Patent ID: 6571863
Filing Date: 2003-06-03
Classification: F28D,F28F

Abstract:
A heat pipe for transferring heat from a heat source to a heat dissipater, the heat pipe comprising:a tube of sufficient length to form a closed loop, the tube comprising a heat absorbing region for contacting at least a portion of the heat source and a heat dissipating region for contacting at least a portion of the heat dissipater; a working fluid sealed within the tube for transferring heat from the heat absorbing region to the heat dissipating region; and a plurality of radially segmented disks each comprising a plurality of segments having edges, the edges of each segment for causing increased turbulence in the working fluid for increasing the rate of heat transfer to the working fluid from the heat absorbing region and for increasing the rate of heat transfer from the working fluid to the heat dissipating region.