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

摘要

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.