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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2008
Nagesh R. Basavanhally, Skillman, NJ (US);
Marc Scott Hodes, Dublin, IE;
Paul Robert Kolodner, Hoboken, NJ (US);
Avinoam Kornblit, Highland Park, NJ (US);
Thomas Nikita Krupenkin, Middleton, WI (US);
Wonsuck Lee, Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Alan Michael Lyons, New Providence, NJ (US);
Todd Richard Salamon, Chatham, NJ (US);
Brijesh Vyas, Warren, NJ (US);
Nagesh R. Basavanhally, Skillman, NJ (US);
Marc Scott Hodes, Dublin, IE;
Paul Robert Kolodner, Hoboken, NJ (US);
Avinoam Kornblit, Highland Park, NJ (US);
Thomas Nikita Krupenkin, Middleton, WI (US);
Wonsuck Lee, Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Alan Michael Lyons, New Providence, NJ (US);
Todd Richard Salamon, Chatham, NJ (US);
Brijesh Vyas, Warren, NJ (US);
Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc., Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Abstract
Device having first wick evaporator including first membrane and plurality of first thermally-conductive supports. First membrane has upper and lower surfaces. First membrane also has plurality of pores with upper pore ends at upper surface of first membrane and with lower pore ends at lower surface of first membrane. Each of first thermally-conductive supports has upper and lower support ends. Upper support ends of first thermally-conductive supports are in contact with first membrane. Each of first thermally-conductive supports has longitudinal axis extending between the upper and lower support ends, average cross-sectional area along axis, and membrane support cross-sectional area at upper support end, the membrane support cross-sectional area effectively being smaller than average cross-sectional area. First thermally-conductive supports are configured to conduct thermal energy from lower support ends of first thermally-conductive supports to first membrane. Process includes providing wick evaporator, providing liquid working fluid in contact with lower or upper surface of membrane, and causing liquid working fluid to be evaporated from liquid-vapor interface in membrane.