Heat pipe

heat pipe
PIRA: 
4B30.12
Area: 
4 Thermodynamics
Topic: 
4B Heat and the First Law
Concept: 
Conduction

Place both pieces of copper in hot water.  One becomes hot immediately, one slowly increases in temperature.  The heat pipe operates on the differenc ein vapor pressure due to a difference in temperature.  

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