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Together with an innovative evaporator design that is being currently developed by the PIs, the condenser will result in a phase-change thermal management loop that is capable of removing moderate heat fluxes, is passive with no electrical input or moving parts, is self-regulating, reliable and lightweight.
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Robust test surfaces with meso- and micro-scale surface texturing have been designed and demonstrated to effect droplet/film mobility, condensate removal, and consequently improved thermal performance of condenser surfaces in the horizontal orientation. This shows potential for use in microgravity systems because it allows surface drainage without the use of gravitational force. Specific achievements are as follows:
•Demonstration and characterization of film mobility in Morphology I through experiments, numerical simulations, and analytical film drainage modeling.
•Demonstration of enhanced heat transfer coefficient in Morphology I and II using asymmetric meso- and micro-scale structures compared with similar symmetric structures.
•Demonstration of preferential adiabatic film/droplet motion on asymmetric structured surfaces with hydrophobic, hydrophilic and biphilic wettability (Morphologies I, II and III)
\tThe Space Technology Research Grants Program will accelerate the development of "push" technologies to support the future space science and exploration needs of NASA, other government agencies and the commercial space sector. Innovative efforts with high risk and high payoff will be encouraged. The program is composed of two competitively awarded components.
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