Heat pipe for a solar collector

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8863740
APP PUB NO 20100116265A1
SERIAL NO

12450625

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A heat pipe comprises an evaporator section 5 having a radiation absorbing plate 6 a portion of an elongate tube 7, and a condenser section 10 at a distal end of the elongate tube 7 remote from the evaporator section 5. A flow control valve 20 is provided between the evaporator section 5 and the condenser section 10 to selectively interrupt communication between said sections when the temperature within the condenser section 10 exceeds a predetermined maximum. A temperature sensitive member, (coil of memory metal 34′, or discs 34′) acts between a support plate 26 and a seat 36 located on a valve pintle 30 to urge the valve head 22 towards the valve seat 24 when the temperature of the temperature sensitive member 34 exceeds a predetermined limit. A return spring 38 is provided to bias the valve head 22 away from the valve seat 24.

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KINGSPAN HOLDINGS (IRL) LIMITEDCO CAVAN KINGSCOURT

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bauer, Boris Bangor, IE 3 17
McEntee, Paul Thomas Belfast, IE 7 30
Williamson, Thomas Patrick Newtownabbey, IE 1 4

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