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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2014
Filed:
May. 17, 2006
Julie Fatemeh Asfia, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Qingjun Cai, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Chung-lung Chen, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Julie Fatemeh Asfia, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Qingjun Cai, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Chung-Lung Chen, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
In one aspect of the present invention, a multi-layer wick for a loop heat pipe is provided. The multi-layer wick includes a primary wick, the primary wick comprising: a first layer; and a second layer, wherein the first layer surrounds the second layer; and a secondary wick, wherein the second layer of the primary wick surrounds the secondary wick. In another aspect of the present invention, a method of fabricating a multi-layer wick is provided. The method includes machining the outer diameter of an inner layer larger than the inner diameter of an outer layer; heating the outer layer to enlarge the inner diameter; inserting the inner layer into the outer layer; and cooling the inner layer and the outer layer.