Patent ID: 7648267

Claim:
A performance testing apparatus for a heat pipe and a supporting frame for positioning the testing apparatus comprising: an immovable portion having a first heating member located therein for heating an evaporating section of the heat pipe; a movable portion capable of moving relative to the immovable portion and having a second heating member located therein for heating the evaporating section of the heat pipe; a receiving structure being defined between the immovable portion and the movable portion for receiving the evaporating section of the heat pipe therein; a concavo-convex cooperating structure defined in the immovable portion and the movable portion for avoiding the movable portion from deviating from the immovable portion to ensure the receiving structure being capable of receiving the heat pipe precisely; at least one temperature sensor being attached to at least one of the immovable portion and the movable portion for thermally contacting the evaporating section of heat pipe in the receiving structure for detecting temperature of the evaporating section of the heat pipe; and a supporting frame, wherein the supporting frame comprises a seat for positioning the testing apparatus at a required position, the seat having a first plate supporting the immovable portion thereon, the supporting frame having a second plate located above the movable portion and supported by a plurality of rods extending from the first plate.