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 inActa astronautica Vol. 50; no. 4; pp. 217 - 224
Main Authors Futamata, Ryosuke, Yamamoto, Masataka, Nakagawa, Masayuki, Mimura, Kazuki, Komori, Minoru
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 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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ISSN:0094-5765
1879-2030
DOI:10.1016/S0094-5765(01)00159-X