The present invention relates to a cooling device, and more particularly to the loop thermosyphon cooling device.
Cooling devices are used extensively in different places such as playgrounds, malls and factories where high bay lamps are installed and used as a main light source, and the light source of the high bay lamp is gradually replaced by low power consuming LEDs. However, LEDs will generate a large amount of heat, so that it is necessary to add a cooling device at the high bay lamp to assist the effect of dissipating the heat generated by the LEDs. In addition, places such as machine rooms having equipment like mainframe computers, servers or instruments installed therein may accumulate lots of heat after a long time of the operation, so that the cooling device is required to prevent the equipment from being damaged and achieve the heat dissipation effect.
A conventional “loop cooling device” as disclosed in Taiwan Pat. No. M256674 comprises a heat conducting element, a loop heat pipe and a working fluid, and the working fluid circulates in the loop heat pipe, and the loop heat pipe has an evaporation section and a condensation section, and the evaporation section is fixed to the heat conducting element, and the condensation section has fins or a fan installed thereon, so that the working fluid from the evaporation section carries away and dissipates the heat to the condensation section to achieve the heat dissipation effect.
However, the aforementioned loop cooling device has the following drawbacks: more loop heat pipes are generally required in the evaporation area and the condensation area for dissipating heat; and the loop heat pipe can be used only for guiding the flow in areas other than the evaporation area and the condensation area, so that less loop heat pipes are required in areas other than the evaporation area and the condensation area to reduce the total volume of the cooling device, but the loop heat pipe is a single pipe, and the quantity of loop heat pipes in each area is the same, and the loop cooling device cannot have both advantages of small volume and high heat dissipation efficiency.
In view of the aforementioned drawbacks, the inventor of the present invention based on years of experience in the related industry to conduct extensive researches and experiments to develop and design a loop thermosyphon cooling device in accordance with the invention to overcome the aforementioned drawbacks of the prior art.
Therefore, it is a primary objective of the present invention to provide a loop thermosyphon cooling device having a communication assembly coupled between the evaporation pipe and the condensation pipe, so that the quantity of evaporation pipes and condensation pipes can be increased or decreased as needed to achieve both advantages of small volume and high heat dissipation efficiency of the thermosyphon cooling device.
To achieve the aforementioned objective, the present invention provides a loop thermosyphon cooling device, comprising: an evaporator, including a heat conducting element and a plurality of evaporation pipes, and the heat conducting element having a plurality of through holes, and each evaporation pipe being passed and positioned into each corresponding through hole; a condenser, including a condensation pipe; and a communication assembly, including a first barrel and a second barrel, and both ends of each evaporation pipe being communicated with the first barrel and the second barrel respectively, and both ends of the condensation pipe being communicated with the first barrel and the second barrel respectively, so that each of the evaporation pipes, the condensation pipe, the first barrel and the second barrel jointly form a loop.
The present invention has the following advantages and effects:
1. The evaporation pipe and the condensation pipe are connected by the communication assembly, so that it is not necessary to integrally form the evaporation pipe and the condensation pipe, and the quantity of evaporation pipes and condensation pipes can be increased or decreased according to actual needs to achieve the effects of compact size and high heat dissipation efficiency of the thermosyphon cooling device.
2. The heat conducting element can have different numbers of through holes, and each evaporation pipe is passed and positioned in each respective through hole, so that the evaporation pipes can be arranged in parallel with one another to allow more evaporation pipes to be installed on the heat conducting element, so as to improve the heat dissipating effect of the thermosyphon cooling device of the present invention.
3. The thermosyphon cooling device of the present invention further includes a working fluid circulated in a loop, and the loop is vacuumed, so that the working fluid can be dragged by pressure to flow and circulate in the loop, and the evaporator, condenser communication assembly and working fluid of the thermosyphon cooling device jointly dissipate heat to achieve an excellent heat dissipation efficiency.
4. The first barrel is a liquid storage barrel capable of increasing the storage capacity of a liquid-state working fluid, so that the loop of the thermosyphon cooling device has a good buffering capability for a sudden increase of heat and can concentrate the convergent working fluid and divide the flow uniformly into each evaporation pipe, so as to stabilize the thermal conduction efficiency of each evaporation pipe.
5. The second barrel is a gas storage barrel, and the gas storage barrel can increase the storage capacity of the gas-state working fluid and has a convergence effect, and the gas storage barrel is communicated with each of the evaporation pipes and condensation pipes, so that the quantity of condensation pipes is not necessary equal to the quantity of evaporation pipes, so that the quantity of condensation pipes can be decreased to achieve a compact size of the thermosyphon cooling device of the present invention.
6. Both ends of each evaporation pipe are communicated with the first barrel and the second barrel respectively, and the heat conducting element has a heated surface, and the height difference between the second barrel and the heated surface is greater than the height difference between the first barrel and the heated surface, so that the position of the second barrel (which is the gas storage barrel) is higher than the position of the first barrel (which is the liquid storage barrel). The gas-state working fluid with a smaller specific gravity flows towards a high position, and the liquid-state working fluid with a greater specific gravity flows to a low position to stabilize the flow of the working fluid, so as to accelerate the circulating and cooling speed of the thermosyphon cooling device and improve the heat dissipating effect of the thermosyphon cooling device.
7. The quantity of condensation pipes can be increased as needed, and the communication assembly can have an increased quantity of barrels to fit the condensation pipes and adjust the volume and the heat dissipation efficiency of the thermosyphon cooling device.
8. The condenser further includes a fin, and the condensation pipe at the position of fixing the fin is tilted gradually in a direction from an end portion where the gas-state working fluid is entered towards the heat conducting element, so that the gas-state working fluid can be cooled into a liquid state by the fin, and the liquid-state working fluid flows downward accordingly. In the meantime, the liquid-state working fluid has a greater specific gravity to accelerate the flow of the liquid-state working fluid, so that the working fluid can be refilled into the evaporation pipe quickly to stabilize the flow and improve the heat dissipation efficiency of the working fluid.
9. The condensation pipe has a necking portion formed at a position adjacent to the first barrel, so that the internal diameter of the necking section can be smaller than the internal diameter of the evaporation pipe to prevent the working fluid in the evaporation pipe from flowing back into the condensation pipe and achieve a stable flow of the working fluid 5.
The technical contents of the present invention will become apparent with the detailed description of preferred embodiments accompanied with the illustration of related drawings as follows. It is noteworthy that the drawings are provided for the purpose of illustrating the present invention, but not intended for limiting the scope of the invention.
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The evaporator 1 includes a heat conducting element 11 and plurality of evaporation pipes 12, and both ends of each evaporation pipe 12 have a liquid inlet end 122 and a gas outlet end 123 respectively. With reference to
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The condenser 2 includes a condensation pipe 21 and a plurality of fins 22. Further, the condensation pipe 21 includes a plurality of first condensation pipes 211 and at least one second condensation pipe 212, and both ends of each first condensation pipe 211 have a gas inlet end 2111 and a liquid outlet end 2112 respectively, and both ends of the second condensation pipe 212 have a liquid filling end 2121 and a liquid discharging end 2122 respectively, and each fin 22 is fixed to the first condensation pipes 211, and each first condensation pipe 211 is tilted gradually from the gas inlet end 2111 to the liquid outlet end 2112 in a direction approaching the heat conducting element 11.
The communication assembly 3 includes a first barrel 31 and a second barrel 32, and both ends of each evaporation pipe 12 are communicated with the first barrel 31 and the second barrel 32 respectively, and both ends of the condensation pipe 21 are communicated with the first barrel 31 and the second barrel 32 respectively, and each evaporation pipe 12, condensation pipe 21, first barrel 31 and second barrel 32 jointly form a loop 4. Specifically, the liquid inlet end 122 of each evaporation pipe 12 is communicated with the first barrel 31, and each gas outlet end 123 is communicated with the second barrel 32, and the heat conducting element 11 has a heated surface 112, and the second barrel 32 and the heated surface 112 have a height difference s1 greater than the height difference s2 between the first barrel 31 and the heated surface 112.
In addition, the communication assembly 3 includes a third barrel 33, and the gas inlet end 2111 of each first condensation pipe 211 is communicated with the second barrel 32, and each liquid outlet end 2112 is communicated with the third barrel 33, and the liquid filling end 2121 of the second condensation pipe 212 is communicated with the third barrel 33, and the liquid discharging end 2122 is communicated with the first barrel 31. In addition, the second condensation pipe 212 has a necking portion 2123 formed at a position near the first barrel 31.
The loop thermosyphon cooling device of the present invention further comprises a working fluid 5 circulating in the loop 4, and the interior of the loop 4 is vacuumed, so that the working fluid 5 is dragged by pressure to flow in the loop 4. In addition, the first barrel 31 is a liquid storage barrel 6, the second barrel 32 is a gas storage barrel 7, and the third barrel 33 is a liquid storage barrel 6. Wherein, the working fluid 5 is water or a coolant.
In addition, the first barrel 31 or the second barrel 32 has a filling head 8 communicated with the loop 4, and the filling head 8 is vacuumed, and then the working fluid 3 is filled into the loop 4, such that the working fluid 3 is contained in the loop 4.
In the assembly of the loop thermosyphon cooling device of the present invention, the evaporator 1 includes a heat conducting element 11 and each evaporation pipe 12, and the heat conducting element 11 has each through hole 111 passed and positioned into each through hole 111, and the condenser 2 includes a condensation pipe 21. The communication assembly 3 includes a first barrel 31 and a second barrel 32, and both ends of each evaporation pipe 12 are communicated with the first barrel 31 the and second barrel 32, and both ends of the condensation pipe 21 are communicated with the first barrel 31 and the second barrel 32, such that each evaporation pipe 12, condensation pipe 21, first barrel 31 and second barrel 32 jointly form a loop 4. A communication assembly 3 coupled between the evaporation pipe 12 and the condensation pipe 21, so that it is not necessary to have the evaporation pipe 12 and the condensation pipe 21 integrally formed with each other, and the quantity of evaporation pipes 12 and condensation pipes 21 can be increased or decreased as needed, so as to achieve the effect of a small volume and a high heat dissipation efficiency of the thermosyphon cooling device 10.
In addition, the heat conducting element 11 has a plurality of through holes 111, and each evaporation pipe 12 is passed and positioned into each through hole 111, so that the evaporation pipes 12 are arranged almost parallel to one another, and more evaporation pipes 12 can be installed on the heat conducting element 11 to improve the heat dissipating effect of the thermosyphon cooling device 10 of the present invention.
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In addition, the first barrel 31 is a liquid storage barrel 6 and capable of increasing the storage capacity of the liquid state working fluid 5 to provide a good buffer of the loop 4 of the thermosyphon cooling device 10 for a sudden increase of heat, while concentrating the working fluid 5 and flowing the working fluid 5 uniformly in each evaporation pipe 12 to stabilize the thermal conduction efficiency of each evaporation pipe 12.
In addition, the second barrel 32 is a gas storage barrel 7 and capable of increasing the storage capacity of the gas-state working fluid 5 and has a convergence effect, and the gas storage barrel 7 is communicated with each of the evaporation pipes 12 and condensation pipes 21, so that the number of condensation pipes 21 is not necessary to be equal to the number of evaporation pipes 12, so that the number of condensation pipes 21 can be reduced to achieve the feature of a compact size of the thermosyphon cooling device 10.
The liquid inlet end 122 of each evaporation pipe 12 is communicated with the first barrel 31, and the gas outlet end 123 of each evaporation pipe 12 is communicated with the second barrel 32, and the heat conducting element 11 has a heated surface 112, and the height difference s1 between the second barrel 32 and the heated surface 112 is greater than the height difference s2 between the first barrel 31 and the heated surface 112, so that the position of the second barrel 32 (which is the gas storage barrel 7) is higher than the position of the first barrel 31 (which is the liquid storage barrel 6), and the gas-state working fluid 5 with a smaller specific gravity flows to a high position, and the liquid-state working fluid 5 with a greater specific gravity enters from a low position to stabilize the flow of the working fluid 5, so as to increase the circulating and cooling speed of the thermosyphon cooling device 10 and improve the heat dissipating effect of the thermosyphon cooling device.
In addition, the condensation pipe 21 includes a first condensation pipe 211 and a second condensation pipe 212, and the communication assembly 3 further includes a third barrel 33, and both ends of the first condensation pipe 211 are communicated with the second barrel 32 and the third barrel 33 respectively, and both ends of the second condensation pipe 212 are communicated with the third barrel 33 and the first barrel 31 respectively. Therefore, the quantity of condensation pipes 21 can be increased as needed, and the communication assembly 3 operated with the condensation pipe 21 can have an increased quantity of barrels to adjust the volume and the heat dissipation efficiency of the thermosyphon cooling device 10.
The condenser 2 further includes a plurality of fins 22, and each fin 22 is fixed to the first condensation pipe 211, and each first condensation pipe 211 is tilted from the gas inlet end 2111 to the liquid outlet end 2112 and gradually towards the heat conducting element 11. In other words, the condensation pipe 21 at the position of fixing the fin 22 is tilted gradually from an end portion where the gas-state working fluid 5 is entered in a direction towards the heat conducting element 11, so that the gas-state working fluid 5 can be cooled into a liquid state by the fin 22, and the liquid-state working fluid 5 flows downward accordingly. In the meantime, the liquid-state working fluid 5 with a greater specific gravity accelerates the flow of the liquid- state working fluid 5 and is refilled into the evaporation pipe 12 quickly to stabilize the flow and improve the heat dissipation efficiency of the working fluid.
Finally, the second condensation pipe 212 has a necking portion 2123 formed at a position adjacent to the first barrel 31. In other words, the condensation pipe 21 has necking portion 2123 adjacent to the first barrel 31, so that the internal diameter of the necking section 2123 is smaller than the internal diameter of the evaporation pipe 12 to prevent the working fluid 5 in the evaporation pipe 12 from flowing back into the condensation pipe 21, so as to achieve a stable flow of the working fluid 5.
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In addition, the condensation pipe 214 has at least one U-shaped section 2143, and each fin 22 is fixed to the U-shaped section 2143, and the condensation pipe 214 has an extension 215 formed in a direction from the gas guiding end 2142 to a position away from the heat conducting element 11, and the extension 215 has an end 2151, and the condensation pipe 214 has a U-shaped section 2143 formed at the end 2151, and the U-shaped section 2143 is tilted gradually in a direction from the end 2151 towards the heat conducting element 11. In other words, the condensation pipe 21 has a position for fixing the fin 22, and is tilted gradually from an end portion where the gas-state working fluid 5 is entered towards the heat conducting element 11, so that the gas-state working fluid 5 can be cooled by the fin 22 into a liquid state, and the liquid-state working fluid 5 flows downward accordingly. Meanwhile, the liquid-state working fluid 5 has a greater specific ratio to accelerate the flow of the liquid-state working fluid 5, so that the evaporation pipe 12 can be filled with the liquid-state working fluid 5 quickly to achieve a stable flow and a high heat dissipation efficiency of the working fluid 5.
In addition, the condensation pipe 214 has a necking portion 2144 disposed at a position adjacent to the first barrel 31. In other words, the condensation pipe 21 has a necking portion 2123 adjacent to the first barrel 31, so that the necking section 2123 can have an internal diameter smaller than the internal diameter of the evaporation pipe 12 to prevent the working fluid 5 in the evaporation pipe 12 from flowing back into the condensation pipe 21, so as to achieve a stable flow of the working fluid 5.
In summation of the description above, the present invention achieves the expected objectives and overcomes the drawbacks of the prior art, and the invention complies with patent application requirements, and is thud duly filed for patent application.
While the invention has been described by means of specific embodiments, numerous modifications and variations could be made thereto by those skilled in the art without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention set forth in the claims.
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101220606 | Oct 2012 | TW | national |