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Development of the Compact Flash Evaporator System for Exploration
Technical Paper
2007-01-3204
ISSN: 0148-7191, e-ISSN: 2688-3627
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Abstract
This paper will discuss the status of the Compact Flash Evaporator System (CFES) development at NASA Glenn. Three alternative heat sink technologies are being developed under Thermal Control for Advanced Capabilities within the Exploration Technology Development Program. One of them is CFES, a spray cooling concept related to the current Space Shuttle Orbiter Flash Evaporator System (FES). In the CFES concept, water is sprayed on the outside of a flat plate heat exchanger, through which flows the vehicle's primary vehicle heat transfer fluid. The steam is then exhausted to space in an open-loop system. Design, fabrication and testing of the CFES at NASA's Glenn Research Center will be reported.
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Authors
- Eric Golliher - NASA Glenn Research Center
- Janice Romanin - NASA Glenn Research Center
- Hank Kacher - NASA Glenn Research Center
- Caleb Fisher - NASA Glenn Research Center
- Al Seigneur - NASA Glenn Research Center
- Brent Nowlin - NASA Glenn Research Center
- Kevin Konno - NASA Glenn Research Center
- Xiao-yen Wang - NASA Glenn Research Center
Citation
Golliher, E., Romanin, J., Kacher, H., Fisher, C. et al., "Development of the Compact Flash Evaporator System for Exploration," SAE Technical Paper 2007-01-3204, 2007, https://doi.org/10.4271/2007-01-3204.Also In
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