Loop heat pipe structure with liquid and vapor separation

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9702635-B2
Application number	US-201414587685-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 31, 2014
Priority date	Dec 31, 2014
Publication date	Jul 11, 2017
Grant date	Jul 11, 2017

Abstract

A loop heat pipe structure with a liquid and vapor separation includes an evaporation chamber and a loop pipe. The evaporation chamber includes two connecting ports, and an inner wall of the evaporation chamber includes a liquid-preservation capillary structure. The loop pipe includes two evaporation channel tubular portions and a condensation tubular portion connected between the two evaporation channel tubular portions; and the two evaporation channel tubular portions are connected to the two connecting ports of the evaporation chamber respectively. Wherein each one of the evaporation channel tubular portions includes an inner tube and an outer tube; the inner tube is sleeved inside the outer tube; and a flow-returning capillary structure is disposed between the outer tube and the inner tube inside the outer tube; the flow-returning capillary structure extends into the evaporation chamber and is in contact with the liquid-preservation capillary structure.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A loop heat pipe structure with a liquid and vapor separation, comprising:
an evaporation chamber having a hollow internal and having two connecting ports connected to the internal thereof; and an inner wall of the evaporation chamber having a liquid-preservation capillary structure; and
a loop pipe having two evaporation channel tubular portions and a condensation tubular portion connected between the two evaporation channel tubular portions; and the two evaporation channel tubular portions connected to the two connecting ports of the evaporation chamber respectively;
wherein each one of the evaporation channel tubular portions comprises an inner tube and an outer tube; the inner tube is sleeved inside the outer tube; and a flow-returning capillary structure is disposed between the outer tube and the inner tube inside the outer tube; the flow-returning capillary structure extends into the evaporation chamber and is in contact with the liquid-preservation capillary structure;
wherein the inner tube of each one of the evaporation channel tubular portions protrudes further than the outer tube into the evaporation chamber.

2. The loop heat pipe structure with a liquid and vapor separation according to claim 1 , wherein the evaporation chamber is constructed by a base and an upper cover.

3. The loop heat pipe structure with a liquid and vapor separation according to claim 2 , wherein a plurality of supporting members are further arranged between the base and the upper cover.

4. The loop heat pipe structure with a liquid and vapor separation according to claim 1 , wherein the liquid-preservation capillary structure extends to an end of the outer tube protruding into the evaporation chamber in order to form a capillary covering portion.

5. The loop heat pipe structure with a liquid and vapor separation according to claim 1 , wherein the liquid-preservation capillary structure is a powder sintering or metal mesh.

6. The loop heat pipe structure with a liquid and vapor separation according to claim 1 , wherein the outer tube of each one of the evaporation channel tubular portions is connected to the condensation tubular portion to be integrally formed as one piece.

7. The loop heat pipe structure with a liquid and vapor separation according to claim 1 , wherein the condensation portion further includes a plurality of fins formed thereon.

8. The loop heat pipe structure with a liquid and vapor separation according to claim 1 , wherein a quantity of the evaporation chamber is plural.

9. The loop heat pipe structure with a liquid and vapor separation according to claim 8 , wherein any one of the two evaporation chamber are connected by a connecting tube.

10. The loop heat pipe structure with a liquid and vapor separation according to claim 8 , wherein a quantity of the loop pipe is plural and connected between any one of the two evaporation chambers.

Assignees

• Cooler Master Co Ltd

Inventors

• Sun Chien-Hung

Classifications

• H10W40/73

  for cooling by change of state · CPC title

• F28D15/04

  with tubes having a capillary structure · CPC title

• H05K7/20336

  Heat pipes, e.g. wicks or capillary pumps · CPC title

• F28D15/043 Primary

  forming loops, e.g. capillary pumped loops · CPC title

• H01L23/427

  Electricity · mapped topic