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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2008
Filed:
Jan. 06, 2005
Julie F. Asfia, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Chung-lung Chen, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Qingjun Cai, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Julie F. Asfia, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Chung-Lung Chen, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Qingjun Cai, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A cooling apparatus, system, and method are provided. The cooling apparatus includes at least one printed circuit board having opposed major surfaces, and at least one electrical component or other heat source positioned on one major surface of the printed circuit board. The cooling apparatus also includes a pulsating heat pipe having at least a portion that is positioned to either extend along and proximate to one of the major surfaces or be embedded within the printed circuit board. As such, the pulsating heat pipe is capable of transferring heat from the printed circuit board.