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Interfacing heat pipes with plates and heat exchangers is predominately about maximizing contact area while adhering to the flattening and bending guidelines mentioned previously. In most cases, the heat pipes are slotted into channels/grooves in the plate to maximize contact. The heat pipe can be secured into the groove using solder or thermal epoxy, which also augments the contact area of the heat pipe. The heat pipe can also be clamped between two plates with matching channels/grooves which are fastened together. In the clamped configuration, thermal grease can be used to increase the contact of the heat pipe to the plates to reduce the thermal resistance of the contact interface, just as the thermal epoxy and solder did in the prior example.

PTM Published on: 2017-06-08