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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2012
Edward J. Kroliczek, Davidsonville, MD (US);
Michael Nikitkin, Ellicott City, MD (US);
David A. Wolf, Sr., Baltimore, MD (US);
Edward J. Kroliczek, Davidsonville, MD (US);
Michael Nikitkin, Ellicott City, MD (US);
David A. Wolf, Sr., Baltimore, MD (US);
Orbital ATK, Inc., Dulles, VA (US);
Abstract
A heat transfer system includes an evaporator having a heated wall, a liquid barrier wall containing working fluid, a primary wick positioned between the heated wall and an inner side of the liquid barrier wall, a vapor removal channel located at an interface between the primary wick and the heated wall, and a liquid flow channel located between the liquid barrier wall and the primary wick. Methods of transferring heat include applying heat energy to a vapor barrier wall, flowing liquid through a liquid flow channel, pumping the liquid from the liquid flow channel through a primary wick, and evaporating at least some of the liquid at a vapor removal channel.