Microencapsulated phase-change material suspensions for heat transfer in spacecraft thermal systems

Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 278-284

  Mulligan, J C ^a   Colvin, D P ^b,c   Bryant, Y G ^b  

^a Campus Box 7908   (United States)

^b Triangle Research and Development Corp   (United States)

^c AIAA ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT TRANSFER; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUSSELT NUMBER; PARAFFINS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); PHASE TRANSITIONS; PRANDTL NUMBER; SPECIFIC HEAT; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

MICROENCAPSULATED MATERIAL SUSPENSIONS; PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS; SPACECRAFT THERMAL SYSTEMS; THERMAL CONTROL MATERIALS;

SPACECRAFT EQUIPMENT;

EID: 0030110396     PISSN: 00224650     EISSN: 15336794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/3.26753     Document Type: Article

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