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Investigation of the thermal control of instruments mounted in the Space Shuttle cargo bayResults are presented for an investigation intended to examine the orbital averaged thermal response of a number of instruments, each being representative of a class of scientific instrumentation, when they are individually mounted on pallets and operated in the cargo bay of the Shuttle. The discussion covers mainly the Shuttle Orbiter thermal models, the solar viewing instrument, and the high-energy instrument. One approach to thermal insulation of smaller instruments is to provide a thermal canister insulated from the cargo bay and equipped with variable conductance heat pipes. Two approaches are proposed for larger instruments. One approach is to provide a thermal curtain across the top of the pallet which shields the pallet cavity from direct sunlight, while the second approach is to provide a fluid system to transfer heat from a specified location on an instrument to either a space viewing radiator on the pallet or instrument or the orbiter cooling system. These thermal control design concepts represent several ideas for standard reusable thermal control systems.
Document ID
19760056940
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Bartoszek, J. T.
(Little (Arthur D.), Inc. Cambridge, MA, United States)
Almgren, D. W.
(Arthur D. Little, Inc. Cambridge, Mass., United States)
Ollendorf, S.
(Little (Arthur D.), Inc. Cambridge, MA, United States)
Coyle, M.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, Md., United States)
Date Acquired
August 8, 2013
Publication Date
July 1, 1976
Subject Category
Spacecraft Design, Testing And Performance
Report/Patent Number
AIAA PAPER 76-461
Meeting Information
Meeting: Thermophysics Conference
Location: San Diego, CA
Start Date: July 14, 1976
End Date: July 16, 1976
Sponsors: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Accession Number
76A39906
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS5-20713
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other

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