Thermal management system for distributed heat sources
View Patent ↗A thermal management system ( 201 ) is provided herein which comprises a plurality of heat sources ( 203 ), a heat exchanger ( 205 ), a plurality of heat pipes ( 207 ) in thermal communication with said heat exchanger, and a synthetic jet actuator ( 211 ) adapted to direct a synthetic jet upon or across a surface of said heat exchanger.
1. A thermal management system, comprising:
a chassis which encloses an interior space;
a duct which extends through said interior space and which is in open communication with the environment exterior to the chassis;
a synthetic jet actuator disposed on an interior surface of said duct; and
a heat pipe disposed on a surface of said duct.
2. The thermal management system of claim 1 , wherein said heat pipe is a flat heat pipe.
3. The thermal management system of claim 2 , further comprising a heat source disposed within said chassis, and wherein said duct is disposed adjacent to said heat source.
4. The thermal management system of claim 3 , wherein said duct is in thermal contact with said heat source.
5. The thermal management system of claim 1 , wherein said heat pipe is a flat heat pipe, wherein said duct is essentially rectangular in a cross-section taken along its longitudinal axis, and wherein said heat pipe is disposed along a side of said duct.
6. The thermal management system of claim 5 , wherein said heat pipe is disposed on an exterior surface of said duct.
7. The thermal management system of claim 5 , wherein said heat pipe is disposed on an interior surface of said duct.