发明名称 |
Protection of heat pipes from freeze damage |
摘要 |
Disclosed is a heat pipe which is protected from damage due to freezing by the addition of small amount of a liquid such as an alcohol to its working fluid. Ethanol/water mixtures having ethanol concentrations from about 1 to 7.5 percent by volume are found to produce a relatively weak crystal solid during freezing in a heat pipe so that the weak solid breaks up and expands without rupturing a wall or joint of the heat pipe. Heat transfer and operating characteristics of the heat pipe are not degraded due to the presence of specified amounts of the additive.
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申请公布号 |
US4664181(A) |
申请公布日期 |
1987.05.12 |
申请号 |
US19850811990 |
申请日期 |
1985.12.23 |
申请人 |
THERMO ELECTRON CORPORATION |
发明人 |
SUMBERG, ANDREW J. |
分类号 |
C09K5/20;F28D15/02;F28F19/00;(IPC1-7):F28D15/00;F28F23/02 |
主分类号 |
C09K5/20 |
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