The share flight experiment - An advanced heat pipe radiator for Space StationThis paper reports on the design and thermal vacuum certification testing of the Space Station Heat Pipe Advanced Radiator Element (SHARE) Shuttle flight experiment, with primary emphasis on the heat pipe radiator system. The main objective of the SHARE experiment is to demonstrate suitable 0 g heat transfer performance of a 50 ft-long high-capacity monogroove heat pipe radiator element being developed for possible Space Station application. All of the flight certification tests were achieved, including a maximum heat rejection of 2 kW and thawing of a frozen heat pipe; and uninterrupted operation under cycling environmental and evaporator heat loads.
Document ID
19860055167
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Alario, J. P. (Grumman Aerospace Corp. Bethpage, NY, United States)
Otterstedt, P. J. (Grumman Aerospace Corp. Space Systems Div., Bethpage, NY, United States)