Porous wicks for use in a loop heat pipe were sintered from copper and Monel powder.
These wicks are characterized in terms of their porosity, liquid permeability, capillary …

The research and technological development towards compact energy conversion systems
for space applications allow the emergence of new mission possibilities, especially those …

Experimental investigations were carried out to study heat transfer characteristics of titanium
(commercially pure titanium, TA2)/water two-phase closed thermosyphon (Ti/H2O TPCT) …

There are a number of applications that could use heat pipes or loop heat pipes (LHPs) in
the intermediate temperature range of 450 to 750 K, including space nuclear power system …

Regarding space exploration, an adequate design of an energy conversion system for
power generation is essential and plays an important role in the mission feasibility, having …

LOOP heat pipes (LHPs) are two-phase thermal transport devices that operate passively
using the latent heat of vaporization to transport heat from one location to another. The LHP …

Interest in the use of heat pipe technology for heat recovery and energy saving in a vast
range of engineering applications has been on the rise in recent years. Heat pipes are …

I. Introduction he intermediate temperature region for heat pipes is generally defined as 450
to 725 K (170 to 450 C). At temperatures above 725 K (450 C), alkali metal heat pipes start …

Two flat T-shaped 1) copper–water and 2) titanium-acetonitrile heat pipes were
experimentally investigated. The novel T-shaped design of the heat pipes provides efficient …

Current Gallium Nitride (GaN)-based solid state power amplifiers (SSPAs) are limited in their
operational capabilities due to the limitations of the overall thermal management system in …