Development of the Compact Flash Evaporator System for Exploration 2007-01-3204
This paper will discuss the status of the Compact Flash Evaporator System (CFES) development at NASA Glenn. Three alternative heat sink technologies are being developed under Thermal Control for Advanced Capabilities within the Exploration Technology Development Program. One of them is CFES, a spray cooling concept related to the current Space Shuttle Orbiter Flash Evaporator System (FES). In the CFES concept, water is sprayed on the outside of a flat plate heat exchanger, through which flows the vehicle's primary vehicle heat transfer fluid. The steam is then exhausted to space in an open-loop system. Design, fabrication and testing of the CFES at NASA's Glenn Research Center will be reported.
Citation: Golliher, E., Romanin, J., Kacher, H., Fisher, C. et al., "Development of the Compact Flash Evaporator System for Exploration," SAE Technical Paper 2007-01-3204, 2007, https://doi.org/10.4271/2007-01-3204. Download Citation
Author(s):
Eric Golliher, Janice Romanin, Hank Kacher, Caleb Fisher, Al Seigneur, Brent Nowlin, Kevin Konno, Xiao-yen Wang
Affiliated:
NASA Glenn Research Center
Pages: 10
Event:
International Conference On Environmental Systems
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Related Topics:
Heat transfer
Spacecraft
Heat exchangers
Research and development
Fabrication
Water
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