'T-System' - Proposal of a new concept heat transport system
Abstract
A heat transport system which relies on pressure changes generated by evaporation and condensation of the working fluid to drive circulation is described. The heat transport system, which requires no conventional pump, can work against gravity and consequently may be tested on the ground before launch in a spacecraft. In addition, the system offers a high degree of flexibility in design, accommodating bends, elbows and flex hoses with no major limitations. A bench model of the heat transport system has been tested; applications of the concept to thermal control in Spacelab payloads and to solar energy collection are mentioned.
- Publication:
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3rd International Heat Pipe Conference
- Pub Date:
- 1978
- Bibcode:
- 1978ihp..conf..346T
- Keywords:
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- Heat Pipes;
- Heat Transmission;
- Systems Analysis;
- Energy Technology;
- Performance Tests;
- Solar Heating;
- Spacelab Payloads;
- Temperature Control;
- Vapor Pressure;
- Weightlessness;
- Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer