Heat pipe radiation cooling (HPRC) for high-speed aircraft propulsion. Phase 2 (feasibility) final report [electronic resource].
- Published:
- Washington, D.C. : United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1994.
Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy. - Physical Description:
- 104 pages : digital, PDF file
- Additional Creators:
- Los Alamos National Laboratory, United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and United States. Department of Energy. Office of Scientific and Technical Information
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- Free-to-read Unrestricted online access
- Summary:
- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Los Alamos National Laboratory (Los Alamos), and CCS Associates are conducting the Heat Pipe Radiation Cooling (HPRC) for High-Speed Aircraft Propulsion program to determine the advantages and demonstrate the feasibility of using high-temperature heat pipes to cool hypersonic engine components. This innovative approach involves using heat pipes to transport heat away from the combustor, nozzle, or inlet regions, and to reject it to the environment by thermal radiation from adjacent external surfaces. HPRC is viewed as an alternative (or complementary) cooling technique to the use of pumped cryogenic or endothermic fuels to provide regenerative fuel or air cooling of the hot surfaces. The HPRC program has been conducted through two phases, an applications phase and a feasibility phase. The applications program (Phase 1) included concept and assessment analyses using hypersonic engine data obtained from US engine company contacts. The applications phase culminated with planning for experimental verification of the HPRC concept to be pursued in a feasibility program. The feasibility program (Phase 2), recently completed and summarized in this report, involved both analytical and experimental studies.
- Report Numbers:
- E 1.99:la-ur--94-1205
la-ur--94-1205 - Subject(s):
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- Note:
- Published through SciTech Connect.
03/25/1994.
"la-ur--94-1205"
"DE94011653"
Martin, R.A.; Elder, M.G.; Merrigan, M.A.; Sena, J.T.; Silverstein, C.C.; Keddy, E.S. - Type of Report and Period Covered Note:
- Final; 03/01/1994 - 03/01/1994
- Funding Information:
- W-7405-ENG-36
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