Experiment configuration and preliminary results of two-phase fluid loop experiment (tpflex)–sts-85 mission payload
A two-phase fluid loop (TPFL), which enables removal of a large amount of heat and long-distance heat transportation utilizing latent heat of the pumped working fluid, is expected to be an essential thermal control system for the future spacecraft and orbital infrastructure. Two-Phase Fluid Loop exp...
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| Published in: | Acta astronautica Vol. 50; no. 4; pp. 217 - 224 |
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| Main Authors: | , , , , |
| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier Ltd
01-02-2002
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| Summary: | A two-phase fluid loop (TPFL), which enables removal of a large amount of heat and long-distance heat transportation utilizing latent heat of the pumped working fluid, is expected to be an essential thermal control system for the future spacecraft and orbital infrastructure.
Two-Phase Fluid Loop experiment (TPFLEX) on Space Shuttle (STS-85) was conducted in order to demonstrate the operational principle, DP(=vapor pressure in the evaporator minus liquid pressure in the evaporator)>0, of TPFL under micro-gravity.
As a result of this experiment we obtained the DP data as a function of heat load on the evaporator for a fixed flow rate. |
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| Bibliography: | ObjectType-Article-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-1 content type line 23 |
| ISSN: | 0094-5765 1879-2030 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/S0094-5765(01)00159-X |