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Lightweight Radiator FinLightweight radiator fin made of tapered panels bent together at ends and joined to heat pipe in middle. Taper chosen for minimum mass per unit of radiated power. Intended primarily for use as part of cooling system of space station, also used on Earth to cool equipment in laboratory vacuum. Possible to modify basic design equations to design minimum-mass fins for cooling by conduction or convection.
Document ID
19920000174
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Other - NASA Tech Brief
Authors
Long, W. Russ, III (NASA Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX.)
Ungar, Eugene K. (NASA Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX.)
Date Acquired
August 15, 2013
Publication Date
March 1, 1992
Publication Information
Publication: NASA Tech Briefs
Volume: 16
Issue: 3
ISSN: 0145-319X
Subject Category
Mechanics
Report/Patent Number
MSC-21558
Accession Number
92B10174
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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