source 12 to heat up thesurface 13 of thedevice 10 disposed within thechamber enclosure 15. In other embodiments, any type ofchamber enclosure 15 may be utilized, and theheat source 12 may be applied along any portion of thechamber enclosure 15 to heat up any surface of thedevice 10. Although some of the figures of the instant disclosure show theheat source 12 abutting directly against thedevice 10 without showing theintermediate chamber enclosure 15, for any of the embodiments disclosed herein, theintermediate chamber enclosure 15 may be disposed in between theheat source 12 and thedevice 10. Theheat source 12 may comprise any type of heat source needing heat dissipation such as a laser diode array, a motor controller, an electronic device, a heat sink, a missile device, a communication device, an aeronautical device, or other type of heat source. Thedevice 10 may comprise a porous wick structure 14 comprising a firstporous wick portion 16 disposed adjacent to, and attached to, a secondporous wick portion 18. Each of the first and secondporous wick portions -
FIG. 2 shows a partially unassembled, perspective view of thedevice 10 ofFIG. 1 , with the firstporous wick portion 16 separated from the secondporous wick portion 18. As shown inFIGS. 1 and 2 , the firstporous wick portion 16 may be defined by a first set ofmicrogrooves 20 which may extend in a parallel configuration from oneend 22 to another end 24 of the firstporous wick portion 16. Each of the first set ofmicrogrooves 20 may be defined by opposing side firstporous walls porous wick portion 16 may have a first set ofmicrogrooves 20 which are of varying sizes, orientations, and/or configurations. - Similarly, the second
porous wick portion 18 may be defined by a second set ofmicrogrooves 30 which may extend in a parallel configuration from oneend 32 to anotherend 34 of the secondporous wick portion 18. Each of themicrogrooves 30 may be defined by opposing side secondporous walls microgrooves 30 may be of the same size as the first set ofmicrogrooves 20. In other embodiments, the secondporous wick portion 18 may have a second set ofmicrogrooves 30 which are of varying sizes, orientations, and/or configurations. - As shown in
FIG. 1 , when the firstporous wick portion 16 is attached to the secondporous wick portion 18, the first set ofmicrogrooves 20 may be disposed in a substantially perpendicular, adjacent alignment to the second set ofmicrogrooves 30. In other embodiments, the first set ofmicrogrooves 20 may be disposed in alternative orientations and configurations with respect to the second set ofmicrogrooves 30, such as in any type of non-parallel, adjacent alignment. -
FIGS. 3 and 3A show cross-sections of thedevice 10 ofFIG. 1 through lines 3-3 andlines 3A-3A respectively. As shown inFIGS. 1-3A , the firstporous walls microgrooves 20 may be interconnected to the secondporous walls microgrooves 30. In such manner, as shown inFIG. 3-3A , saturatedliquid 40 may flow within thepores 42 of each of the firstporous walls pores 44 of each of the secondporous walls representative direction 46. In other embodiments, the fluid 40 may flow in any direction within and between thepores porous walls - When heat is applied at
hop spot 48 at or near thesurface 13 of thedevice 10 which is attached to a hearsource 12, the saturatedliquid 40 residing within theporous sub-layer 37 and secondporous walls sub-layer 37 and secondporous walls hot spot 48 and form avapor 50. Thevapor 50 may flow through thepores 44 of theporous sub-layer 37 if boiling takes place and may subsequently enter the second set ofmicrogrooves 30 as shown byrepresentative directions vapor 50 may flow in any direction out of thepores porous walls vapor 50 may flow within and between the second set ofmicrogrooves 30 and the interconnected first set ofmicrogrooves 20 inrepresentative direction 54. In other embodiments, thevapor 50 may flow in any direction within and between the first and second sets ofmicrogrooves - When the
vapor 50 is far enough away from thehot spot 48, for instance atrepresentative area 56 within the first set ofmicrogrooves 20, thevapor 50 may condense into afluid 58. In other embodiments, thevapor 50 may condense back into a liquid at any contact surface within the first and second set ofmicrogrooves hot spot 48. The capillary forces generated by thepores colder area 56, through thepores hot spot area 48. - The
condensed fluid 58 may then re-circulate through, between, and within thepores porous walls hot spots 48. In other embodiments, thecondensed fluid 58 may re-circulate through, between, and within thepores porous walls hot spots 48. - In another embodiment, a
vapor chamber 15 may be provided for transferring heat with an internal workingfluid 40. Thevapor chamber 15 may comprise a sealed enclosure having interior walls and containing a porous wick material 14 attached to at least one interior wall of thevapor chamber 15. The porous wick material 14 may include afirst portion 16 oriented in a first direction, and asecond portion 18 oriented in a second direction different than the first direction. The first andsecond portions vapor chamber 15 may be sturdier, may be made more lightweight by thinner walls, and/or may avoid the need for additional supporting structures. - Each of the respective first and
second portions respective microgrooves microgrooves second portions Vapor 50 may more readily escape fromheated spots 13 through the sets ofmicrogrooves -
FIG. 4 shows a flow chart of oneembodiment 164 of a method of dissipating heat from aheat source 12. In step 166, a porous wick structure 14 may be provided having a firstporous wick portion 16 disposed adjacent to a secondporous wick portion 18. Each of the first and secondporous wick portions porous wick portion 16 may be defined by a first set ofmicrogrooves 20 disposed in non-parallel, adjacent alignment to a second set ofmicrogrooves 30 defined in the secondporous wick portion 18. - In one embodiment, the first and second sets of
microgrooves microgrooves vapor 50 may flow between the first and second sets ofmicrogrooves porous walls microgrooves 20 may be interconnected to the secondporous walls microgrooves 30 so that a fluid 40 may flow between and within the first and secondporous walls - In
step 168, asurface 13 of the porous wick structure 14 may be disposed against aheat source 12. Instep 170, a proper amount of saturated working fluid may be charged into the closed chamber withliquid phase 40 residing only within the firstporous walls microgrooves 20 and the secondporous walls microgrooves 30. Instep 172, some of the liquid 40 may evaporate at or near thesurface 13 of the porous wick structure 14 to dissipate heat from theheat source 12 and form avapor 50. Instep 174, thevapor 50 may flow between and within the adjacent second and first sets ofmicrogrooves step 176, thevapor 50 may be condensed into acondensed fluid 58 at acontact surface 56 that is colder than thesurface 13. Instep 178, thecondensed fluid 58 may flow into the firstporous walls porous walls porous sub-layer 37. -
FIG. 5 shows a flow chart of anembodiment 280 of a method of manufacturing adevice 10 for dissipating heat from aheat source 12. Instep 282, a firstporous wick portion 16 may be molded so that it is defined by a first set ofmicrogrooves 20. Instep 284, a secondporous wick portion 18 may be molded so that it is defined by a second set ofmicrogrooves 30. Both of the first and secondporous wick portions porous wick portions porous wick portions - In
step 286, the firstporous wick portion 16 may be disposed adjacent to the secondporous wick portion 18 so that the first set ofmicrogrooves 20 is disposed in non-parallel, adjacent alignment to the second set ofmicrogrooves 30. Instep 288, the first and secondporous wick portions microgrooves - After the first and
second wick portions microgrooves vapor 50 to flow within and between the first and second sets ofmicrogrooves porous walls microgrooves 20, and the secondporous walls microgrooves 30 may be fixedly disposed so that they are interconnected to allowfluid 40 to flow within and between the first and secondporous walls second wick portions closed chamber enclosure 15. - One or more embodiments of the disclosure may provide one or more of the following advantages over one or more of the existing devices and/or methods: increased capillary limits; increased heat flux; increased structure strength; decreased size or weight; decreased complexity; decreased manufacturing costs; increased efficiency; increased cooling; and/or one or more other types of advantages over one or more of the existing devices and/or methods.
- It should be understood, of course, that the foregoing relates to exemplary embodiments of the disclosure and that modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the disclosure as set forth in the following claims.
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1. A device for dissipating heat from a heat source comprising:
a first porous wick portion comprising a first set of microgrooves; and
a second porous wick portion comprising a second set of microgrooves, the first and second porous wick portions disposed adjacent to one another so that the first set of microgrooves is disposed in non-parallel, adjacent alignment to the second set of microgrooves.
2. The device of claim 1 wherein said adjacent first and second porous wick portions comprise separately molded and separately sintered members.
3. The device of claim 2 wherein said separately molded and separately sintered members are sintered together so that they are attached together.
4. The device of claim 1 wherein said first and second sets of microgrooves are disposed in perpendicular, adjacent alignment.
5. The device of claim 1 wherein a surface of said device is disposed adjacent to a heat source.
6. The device of claim 1 wherein fluid is disposed within first porous walls of said first set of microgrooves and within second porous walls of said second set of microgrooves.
7. The device of claim 1 wherein vapor is disposed within said first and second sets of microgrooves.
8. The device of claim 1 wherein pores of porous walls of said second set of microgrooves are configured to flow evaporated vapor from said porous walls into said second set of microgrooves.
9. The device of claim 1 wherein pores of porous walls of said first set of microgrooves are configured to flow condensed fluid from said first set of microgrooves into said first porous walls.
10. The device of claim 1 wherein said first and second sets of microgrooves are interconnected and configured to allow vapor to flow within and between said first and second set of microgrooves.
11. The device of claim 1 wherein first porous walls of said first set of microgrooves and second porous walls of said second set of microgrooves are interconnected and configured to allow fluid to flow within and between said first and second porous walls.
12. The device of claim 1 wherein fluid is disposed within first porous walls of said first set of microgrooves and within second porous walls of said second set of microgrooves, and vapor is disposed within said first and second sets of microgrooves.
13. The device of claim 12 wherein pores of said second porous walls of said second set of microgrooves are configured to flow evaporated vapor from said second porous walls into said second set of microgrooves, pores of said first porous walls of said first set of microgrooves are configured to flow condensed fluid from said first set of microgrooves into said first porous walls, said first and second sets of microgrooves are interconnected and configured to allow vapor to flow within and between said first and second set of microgrooves, and said first porous walls and said second porous walls are interconnected and configured to allow fluid to flow within and between said first and second porous walls.
14. The device of claim 1 wherein the device is enclosed within a chamber enclosure.
15. A vapor chamber for transferring heat with an internal working fluid, the vapor chamber comprising a sealed enclosure having interior walls and containing a wick material attached to at least one of the walls, wherein the wick material includes a first portion oriented in a first direction and a second portion oriented in a second direction different than the first direction, such that working fluid is free to travel in both the first and second directions.
16. The vapor chamber of claim 15 wherein each of the first and second portions of the wick material has microgrooves which define the direction of orientation.
17. The vapor chamber of claim 16 wherein the first and second portions of the wick material are interlocked.
18. The vapor chamber of claim 15 wherein the first and second directions are perpendicular.
19. The vapor chamber of claim 15 wherein said first and second portions comprise separately molded and separately sintered members.
20. The vapor chamber of claim 15 wherein said separately molded and separately sintered members are sintered together so that they are attached together.
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