Sintered Nickel Powder Wicks for Flat Vertical Heat Pipes

The fabrication and performance of wicks for flat heat pipe applications produced by sintering a filamentary nickel powder has been investigated. Tape casting was used as an intermediate step in the wick production process. Thermogravimetric analysis was used to study the burn-off of the organic bin...

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Main Authors: Geir Hansen, Erling Næss, Kolbeinn Kristjansson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-03-01
Series:Energies
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/8/4/2337