A Variable Conductance Heat Pipe Experiment (CVCHPE) was successfully flown onboard the LDEF and demonstrated temperature control better than +/- 0.3 C during 50 days of on-orbit data collection in a widely varying external environment. The experiment used two series connected, dry reservoir variable conductance heat pipes which require no electrical power for operation. The heat pipes used a central artery design with ammonia working fluid and nitrogen control gas.
Results from the cascaded variable conductance heatpipe experiment on LDEF
01.06.1991
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Englisch
LDEF Interplanetary Dust Experiment (IDE) Results
British Library Conference Proceedings | 1995
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