Ames Heat Pipe Experiment (AHPE) experiment description document
Abstract
A gas-controlled variable-conductance heat pipe was qualified for flight aboard orbiting astronomical observatory (OAO3). Experiments were conducted to determine the performance and reliability of the pipe in the vacuum environment of space, and to demonstrate in a specific engineering application its effectiveness in providing temperature stability for spacecraft equipment which experiences varying electronic duty cycles and changing thermal boundary conditions. System design and hardware are discussed in detail.
- Publication:
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NASA STI/Recon Technical Report N
- Pub Date:
- January 1972
- Bibcode:
- 1972STIN...7523880M
- Keywords:
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- Heat Pipes;
- Vacuum Tests;
- Conductive Heat Transfer;
- Design Analysis;
- Load Tests;
- Oao 3;
- Performance Tests;
- Temperature Control;
- Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer