Novel Thermal Control Concepts Using Micro Heat Pipes - Spacecraft Thermal Control

Abstract

Summary and conclusions are as follows: Two new micro heat pipe concepts have been developed; Wire bonded heat pipe arrays with an effective conductivity of 30 times that of solid aluminum have been developed and tested; Flexible polymer heat pipes have been fabricated and modeled; Theses polymer heat pipes offer a greater degree of flexibility and a potentially higher effective thermal conductivity than any previously developed; Applications of the theses two concepts have a wide range of applications that extends well beyond spacecraft radiators.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 30, 2001
Accession Number
ADA400322

Entities

People

  • G. P. Peterson

Organizations

  • Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aeronautical Engineering
  • Conductivity
  • Engineering
  • Equations
  • Films
  • Heat Pipes
  • Heat Transfer
  • Heat Transfer Coefficients
  • Materials
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Mechanics
  • Pipes
  • Polymeric Films
  • Spacecraft
  • Test Facilities
  • Thermal Conductivity
  • Thin Films

Readers

  • Aerospace Propulsion Engineering.
  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Thermal Physics or Thermal Science.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster
  • Space - Spacecraft Maneuvers