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Integrated Pump Assembly - An Active Cooling System for Mars Pathfinder Thermal Control

Durkee, John·Gram, Marshall B.·Bhandari, Pradeep·Birur, Gajanana C.
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The Mars Pathfinder spacecraft which will be launched in December 1996 features an active cooling system for controlling the temperature of the spacecraft. This will be the first time that such a mechanical pump cooling system is used on an interplanetary or long duration flight (over two weeks) in space. The major element of the cooling system is the Integrated Pump Assembly (IPA). It uses centrifugal pumps to circulate liquid Freon to transfer heat from spacecraft electronics to an external radiator. This paper describes the design, fabrication, assembly, and testing of the IPA.

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Durkee, John, Gram, Marshall B., Bhandari, Pradeep, Birur, Gajanana C.. 1996-07-08. Integrated Pump Assembly - An Active Cooling System for Mars Pathfinder Thermal Control. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20210003834

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