Cryogenic thermal diode heat pipes : final report / prepared by: J. Alario; approved by: R. Haslett.

The development of spiral artery cryogenic thermal diode heat pipes was continued. Ethane was the working fluid and stainless steel the heat pipe material in all cases. The major tasks included: (1) building a liquid blockage (blocking orifice) thermal diode suitable for the HEPP space flight experi...

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Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Alario, Joseph P.
Corporate Authors:	Ames Research Center, Grumman Aerospace Corporation, United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Format:	Government Document Book
Language:	English
Published:	Bethpage, N.Y. : Grumman Aerospace Corporation, 1979.
Series:	NASA contractor report ; NASA CR-152268.
Subjects:	Heat pipes. Holes. Space flight. Systems engineering. Working fluids. Low temperature research.