Evaporator including a wick for use in a two-phase heat transfer system
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
F28D-015/00
F28D-015/04
F28D-015/02
출원번호
US-0252825
(2011-10-04)
등록번호
US-9200852
(2015-12-01)
발명자
/ 주소
Kroliczek, Edward J.
Khrustalev, Dmitry
Morgan, Michael J.
출원인 / 주소
Orbital ATK, Inc.
대리인 / 주소
TraskBritt
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초록▼
An evaporator may include an outer enclosure and a wick within the outer enclosure. The wick may have an outer lateral side surface positioned adjacent to the outer enclosure and may comprise a plurality of circumferential grooves formed in the outer lateral side surface of the wick and a plurality
An evaporator may include an outer enclosure and a wick within the outer enclosure. The wick may have an outer lateral side surface positioned adjacent to the outer enclosure and may comprise a plurality of circumferential grooves formed in the outer lateral side surface of the wick and a plurality of channels fluidly connected to the plurality of circumferential grooves. The evaporator may include an outer enclosure and an end cap bonded directly to the outer enclosure, contacting the wick, and having a thermal conductivity that is less than the thermal conductivity of the outer enclosure.
대표청구항▼
1. An evaporator comprising: an outer enclosure;a liquid inlet extending through the outer enclosure and fluidly coupled to an interior of the outer enclosure;a vapor outlet extending through the outer enclosure and fluidly coupled to the interior of the outer enclosure; anda cylindrical wick within
1. An evaporator comprising: an outer enclosure;a liquid inlet extending through the outer enclosure and fluidly coupled to an interior of the outer enclosure;a vapor outlet extending through the outer enclosure and fluidly coupled to the interior of the outer enclosure; anda cylindrical wick within the outer enclosure, fluidly coupled to the liquid inlet, having an axial length extending along a longitudinal axis of the wick, the wick having an radially outer side surface positioned adjacent to the outer enclosure, the wick comprising: a plurality of circumferential grooves formed in the radially outer side surface of the wick, each groove of the plurality of circumferential grooves extending completely around a circumference of the wick in a direction that is non-parallel to the axial direction of the wick; anda plurality of channels formed within the wick, each channel of the plurality of channels intersecting the plurality of circumferential grooves, extending along the axial direction of the wick, and being fluidly coupled to the vapor outlet, wherein an entirety of each channel of the plurality of channels is circumferentially surrounded by the wick. 2. The evaporator of claim 1, wherein the radially outer side surface of the wick contacts the outer enclosure. 3. The evaporator of claim 1, wherein the radially outer side surface of the wick has a structure that includes a plurality of protruding portions and a plurality of recessed portions, each circumferential groove of the plurality of circumferential grooves being formed in a space defined between a recessed portion of the plurality of recessed portions, at least two protruding portions of the plurality of protruding portions, and the outer enclosure. 4. The evaporator of claim 1, wherein each circumferential groove of the plurality of circumferential grooves extends perpendicularly to the axial direction. 5. The evaporator of claim 1, wherein the plurality of circumferential grooves are fluidly coupled to each other only through at least one channel of the plurality of channels of the wick. 6. The evaporator of claim 1, wherein each circumferential groove of the plurality of circumferential grooves is formed along the radially outer side surface of the wick. 7. The evaporator of claim 1, wherein the plurality of circumferential grooves are foamed as a continuous spiral. 8. The evaporator of claim 1, wherein the outer enclosure includes a heat receiving surface. 9. The evaporator of claim 8, wherein the plurality of channels is on a side of the wick, the side of the wick being adjacent the heat receiving surface of the outer enclosure. 10. The evaporator of claim 1, wherein each channel of the plurality of channels extends a length of the wick that is less than a total length of the wick as measured along the axial direction of the wick. 11. An evaporator comprising: an outer enclosure;a vapor outlet extending through the outer enclosure and fluidly coupled to an interior of the outer enclosure;a wick within the outer enclosure, the wick fluidly coupled to the vapor outlet;an end cap bonded directly to the outer enclosure, contacting the wick, and having a thermal conductivity that is less than a thermal conductivity of the outer enclosure; anda liquid inlet fluidly coupled through the end cap to the wick. 12. The evaporator of claim 11, further comprising a porous structure within the end cap and positioned between the liquid inlet and the wick. 13. The evaporator of claim 12, wherein the porous structure thermally isolates the wick from the liquid inlet. 14. The evaporator of claim 12, wherein the porous structure has a thermal conductivity that is less than a thermal conductivity of the outer enclosure. 15. The evaporator of claim 12, wherein the porous structure comprises a circular channel fluidly coupled with the liquid inlet. 16. An evaporator comprising: an outer shell;a vapor outlet extending through the outer shell;a liquid inlet extending through the outer shell;a wick within the outer shell, the wick fluidly coupled to the vapor outlet;a fluid pathway between the wick and the liquid inlet; anda porous structure thermally isolating the wick from the liquid inlet and filling an entirety of the fluid pathway between the wick and the liquid inlet, the porous structure having a thermal conductivity that is less than a thermal conductivity of the outer shell, wherein the porous structure is separated from the wick by a gap smaller than a pore size of pores within the wick. 17. The evaporator of claim 16, wherein the porous structure includes a liquid distribution groove fluidly coupled to the liquid inlet to receive fluid. 18. The evaporator of claim 17, wherein the outer shell includes an end cap and an outer enclosure, and the end cap is bonded to the outer enclosure, contacts the wick, and has a thermal conductivity that is less than the thermal conductivity of the outer enclosure. 19. The evaporator of claim 18, wherein the liquid inlet extends through the end cap and is fluidly coupled to the wick. 20. The evaporator of claim 18, further comprising a fluid outlet extending through the end cap, wherein the porous structure allows liquid to flow inside the end cap along the liquid distribution groove from the liquid inlet to the fluid outlet.
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