A heat pipe is a heat transfer device that uses a phase change, the evaporation and condensation of a working fluid, to move heat efficiently between two solid interfaces.
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1. Heat pipe - Wikipedia
Introduction
is a heat-transfer device
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They are common in many consumer electronics like desktops, laptops, tablets, and high-end smartphones.
History
George Grover independently developed capillary-based heat pipes at Los Alamos National Laboratory in 1963
In Group: Heat Exchangers and Boiler Components, Lead
A heat pipe is a heat-transfer device that employs phase transition to transfer heat between two solid interfaces.
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