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Loop heat pipes and capillary pumped loops-an applications perspective

Author(s) -

Dan Butler,

Jentung Ku,

Theodore D. Swanson

Publication year - 2002

Publication title -

aip conference proceedings

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Conference proceedings

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.177

H-Index - 75

eISSN - 1551-7616

pISSN - 0094-243X

DOI - 10.1063/1.1449707

Subject(s) - accumulator (cryptography) , heat pipe , spacecraft , loop (graph theory) , loop heat pipe , evaporator , heat transfer , perspective (graphical) , capillary action , computer science , feedback loop , mechanical engineering , systems engineering , aerospace engineering , engineering , physics , mechanics , meteorology , mathematics , combinatorics , artificial intelligence , computer security , heat exchanger , algorithm

Capillary pumped loops (CPLs) and loop heat pipes (LHPs) are versatile two-phase heat transfer devices which have recently gained increasing acceptance in space applications. Both systems work based on the same principles and have very similar designs. Nevertheless, some differences exist in the construction of the evaporator and the hydro-accumulator, and these differences lead to very distinct operating characteristics for each loop. This paper presents comparisons of the two loops from an applications perspective, and addresses their impact on spacecraft design, integration, and test. Some technical challenges and issues for both loops are also addressed.

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