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Heat Pipe with Axial WickA heat pipe has an evaporator portion, a condenser portion, and at least one flexible portion that is sealingly coupled between the evaporator portion and the condenser portion. The flexible portion has a flexible tube and a flexible separator plate held in place within the flexible tube so as to divide the flexible tube into a gas-phase passage and a liquid-phase artery. The separator plate and flexible tube are configured such that the flexible portion is flexible in a plane that is perpendicular to the separator plate.
Document ID
20160005717
Acquisition Source
Headquarters
Document Type
Other - Patent
Authors
Ambrose, Jay H.
Holmes, Rolland
Date Acquired
May 2, 2016
Publication Date
April 19, 2016
Subject Category
Fluid Mechanics And Thermodynamics
Report/Patent Number
Patent Application Number: US-Patent-Appl-SN-13/682,615
Patent Number: US-Patent-9,315,280
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
Patent
US-Patent-9,315,280
Patent Application
US-Patent-Appl-SN-13/682,615

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