Development of titanium heat pipes for use in space
Abstract
Titanium heat pipe design, manufacture and tests are discussed. The heat pipes developed are a titanium-ammonia heat pipe with axial grooves (FCHP) and a titanium-ammonia-gas loaded variable heat pipe which has a heated reservoir (VCHP). Nitrogen was charged to the VCHP as non-condensible gas. In this heat pipe development program, the manufacturing processes were studied successfully and it was clarified that titanium is very desirable as heat pipe material for use in space.
- Publication:
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In its Proceedings of the Symposium on Mechanics for Space Flight p 157-165 (SEE N86-23858 14-34
- Pub Date:
- March 1985
- Bibcode:
- 1985msf..symp..157I
- Keywords:
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- Ammonia;
- Heat Pipes;
- Spacecraft Equipment;
- Temperature Control;
- Titanium;
- Design Analysis;
- Manufacturing;
- Nitrogen;
- Performance Tests;
- Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer