A passive thermal system for use in satellites includes a solid radiator panel with a plurality of heat pipes attached to a surface thereof. In addition to their heat transporting capability, the heat pipes strengthen the radiator panel to which they are coupled. In some embodiments, the heat pipes are structurally modified to increase their area moment of inertia.
Satellite Radiator Panels with Combined Stiffener/Heat Pipe
2016-10-06
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B64G Raumfahrt , COSMONAUTICS |
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