The Capillary Pumped Loop Flight Experiment (CAPL) is a prototype of the Earth Observing System (EOS) instrument thermal control systems. Four CAPL flight hardware components were tested in the Instrument Thermal Test Bed at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. The components tested were the capillary cold plates, capillary starter pump, heat pipe heat exchangers (HPHXs), and reservoir. The testing verified that all components meet or exceed their individual performance specifications. Consequently, the components have been integrated into the CAPL experiment which will be flown on the Space Shuttle in late 1993.
Testing of flight components for the capillary pumped loop flight experiment
Das Testen von Flugzeugbauelementen für das Flugexperiment mit Kapillar-Kreislaufsystemen und -Pumpen
SAE Technical Papers ; 1-12
1993
12 Seiten, 11 Bilder, 7 Quellen
Aufsatz (Konferenz)
Englisch
Raumfahrttechnik , Raumfähre , Luftfahrttechnik , Messprinzip , Prüfprogramm , Naturversuch , technische Entwicklung , Kapillarströmung , Strömungsvorgang , geschlossener Kreislauf , Prototyp , Rechneranwendung , Hardware , Rohrwärmetauscher , Leistungsbewertung , Oberflächenkühler , technische Beschreibung
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