Advanced Technologies

   
Applications: 
Aircraft and avionics
  • Actuator-mounted electronics cooling
  • Anti-icing using engine waste heat  

Satellite

  • Thermal buses
  • Radiators  

Home heating

  • Rooftop solar to basement storage  
Thermacore Europe has provided advanced thermal solutions for applications ranging from brain surgery to rocket science using heat pipes with operating temperature ranges from -260°C (liquid hydrogen) to 2000°C (molten silver). 
 
Technology Development Centre 

X-43A hypersonic experimental vehicleThermacore's Technology Development Centre ensures our global technological leadership in thermal solutions is maintained. The centre includes a group of highly experienced engineers and technicians responsible for providing an ongoing flow of new technologies and products to the marketplace. It also supports current technologies, as well as development of Product Roadmaps.

Working in conjunction with an extensive network of key thermal experts within industry, government and academic arenas, the Technology Development Centre enables us to enhance our position in key market segments, ensures our leadership position as a global resource for advanced thermal solutions and products.   

 
Loop Heat Pipe Technology 
Avionics Loop Heat Pipes by Thermacore Europe 

Our loop heat pipes offer effective heat removal over long distances without sensitivity to gravity. These unique systems are bendable, flexible, routable and have the ability to operate as thermal diodes and prevent backward heat leak. Loop heat pipes can have multiple evaporators to accommodate dispersed heat sources and can include passive/active thermal 

 
 
   
Cryogenic Heat Pipe Technology 
Cryogenic Heat Pipe Technology information is coming soon! 
   
High Temperature Heat Pipe Technology
 Isothermal Furnace Liner 
 Pressure Controlled Heat Pipe Precision Furnace
 Isothermal Processing Vessel
   
High Heat Flux Heat Pipe Technology

The heat flux capability of a heat pipe is determined by the boiling limit in the heat pipe evaporator structure. Axial grooves, mesh screens and sintered powder wicks are commonly used in wicking structures, providing capillary pumping to return liquid to the evaporator. The evaporator wick structures also serve as extended surfaces for evaporation or boiling heat transfer enhancement. Thermacore's wick designs lead the industry in high heat flux capability.

   
Wick TechnologiesHeat Flux Capability
Miniature axial groovesUp to 40W/cm²
Screen MeshUp to 40W/cm²
Inverted-meniscusUp to 200W/cm²
Sintered PowderUp to 350W/cm²
GradedUp to 250W/cm²
Combined pulsating and capillary transportUp to 250W/cm²
Graded with secondary liquid feeding wicksUp to 300W/cm²
Bi-dispersedUp to 1kW/cm²
Porous metal with single-phase helium flowUp to 11kW/cm²
Porous metal with single-phase helium flowUp to 11kW/cm²
 
   
Therma Bus Technology  

Therma Bus Technology information is coming soon!  

   
For more information contact Thermacore here.   

R&D