EP1682309A4 - Manufacture of a heat transfer system - Google Patents

Manufacture of a heat transfer system

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Publication number
EP1682309A4
EP1682309A4 EP04810031A EP04810031A EP1682309A4 EP 1682309 A4 EP1682309 A4 EP 1682309A4 EP 04810031 A EP04810031 A EP 04810031A EP 04810031 A EP04810031 A EP 04810031A EP 1682309 A4 EP1682309 A4 EP 1682309A4
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Prior art keywords
manufacture
heat transfer
transfer system
heat
transfer
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German (de)
French (fr)
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EP1682309A2 (en
EP1682309B1 (en
Inventor
Edward J Kroliczek
James Seokgeun Yun
Michael Nikitkin
David A Wolf Sr
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Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems LLC
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Swales and Associates Inc
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Publication of EP1682309A4 publication Critical patent/EP1682309A4/en
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Publication of EP1682309B1 publication Critical patent/EP1682309B1/en
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Classifications

    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
    • F28D—HEAT-EXCHANGE APPARATUS, NOT PROVIDED FOR IN ANOTHER SUBCLASS, IN WHICH THE HEAT-EXCHANGE MEDIA DO NOT COME INTO DIRECT CONTACT
    • F28D15/00—Heat-exchange apparatus with the intermediate heat-transfer medium in closed tubes passing into or through the conduit walls ; Heat-exchange apparatus employing intermediate heat-transfer medium or bodies
    • F28D15/02—Heat-exchange apparatus with the intermediate heat-transfer medium in closed tubes passing into or through the conduit walls ; Heat-exchange apparatus employing intermediate heat-transfer medium or bodies in which the medium condenses and evaporates, e.g. heat pipes
    • F28D15/04—Heat-exchange apparatus with the intermediate heat-transfer medium in closed tubes passing into or through the conduit walls ; Heat-exchange apparatus employing intermediate heat-transfer medium or bodies in which the medium condenses and evaporates, e.g. heat pipes with tubes having a capillary structure
    • F28D15/043—Heat-exchange apparatus with the intermediate heat-transfer medium in closed tubes passing into or through the conduit walls ; Heat-exchange apparatus employing intermediate heat-transfer medium or bodies in which the medium condenses and evaporates, e.g. heat pipes with tubes having a capillary structure forming loops, e.g. capillary pumped loops
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
    • F28F—DETAILS OF HEAT-EXCHANGE AND HEAT-TRANSFER APPARATUS, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
    • F28F2275/00—Fastening; Joining
    • F28F2275/12—Fastening; Joining by methods involving deformation of the elements
    • F28F2275/127—Fastening; Joining by methods involving deformation of the elements by shrinking

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Sustainable Development (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Thermal Sciences (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Cooling Or The Like Of Electrical Apparatus (AREA)
  • Heat-Exchange Devices With Radiators And Conduit Assemblies (AREA)
  • Vaporization, Distillation, Condensation, Sublimation, And Cold Traps (AREA)
EP04810031.7A 2003-10-28 2004-10-28 Manufacture of an evaporator for a heat transfer system Not-in-force EP1682309B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US51467003P 2003-10-28 2003-10-28
PCT/US2004/035548 WO2005043059A2 (en) 2003-10-28 2004-10-28 Manufacture of a heat transfer system

Publications (3)

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EP1682309A2 EP1682309A2 (en) 2006-07-26
EP1682309A4 true EP1682309A4 (en) 2009-11-04
EP1682309B1 EP1682309B1 (en) 2018-12-19

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EP04810031.7A Not-in-force EP1682309B1 (en) 2003-10-28 2004-10-28 Manufacture of an evaporator for a heat transfer system

Country Status (7)

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EP (1) EP1682309B1 (en)
JP (1) JP5060785B2 (en)
CN (1) CN100457379C (en)
AU (1) AU2004286255B2 (en)
BR (1) BRPI0416000B1 (en)
MX (1) MXPA06004692A (en)
WO (1) WO2005043059A2 (en)

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US8109325B2 (en) 2000-06-30 2012-02-07 Alliant Techsystems Inc. Heat transfer system
US8136580B2 (en) 2000-06-30 2012-03-20 Alliant Techsystems Inc. Evaporator for a heat transfer system
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US3792318A (en) * 1972-02-01 1974-02-12 Siemens Ag Cooling apparatus for flat semiconductors using one or more heat pipes
US3803688A (en) * 1971-07-13 1974-04-16 Electronic Communications Method of making a heat pipe
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US6058711A (en) * 1996-08-12 2000-05-09 Centre National D'etudes Spatiales Capillary evaporator for diphasic loop of energy transfer between a hot source and a cold source
WO2001033153A1 (en) * 1999-11-04 2001-05-10 Swales Aerospace Starter for loop heat pipe
US6330907B1 (en) * 1997-03-07 2001-12-18 Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha Evaporator and loop-type heat pipe using the same
US20020007937A1 (en) * 2000-06-30 2002-01-24 Kroliczek Edward J. Phase control in the capillary evaporators
WO2002010661A1 (en) * 2000-07-27 2002-02-07 Advanced Technologies Limited High-efficiency computer thermal management apparatus and method
FR2813662A1 (en) * 2000-09-05 2002-03-08 Astrium Sas Capillary evaporator, for thermal transfer loop, comprises a housing made of material with low thermal conductivity
WO2004008045A1 (en) * 2002-07-16 2004-01-22 Empresa Brasileira De Compressores S/A Embraco Refrigeration system

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3734173A (en) * 1969-01-28 1973-05-22 Messerschmitt Boelkow Blohm Arrangement for transmitting heat
US3803688A (en) * 1971-07-13 1974-04-16 Electronic Communications Method of making a heat pipe
US3792318A (en) * 1972-02-01 1974-02-12 Siemens Ag Cooling apparatus for flat semiconductors using one or more heat pipes
US4005297A (en) * 1972-10-18 1977-01-25 Westinghouse Electric Corporation Vacuum-type circuit interrupters having heat-dissipating devices associated with the contact structures thereof
RU2098733C1 (en) * 1995-03-07 1997-12-10 Институт теплофизики Уральского отделения РАН Evaporation chamber of loop heat pipe
US6058711A (en) * 1996-08-12 2000-05-09 Centre National D'etudes Spatiales Capillary evaporator for diphasic loop of energy transfer between a hot source and a cold source
US6330907B1 (en) * 1997-03-07 2001-12-18 Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha Evaporator and loop-type heat pipe using the same
WO2001033153A1 (en) * 1999-11-04 2001-05-10 Swales Aerospace Starter for loop heat pipe
US20020007937A1 (en) * 2000-06-30 2002-01-24 Kroliczek Edward J. Phase control in the capillary evaporators
WO2002010661A1 (en) * 2000-07-27 2002-02-07 Advanced Technologies Limited High-efficiency computer thermal management apparatus and method
FR2813662A1 (en) * 2000-09-05 2002-03-08 Astrium Sas Capillary evaporator, for thermal transfer loop, comprises a housing made of material with low thermal conductivity
WO2004008045A1 (en) * 2002-07-16 2004-01-22 Empresa Brasileira De Compressores S/A Embraco Refrigeration system

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KOTLYAROV E Y; SEROV G P: "METHODS OF INCREASE OF THE EVAPORATORS RELIABILITY FOR LOOP HEAT PIPES AND CAPILLARY PUMPED LOOPS", EUROPEAN SYMPOSIUM ON SPACE ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEMS, XX, XX, 20 June 1994 (1994-06-20), pages 1 - 13, XP008036395 *
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CN100457379C (en) 2009-02-04
JP5060785B2 (en) 2012-10-31
BRPI0416000A (en) 2007-01-02
JP2007510125A (en) 2007-04-19
CN1910008A (en) 2007-02-07
WO2005043059A3 (en) 2005-12-29
WO2005043059A2 (en) 2005-05-12
EP1682309A2 (en) 2006-07-26
BRPI0416000B1 (en) 2019-10-15
AU2004286255A1 (en) 2005-05-12
MXPA06004692A (en) 2008-10-08
EP1682309B1 (en) 2018-12-19
AU2004286255B2 (en) 2010-04-08

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