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Variable conductance heat pipes from the laboratory to space
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Kirkpatrick, J. P. |
| Copyright Year | 1973 |
| Description | Heat pipes were developed which can be used as (1) a variable conductance link between a heat source and sink which provides temperature stability; (2) a feedback control mechanism that acts to directly maintain the source at a constant temperature; (3) or as a thermal diode that allows heat to be transferred in one direction only. To establish flight level confidence in these basic control techniques, the Ames Heat Pipe Experiment (AHPE) was launched in August 1972 and the Advanced Thermal Control Flight Experiment (ATFE) is scheduled for launch in May 1973. The major efforts of the technology development, initial flight results of the AHPE, and ground test data of the ATFE are discussed. |
| File Size | 689251 |
| Page Count | 16 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19730020185 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t8tb5w76k |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1973-07-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Thermodynamics And Combustion Heat Sources Conductive Heat Transfer Temperature Control Heat Sinks Thermal Stability Heat Pipes Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
