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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 06, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2019
Applicant:
Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);
Inventor:
Scott R. Bouras, Rockford, IL (US);
Assignee:
HAMILTON SUNSTRAND CORPORATION, Charlotte, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F28D 20/02 (2006.01); F28F 3/02 (2006.01); H01L 23/373 (2006.01); H01L 23/427 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F28D 20/023 (2013.01); F28F 3/022 (2013.01); H01L 23/3733 (2013.01); H01L 23/3736 (2013.01); H01L 23/427 (2013.01); F28F 3/02 (2013.01); F28F 2215/04 (2013.01); F28F 2215/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
A pin fin heat sink includes a plurality of pin fins extending from a base plate, at least one of the plurality of pin fins defining a hollow portion therein. The pin fin heat sink also includes an annular ring of metal foam material disposed within the hollow portion, the annular ring of metal foam material having a radially outer surface in direct contact with an inner diameter of the pin fin, the annular ring of metal foam material defining a central cavity. The pin fin heat sink further includes a phase change material disposed within the central cavity.