The Liquid Droplet Radiator (LDR) has an advantage over comparable conventional radiators in terms of the rejected heat power-weight ratio. Therefore, the LDR has attracted attention as an advanced radiator for high-power space systems that will be prerequisite for large space structures. The performance of the LDR under microgravity condition has been studied from the viewpoint of operational space use of the LDR in the future. In this study, the performances of a droplet generator and a droplet collector in the LDR are investigated using drop shafts in Japan: MGLAB and JAMIC. As a result, it is considered that (1) the droplet generator can produce uniform droplet streams in the droplet diameter range from 200 to 280 ( mu m) and the spacing range from 400 to 950 ( mu m) under microgravity condition, (2) the droplet collector with the incidence angle of 35 degrees can prevent a uniform droplet stream, in which droplet diameter is 250 ( mu m) and the velocity is 16 (m/s), from splashing under microgravity condition, whereas splashes may occur at the surface of the droplet collector in the event that a nonuniform droplet stream collides against it.


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    Title :

    Performance of droplet generator and droplet collector in liquid droplet radiator under microgravity


    Contributors:
    Totani, T. (author) / Itami, M. (author) / Nagata, H. (author) / Kudo, I. (author) / Iwasaki, A. (author) / Hosokawa, S. (author)

    Published in:

    Publication date :

    2002


    Size :

    4 Seiten, 8 Quellen




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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