Protect computers, sensitive electronic components, lighting, injection molders, and HVAC systems from damage by routing heat away from them and toward a heat sink, where the heat can be dissipated. For best results, heat pipes should be soldered to heat sinks and other components. For small jobs and prototypes, however, they can be joined with thermal epoxy. Cooling capacity is the amount of heat that a heat pipe can carry.

Flat heat pipes, often called vapor chambers, can be embedded into your heat sink to spread heat uniformly across the base, helping the heat to dissipate faster.

Heat pipes with a sintered wick handle high fluctuations in temperature better than those with a grooved wick. They’re also best for applications that will require many bends in the pipe. Position them horizontally or vertically—they work well in both orientations.