Patent ID: 7124507

Claim:
A method of heat pipe wick manufacture comprising the steps of positioning metal felt adjacent to a metal substrate, positioning a porous metal exoskeleton member adjacent to the metal felt whereby the metal felt is between the metal substrate and the porous metal exoskeleton member, applying brazing material in a step selected from the group consisting of applying brazing material between the metal felt and metal substrate, applying brazing material between the metal felt and the porous metal exoskeleton member, and applying brazing material between the metal felt and metal substrate as well as between the metal felt and the porous exoskeleton member grit blasting elements selected from the group consisting of the metal substrate, the porous metal exoskeleton member, and both the metal substrate and the metal exoskeleton member, and applying heat sufficient to cause the metal felt to adhere to both the porous metal exoskeleton member and the metal substrate wherein a temperature of 1100 C is attained by the metal felt, the metal substrate, and the porous metal exoskeleton member during the step of applying heat.