In orbit performance of the TV-SAT/TDF-1 heat pipe system
Abstract
The large heat pipe system developed for a new generation of direct broadcasting satellites of the TV-SAT/TDF family is described. The system consists of 88 axial grooved heat pipes of the aluminum/ammonia type. The design and development phases are summmarized and in-orbit data of satellites are reviewed and compared. A discussion of the lessons learnt aspect of the program is given.
- Publication:
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NASA STI/Recon Technical Report N
- Pub Date:
- 1990
- Bibcode:
- 1990STIN...9112039S
- Keywords:
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- Conductive Heat Transfer;
- Pipes (Tubes);
- Spacecraft Temperature;
- Temperature Control;
- Direct Broadcast Satellites;
- Mathematical Models;
- Postflight Analysis;
- Research And Development;
- Systems Engineering;
- Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer