Patent ID: 8006746
Filing Date: 2011-08-30
Classification: B23P,F28D,F28F,H01L

Abstract:
1. A unit element for a heat sink, comprising: a series of inlet tubes having a range of diameters, the range of diameters including a maximum inlet tube diameter and a minimum inlet tube diameter; a series of outlet tubes having a range of diameters, the range of outlet tube diameters including a maximum outlet tube diameter and a minimum outlet tube diameter; a plurality of flow branch points, each having an incoming flow and a plurality of outgoing flows and each formed by the intersection of two or more of the inlet or outlet tubes; at least one inlet tube having the minimum inlet tube diameter being in flow communication with at least one outlet tube having the minimum outlet tube diameter, wherein each of the intersections is defined by an incoming flow, a first outgoing flow perpendicular to the incoming flow, and a second outgoing flow orthogonal to the first outgoing flow.