ABSTRACT

System for Snow Melting .............................................................. 237 6.4 New Generation of Heat Pipes and Thermosyphons with

Nanofluids and Nanocoatings Applications..........................................238 6.4.1 Nanoporous Coatings of Heat Pipe Evaporators ...................... 242

6.5 Sorption Heat Pipes ................................................................................... 248 6.5.1 Air-Conditioning Systems Based on Sorption Heat Pipe

Components ....................................................................................253 6.6 Conclusions .................................................................................................254 6.7 Acknowledgements ...................................................................................254 References .............................................................................................................255