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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 05, 2017
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Bruce Lee Drolen, Altadena, CA (US);
Douglas H. Van Affelen, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Arun Muley, San Pedro, CA (US);
Michael F. Stoia, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F28D 15/00 (2006.01); F28D 15/02 (2006.01); F28D 15/04 (2006.01); F28F 1/40 (2006.01); F28F 1/00 (2006.01); F28F 13/08 (2006.01); B33Y 80/00 (2015.01); F28D 21/00 (2006.01); B23P 15/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F28D 15/0266 (2013.01); B33Y 80/00 (2014.12); F28D 15/0233 (2013.01); F28D 15/046 (2013.01); F28F 1/006 (2013.01); F28F 1/40 (2013.01); F28F 13/08 (2013.01); B23P 15/26 (2013.01); B23P 2700/09 (2013.01); F28D 2021/0021 (2013.01); F28F 2215/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
A heat pipe comprises a tube and protrusions. The tube has an internal surface, an external surface, and a length running from a first end to a second end. The protrusions are on the internal surface. A first cross-section of the protrusions at a first location of the length of the tube is different from a second cross-section of the protrusions at a second location of the length of the tube. The tube and the protrusions are monolithic.