HYBRID EVAPORATOR-FEEDING WICKS FOR UNIFORM FLUID DELIVERY TO MULTIPLE HEAT SOURCES IN A VAPOR CHAMBER

    公开(公告)号:US20200248969A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-08-06

    申请号:US16264258

    申请日:2019-01-31

    IPC分类号: F28D15/04 F28D15/02

    摘要: Embodiments described herein disclose a vapor chamber including a thermally-conductive evaporator wall, a thermally-conductive condenser wall and a volume therebetween defining a vapor core for transporting a vapor of a working fluid from the evaporator wall to the condenser wall. The outer surfaces of the evaporator wall and the condenser wall are configured to be in thermal contact with a plurality of heat sources and a heat sink respectively. The vapor chamber further includes a porous wick structure for holding and pumping the working fluid towards the plurality of heat sources. The wick structure comprises an evaporator-feeding wick having an inner surface in thermal contact with an inner surface of the evaporator wall. The evaporator-feeding wick comprises a first region having a higher permeability than at least a second region to form a permeability gradient, such that the working fluid has a uniform flow to the plurality of heat sources.