Gravity Loop Thermosyphon With Bendable Tubes For Adjustable Heat Dissipation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing heat dissipation technologies, such as heat pipes, require specific designs for different heat sources, leading to increased costs in research, design, and storage due to their complexity and limited adaptability.
Innovation Solution
A gravity loop thermosyphon with bendable tubes and a frame assembly that allows for adjustable positioning and angling of condensers, enabling the device to be adapted to various devices and environments, reducing the need for multiple heat pipe designs.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If heat pipes are designed with specific structures for different heat sources, then heat dissipating efficiency is improved, but device complexity and storage costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies universality by designing a single heat pipe structure with bendable tubes that can adapt to multiple heat sources and dissipation assemblies. The bendable tube allows the heat pipe to be configured for different layouts and connections, eliminating the need for multiple specialized heat pipe designs while maintaining effective heat dissipation across various applications
2Reliability
If heat pipes are designed with specific structures for different heat sources, then heat dissipating efficiency is improved, but storage costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The bendable tube design enables one universal heat pipe product to replace multiple specialized heat pipe variants, reducing the quantity of different heat pipe types that need to be stored and managed, thereby lowering storage costs while maintaining the ability to achieve effective heat dissipation
3Adaptability or versatility
If bendable tubes are introduced to improve adaptability, then versatility increases, but manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs flexible shells by using bendable tubes made of materials that can be formed into various shapes. These tubes can be bent and configured during assembly to match different spatial requirements, providing high adaptability while using standard manufacturing processes for the tube components themselves
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
The solution allows for cost-effective assembly with most devices by enabling the gravity loop thermosyphon to be bent and positioned according to specific needs, improving adaptability and reducing manufacturing costs.
Implementation Method 1
a gravity loop thermosyphon... The working fluid circulates in the heat exchanger, the at least one condenser, the at least one first bendable tube, and the at least one second bendable tube
Implementation Method 2
The at least one dissipating fin assembly abuts the at least one condenser of the gravity loop thermosiphon
Implementation Method 3
The at least one dissipating fin assembly abuts the at least one condenser of the gravity loop thermosiphon
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AI summary
A heat dissipation device has a frame assembly, a gravity loop thermosyphon, and a dissipating fin assembly. The gravity loop thermosyphon has a heat exchanger, a condenser, two bendable tubes, and working fluid. One end of each bendable tube communicates with the heat exchanger and another end of each bendable tube communicates with the condenser and thus the working fluid may circulate therein. After the bendable tubes are bent, the condenser can be moved to an appropriate location or tilted to an appropriate angle according to the environment, and then the location and the angle are fixed via the frame assembly so the gravity loop thermosyphon can adapt for different dissipation assemblies.