heat sink

1. An environment capable of absorbing heat from an object with which it is in thermal contact without a phase change or an appreciable change in temperature.

2. A protective device that absorbs and dissipates the excess heat generated by a system.

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heat sink

1. (Electrical Engineering) a metal plate specially designed to conduct and radiate heat from an electrical component

2. (Aeronautics) a layer of material placed within the outer skin of high-speed aircraft to absorb heat

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heat′ sink`

an environment or medium that absorbs excess heat, as in an electronic circuit.

[1935–40]

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heat sink - a metal conductor specially designed to conduct (and radiate) heat

conductor - a device designed to transmit electricity, heat, etc.

sink - (technology) a process that acts to absorb or remove energy or a substance from a system; "the ocean is a sink for carbon dioxide"

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One solution to a system requiring cooling with reheat is a wrap-around heat pipe. A heat pipe is a tube, or a grouping of tubes, that uses phase change in a refrigerant to passively transfer heat from one end to the other, as shown in Figure 3.

Wrap-Around Heat Pipes In Humid Climates

As a result of the high quality construction of the heat pipe, in particular its high integrity vacuum, heat transfer between the hot stream and the cold stream is virtually instantaneous, making it ideal for process conditions where efficiency is an important factor.

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