HEAT PIPES

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Specifications

• 3mm to 16mm standard radius sizes

• Can be bent and flattened

• 100mm to 300mm standard lengths

• Nickle plating

Materials

• Copper Pipe

• Sintered Wick

• De-Ionized Water

Applications

• Networking / Telecom

• Consumer Electronics

• TECs

Manufacturing Process

• A typical heat pipe consists of a copper tube in which the inner walls are lined with a wick structure.
• The heat pipe is charged with de-ionized water and then vacuum sealed. This gives the water a lower boiling point.
• When the heat pipe is heated at one end, the working fluid evaporates from liquid to vapor (phase change).
• The vapor travels through the hollow core of the heat pipe to the other end of the heat pipe, where heat energy is being removed by a heat sink or other means. Here, the vapor condenses back to liquid and releases heat at the same time.
• The liquid then travels back to the original end of the heat pipe via the wick by capillary action.