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HP-1 Heat Pipe

SINTERED COPPER POWDERWICK STRUCTURE HP-1 will tolerate continualfreeze/thaw cycling found in manycommercial and military applications.

HIGH POWER DENSITIES

The HP-1 ’s high performance sinteredwick structure permits the effective operation of the heat pipe in any orientation. See Fig. #2 for thermal performance. This wick structure assures the

OPERATION IN ANY ORIENTATION WITHSTANDS -65 ° C ENVIRONMENTS

The HP-1 is a high performance heat pipe designed to handledemanding applications. With a power density capacity of50 W/cm
2 and the ability to operate against gravity, the HP-1 will provide effective cooling for electronic components.The HP-1 Heat Pipe is available in diameters of .250"(6.35), .375" (9.52), .500" (12.7) and .625" (15.88). It is available in lengths from 3" (76) through 18" (457). The HP-1 heat pipe is manufactured with a copper envelope, coppersintered wick structure and water as the working fluid. The HP-1 ’s nominal operating temperature is 40 ° to 180 ° C. h-1.p65 5/10/99