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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 2017
Filed:
May. 05, 2009
Abraham D. Stroock, Ithaca, NY (US);
Tobias Wheeler, Alameda, CA (US);
Abraham D. Stroock, Ithaca, NY (US);
Tobias Wheeler, Alameda, CA (US);
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (US);
Abstract
A wicking apparatus includes a composite condenser membrane comprising a substrate layer, a vapor inlet end, a liquid discharge end, a plurality of cavities disposed in the substrate layer fluidly coupling the vapor inlet end to the liquid discharge end, and a nanoporous filler material disposed within the plurality of cavities. The nanoporous filler material has a first plurality of open pores with a maximum diameter in the range of 0.2 to 200 nanometers. The first end of the liquid conduit is fluidly coupled to the liquid discharge end of the composite condenser membrane. The wicking apparatus further includes a wick composite evaporator membrane comprising a substrate layer, a liquid inlet end, a vapor discharge end, a plurality of cavities disposed in the substrate layer fluidly coupling the liquid inlet end to the second end of the liquid conduit, and a nanoporous filler material disposed within the plurality of cavities.