A flexible cryogenic heat pipe
Abstract
A 20-watt flexible heat pipe designed for operation at 100 K is described. Problem areas unique to cryogenic flexible heat pipes are defined and possible solutions to these design problems are discussed. Thermal test data is presented for operation with methane at 100 K and R-21 at 293 K. Bending force as a function of internal pressure is measured up to 1100 psig.
- Publication:
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AIAA, 10th Thermophysics Conference
- Pub Date:
- May 1975
- Bibcode:
- 1975thph.confV....S
- Keywords:
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- Cryogenic Equipment;
- Flexible Bodies;
- Heat Pipes;
- Satellite Instruments;
- Internal Pressure;
- Performance Tests;
- Thermal Conductivity;
- Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer