Planar Bridging-Droplet Thermal Diode

Date
2021-12-30Inventor
Boreyko, Jonathan B.
Edalatpour, Mojtaba
Murphy, Kevin
Mukherjee, Ranit
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This disclosure provides a thermal diode including a first plate having a first surface defining a wick structure. The thermal diode can include a second plate having a smooth surface facing the wick structure, the smooth surface and the wick structure defining a chamber for accommodating a phase-change liquid. The thermal diode also can include a separator positioned between the first plate and the second plate to separate the wick structure from the smooth surface by a gap that is less than a capillary length of the phase-change liquid.
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