Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Heat exchanger with embedded heat pipes
-
Application No.: US13952287Application Date: 2013-07-26
-
Publication No.: US09863716B2Publication Date: 2018-01-09
- Inventor: Jay W Kokas , Leo J Veilleux, Jr. , Rudolph Thomas Beaupre
- Applicant: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
- Applicant Address: US CT Windsor Locks
- Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
- Current Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US CT Windsor Locks
- Agency: Kinney & Large, P.A.
- Main IPC: F28F3/12
- IPC: F28F3/12 ; F28D15/04 ; F28F3/02 ; F28D9/00 ; F28D15/02

Abstract:
A heat exchanger is disclosed which includes a plurality of heat exchanger plates. Each plate has a plurality of hollowed out pins arranged in a pin fin pattern. Each plate also includes an inlet aperture and an outlet aperture in fluid communication with one another. A plurality of heat pipes are defined by several of the plurality of hollowed out pins. A wicking material is arranged within the several hollowed out pins. A heat transfer fluid at least partially fills each heat pipe.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150027669A1 HEAT EXCHANGER WITH EMBEDDED HEAT PIPES Public/Granted day:2015-01-29
Information query