HIGH PERFORMANCE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE HEAT PIPES

Award Information

Agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Branch: N/A

Contract: N/A

Agency Tracking Number: 1746

Amount: $499,555.00

Phase: Phase II

Program: SBIR

Solicitation Topic Code: N/A

Solicitation Number: N/A

Timeline

Solicitation Year: N/A

Award Year: 1986

Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A

Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A

Small Business Information

THERMACORE, INC.

780 Eden Road

Lancaster, PA 17601

United States

DUNS: N/A

HUBZone Owned: No

Woman Owned: No

Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No

Principal Investigator

Name: Robert M. Shaubach
Title: Investigator
Phone: () -

Business Contact

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Research Institution

N/A

Abstract

THERMAL MANAGEMENT IS EMERGING AS A KEY AND SOMETIMES ENABLING TECHNOLOGY IN FUTURE SPACE MISSIONS. HEAT PIPES ARE A KEY ELEMENT IN THERMAL MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY. GROWTH VERSIONS OF THE SPACE STATION WILL REQUIRE HEAT PIPE HEAT ACQUISITION CAPABILITY OF 10 W/CM(2) AND HEAT TRANSPORT CAPABILITY OF 5000 WATTS OVER 50 FEET. THESE REQUIREMENTS HAVE NOT BEEN MET IN AMBIENT TEMPERATURE ALUMINUM/AMMONIA HEAT PIPES. PHASE I IS A PROGRAM TO DEVELOP INNOVATIVE SINTERED ALUMINUM WICK STRUCTURE/HEAT PIPE DESIGNS WHICH WILL MEET OR EXCEED NASA'S REQUIREMENTS. THE BASIC TECHNOLOGY FOR MAKING SINTERED ALUMINUM WICKS HAS BEEN DEVELOPED. WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE IS TO ADAPT THAT TECHNOLOGY TO HIGH PERFORMANCE WICK DESIGNS WHICH CAN BE FABRICATED IN 50 FOOT LENGTHS.

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