HEAT PIPE WITH TEMPERATURE CONTROL

摘要

Methods and apparatus for controlling the boiling temperature of a fluid within a heat pipe are disclosed. According to one aspect of the present invention, a method for controlling a temperature associated with a heat pipe that contains a fluid and has an evaporator end includes measuring the temperature associated with the heat pipe and determining when the temperature associated with the heat pipe is at a desired level. The method also includes changing a pressure within the heat pipe when it is determined that the temperature associated with the heat pipe is not at a desired level. Changing the pressure within the heat pipe causes the temperature associated with the heat pipe to change.