The Advanced Thermal Control Flight Experiment (ATFE) was launched aboard the Applications Technology Satellite-6 (ATS-6) on May 30, 1974. ATFE is designed to demonstrate the thermal control capability of a thermal diode (one-way) heat pipe, a feedback-controlled variable conductance heat pipe (FCHP) and a phase change material (PCM). The experiment has been in almost continuous operation since launch. Flight data for the different operational modes are compared to ground-test data, and the performance of the individual components is analyzed. The system's performance with and without feedback control is also compared. Finally, the ATFE's behaviour from launch through May 31, 1975, is presented.


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    Title :

    ATS-6 flight performance of the advanced thermal control flight experiment


    Additional title:

    Flugverhalten bei voreilender thermischer Steuerungen (ATS-6 Experiment)


    Contributors:

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    Publication date :

    1975


    Size :

    , 5 Quellen



    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




    Advanced Thermal Control Flight Experiment

    KIRKPATRICK, J. / BRENNAN, P. | AIAA | 1973


    Advanced Thermal Control Flight Experiment

    Hering, Robert G. | AIAA | 1974