Patent ID: 7251889

Claim:
A method of making an evaporator, the method comprising: orienting a vapor barrier wall such that a heat-absorbing surface of the vapor barrier wall defines at least a portion of an exterior surface of the evaporator, the exterior surface being configured to receive heat from a heat source to be cooled by the evaporator; orienting a liquid barrier wall adjacent the vapor barrier wall, wherein the liquid barrier wall has a surface configured to confine liquid; positioning a wick between the vapor barrier wall and the liquid barrier wall; wherein at least one of the orienting a vapor barrier wall, orienting a liquid barrier wall, and positioning the wick includes defining a vapor removal channel at an interface between the wick and the vapor barrier wall; and wherein at least one of the orienting a vapor barrier wall, orienting a liquid barrier wall, and positioning the wick includes defining a liquid flow channel between the liquid barrier wall and the wick.