Cooling heatpipes

[EcDarkSky]

Hi guys 

How can I put fins on heatpipes because i need to cool them down and I have no client on how to do this.

Thanks for your help

[tp95112]

Wot? Are you trying to create your own cooler?

[EcDarkSky]

3 minutes ago, tp95112 said:

Wot? Are you trying to create your own cooler?

Yes i just need to cool down heatpipes

[RadiatingLight]

36 minutes ago, EcDarkSky said:

Yes i just need to cool down heatpipes

I don't think anyone here knows.

Just... glue them or something? Thermal adhesive?

I have no clue.

[Colonel D]

If you're trying to make your own cooler you can just copy current designs, 6 heat pipes needs 12 holes to come out through, so say 20 copper/alu plates need 12 holes drilled, 6 either side.

You'd need to have the pipes lined to the first plate to mark the holes, then use that as a template to drill the other plates. To space them evenly you could use washers. Use the same material as the plates for the washers.

The problem would be setting the height of the lowest plate as you don't want it sitting at the bottom of the pipes. Possibly a small bend in the pipes would stop it from sinking all the way down. Think of a right angle bend immediately followed by another going straight back up. This is starting to sound like a certain ghetto cooling video that didn't really work... 

 

 

[Stefan1024]

On 06/02/2017 at 8:47 AM, EcDarkSky said:

Hi guys 

How can I put fins on heatpipes because i need to cool them down and I have no client on how to do this.

Thanks for your help

Yes you can, but getting a proper thermal contact is a bit tricky. Loot at my build log for ideas (the silent cube).