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PURPOSE:To provide a heat pipe which does not deteriorate in its heat transfer performance for a long period and is simple to manufacture and of low cost by providing at the condensing section a wick having the nature that it oxidizes hydrogen gas and converts it into water. CONSTITUTION:A heat pipe 1 consists of a container 2 which is made, for example, of cupro-nickel of Cu-Ni material and a uniform material wick 3 which is loaded on the inner face of the container 2 and has the nature to oxidize hydrogen gas to convert it into water. After the container 2 is loaded on to the container main body 4 by brazing pure copper mesh to the container main body 4 in the state of two-layer winding, this container main body 5 with a wick is subject to heating treatment in the air to oxidize the wick 3, and an end cap 6 is formed on the side of the evaporation section 1b, and an end cap 7 having a nozzle is formed by welding on the side of the condensation section 1c, then after pouring pure water into them, the nozzle opening is sealed to produce the heat pipe 1.
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