An experiment was conducted during October 1971 aboard a sounding rocket to observe the operation of several heat pipes in a zero gravity environment. The pipe designs which were tested included a spiral artery, a pedestal artery, and a plain groove. Two control pipes without wicking were also flown. The two artery pipes were similar to those which will be used on the OAO-C satellite, while the groove pipe was similar to that used on the ATS-F spacecraft. The results of the experiment indicate that the heat pipes operated satisfactorily during the flight which included four minutes of zero gravity.


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    Title :

    Sounding rocket heat pipe experiment.


    Contributors:
    Mcintosh, R. (author) / Knowles, G. (author) / Hembach, R. J. (author)

    Conference:

    American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Thermophysics Conference ; 1972 ; San Antonio, TX


    Publication date :

    1972-04-01


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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