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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2020
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventor:
Kawthar Kasim, Long Beach, CA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F28D 15/02 (2006.01); F28D 15/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F28D 15/0233 (2013.01); F28D 15/04 (2013.01); F28D 15/046 (2013.01);
Abstract
A tapered groove width heat pipe is disclosed, including a tube having an internal surface, a first end, a second end, and a central axis. A plurality of groove walls on the internal surface define a plurality of trapezoidal grooves. Each groove wall has a proximal width closest to the central axis and a distal width furthest from the central axis, the proximal width of a portion of each groove wall tapering gradually between the first end and the second end.