What are Aluminum Heat Pipes?
Aluminum heat pipes are a medium of heat transfer that can allow for the easy transportation of large amounts of heat with only a small amount of loss of energy during the process. This is true even when the pipes are co-located with elements that tend to be very cold. The aluminum heat pipe has often been used in radiators and other equipment for heating a living space, and today is often employed in temperature control for electronic devices. Most designs of aluminum heat pipes are a simple hollow tube. Typically, the heat pipe is filled with some type of conducting agent, such as mercury, ethanol, or water. Once the agent is in place, the tube is sealed and can be included in several different types of heating and cooling equipment. An external wick structure on the side of the pipe acts as an agent to exert capillary force on the contents of the tube. This helps to regulate the temperature of the contents of the pipe and thus create the desired effect on the surrounding temperature
