Heat exchange – With vehicle feature
Patent
1990-09-06
1993-12-07
Davis, Jr., Albert W.
Heat exchange
With vehicle feature
165133, 165904, 244163, 428632, 428633, 428668, 428670, B64G 150
Patent
active
052676056
ABSTRACT:
The MTS radiator consists of planar arrays of micro-tube strip modules, each of which contain two or three rows of about 200 properly spaced microtubes per row. The three-dimensional tubular titanium structure with support members between microtubes maximizes stiffness and strength per mass. The working fluid--typically hydrogen at 0.1 to 1 MPa--circulates through the microtubes, and most of the radiation occurs from their walls, which are only 0.2 to 0.4 mm thick. This allows specific mass below 1 kg/m.sup.2. The operating temperature range is typically 200-650 K. The radiator's radiating surface comprises a heavily oxidized, metal alloy with a corrosion resistant, refractory alloy film deposited on it.
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Doty F. David
Hosford Gregory S.
Spitzmesser Jonathan B.
Davis Jr. Albert W.
Doty Scientific Inc.
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