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Article: Moisture overload: why use heat pipes? (seminar sponsored by Heat Pipe Technology Inc.)(includes related article on loop heat pipes)
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- Air Conditioning, Heating & Refrigeration News
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- April 28, 1997
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ORLANDO, Fla. -- Why heat pipes indeed.
"Why heat pipes?" was the subject of a one-day seminar held here, covering dehumidification and indoor air quality. It was sponsored by Heat Pipe Technology Inc., Alachua.
There is no finer setting to discuss humidity and troublesome moisture. It has been said that fungus is Florida's state flower.
"It's not the heat, it's the humidity," you've heard. A temperature of 80[degrees]F with 50% relative humidity is considered comfortable; 80[degrees] and 80% rh is not.
Khanh Dinh is an inventor with roots in solar heating and holder of 15 patents for heat pipe applications. His relatively small ...