Abstract: A method of forming a tubular wick for a heat pipe. The method is characterized by the steps of forming a wick blank of a predetermined thickness comprising a plurality of superimposed layers of stainless steel mesh screen, wet rolling the blank for reducing the thickness thereof, wrapping the blank about an inner mandrel, compressing the blank into a rigid tubular structure, removing the tubular structure from the mandrel and sintering the tubular structure.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 27, 1974
Date of Patent:
June 22, 1976
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Inventors:
James C. Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, with respect to an invention of Fletcher, Frank G. Arcella, Ernest C. Phillips, Jr., Richard P. Sprecace