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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2021
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA (US);
Weibo Chen, Pasadena, CA (US);
Benjamin I. Furst, Pasadena, CA (US);
Scott N. Roberts, Altadena, CA (US);
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for thermal management using separable heat pipes and methods of manufacture thereof. Various embodiments provide a porous insert that can be used to join or connect heat pipes. Further embodiments provide thermal management systems that are modular, expandable, reparable, by allowing for joining of evaporators, condensers, and adiabatic sections via porous inserts. Various embodiments allow for two-phase thermal management systems, where liquid and gaseous phases can be transported simultaneously. Certain embodiments incorporate heat generating components with embedded evaporators and/or condensers. Many embodiments are additively manufactured, including via 3D printing.