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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 22, 2003
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2002
Applicant:
Inventor:
W. John Bilski, Mohnton, PA (US);
Assignee:
Thermal Corp., Stanton, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F28D 1/500 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F28D 1/500 ;
Abstract
A heat transfer system includes a wick, a vacuum pump and a heat exchanger. The wick receives a condensed liquid. The wick receives heat from a heat source. The vacuum pump reduces pressure in the wick while turned on, so that at least a portion of the liquid evaporates within the wick to form a vapor that is pumped by the pump. The heat exchanger is coupled to receive the vapor from the pump. The heat exchanger rejects heat to form the condensed liquid from the vapor. The heat exchanger returns the condensed liquid to the wick.