Heat pipe

Heat pipes have many advantages and applications in thermal solutions. Heat pipes transport significant amounts of heat without a large increase in temperature, but do not dissipate any heat out of the system by themselves. This unique transfer capability allows heat pipes to transport or spread heat to a point remote from the heat generator. Integrating a heat pipe into a system can open new thermal solutions to systems with high density power loads, enclosed or limited space, weight restrictions, or limited airflow. The availability of a wide range of heat pipes sizes and power handling capabilities make them suitable for integration in heat sinks for 50W processors to multi kilowatt IGBTs.