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NASA NTRS · 19860000055

High-Performance Heat Pipe With Screen Mesh

Abstract

Liquid distributed more evenly in evaporator section. Improved heat pipe contains an artery and wick rolled from stainless-steel screen of 180 mesh (openings about 80 micrometers). Screen material helps to prevent dryout in evaporator section by conducting liquid through hotspots and to vaporchannel wall. Insert reduces incidence of dryout at hotspots or during intervals of general thermal overload.

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Alario, J. P., Brown, R. F., Kosson, R.. 1986-06-01. High-Performance Heat Pipe With Screen Mesh. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19860000055

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