I am designing a project using TEC's and need to know if a heat pipe will be the proper way to move the heat away form the TEC. I need to vent the heat 8 to 10 inches from the source. It also needs to be flexible. Can I use the heat pipes to move the heat to the heat sink that far away with out liquid cooling? Also would a flat heat plate with water (abundant and non toxic) be able to radiate the heat properly in a closed environment with out exposure to the ambient air? Or will the heat just be competing with the cooling effect of the heat removal in the first place? I'm a DIY'er and have little knowledge as of yet. I have an idea for an experiment that needs to be a light weight Peltier TEC, no more than 20 mm, drop at least 20 to 30 degrees from ambient air temperature with out creating 200 degree heat sink. I am not trying to create frost, just cooling. Can a TEC be used with a rheostat controller to adjust the input voltage to control the amount of thermal heat exchange and thus control the amount of heat produced? There by allowing me to use flexible heat pipes with out liquid to move the heat to a relocated heat sink? Also would it help to stack them?
Thanks for any help.