STAIF-2006 Abstract Book “Embarking On the New Age of Exploration Together” 10th CONFERENCE ON THERMOPHYSICS APPLICATIONS IN MICROGRAVITY 23rd SYMPOSIUM ON SPACE NUCLEAR POWER AND PROPULSION 4th CONFERENCE ON HUMAN/ROBOTIC TECHNOLOGY AND THE NATIONAL VISION FOR SPACE EXPLORATION 4th SYMPOSIUM ON SPACE COLONIZATION 3rd SYMPOSIUM ON NEW FRONTIERS AND FUTURE CONCEPTS Cosponsored by: IDAHO NATIONAL LABORATORY SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES LOCKHEED MARTIN SPACE SYSTEMS NORTHROP GRUMMAN SPACE COMPANY TECHNOLOGY LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY In cooperation with: AMERICAN ASTRONAUTICAL SOCIETY AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF AERONAUTICS AND ASTRONAUTICS AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERS Transport and Energy Processes Division AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS Heat Transfer Division NASA NATIONAL SPACE GRANT COLLEGE AND FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM New Mexico Space Grant Consortium PROFESSIONAL AEROSPACE CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION Organized by: INSTITUTE FOR SPACE AND NUCLEAR POWER STUDIES School of Engineering, The University of New Mexico MSC01-1120 1 University of New Mexico Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131-0001 (505) 277-0446, http://www.unm.edu/~isnps STAIF-2006 Abstract Book TABLE OF CONTENTS Heat Rejection Concepts for Radioisotope Power Systems (RPS) on the Lunar Surface...............................................................................................................................15 E.W. Tobery, N. Deane, F. Dottore, D. Pantano, R. Cockfield, J. Reyes, J. Braun, R. Creel, and J. Turpin A Thermal Management Solution for Pulsed High Heat Load Satellites Using a Novel Heat Storage Solution ...........................................................................................16 Charlotte Gerhart and Kaveh Khalili Thermal Analysis and Shape Optimization of an In-Space Radiator Using Genetic Algorithms.........................................................................................................................17 Patrick V. Hull, Michael Tinker, Michael SanSoucie, and Ken Kittredge Material Options for Fabricating Radiator Facesheets in Support of Power Conversion ........................................................................................................................18 Cheryl L. Bowman, David L. Ellis, and Mrityunjay Singh General Purpose Heat Source (GPHS) Stacking Configurations for High Power Radioisotope Power Systems (RPS)................................................................................19 E.W. Tobery, N. Deane, F. Dottore, D. Pantano, R. Cockfield, J. Reyes, J. Braun, D. Wagner and J. Turpin Issues and Advancements in Space Durable Multi-Functional Thermal Control Coatings.............................................................................................................................20 Joyce A. Dever, Mukund S. Deshpande, Donald A. Jaworske, and Clifford A. Cerbus Materials Opportunity to Electronic Composite Enclosures for Spacecraft and Aerospace Thermal Management...................................................................................21 Mark Kistner, Roland Watts, Amanda Colleary Demonstration of a Low-Lift Heat Pump for High-Power Spacecraft Thermal Control...............................................................................................................................22 Lawrence R. Grzyll Surface Power Radiative Cooling Tests.........................................................................23 Jason Vaughn and Todd Schneider Electrochromic Devices for Satellite Thermal Control................................................24 Hulya Demiryont, Kenneth Shannon III, and Rengasamy Ponnappan Development Status of Electrostatic Switched Radiator .............................................25 William Biter, Stephen Hess, Sung Oh Two-Phase Pressure Drop in a Twisted Tape Boiler for a Microgravity Rankine Cycle Power System .........................................................................................................26 Ryoji Oinuma, David Bean, Charles Neill, Kevin Supak, and Frederick Best Two-Phase Thermal Management Systems for Space .................................................27 Scott Downing, Mike Andres, Dam Nguyen, Dave Halsey, Tim Bauch High Conductance Loop Heat Pipes For Space Application.......................................28 Sergey Y. Semenov, Wei-Lin Cho, Scott M. Jensen Miniature Loop Heat Pipe With Multiple Evaporators For Thermal Control of Small Spacecraft...............................................................................................................29 Jentung Ku, Laura Ottenstein, Donya Douglas, Michael Pauken Mars Science Laboratory Rover Thermal Control Using A Mechanically Pumped Fluid Loop .........................................................................................................................30 Pradeep Bhandari, Mauro Prina, Brenda Ramirez, Gaj Birur, Keith Novak, David Bame, Paul Karlmann, Michael Pauken Lightweight Cryogenic Radiator ....................................................................................31 Christopher L. Seamanand Timothy R. Knowles Electron Beam Exposure of Thermal Control Paints on Carbon-Carbon and Carbon-Polyimide Composites .......................................................................................32 Donald A. Jaworske Vaporizing Heat Sink.......................................................................................................33 T. R. Knowles, M. G. Carpenter, G. J. Price, and T. M. Bier 2 STAIF-2006 Abstract Book High Temperature Titanium-Water Heat Pipe Radiator............................................34 William G. Anderson, Richard Bonner, John Hartenstine, Jim Barth Design, Fabrication, and Testing of High Capacity High-Temperature Monel/Water Heat Pipes..........................................................................................................................35 John H. Rosenfeld, Bruce L. Drolen, and Cheng-Yi Lu High Temperature Water Heat Pipe Life Tests............................................................36 William G. Anderson, Peter M. Dussinger, David Sarraf Life Test Approach for Refractory Metal/Sodium Heat Pipes....................................37 James J. Martin and Robert S. Reid Effect of Vapor Bubble Size on Heat Transfer in Spray Cooling ...............................38 R. Panneer Selvam, Mita Sarkar, Suranjan Sarkar and Rengasamy Ponnappan Spray Cooling in Terrestrial and Simulated Reduced Gravity...................................39 Charles Andy Hunnell, John M. Kuhlman, and Donald D. Gray Spray Cooling Development Effort for Microgravity Environments.........................40 Brian L. Rowden, R. Panneer Selvam, and Eric A. Silk An Orientation Independent, Scalable Spray Cooling System for High Heat Flux Removal.............................................................................................................................41 Timothy A. Shedd and Benjamin Regner Summary of NR Program Prometheus Efforts.............................................................42 John Ashcroft and Curtis Eshleman Fast Gas Reactor Nuclear Design ...................................................................................43 Jonathan Witter Fast Gas Reactor Mechanical Design.............................................................................44 Dennis Kedzierski and Christopher Maercklein Moderated Gas Reactor Concepts..................................................................................45 John Ward and Christopher Maercklein Solar Thermionic Test in a Thermal Receiver..............................................................46 Paul N. Clark, Jean-Louis Desplat, Holger H. Streckert, Steven F. Adams, James W. Smith Solar Thermionic Space Power Technology Testing: A Historical Perspective.......47 Steven F. Adams Thermionic Converters Based on Nanostructured Carbon Materials.......................48 Franz A. M. Koeck, Yunyu Wang and Robert J. Nemanich Thermionic Energy Conversion with Nanoscale Materials and Devices ...................49 Yang Liu and Timothy S. Fisher Design of a Low Power, Fast-Spectrum, Liquid-Metal Cooled Surface Reactor System................................................................................................................................50 T. F. Marcille, D. D. Dixon,, G. A. Fischer, S. P. Doherty, D. I. Poston, and R. J. Kapernick Solid-Core, Gas-Cooled Reactor for Space and Surface Power.................................51 Jeffrey C. King and Mohamed S. El-Genk A Stainless-Steel, Uranium-Dioxide, Potassium-Heatpipe-Cooled Surface Reactor 52 Benjamin W. Amiri, Bryan T. Sims, David I. Poston, Richard J. Kapernick SUSEE: A Compact, Lightweight Space Nuclear Power System Using Present Water Reactor Technology..............................................................................................53 George Maise, James Powell, and John Paniagua Summary of Thermophotovoltaic Testing Results .......................................................54 E. J. Brown, S. R. Burger, D. M. DePoy, J. M. Dolatowski, K. D. Rahner, W. F. Topper, C. Crowley, K. Murphy, B. R. Wernsman Thermophotovoltaic Energy Conversion for Space Applications...............................55 V. L. Teofilo, P. Choong, W. Chen, J. Chang, Y.-L. Tseng Performance of a Space Based TPV System Operating at a High Heat Rejection Temperature .....................................................................................................................56 3 STAIF-2006 Abstract