Heat Pipe Apparatus
Product Code : EL-HTL-11080
Quick Answer: Heat Pipe Apparatus compares a heat pipe with copper and stainless steel pipes of the same size, each mounted vertically with a band heater below and a water-filled heat sink above. The heat pipe is a 25 mm O.D., 450 mm long stainless steel pipe, evacuated and partly filled with distilled water.
Last updated: October 2026
Key Features
- Heat pipe sealed at both ends, evacuated and partially filled with distilled water
- Copper and stainless steel pipes of the same size for comparison
- Equal capacity heater at the bottom of each pipe
- Four thermocouples on each pipe, read on a multichannel digital temperature indicator
- 3 thermometers for the heat sink water temperatures
- Dimmerstat (4 amp) with voltmeter and ammeter for heater input
Technical Specifications
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Heat pipe | Stainless steel, 25 mm O.D., 450 mm long, sealed, evacuated, partially filled with distilled water |
| Comparison pipes | Copper and stainless steel, same size as the heat pipe |
| Heaters | Band heater of equal capacity at the lower end of each pipe |
| Heat sinks | Water filled, at the upper end of each pipe |
| Thermocouples | Four on each pipe |
| Thermometers | 3 Nos. |
| Dimmerstat | 4 amp capacity |
| Supply | 230 V A.C. single phase |
| Floor area | 1 m x 0.5 m x 0.5 m height |
About This Product
Heat pipes transfer heat from one location to another, and here the longitudinal temperature distribution clearly shows the nearly isothermal operation of the heat pipe compared with the copper and stainless steel pipes. Students record temperatures along all three pipes in this HEAT TRANSFER LAB set-up, with one dimmerstat controlling the input to all the heaters.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q1. Why are copper and stainless steel pipes included?
They have the same physical dimensions as the heat pipe and serve to compare its performance.
Q2. How is the performance of the heat pipe seen?
Four thermocouples on each pipe give the longitudinal temperature distribution, which shows the nearly isothermal operation of the heat pipe.
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