Patent ID: 8627879

Claim:
A capillary assisted loop thermosiphon apparatus, comprising: an evaporator; a capillary wick disposed in the evaporator; a condenser in fluid communication with the evaporator, wherein the evaporator is positioned in the direction of gravity below the condenser; a vapor line having a first end connected to the condenser and a second end connected to the evaporator; a liquid line having a first end connected to the condenser and a second end connected to the evaporator; and a liquid irrigator connected to the second end of the liquid line, wherein the liquid irrigator extends along the capillary wick to dispense liquid to the capillary wick, wherein the evaporator has a first longitudinal surface and a second longitudinal surface, the second longitudinal surface being spaced below the first longitudinal surface in the direction of gravity, wherein the second end of the liquid line is connected to the evaporator adjacent the first longitudinal surface of the evaporator, and wherein the vapor line connects to a first manifold having multiple outlets for connecting respective vapor lines of multiple evaporators, the liquid line connects to a second manifold having multiple outlets for connecting to respective liquid line irrigators for the multiple evaporators, and the multiple evaporators are interconnected along their bottoms to share a common liquid reservoir.