ISS Active Thermal Control System(ATCS) Heat Exchangers and Cold Plates 972347
The International Space Station's primary external heat transport system is a single phase ammonia loop called the Active Thermal Control System (ATCS). ATCS loop heat is acquired from the station modules through interface heat exchangers (Internal Thermal Control System water to ATCS ammonia) and from external truss mounted electronics through cold plates. The heat exchangers are compact plate/fin counterflow type and the cold plates are a brazed and bonded construction using a radiation heat transfer interface to the electronics.
Citation: Tongue, S., Taddey, E., and Dellinger, B., "ISS Active Thermal Control System(ATCS) Heat Exchangers and Cold Plates," SAE Technical Paper 972347, 1997, https://doi.org/10.4271/972347. Download Citation
Author(s):
Stephen Tongue, Ed Taddey, Brent Dellinger
Affiliated:
Hamilton Standard Space Systems International, Inc.
Pages: 12
Event:
International Conference On Environmental Systems
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Related Topics:
Heat exchangers
Heat transfer
Control systems
Spacecraft
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