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evaporato
r
adiabati
c
1. Transfer large amount of heat
2. over fairly large distance
3. at constant temperature
condenser
hea
t
evaporato
r
capillary effect
water
flow
vapor
flow
water
flow
adiabati
c
hea
t
hea
t
condenser
grooves
wire screen
Sintered
metal W.W. Wits 2008. [3]
grooves : low cost, high permeability, weak capillary
effect
wire screen and sintered metal : low permeability,
strong capillary effect
(resistant to heat source
orientation)
Reference
[4]
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2. small size promotes more uniform temperature and improves thermal control
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Reference
[1] A.F. Mills 1999. Heat Transfer, 2nd ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall
[2] HoSung Lee 2010. Thermal Design Heat Sinks, Thermoelectrics, Heat Pipes, Compact Heat
Exchangers, and Solar Cells
[3] W.W. Wits ,R. Legtenberg and J.H. Mannak 2008. Selecting Capillary Structures For Heat Pipes
In Multilayer Printed Circuit Boards
[4]
https://www.thermalfluidscentral.org/encyclopedia/index.php/Heat_Transfer_Limitations_of_Heat_P
ipes#Capillary_Limit
[5] http://celsiainc.com/heat-pipe/
[6] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choked_flow
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