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Fabrication of Carbon-Carbon Heat Pipes for Space Nuclear Power Applications
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Significant advancements have been made in the development of lightweight, high performance, carbon-carbon heat pipes for space nuclear power applications. The subject program has progressed through the concept definition and feasibility analysis stages to the current test article component fabrication and assembly phase. This concept utilizes a carbon-carbon tube with integrally woven fins as the primary structural element and radiative surface, Nb-1Zr liners to contain a potassium working fluid, and welded end caps and fill tubes. Various tests have been performed in the development of suitable liner bonding techniques and in the assessment of material stability.
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Rovang, R., Palamides, T., and Hunt, M., "Fabrication of Carbon-Carbon Heat Pipes for Space Nuclear Power Applications," SAE Technical Paper 929440, 1992, https://doi.org/10.4271/929440.Also In
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