Thermal Management Research Studies. Volume 3. Heat Pipe in High-G Environment: Analysis, Design and Testing.

Abstract

This report presents the details of a spin table test facility developed for testing heat pipes and other heat transfer experiments under high acceleration conditions. A drive system capable of variable spin up and spin down acceleration rates to simulate aircraft G-forces encountered during flight maneuvers is described. Also included are details on calorimetric testing, remote computer control operation and multichannel data acquisition capabilities of the spin table. The effects of G-load on a heat pipe performance were analyzed with reference to the influence of bond number and operating temperature. The steady state test results of a flexible copper-waterheat pipe under transverse accelerations up to 10G are presented along with those analytically predicted.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 11, 1996
Accession Number
ADA323828

Entities

People

  • Rengasamy Ponnappan

Organizations

  • Universal Energy Systems

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Data Acquisition
  • Flight Maneuvers
  • Heat Pipes
  • Heat Transfer
  • High Acceleration
  • Pipes
  • Steady State
  • Temperature Control
  • Test Facilities

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Fluid Dynamics.