Thermal management systems are currently being developed for application on large orbiting platforms, specifically the Space Station. Based upon its thermodynamic properties, ammonia was selected as a working fluid suitable to handle the power and heat rejection requirements of these systems. The Space Station's 30-year design life, minimum maintenance requirement, maximum reliability, and ammonia working fluid have led to new material compatibility issues. Although ammonia is a well understood fluid for ground-based refrigeration uses, it produced some unexpected results when applied to space-based heat transport systems.
Material Compatibility Problems for Ammonia Systems
Sae Technical Papers
Intersociety Conference on Environmental Systems ; 1988
01.07.1988
Aufsatz (Konferenz)
Englisch
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