Comparison tests of loop heat pipes with flat evaporators of different types

•Flat-oval and disk-shaped evaporators with the same active zone area were tested.•The evaporators were tested as parts of identical copper-water LHPs.•The flat-oval evaporator showed higher efficiency.•The disk-shaped evaporator was more compact.•The evaporators were designed for LHPs in high-power...

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