Graphite/epoxy heat sink/mounting for common pressure vessel
US5467814A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 24, 1995 |
| Grant date | Nov 21, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 24, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S165/904
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The graphite-epoxy heat sink and mounting structure is comprised of a mounting structure constructed of a graphite-epoxy material that is mounted around a heat generating pressure vessel located inside a spacecraft. The mounting structure is a graphite-epoxy structure having three segments. The first and third segments are a graphite-epoxy material with a high thermal conductivity but not necessarily capable of withstanding structural stresses. Between these thermal conductive segments is a segment of graphite-epoxy material capable of withstanding structural stresses to provide a structural integrity for the mounting structure. The thermal energy flows from the pressure vessel, through the thermal conductive layer to a shear panel of the spacecraft that radiates the thermal energy.
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