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Microgravity fluid management in two-phase thermal systems
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
|---|---|
| Author | Parish, Richard C. |
| Copyright Year | 1987 |
| Description | Initial studies have indicated that in comparison to an all liquid single phase system, a two-phase liquid/vapor thermal control system requires significantly lower pumping power, demonstrates more isothermal control characteristics, and allows greater operational flexibility in heat load placement. As a function of JSC's Work Package responsibility for thermal management of space station equipment external to the pressurized modules, prototype development programs were initiated on the Two-Phase Thermal Bus System (TBS) and the Space Erectable Radiator System (SERS). JSC currently has several programs underway to enhance the understanding of two-phase fluid flow characteristics. The objective of one of these programs (sponsored by the Microgravity Science and Applications Division at NASA-Headquarters) is to design, fabricate, and fly a two-phase flow regime mapping experiment in the Shuttle vehicle mid-deck. Another program, sponsored by OAST, involves the testing of a two-phase thermal transport loop aboard the KC-135 reduced gravity aircraft to identify system implications of pressure drop variation as a function of the flow quality and flow regime present in a representative thermal system. |
| File Size | 403384 |
| Page Count | 12 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19870011719 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t6xw99n3w |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1987-04-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Materials Processing Two Phase Flow Aerospace Environments Gas Flow Spacecraft Radiators Fluid Management Space Commercialization Cryogenic Fluid Storage Liquid Flow Microgravity Space Stations Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports ServerĀ (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |