Yakomaskin

Development of loop heat pipes (LHP) is connected with their miniaturization. To reduce thickness of the CTT it is necessary to optimize the evaporation zone. For this purpose, a pilot evaporator open to the atmosphere was created; it consists of a microchannel plate with intercostal length of 300 micrometers, a wick and a compensation chamber. The area of the heat supplier is 19x19 mm. Water is a heat carrier. The experiments provided data on temperature distribution along the height of the wick, on temperature in the compensation chamber and on temperature of a microchannel plate surface. These data offer opportunities to further optimize the evaporation zone, which will create thinner evaporators.