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Application of Heat Pipe in Industry

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In this chapter we will discuss applications of heat pipes to energy system. We also expand on its applications in space program as well as nuclear industry. We also touch base-up heat pipe applications in electronic manufacturing where the fast central processing units (CPUs) need to be cooled down and how heat pipe can be used as a heat exchanger.

The original version of the book was revised. An erratum can be found at DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-29841-2_7

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Zohuri, B. (2016). Application of Heat Pipe in Industry. In: Heat Pipe Design and Technology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-29841-2_4

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