Heat pipe component deployed from a compact volume

Abstract

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.