This document provides an overview of heat pipes, including:
- Heat pipes transfer thermal energy through the evaporation and condensation of a working fluid inside a sealed container.
- Key components are the working fluid, wick structure to return liquid, and sealed container.
- Different types of heat pipes include vapor chambers, variable conductance heat pipes, diode heat pipes, and thermosyphons.
- Heat pipes have applications in electronics cooling and other areas requiring efficient heat transfer over distance.
A heat pipe heat exchanger is a simple device which is made use of to transfer heat from one location to another, using an evaporation-condensation cycle. Heat pipes are referred to as the "superconductors" of heat due to their fast transfer capability with low heat loss.
A heat pipe heat exchanger is a simple device which is made use of to transfer heat from one location to another, using an evaporation-condensation cycle. Heat pipes are referred to as the "superconductors" of heat due to their fast transfer capability with low heat loss.
A heat pipe heat exchanger is a simple device which is made use of to transfer heat from one location to another, using an evaporation-condensation cycle.
Refrigeration and Air Conditioning
1.Refrigeration System
Two types of valves are used on machine air conditioning systems:
Internally-equalized valve - most common
Externally-equalized valve special control
Internally-Equalized Expansion Valve
The refrigerant enters the inlet and screen as a high-pressure liquid. The refrigerant flow is restricted by a metered orifice through which it must pass.
As the refrigerant passes through this orifice, it changes from a high-pressure liquid to a low-pressure liquid (or passes from the
high side to the low side of the system).
Let's review briefly what happens to the refrigerant as we change its pressure.
As a high-pressure liquid, the boiling point of the refrigerant has been raised in direct proportion to its pressure. This has concentrated its heat content into a small area, raising the temperature of the refrigerant higher than that of the air passing over the condenser. This heat will then transfer from the warmer refrigerant to the cooler air, which condenses the refrigerant to a liquid.
The heat transferred into the air is called latent heat of condensation. Four pounds (1.8 kg) of refrigerant flowing per minute through the orifice will result in 12,000 Btu (12.7 MJ) per hour transferred, which is designated a one-ton unit. Six pounds (2.7 kg) of flow per minute will result in 18,000 Btu (19.0 MJ) per hour, or a one and one-half ton unit.
Valve details
The refrigerant flow through the metered orifice is extremely important, anything restricting the flow will affect the entire system.
If the area cooled by the evaporator suddenly gets colder, the heat transfer requirements change. If the expansion valve continued to feed the same amount of refrigerant to the evaporator, the fins and coils would get colder until they eventually freeze over with ice and the air flow is stopped.
A thermal bulb has a small line filled with C02 is attached to the evaporator tailpipe. If the temperature on the tail pipe raises, the gas will expand and cause pressure against the diaphragm. This expansion will then move the seat away from the orifice,
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A (brief) preview of Phase-change material as Thermal energy storage.
Energy demands vary on daily, weekly and seasonal bases. TES is helpful for balancing
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Thermal energy storage (TES) is defined as the temporary holding of thermal energy in the form of hot or cold substances for later utilization.
TES systems deal with the storage of energy by cooling, heating, melting, solidifying or vaporizing a material and the thermal energy becomes available when the process is reversed.
TES system for a particular application depends on storage duration, economics, supply and utilization temperature requirements, storage capacity, heat losses and available
Space.
A heat pipe heat exchanger is a simple device which is made use of to transfer heat from one location to another, using an evaporation-condensation cycle.
Refrigeration and Air Conditioning
1.Refrigeration System
Two types of valves are used on machine air conditioning systems:
Internally-equalized valve - most common
Externally-equalized valve special control
Internally-Equalized Expansion Valve
The refrigerant enters the inlet and screen as a high-pressure liquid. The refrigerant flow is restricted by a metered orifice through which it must pass.
As the refrigerant passes through this orifice, it changes from a high-pressure liquid to a low-pressure liquid (or passes from the
high side to the low side of the system).
Let's review briefly what happens to the refrigerant as we change its pressure.
As a high-pressure liquid, the boiling point of the refrigerant has been raised in direct proportion to its pressure. This has concentrated its heat content into a small area, raising the temperature of the refrigerant higher than that of the air passing over the condenser. This heat will then transfer from the warmer refrigerant to the cooler air, which condenses the refrigerant to a liquid.
The heat transferred into the air is called latent heat of condensation. Four pounds (1.8 kg) of refrigerant flowing per minute through the orifice will result in 12,000 Btu (12.7 MJ) per hour transferred, which is designated a one-ton unit. Six pounds (2.7 kg) of flow per minute will result in 18,000 Btu (19.0 MJ) per hour, or a one and one-half ton unit.
Valve details
The refrigerant flow through the metered orifice is extremely important, anything restricting the flow will affect the entire system.
If the area cooled by the evaporator suddenly gets colder, the heat transfer requirements change. If the expansion valve continued to feed the same amount of refrigerant to the evaporator, the fins and coils would get colder until they eventually freeze over with ice and the air flow is stopped.
A thermal bulb has a small line filled with C02 is attached to the evaporator tailpipe. If the temperature on the tail pipe raises, the gas will expand and cause pressure against the diaphragm. This expansion will then move the seat away from the orifice,
The ppt contains detailed study of Vapor Absorption Refrigeration System with neat sketches and description. It is well formed as per the syllabus of GTU
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A (brief) preview of Phase-change material as Thermal energy storage.
Energy demands vary on daily, weekly and seasonal bases. TES is helpful for balancing
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Thermal energy storage (TES) is defined as the temporary holding of thermal energy in the form of hot or cold substances for later utilization.
TES systems deal with the storage of energy by cooling, heating, melting, solidifying or vaporizing a material and the thermal energy becomes available when the process is reversed.
TES system for a particular application depends on storage duration, economics, supply and utilization temperature requirements, storage capacity, heat losses and available
Space.
A heat pipe heat exchanger is a simple device which is made use of to transfer heat from one location to another, using an evaporation-condensation cycle.
A passive solar system heat-driven convection or heat pipes to circulate the working fluid. Passive systems cost less and require low or no maintenance, but are less efficient. Overheating and freezing are major concerns.
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In electrical and electronic industry due to miniaturization of electronic components heat density increases
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Seminar Report on heat pipes
1. SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQ
BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
RAJASTHAN TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY, KOTA
(
PACIFIC COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, UDAIPUR,
A
Seminar Report
on
“HEAT PIPES”
SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIRMENT FOR AWARD OF
THE DEGREE OF
BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY
IN
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
SUBMITTED TO
RAJASTHAN TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY, KOTA
SUBMITTED BY
(SHIVAM KUSHWAH)
13EPAME064
FEBRUARY, 2017
PACIFIC COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, UDAIPUR,
RAJASTHAN
UIRMENT FOR AWARD OF
RAJASTHAN TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY, KOTA
PACIFIC COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, UDAIPUR,
2. i
DECLARATION
I, Shivam Kushwah here by declare that this report is the record of authentic work
carried by me during the academic year 2017
Signature of the student
(H.O.D. Of Mechanical Engg.)
3. ii
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
We are greatly thankful to all those who have given me the opportunity of doing
Seminar in Pacific College of Engineering.
Also thanks for support by Mr. Akshat Singh Jhala for his unwavering assistance
in making Report on Stirling Engine.
We are very grateful for the encouragement, guidance and assistance that he
accorded us from the beginning of the Presentation to its successful completion.
Date..................... (Shivam Kushwah)
4. iii
ABSTRACT
A heat pipe is a device that efficiently transports thermal energy from its
one point to the other. It utilizes the latent heat of the vaporized working fluid
instead of the sensible heat. As a result, the effective thermal conductivity may be
several orders of magnitudes higher than that of the good solid conductors.
A heat pipe consists of a sealed container, a wick structure, a small amount
of working fluid that is just sufficient to saturate the wick and it is in equilibrium
with its own vapor. The operating pressure inside the heat pipe is the vapor
pressure of its working fluid.
The length of the heat pipe can be divided into three parts viz. evaporator
section, adiabatic section and condenser section. In a standard heat pipe, the
inside of the container is lined with a wicking material. Space for the vapor travel
is provided inside the container.
5. iv
INDEX
Declaration i
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ii
ABSTRACT iii
TABLE OF CONTENTS iv-v
1. Introduction 1
2. How a Heat Pipe Works 2
3. Basic components of a heat pipe 3
3.1. Working fluid 3
3.2. The prime requirements 3
3.3. Wick 4
4. Construction 4-5
5. Types of Heat pipes 5
5.1 Vapor chamber or flat heat pipes 5
5.2 Variable Conductance Heat Pipes (VCHPs) 6
5.3 Diode Heat Pipes 6
5.4 Thermosyphons 7
5.5 Loop heat pipe 8
6. Application 9
7. 1
1. Introduction
A heat pipe is a device that efficiently transports thermal energy from its one point to the other. It
utilizes the latent heat of the vaporized working fluid instead of the sensible heat.
As a result, the effective thermal conductivity may be several orders of magnitudes higher
than that of the good solid conductors.
A heat pipe consists of a sealed container, a wick structure, a small amount of working fluid
that is just sufficient to saturate the wick and it is in equilibrium with its own vapor. The
operating pressure inside the heat pipe is the vapor pressure of its working fluid.
The length of the heat pipe can be divided into three parts viz. evaporator section, adiabatic
section and condenser section.
In a standard heat pipe, the inside of the container is lined with a wicking material. Space for
the vapor travel is provided inside the container.
8. 2
2. How a Heat Pipe Works
A heat pipe is a closed evaporator-condenser system consisting of a sealed, hollow tube
whose inside walls are lined with a capillary structure or wick. Thermodynamic working fluid,
with substantial vapor pressure at the desired operating temperature, saturates the pores of the
wick in a state of equilibrium between liquid and vapor. When heat is applied to the heat pipe,
the liquid in the wick heats and evaporates. As the evaporating fluid fills the heat pipe hollow
center, it diffuses throughout its length. Condensation of the vapor occurs wherever the
temperature is even slightly below that of the evaporation area. As it condenses, the vapor gives
up the heat it acquired during evaporation. This effective high thermal conductance helps
maintain near constant temperatures along the entire length of the pipe.
Attaching a heat sink to a portion of the heat pipe makes condensation take place at this
point of heat transfer and establishes a vapor flow pattern. Capillary action within the wick
returns the condensate to the evaporator (heat source) and completes the operating cycle. This
system, proven in aerospace applications, transmits thermal energy at rates hundreds of times
greater and with a far superior energy-to-weight ratio than can be gained from the most efficient
solid conductor.
Fig.3.1 Heat pipe Terminology
9. 3
3. Basic components of a heat pipe
1. The container
2. The working fluid
3. The wick or capillary structure
3.1 Working fluid
The first consideration in the identification of the working fluid is the operating vapor
temperature range. Within the approximate temperature band, several possible working fluids
may exist and a variety of characteristics must be examined in order to determine the most
acceptable of these fluids for the application considered.
3.2 The prime requirements are:
1. Compatibility with wick and wall materials
2. Good thermal stability
3. Wettability of wick and wall materials
4. High latent heat
5. High thermal conductivity
6. Low liquid and vapor viscosities
7. High surface tension
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3.3 Wick
The wick structure in a heat pipe facilitates liquid return from the evaporator from the
condenser. The main purposes of wick are to generate the capillary pressure, and to distribute
the liquid around the evaporator section of heat pipe. The commonly used wick structure is a
wrapped screen wick.
4. Construction
A typical heat pipe consists of a sealed hollow tube, which is made from a
thermoconductive metal such as copper or aluminium. The pipe contains a relatively small
quantity of "working fluid" (such as water, ethanol or mercury) with the remainder of the pipe
being filled with vapor phase of the working fluid. On the internal side of the tube's side-walls a
wick structure exerts a capillary force on the liquid phase of the working fluid. This is typically
a sintered metal powder (sintering is a method for making objects from powder, by heating the
material until its particles adhere to each other) or a series of grooves etched in the tube's inner
surface. The basic idea of the wick is to soak up the coolant.
Heat pipes contain no moving parts and require no maintenance and are completely
noiseless. In theory, it is possible that gasses may diffuse through the pipe's walls over time,
thus reducing this effeciveness. The vast majority of heat pipes uses either ammonia or water as
working fluid. Extreme applications may call for different materials, such as liquid helium (for
low temperature applications) or me8rcury (for extreme high temperature applications). The
advantage of heat pipes is their great efficiency in transferring heat. They are actually a better
heat conductor than an mass of solid copper.
As previously mentioned there is liquid vapor equilibrium inside the heat pipe. When
thermal energy is supplied to the evaporator, this equilibrium breaks down as the working fluid
evaporates. The generated vapor is at a higher pressure than the section through the vapor space
provided. Vapor condenses giving away its latent heat of vaporization to the heat sink. The
capillary pressure created in the menisci of the wick, pumps the condensed fluid back to the
11. 5
evaporator section.
The cycle repeats and the thermal energy is continuously transported from the evaporator
to condenser in the form of latent heat of vaporization. When the thermal energy is applied to the
evaporator, the liquid recedes into the pores of the wick and thus the menisci at the liquid-vapor
interface are highly curved. This phenomenon is shown in figure. At the condenser end, the
menisci at the liquid-vapor interface are nearly flat during the condensation due to the difference
in the curvature of menisci driving force that circulates the fluid against the liquid and vapor
pressure losses and body forces such as gravity.
5. Types of Heat Pipes
In addition to standard, Constant Conductance Heat Pipes (CCHPs), there are a number of
other types of heat pipes. including:
Vapor Chambers (flat heat pipes), which are used for heat flux transformation, and
isothermalization of surfaces
Variable Conductance Heat Pipes (VCHPs), which use a Non-Condensable Gas (NCG) to
change the heat pipe effective thermal conductivity as power or the heat sink conditions
change
Pressure Controlled Heat Pipes (PCHPs), which are a VCHP where the volume of the
reservoir, or the NCG mass can be changed, to give more precise temperature control
Diode Heat Pipes, which have a high thermal conductivity in the forward direction, and a
low thermal conductivity in the reverse direction
Thermosyphons, which are heat pipes where the liquid is returned to the evaporator by
gravitational/accelerational forces,
Rotating heat pipes, where the liquid is returned to the evaporator by centrifugal forces
5.1 Vapor chamber or flat heat pipes
Thin planar heat pipes (heat spreaders) have the same primary components as tubular
heat pipes: a hermetically sealed hollow vessel, a working fluid, and a closed-loop capillary
recirculation system. In addition, a series of posts are generally used in a vapor chamber, to
prevent collapse of the flat top and bottom when the pressure is lower than atmospheric, which
is 100 °C for water vapor chambers.
There are two main applications for vapor chambers. First, they are used when high
powers and heat fluxes are applied to a relatively small evaporator. Heat input to the evaporator
vaporizes liquid, which flows in two dimensions to the condenser surfaces. After the vapor
condenses on the condenser surfaces, capillary forces in the wick return the condensate to the
evaporator. Note that most vapor chambers are insensitive to gravity, and will still operate when
inverted, with the evaporator above the condenser. In this application, the vapor chamber acts as
a heat flux transformer, cooling a high heat flux from an electronic chip or laser diode, and
transforming it to a lower heat flux that can be removed by natural or forced convection. With
special evaporator wicks, vapor chambers can remove 2000 W over 4 cm2
, or 700 W over 1 cm2
.
Second, compared to a one-dimensional tubular heat pipe, the width of a two-
dimensional heat pipe allows an adequate cross section for heat flow even with a very thin
device. These thin planar heat pipes are finding their way into “height sensitive” applications,
such as notebook computers and surface mount circuit board cores.
12. 6
These vapor chambers are typically fabricated from aluminum extrusions, and use
acetone as the working fluid. It is possible to produce flat heat pipes as thin as 1.0 mm (slightly
thicker than a 0.76 mm credit card).
5.2 Variable Conductance Heat Pipes (VCHPs)
Standard heat pipes are constant conductance devices, where the heat pipe operating
temperature is set by the source and sink temperatures, the thermal resistances from the source to
the heat pipe, and the thermal resistances from the heat pipe to the sink. In these heat pipes, the
temperature drops linearly as the power or condenser temperature is reduced. For some
applications, such as satellite or research balloon thermal control, the electronics will be
overcooled at low powers, or at the low sink temperatures. Variable Conductance Heat Pipes
(VCHPs) are used to passively maintain the temperature of the electronics being cooled as
power and sink conditions change.
VCHPs have two additions compared to a standard heat pipe: 1. A reservoir, and 2. A
Non- Condensable Gas (NCG) added to the heat pipe, in addition to the working fluid; see the
picture in the Spacecraft section below. This NCG is typically argon for standard VCHPs, and
helium for thermosyphons. When the heat pipe is not operating, the NCG and working fluid
vapor are mixed throughout the heat pipe vapor space. When the VCHP is operating, the NCG
is swept toward the condenser end of the heat pipe by the flow of the working fluid vapor. Most
of the NCG is located in the reservoir, while the remainder blocks a portion of the heat pipe
condenser. The VCHP works by varying the active length of the condenser. When the power or
heat sink temperature is increased, the heat pipe vapor temperature and pressure increase. The
increased vapor pressure forces more of the NCG into the reservoir, increasing the active
condenser length and the heat pipe conductance. Conversely, when the power or heat sink
temperature is decreased, the heat pipe vapor temperature and pressure decrease, and the NCG
expands, reducing the active condenser length and heat pipe conductance. The addition of a
small heater on the reservoir, with the power controlled by the evaporator temperature, will
allow thermal control of roughly ±1-2 °C. In one example, the evaporator temperature was
maintained in a
±1.65 °C control band, as power was varied from 72 to 150 W, and heat sink temperature varied
from +15 °C to -65 °C.
Pressure Controlled Heat Pipes (PCHPs) can be used when tighter temperature control
is required. In a PCHP, the evaporator temperature is used to either vary the reservoir volume,
or the amount of NCG in the heat pipe. PCHPs have shown milli-Kelvin temperature
control.[15]
5.3 Diode Heat Pipes
Conventional heat pipes transfer heat in either direction, from the hotter to the colder end
of the heat pipe. Several different heat pipes act as a thermal diode, transferring heat in one
direction, while acting as an insulator in the other:
Thermosyphons, which only transfer heat from the bottom to the top of the
thermosyphon, where the condensate returns by gravity. When the thermosyphon is
heated at the top, there is no liquid available to evaporate.
13. 7
Rotating Heat Pipes, where the heat pipe is shaped so that liquid can only travel by
centrifugal forces from the nominal evaporator to the nominal condenser. Again, no
liquid is available when the nominal condenser is heated.
Vapor Trap Diode Heat Pipes
Liquid Trap Diode Heat Pipes
A Vapor Trap Diode is fabricated in a similar fashion to a Variable Conductance Heat
Pipe (VCHP), with a gas reservoir at the end of the condenser. During fabrication, the heat pipe
is charged with the working fluid and a controlled amount of a Non-Condensable Gas (NCG).
During normal operation, the flow of the working fluid vapor from the evaporator to the
condenser sweeps the NCG into the reservoir, where it doesn’t interfere with the normal heat
pipe operation. When the nominal condenser is heated, the vapor flow is from the nominal
condenser to the nominal evaporator. The NCG is dragged along with the flowing vapor,
completely blocking the nominal evaporator, and greatly increasing the thermal resistivity of
the heat pipe. In general, there is some heat transfer to the nominal adiabatic section. Heat is
then conducted through the heat pipe walls to the evaporator. In one example, a vapor trap
diode carried 95 W in the forward direction, and only 4.3 W in the reverse direction.
A Liquid Trap Diode has a wicked reservoir at the evaporator end of the heat pipe, with
a separate wick that is not in communication with the wick in the remainder of the heat pipe.
During normal operation, the evaporator and reservoir are heated. The vapor flows to the
condenser, and liquid returns to the evaporator by capillary forces in the wick. The reservoir
eventually dries out, since there is no method for returning liquid. When the nominal condenser
is heated, liquid condenses in the evaporator and the reservoir. While the liquid can return to
the nominal condenser from the nominal evaporator, the liquid in the reservoir is trapped, since
the reservoir wick is not connected. Eventually, all of the liquid is trapped in the reservoir, and
the heat pipe ceases operation.
5.4 Thermosyphons
Most heat pipes use a wick and capillary action to return the liquid from the condenser to
the evaporator. The liquid is sucked up to the evaporator, similar to the way that a sponge sucks
up water when an edge is placed in contact with a water pool. The wick allows the heat pipe to
operate in any orientation, but the maximum adverse elevation (evaporator over condenser) is
relatively small, on the order of 25 cm long for a typical water heat pipe.
Taller heat pipes must be gravity aided. When the evaporator is located below the
condenser, the liquid can drain back by gravity instead of requiring a wick. Such a gravity aided
heat pipe is known as a thermosyphon. (See also: Perkins tube, after Jacob Perkins. Please note
that a heat pipe thermosyphon is different than a thermosiphon, which transfers heat by single
phase natural convection heat transfer in a loop.
In a thermosyphon, liquid working fluid is vaporized by a heat supplied to the evaporator
at the bottom of the heat pipe. The vapor travels to the condenser at the top of the heat pipe,
where it condenses. The liquid then drains back to the bottom of the heat pipe by gravity, and the
cycle repeats. Thermosyphons also act as diode heat pipes. When heat is applied to the
condenser,
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there is no condensate available, and hence no way to form vapor and transfer heat to
the evaporator.
While a typical terrestrial water heat pipe is less than 30 cm long, thermosyphons are
often several meters long. As discussed below, the thermosyphons used to cool the Alaska pipe
line were roughly 11 to 12 m long. Even longer thermosyphons have been proposed for the
extraction of geothermal energy. For example, Storch et al. fabricated a 53 mm I.D., 92 m long
propane thermosyphon that carried roughly 6 kW of heat.
5.5 Loop heat pipe
A loop heat pipe (LHP) is a passive two-phase transfer device related to the heat pipe. It
can carry higher power over longer distances by having co-current liquid and vapor flow, in
contrast to the counter-current flow in a heat pipe. This allows the wick in a loop heat pipe to be
required only in the evaporator and compensation chamber. Micro loop heat pipes have been
developed and successfully employed in a wide sphere of applications both on the ground and
in space.
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6. Heat applications
Heat pipe heat exchanger enhancement can improve system latent capacity. For
example, a 1°F dry bulb drop in air entering a cooling coil can increase the latent capacity by
about 3%. Both cooling and reheating energy is saved by the heat pipe's transfer of heat
directly from the entering air to the low-temperature air leaving the cooling coil. It can also be
used to precool or preheat incoming outdoor air with exhaust air from the conditioned spaces.
Best application
Where lower relative humidity is an advantage for comfort or process reasons, the use of
a heat pipe can help. A heat pipe used between the warm air entering the cooling coil and
the cool air leaving the coil transfers sensible heat to the cold exiting air, thereby
reducing or even eliminating the reheat needs. Also the heat pipe precools the air before it
reaches the cooling coil, increasing the latent capacity and possibly lowering the system
cooling energy use.
Projects that require a large percentage of outdoor air and have the exhaust air duct in
close proximity to the intake can increase system efficiency by transferring heat in the
exhaust to either precool or preheat the incoming air.
7. Advantages
Passive heat exchange with no moving parts,
Relatively space efficient,
The cooling or heating equipment size can be reduced in some cases,
The moisture removal capacity of existing cooling equipment can be improved,
No cross-contamination between air streams.
8. Disadvantages
Adds to the first cost and to the fan power to overcome its resistance,
Requires that the two air streams be adjacent to each other,
Requires that the air streams must be relatively clean and may require filtration.
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CONCLUSION
Heat pipe is a thermal super conductor under certain heat transfer condition they can
transfer the heat energy 100 times more than available best conductive materials, because of
negligible temp. Gradient exist in heat pipe.
The heat pipe has compactness, light weight, reversible in operation and high thermal
flux handling capability makes heat pipe to use new modern era and in many wide variet
application to overcome critical heat dissipation problem.