Accession Number:

ADA000941

Title:

Solar Collector Thermal Power System. Volume 2. Development, Fabrication, and Testing of Fifteen Foot Heat Pipes

Descriptive Note:

Technical Report,16 Aug 1971,28 Jun 1974

Corporate Author:

XEROX ELECTRO-OPTICAL SYSTEMS Pasadena United States

Personal Author(s):

• Richter,Robert

Report Date:

1974-11-01

Pagination or Media Count:

198.0

Abstract:

Technical effort in the development of a 15-foot long primary heat pipe capable of transferring 6 kW of thermal power and its integration with the remaining components of a complete thermal train is presented. The effort comprised the design, fabrication, and testing of the heat pipe as an individual component and the integration and testing with the secondary heat pipe, the thermal energy storage unit, and a radiation heat transfer joint.

Descriptors:

• POWER SUPPLIES
• SPACECRAFT COMPONENTS
• SOLAR COLLECTORS
• TEMPERATURE
• MANUFACTURING
• SIZES(DIMENSIONS)
• INSULATION
• STRESS TESTING
• FABRICATION
• TEST EQUIPMENT
• INSTRUMENTATION
• CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS

Subject Categories:

• Electric Power Production and Distribution
• Pumps, Filters, Pipes, Tubing, Fittings and Valves

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE