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Old 07-24-2009, 12:25 PM   #2092 (permalink)
JayC
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Just thought I'd share this interesting tidbit I just read:

Heat pipe - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Quote:
The advantage of heat pipes is their great efficiency in transferring heat. They are a much better heat conductor than an equivalent cross-section of solid copper.
And here is a guy making his own heat pipes (haven't read this yet).
Benchtest.Com - Heat Pipe 1
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