is transferred to the condenser. The capillary lined wick then transports the condensate back to the evaporator section. This closed loop process continues as long as heat is applied.
MANIKS’ s Heat Pipe:
Hollow cylinder filled with a vaporizable liquid under vacuum. The Heat Pipe functions as follows
� Heat is absorbed in the evaporating section.
� Fluid boils to vapour phase.
� Heat is released from the upper part of cylinder to the environment; vapour condenses to liquid phase.
� Liquid returns by gravity to the lower part of cylinder( evaporating section).
When heat is added to the evaporator section, the working fluid boils and converts into vapor absorbing latent heat.
After reaching the condenser section, due to partial pressure build up, the vapor transforms back into liquid thus releasing latent heat. From the condenser section, heat is taken away by means of water cooling / air cooling with fins etc. The liquid condensate returns to the original position through the capillary return mechanism, completing the cycle. Due to very high latent heat of vaporization a large quantity of heat can be transferred.