heated capillary action

everyone knows 

that small amounts of water 

start boiling faster 

than large amounts of water 

and some maybe realizes 

that less energy is required 

for that to happen 

a few may know 

that water starts climbing in very thin pipes 

which is called capllary action 

so the design would be 

many very thin pipes are close to each other 

so that those many thin pipes form a thicker pipe 

and then 3d print that with a plastic material 

and then put a very thin metal wire 

in each thin pipe 

and connect each metal wire 

to the same electricity source 

and then put the opening of the lower end of the thin pipes 

in a volume of water 

and when the water starts climbing in the thin pipes 

from capillary action 

then use electricity to heat the metal in the thin pipes 

so that the water becomes gas 

the water gas 

will travel to the upper end of the thin pipes 

so that water is moved 

from the lower volume of water 

where the lower end of the thin pipes connect 

to a higher volune of water 

where the upper end of the thin pipes connect 

depending on the plastic material 

the metal wires can't be heated by electricity too much 

since that could melt the thin plastic pipes 

but some plastic materials can easily handle the heat of boiling water 

the risk of the plastic melting 

could possibly occur 

if the very thin metal wire 

touches the inner walls of the very thin plastic pipes 

and a lower amount of energy would be needed 

to heat the water into gas 

since the is a very small amount of water 

in each thin pipe 

and the water gas would more easily climb 

through the the thin pipes 

because capillary action affects both water and water gas too 

the device could be used 

to use small amounts of electricity 

to move water 

so the device could be used as a water pump 

that pumps water from on place to another 

and not necessarily from a low place to a high place 

but also sideways 

and so on 

and the device could be used to pump water 

into mechanical machinery 

that drives an engine or turbine 

or mechanical battery 

and so on 

the electricity that heats the very thin metal wires 

could come from 

solar farm, nuclear power, water dam or coal power plant 

and so on