Active cooling of high speed seeker missile domes and radomes
US8933860B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 12, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jan 13, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 12, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF28D15/0266
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A thermal management system and method for active cooling of high speed seeker missile domes or radomes comprising bonding to an IR dome or RF radome a heat pipe system having effective thermal conductivity of 10-20,000 W/m*K and comprising one or more mechanically controlled oscillating heat pipes, employing supporting integrating structure including a surface bonded to the IR dome or RF radome that matches the coefficient of thermal expansion the dome or radome material and that of said one or more mechanically controlled oscillating heat pipes, and operating the heat pipe system to cool the IR dome or RF radome while the missile is in flight.
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