Wickless Heat Pipe (IMAGE)

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Wickless Heat Pipe

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Heat pipes are devices to keep critical equipment from overheating. They transfer heat from one point to another through an evaporation-condensation process and are used in everything from cell phones and laptops to air conditioners and spacecraft.

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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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