Adjustable Heat Pipe Configuration for Variable Thermal Load Management
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional heat dissipation units with fixed heat pipe configurations cannot adjust the number of heat pipes according to user requirements or heat source size, limiting their flexibility and heat transfer efficiency.
Innovation Solution
A knockdown heat dissipation unit with a combination body and adjustable heat pipes connected via press fit, welding, or adhesion, allowing for flexible adjustment of heat pipe number and arrangement based on thermal wattage, heat source size, and distance between sources.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional heat dissipation units with fixed heat pipe configurations are used, then the structure is simple and easy to manufacture, but the number of heat pipes cannot be adjusted according to user requirements or heat source size, limiting flexibility and heat transfer efficiency
Solution Approach 1:
The heat dissipation unit is divided into independent modular components: multiple heat pipes that can be selectively assembled, a base seat with connection sections, and radiating fins. This segmentation allows users to configure the appropriate number of heat pipes based on heat dissipation requirements while maintaining simple manufacturing of individual components.
Solution Approach 2:
The heat pipe configuration transitions from a fixed static design to a dynamic adjustable system. The base seat includes connection sections that enable flexible assembly and disassembly of heat pipes, allowing the system to adapt its configuration based on different heat source sizes and heat dissipation requirements.
2Reliability
If heat pipes are connected to heat sink or base seat indirectly, then the assembly is stable and easy to manufacture, but the heat pipe cannot directly contact the heat source, reducing heat transfer efficiency
Solution Approach 1:
The connection structure is segmented into distinct functional zones: the base seat with connection sections provides stable mounting, while the heat pipes make direct contact with the heat source at designated contact surfaces. This segmentation enables both direct heat transfer and assembly stability.
Solution Approach 2:
The base seat acts as an intermediary component that facilitates direct contact between heat pipes and the heat source. The connection sections on the base seat enable stable mounting while allowing the heat pipes to directly interface with the heat source surface, improving heat transfer efficiency without compromising assembly stability.
3Productivity
If the number of heat pipes is increased to match large heat sources or long distances between heat sources, then heat dissipation effectiveness is improved, but the device complexity and assembly difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses multiple independent heat pipes that can be selectively assembled on the base seat. Each heat pipe is a standalone component with standardized connection sections, allowing users to assemble the appropriate number of heat pipes based on heat dissipation requirements without increasing individual component complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The base seat is designed with universal connection sections that can accommodate multiple heat pipes of the same specification. This universal interface design simplifies assembly regardless of the number of heat pipes used, as the same connection mechanism handles both single and multiple heat pipe configurations.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enhances heat dissipation effectiveness by allowing customizable configurations to match specific heat dissipation needs, improving efficiency and adaptability.
Implementation Method 1
The heat pipe can transfer a great amount of heat to a remote place to dissipate the heat by a very small cross-sectional area under very small temperature difference without any additional power supply.
Implementation Method 2
A working fluid and capillary textures are disposed in the heat pipe
Implementation Method 3
the heat generated by the heat source can be dissipated to the environment by the radiating fins of the heat sink by way of natural convection or forced convection
Implementation Method 4
the heat generated by the heat source can be dissipated to the environment by the radiating fins of the heat sink by way of natural convection or forced convection
Implementation Method 5
The heat pipes are respectively connected with the connection sections of the combination body by means of press fit, welding or adhesion to form a large area of thermal contact face
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AI summary
A knockdown heat dissipation unit includes at least one combination body and multiple heat pipes. The combination body has two opposite connection sections. The heat pipes are respectively connected with the connection sections of the combination body to form a large area of thermal contact face. According to the structural design of the knockdown heat dissipation unit, the number of the heat pipes can be increased or reduced according to the heat dissipation requirement of a user. Also, the number of the heat pipes can be flexibly adjusted according to the size of a heat source to enhance the heat dissipation effect.