Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method of fabricating an oscillating heat pipe
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Application No.: US16444600Application Date: 2019-06-18
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Publication No.: US11045912B2Publication Date: 2021-06-29
- Inventor: Abbas A. Alahyari , Ram Ranjan , Jinliang Wang
- Applicant: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
- Applicant Address: US NC Charlotte
- Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
- Current Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US NC Charlotte
- Agency: Kinney & Lange, P.A.
- Main IPC: B23P15/26
- IPC: B23P15/26 ; B33Y80/00 ; F28D15/02 ; B33Y10/00 ; B33Y50/00

Abstract:
A method of fabricating an oscillating heat pipe includes building the oscillating heat pipe with a layer-by-layer additive manufacturing process such that the oscillating heat pipe includes a body of solid material, an array of channels, an evaporator portion, and a condenser portion. The array of channels are disposed in the body and define a continuous loop through which a fluid flows. The array of channels is formed by cavities in the body as the body is formed with layer-by-layer additive manufacturing. An inner surface of a channel includes a flow directing feature that is configured to promote a first direction of flow and that is configured to provide resistance against a second direction of flow that is opposite the first direction of flow.
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