6. Applications

As the heat pipe is a device capable of transmitting high heat flows with a very low temperature gradient, its application can be envisaged in all cases where there is a need either to transfer high heat flows, or to uniformize the temperature of a device, or possibly both at the same time.

Applications are therefore extremely varied, with temperature levels ranging from that of helium, at a few kelvins (cooling targets in particle gas pedals), to over 2,000 K with a heat transfer fluid such as silver.

Applications mainly concerned with flow transfer include the cooling of electrical and electronic components and rotating machinery, and heat exchange between two fluids.

Applications that aim to even out the temperature of a device include the cooling of foundry molds, the reduction of mechanical stresses and deformations...