HEAT PIPE COMPONENT DEPLOYED FROM A COMPACT VOLUME
A component of a heat pipe assembly ( 100 ) has hollow fluid transport sections ( 108 ) communicating with hollow bendable fluid transport sections ( 110 ); the bendable fluid transport sections ( 110 ) being bendable to deploy the transport sections ( 108 ) from a compact volume.
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20 . A component of a heat pipe assembly comprising:
hollow rigid fluid transport sections communicating with hollow bendable fluid transport sections wherein the hollow bendable fluid transport sections are bendable to stack the rigid fluid transport sections in a compact volume; and
a liquid line and a fluid line extending through the hollow rigid fluid transport sections and hollow bendable fluid transport sections wherein the liquid line and fluid line are in a concentric relationship to one another.
21 . The component of claim 20 , further comprising a further bendable hollow fluid transport section connecting the component in a heat pipe assembly.
22 . The component of claim 20 , further comprising the component being a sub-cooler of a heat pipe assembly.
23 . A heat pipe assembly comprising:
a hollow envelope having an evaporator and a condenser containing a quantity of working fluid;
hollow rigid fluid transport sections communicating with hollow bendable fluid transport sections wherein the hollow bendable fluid transport sections are bendable to stack the rigid fluid transport sections in a compact volume; and
a liquid line and a fluid line extending through the hollow rigid fluid transport sections and hollow bendable fluid transport sections wherein the liquid line and fluid line are in a concentric relationship to one another.