A series of tests were conducted to support the development of the Orbiter Heat Rejection System. The details of the baseline radiator were defined by designing, fabricating, and testing representative hardware. The tests were performed in the Space Environmental Simulation Laboratory Chamber A. An IR source was used to simulate total solar and infrared environmental loads on the flowing shuttle radiators panel. The thermal and mechanical performance of L tube space radiators and their thermal coating were established.
Space shuttle L-tube radiator testing
1976-12-23
Report
No indication
English
Space Shuttle L-Tube Radiator Testing
NTIS | 1976
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Tema Archive | 1977
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Online Contents | 1998