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Could an Extruded Aluminum Heat Sink Have Prevented the Japan Nuclear Power Plant Disaster?

It is true, says Kenichi Ohmae, a doctorate and nuclear core designer, on The Christian Science Monitor. Ohmae investigated the Fukushima accident and concluded that it "could have been avoided if the plant had the capacity for electricity generation along with the right heat sink." Ohmae continues to say that a nuclear reactor requires a cold shutdown, requiring electricity and heat sinks.

Getec Industrial offers a full line of high aspect ratio extruded aluminum heat sinks.

How Heat Pipe Manufacturers Harvest Thermal Energy from the Ocean

Popular Science published an article on building a pipe under the sea for ocean thermal energy conversion. Rebecca Boyle interviewed Laurie Meyer, chief technologist for OTEC at Lockheed Martin. "The manufacturing process," according to Boyle, "is vacuum-assisted resin transfer moulding." Lockheed developed a way to turn the process vertically with the ultimate goal to assist tropical communities.

Getec Industrial's specialties as heat pipe manufacturers include applications for the semiconductor industry, power supply, LED lighting, and amplifiers.