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Basic Principles of Heat Pipes and History

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The heat pipe is one of the remarkable achievements of thermal physics and heat transfer engineering in this century because of its unique ability to transfer heat over large distances without considerable losses. The main applications of heat pipes deal with the problems of environmental protection and energy and fuel savings.

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Zohuri, B. (2016). Basic Principles of Heat Pipes and History. In: Heat Pipe Design and Technology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-29841-2_1

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