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Date of Patent:
Sep. 26, 2023

Filed:

Sep. 03, 2020
Applicant:

Uchicago Argonne, Llc, Chicago, IL (US);

Inventors:

Nicolas E. Stauff, Oak Park, IL (US);

Yinbin Miao, Naperville, IL (US);

Abdellatif M. Yacout, Naperville, IL (US);

Taek K. Kim, Naperville, IL (US);

Assignee:

UCHICAGO ARGONNE, LLC, Chicago, IL (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G21C 15/257 (2006.01); F28F 21/08 (2006.01); F28D 15/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G21C 15/257 (2013.01); F28D 15/046 (2013.01); F28F 21/081 (2013.01);
Abstract

A heat transfer module can include an envelope sealed to define an internal volume that contains a working fluid and a wick disposed on an internal surface of the envelope. The wick and envelope each has a first portion extending through an evaporator region and a second portion extending through adiabatic and condenser regions. The first portion of the wick is a metal hydride. The first portion of the envelope includes a metal liner surrounding the first portion of the wick, a first diffusion barrier layer disposed between the first portion of the wick and the metal liner, and a ceramic matrix composite cladding surrounding the metal liner. The second portions of the wick and envelope each includes a refractory metal and/or stainless steel.


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