The Air Force Research Lab and the NASA Glenn Research Center are cooperatively examining spray cooling in a low and a variable gravity environment by conducting experiments principally aboard the NASA Reduced Gravity Aircraft. The objective of these research activities is to examine an effective high-heat flux, high-power thermal management technology using spray cooling for both aircraft and space-based platforms. Previous studies have demonstrated that two phase heat transfer and fluid management are issues that need to be examined. This effort has obtained preliminary results which confirm these concerns. More research is planned.
Current Status of Joint AFRL/NASA Microgravity Spray Cooling Research Activities
SAE Power Systems Conference: Thermal Management for Aerospace Power systems and Applications ; 2004 ; Reno, NV, United States
2004-01-01
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