Improved heat-pipe wick
Fabrication techniques in application with conventional heat pipe-wick technology produces high quality annular wicks with smaller pores, higher density, and greater rigidity.
Arcella, F. G.↗
Engineering topics
Phillips, E. C., Jr.
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Method of forming a wick for a heat pipe
A method of forming a tubular wick for a heat pipe is presented. The method is characterized by the steps of forming a wick blank of a predetermined thickness comprising a plurality of superimposed layers of stainless steel mesh screen, wet rolling the blank for reducing the thickness, wrapping the blank about an inner mandrel, compressing the blank into a rigid tubular structure, removing the tubular structure from the mandrel and sintering the tubular structure.
Arcella, F. G.↗