Long Duration Exposure Facility: Transverse flat plate heat pipe
Abstract
The Transverse Flat Plate Heat Pipe is a thermal control device that serves the dual function of temperature control and mounting base for electronic equipment. In it's ultimate application, the heat pipe would be a lightweight structural member that could be configured in a platform or enclosure, and provide temperature control for large space structures, flight experiments, and equipment. The purpose of this experiment is to evaluate the zero-G performance of several heat pipe modules. Performance assessment includes: (1) the systems heat transport capability; (2) temperature drop between evaporator and condensor; and (3) the ability to maintain temperature over varying duty cycles and environments.
- Publication:
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First LDEF Post-Retrieval Symposium
- Pub Date:
- June 1991
- Bibcode:
- 1991ldef.symp..101S
- Keywords:
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- Control Equipment;
- Flat Plates;
- Heat Pipes;
- Long Duration Exposure Facility;
- Spaceborne Experiments;
- Temperature Control;
- Condensers (Liquefiers);
- Electronic Equipment;
- Evaporators;
- Heat Transfer;
- Large Space Structures;
- Structural Members;
- Weightlessness;
- Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer