Experimental demonstration and characterization of a ceramic sintered wick heat pipe evaporator
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As electrified aircraft propulsion (EAP) matures and power electronics, electric machines, and batteries achieve higher power density, the thermal management of these devices becomes ever more critical. In this paper, a heat pipe made from a dielectric ceramic material is proposed, which enables its use in the thermal management of a high frequency filter inductor for an EAP power electronics application. The manufacturing process for the sintered powder wick was developed and its performance characterized. The heat pipe is further experimentally demonstrated via an open evaporator test and shown to behave analogous to a constant conductance heat pipe. © 2023, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc, AIAA. All rights reserved.
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12 June 2023 through 16 June 2023