Additive manufactured oscillating heat pipe device with flushable channels

Abstract

An oscillating heat pipe (OHP) device that comprise a body having a top face, a bottom face and at least one side face, a plurality of hollow OHP channels formed internally within the body, and an oscillating heat pipe (OHP) flushing duct system. The flushing duct system is formed in at least one of a body top face, a bottom face and at least one side face of an OHP device. The flushing duct system fluidly connects one or more of a plurality of OHP channels formed internally within the OHP device to an ambient environment of the device. The flushing duct system comprising at least one welding receptacle.

1 . An oscillating heat pipe (OHP) flushing duct system, said system formed in at least one of a body top face, a bottom face and at least one side face of an OHP device, the flushing duct system fluidly connecting one or more of a plurality of OHP channels formed internally within the OHP device to an ambient environment of the device, the flushing duct system comprising at least one welding receptacle. 
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the flushing duct system is in-plane with the one or more OHP channels to which it is fluidly connected 
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the flushing duct system out-of-plan with the one or more OHP channels to which it is fluidly connected. 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein each of the at least one welding receptacle comprises at least one of a welding receptacle chamfered or arcuate edge and at least one welding receptacle chamfered or arcuate sidewall. 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 4 , wherein the at least one welding receptacle comprises a linear welding trough formed in one of the top face, the bottom face and the at least one side face of the OHP device such that the linear welding trough fluidly connects with at least one of the plurality of OHP channels and wherein the linear welding trough comprises the at least one of a welding receptacle chamfered or arcuate edge and at least one welding receptacle chamfered or arcuate sidewall. 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 4 , wherein the flushing duct system further comprises:
 at least one flush port wherein each of the at least one flush port is fluidly connected to a corresponding one of the plurality of OHP channels; and   the at least one welding receptacle comprises a linear welding trough formed in one of the top face, the bottom face and the at least one side face of the OHP device such that the linear welding trough fluidly connects with the plurality of OHP channels via the at least one flush port and wherein the linear welding trough comprises the at least one of a welding receptacle chamfered or arcuate edge and at least one welding receptacle chamfered or arcuate sidewall.   
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 6 , wherein each of the at least one flush port comprises:
 a neck fluidly connected to the corresponding one of the plurality of OHP channels; and   a mouth fluidly connecting the neck to the linear welding trough.   
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 7 , wherein the mouth of each of the at least one flush port comprises at least one of a mouth chamfered or arcuate edge and at least one mouth chamfered or arcuate sidewall. 
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 4 , wherein the flushing duct system further comprises at least one flush port wherein each of the at least one flush port is fluidly connected to a corresponding one of the plurality of OHP channels, wherein each of the at least one flushing port comprises:
 a neck fluidly connected to the corresponding one of the plurality of OHP channels; and   a mouth fluidly connecting the neck to the ambient environment of the device, wherein the mouth defines the at least one welding receptacle having the at least one of a welding receptacle chamfered or arcuate edge and at least one welding receptacle chamfered or arcuate sidewall.   
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the flushing duct system comprises a flushing conduit fluidly connecting at least one of the plurality of OHP channels to the ambient environment, wherein the flushing conduit defines the at least one welding receptacle 
     
     
         11 . An oscillating heat pipe (OHP) device, said device comprising:
 a body having a top face, a bottom face and at least one side face;   a plurality of hollow OHP channels formed internally within the body; and   a flushing duct system formed in at least one of the body top face, bottom face and at least one side face, the flushing duct system fluidly connecting one or more of the plurality of OHP channels to an ambient environment of the device, the flushing duct system comprising at least one welding receptacle.   
     
     
         12 . The device of  claim 11 , wherein the flushing duct system is in-plane with the one or more OHP channels to which it is fluidly connected 
     
     
         13 . The device of  claim 11 , wherein the flushing duct system out-of-plan with the one or more OHP channels to which it is connected. 
     
     
         14 . The device of  claim 11 , wherein each of the at least one welding receptacle comprises at least one of a welding receptacle chamfered or arcuate edge and at least one welding receptacle chamfered or arcuate sidewall. 
     
     
         15 . The device of  claim 14 , wherein the at least one welding receptacle comprises a linear welding trough formed in one of the top face, the bottom face and the at least one side face such that the linear welding trough fluidly connects with at least one of the plurality of OHP channels and wherein the linear welding trough comprises the at least one of a welding receptacle chamfered or arcuate edge and at least one welding receptacle chamfered or arcuate sidewall. 
     
     
         16 . The device of  claim 14 , wherein the flushing duct system further comprises:
 at least one flush port wherein each of the at least one flush port is fluidly connected to a corresponding one of the plurality of OHP channels; and   the at least one welding receptacle comprises a linear welding trough formed in one of the top face, the bottom face and the at least one side face such that the linear welding trough fluidly connects with the plurality of OHP channels via the at least one flush port and wherein the linear welding trough comprises the at least one of a welding receptacle chamfered or arcuate edge and at least one welding receptacle chamfered or arcuate sidewall.   
     
     
         17 . The device of  claim 16 , wherein each of the at least one flush port comprises:
 a neck fluidly connected to the corresponding one of the plurality of OHP channels; and   a mouth fluidly connecting the neck to the linear welding trough.   
     
     
         18 . The device of  claim 17 , wherein the mouth of each of the at least one flush port comprises at least one of a mouth chamfered or arcuate edge and at least one mouth chamfered or arcuate sidewall. 
     
     
         19 . The device of  claim 14 , wherein the flushing duct system further comprises at least one flush port wherein each of the at least one flush port is fluidly connected to a corresponding one of the plurality of OHP channels, wherein each of the at least one flushing port comprises:
 a neck fluidly connected to the corresponding one of the plurality of OHP channels; and   a mouth fluidly connecting the neck to the ambient environment of the device, wherein the mouth defines the at least one welding receptacle having the at least one of a welding receptacle chamfered or arcuate edge and at least one welding receptacle chamfered or arcuate sidewall   
     
     
         20 . The device of  claim 11 , wherein the flushing duct system comprises a flushing conduit fluidly connecting at least one of the plurality of OHP channels to the ambient environment, wherein the flushing conduit defines the at least one welding receptacle