Specifications
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3mm to 16mm standard radius sizes
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Can be bent and flattened
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100mm to 300mm standard lengths
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Nickle plating
Materials
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Copper Pipe
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Sintered Wick
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De-Ionized Water
Applications
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Networking / Telecom
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Consumer Electronics
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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.
Benefits
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Very efficient heat conductor
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Hundreds of times better than solid copper
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Moves heat / spreads heat
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Embed & integrate into heat sinks
