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INNOVATION. Aluminum/ammonia deployable heat pipe radiator incorporating boiling tolerant sintered powder metal capillary wick structures. High Performance Flexible Heat Pipe. S mall B usiness I nnovation R esearch. THERMACORE INC. LANCASTER, PA.
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INNOVATION Aluminum/ammonia deployable heat pipe radiator incorporating boiling tolerant sintered powder metal capillary wick structures High Performance Flexible Heat Pipe Small Business Innovation Research THERMACORE INC. LANCASTER, PA • ACCOMPLISHMENTS • Reduced heat pipe weight through the development of composite materials, with weight reduction at least 50% • Received patent no. 4,917,177, cooled artery extension • COMMERCIALIZATION • Developed product line of miniature heat pipes for notebook computer based on sintered powdered metal wick technology • Product provides thermal management for notebook computers • Notebook heat pipe production rates exceed 1000/day at present, expected to exceed 5000/day by end of 1995 50 Foot Long Flexible Radiator Heat Pipe • GOVERNMENT/SCIENCE APPLICATIONS • Spin-offs of composite material technology include lightweight tubing, tanks and valves for spacecraft • Spacecraft thermal controls Johnson Space Center 1983 Phase 2; SS-94; 10/26/95