TECHNOLOGY LICENSING OPPORTUNITY: Heat Pipe Reactor Wick and Fill Platform

The Heat Pipe Reactor Wick and Fill Platform is a technology licensing opportunity from Los Alamos National Laboratory. This platform enables more reliable high-temperature heat pipe reactors by improving the way critical wick structures are manufactured and how heat pipe arrays are filled, sealed, and checked for quality. The technology has various applications, including nuclear energy, space, aerospace, defense, advanced manufacturing, and industrial energy systems. The platform offers advantages such as supporting high-temperature heat transport, improving manufacturability of complex wick structures, and increasing reliability and consistency in heat pipe production. • Supports high-temperature heat transport in demanding environments • Improves manufacturability of complex wick structures • Helps increase reliability and consistency in heat pipe production • Enables more scalable filling, sealing, and inspection of heat pipe arrays • Better suited for long-life, high-purity alkali-metal systems • Strong fit for compact, passive thermal management applications