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NASA NTRS1987

High thermal-transport capacity heat pipes for space radiators

This paper presents the results of performance tests of several dual-slot heat pipe test articles. The dual-slot configuration has a very high thermal transport capability and has been identified as a very promising candidate for the radiator system for the NASA Space Station solar dynamic power modules. Two six-foot long aluminum heat pipes were built and tested with ammonia and acetone. A 20-ft long heat pipe was also built and tested with ammonia. The test results have been compared with performance predictions. A thermal transport capacity of 2000 W at an adverse tilt of 1 in. and a 1000 W capacity at an adverse tilt of 2 in. were achieved on the 20-ft long heat pipe. These values are in close agreement with the predicted performance limits.

Carlson, Albert W.↗
NASA NTRS1972

Development of a self-priming high-capacity heat pipe for flight on OAO-C.

This paper describes the development of a 0.500-inch OD heat pipe with a spiral artery designed to fill under surface tension forces in a one-g field. Capacities in excess of 12,000 watt-inches have been achieved with ammonia as the working fluid. The paper presents the analysis, design, and test of the three-foot-long development models. Also included are some design and fabrication details, along with qualification ground test data for a 12-foot-long spiral artery isothermalizer type heat pipe that is installed on the Orbiting Astronomical Observatory C Model scheduled for launch in 1972.

Edelstein, F.↗
NASA NTRS1976

Field mapping for heat capacity mapping determinations: Ground support for airborne thermal surveys

Thermal models independently derived by Watson, Outcalt, and Rosema were compared using similar input data and found to yield very different results. Each model has a varying degree of sensitivity to any specified parameter. Data collected at Pisgah Crater-Lavic Lake was re-examined to indicate serious discrepancy in results for thermal inertia from Jet Lab Propulsion Laboratory calculations, when made using the same orginal data sets.

Lyon, R. J. P.↗
NASA NTRS1978

HCMM Heat Capacity Mapping Mission

The author has identified the following significant results. Thermal imagery shows a large temperature variation over the 640 acre experimental site. The variation is due to the slope and aspect of the terrain as well as the aircraft flight direction (east-west versus north-south). In spite of these individual temperature differences, mean temperature values from 40 to 640 acre blocks are essentially identical regardless of aircraft flight direction.

Jackson, R. D.↗
NASA NTRS1978

Initial evaluation tests of Eagle-Picher Industries 9.0 ampere-hour nickel-cadmium spacecraft cells for the heat capacity mapping mission satellite and the stratospheric aerosol and gas experiment satellite

The results of tests to insure that all cells put into the life cycle program are of high quality are reported. The tests consisted of the following: phenolptalein leak tests, internal short test, charge efficiency test, and overcharge tests. The results of tests for 10 cells are tabulated.

Harkness, J. D.↗