Patent ID: 7980078
Filing Date: 2011-07-19
Classification: F01K,F28D,F28F,H01L

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for heat transfer between a heat source and a heat sink, comprising (1) at least one hermetically sealed casing having a centerline, the casing comprising (2) a working fluid hermetically contained within the casing and existing in simultaneous vapor and liquid phases; (3) a vortex organizer comprising at least one turbine rotatable about an axis of rotation approximately along the centerline, the vortex organizer disposed within the casing between the evaporating end and the condensing end and spaced apart from the casing so as to define an annular condensate space for flow of condensate from the condensing end to the evaporating end, and further comprising a central vapor space for flow of vapor from the evaporating end to the condensing end; and (4) a centrifugal pumping disk connected to the vortex organizer and rotatable therewith about said axis of rotation,